Some of last year’s top startups for In-Store Retail & Restaurant Tech are struggling to stay relevant in the current tech downturn.
War, climatic events, and supply chain strains are putting millions of tons of grain and roughly 1.4 billion people in vulnerable countries at risk.
Bolt Threads leads the category, followed by several other startups developing biomaterials to replace animal- and petroleum-based fabrics.
UM6P, the venture arm of the Moroccan university with the same name, says the deals are “investment-partnerships” as the two startups stand to benefit from scientific support and testing of their technologies at the university.
New York is the most diversified investment landscape with a greater mix of upstream and downstream agrifoodtech startups.
Less than one year after going public, crop genetics company Benson Hill discusses the role its closed-loop farming system has over all of its ESG metrics.
Roughly 70% of German agrifood’s $3.3 billion in funding went to just two companies, both part of the now-struggling instant-delivery sector.
Ghanaian agrifintech AgroFides is linking farmers to lenders and using its credit scoring tools to build their financial profiles to unlock more financing.
Sustainable Farming is both under-funded and a major opportunity for investors wishing to get involved with climate tech.
Investors should view the current tech industry downturn as an opportunity to funnel more patient capital one area holding strong: climate tech.
Circular economy startups addressing food waste, plastic alternatives and upcycling in Europe’s agrifood sector raised just 2.6% of VC funding last year.
The country saw four nine-figure US dollar funding deals last year – including two for startups working on cell-cultured meat.
A new report by Graze indicates that agrifintech claimed almost 1% of the $600 billion in total worldwide VC investment last year.
Insect protein and bio-textiles increasing in importance as alternative proteins become a bigger priority for climate-forward investors.
Agri fintech startups raised $1.6bn in 2021 across 93 deals. Here the report author digs into two more trends: a booming Africa and stilted Europe.
Climate investors may want to take a closer look at emerging opportunities in vertical farming. Or insect farms. Or pea milk. Or vegan leather. In fact, there’s a long list of agrifood technologies that are climate-positive investments, according to new research from AgFunder and Invest-NL.
Despite progress, six major fast food brands must do more to reduce water pollution and provide more transparency in their animal protein supply chains.
The Lithuania-based startup is partnering with YesHealth Group to build and operate a network of farms across its home country and the wider Baltic region.
Food producer costs were 1.4% higher than consumer costs in the US as of March 2022, according to new research from pricing software company Vendavo.
Radar Agtech Brasil extensively maps startups operating in the Brazilian agrifoodtech value chain to support decision-making across the ecosystem.
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