IntegriCulture and Shiok Meats partner to ramp up cell-based seafood production
July 8, 2020
Two of Asia’s highest-funded alt-protein startups have joined forces to bring cultured, cellular ag-grown seafood to the masses.
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Chinese food delivery giant pumps $14m into robot maker PuduTech
July 7, 2020
PuduTech and Meituan Dianping will collaborate on robotics and catering digitization, and explore opportunities in “localized lifestyle services.”
Dumpling raises $6.5m Series A for personalized eGrocery to give comfort to gig workers, wary online shoppers
June 30, 2020
Dumpling turns the traditional gig economy on its head by putting personal shoppers at the center of the platform and incentivizing good customer service.
Singapore government commits $40m to growing ag and aquaculture startups
June 29, 2020
Koh Poh Koon, the country’s senior minister for trade and industry, unveiled the grant scheme while visiting local indoor farming startup Singrow.
Singapore cell-based breastmilk startup TurtleTree Labs raises $3.2m seed funding
June 24, 2020
TurtleTree Labs has managed to reduce the price of its bioreactor cultured milk from $180 per liter last December to $30 per liter today.
Future Food 🎙️: The future and sustainability of protein in our diets
June 24, 2020
In every conversation I have with the FoodShot team, I learn something new. Now they’re turning their attention to the protein debate with a unique approach.
Dairy supply chain software maker Dairy.com purchases Orbis to up traceability offering
June 23, 2020
The dairy SaaS giant has positioned itself as the digital backbone of the dairy manufacturing supply chain since it launched in 2000.
Three AgFunder portfolio companies selected as World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers
June 18, 2020
We’re proud to announce Brightseed, Trace Genomics, and Phylagen were all recognized by the World Economic Forum as Technology Pioneers.
EU puts $20m into building a sugarbeet biorefinery to make organic acids
June 18, 2020
With the pursuit of carbon neutrality still looming large over political and corporate agendas, companies across Europe have been searching for new ways to unplug their production lines from petroleum-based products.
Grab lays off 5% of workforce as Covid-19 continues to chill food-delivery providers
June 17, 2020
Food delivery services are bigger than ever, as locked-down consumers turn to apps for meals and groceries. But the economic outlook for service providers remains tough.
‘Instant delicacies’ brand Baijia Food raises $28m in Series B funding
June 15, 2020
The Chengdu company is part of China’s booming trend in ‘new convenience foods,’ with online marketing channels such as livestreaming driving 55% of its sales.
Designing proteins to replace preservatives, Protera closes $5.6m Series A, moves to France
June 11, 2020
CEO Leonardo Álvarez said there were near-term gains to be made by zeroing in on replacing unhealthy and ineffective ‘E-number’ chemical preservatives.
Seeking to save olive oil’s virginity or sleuth for horse meat, Europe’s Hyris and SwissDeCode gain funding
June 11, 2020
Two European testing technologies promising to avoid future scandals like horsemeat and olive oil fraud have raised funding this week.
Chinese produce platform Tongcheng Life closes $200m Series C round led by livestreaming firm
June 11, 2020
The Suzhou-based startup allows customers to group-buy fresh produce directly from farmers by placing orders via WeChat or local stores.
Danone partners with Brightseed to discover precise health properties of plant-based ingredients, starting with soy
June 10, 2020
Less than 1% of the plant kingdom’s phytonutrients have been identified or studied, despite their prevalence in our diets. Brightseed wants to change that and help companies like Danone to ensure those that are beneficial are available in their food products.
Grab eyes Southeast Asia’s rural economy for post-pandemic growth
June 9, 2020
The Singapore-based unicorn is extending its order-anything ‘super app’ platform to the region’s farmers, fishermen, and food traders to keep things ticking as Covid-19 continues.
Want to build Asia’s new agrifood ecosystem? Apply to Singapore Food Bowl now!
June 4, 2020
Singapore Food Bowl is the new online program from GROW, the Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech accelerator by AgFunder. Applications close in 4 days – so hurry!
Tropic Biosciences banks $28.5m in Temasek-led Series B for gene-editing, RNAi approach
June 3, 2020
Tropic plans to use the funding to commercialize its tech and to add rice to the roster of tropical crop cultivars it has in development.
Facebook and Paypal join Google, Tencent to back Indonesian food and payments giant Gojek
June 3, 2020
Facebook’s first investment in an Indonesian company has echoes of its $5.7 billion Jio deal in India earlier this year.
Why AgFunder invested in Singrow
June 2, 2020
Born out of the National University of Singapore, Singrow is directing its efforts towards local production of temperate-zone fruits and vegetables in tropical areas. And it’s starting with strawberries.
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