Omeat emerges from stealth armed with $40m to scale novel approach to cultivated meat production
Cultivated meat startup Omeat has emerged from stealth armed with $40m to fund a novel approach to making meat from animal cells.
Cultivated meat startup Omeat has emerged from stealth armed with $40m to fund a novel approach to making meat from animal cells.
UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat will be the first to launch cultivated meat in the US after clearing the final hurdles required by regulators.
UK-based alt meat brand VFC has acquired distressed meat-free brand Meatless Farm, which laid off most of its staff earlier this month after a key investor expected to provide a capital injection backed out.
BetterBrand—a Los Angeles-based startup making high-protein, ultra-low-carb bagels—has raised a $6 million series A round led by VERSO Capital.
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has agreed to review a patent granted to Impossible Foods following a petition by Motif FoodWorks, which is being sued by Impossible for patent infringement.
Private sector investment in ag biotech is urgently needed in Africa to develop crops resistant to multiple stressors, says Jonathan Gressel.
Guardian Agriculture has raised $20m in a series A round to expand its autonomous drone technology to farms across the US and ramp-up manufacturing of its SC1 aircraft.
Investment in agrifoodtech will be key to the stable, sustainable and prosperous development of Africa, says Saron Berhane.
Thanks to advances in synthetic biology, we can now engineer microbes to produce everything from enzymes to dairy proteins in fermentation tanks. But when does it make commercial sense?
Innovators in New Zealand look to improve food production while weaving indigenous perspectives and sustainability throughout every step.
Jon Blair is stepping down as interim president at Miyoko’s Creamery at the end of the month, AFN has learned. A replacement has not been announced.
Bond Pet Food is carving a distinct path in the alt protein space by engineering yeast to produce animal proteins for pet food.
Agribusiness marketplaces & fintech and eGrocery were the top investment categories for Latin America agrifoodtech in 2022.
The deal will create an agricultural giant and likely face regulatory scrutiny in certain countries including Argentina and Canada.
UPSIDE Foods has edged closer to commercialization in the US after receiving a thumbs up from USDA for its ‘cell-cultivated chicken’ label, seven months after securing a green light from the FDA.
Australian synthetic biology startup Number 8 Bio has raised A$1.8m ($1.2m) in a pre-seed round to fund a novel approach to cutting methane emissions from animal agriculture.
Loss-making UK-based plant-based meat startup Meatless Farm has laid off most of its staff after failing to secure additional funds to help it stay afloat.
Launched in September 2021 with $30 million in funding, microbiome startup Verb Biotics engineers ‘precision biotics’ for foods and supplements with ‘measurable effects that consumers can feel.’
Stay up to date with the latest people moves for the agrifood industry.
Tawi Fresh launched this year to connect smallholder farmers in Kenya more directly to markets, financing and fairer pricing.
Sponsored
International Fresh Produce Association launches year 3 of its produce accelerator