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Scentian Bio raises $2.1m seed round to build biosensors inspired by bugs

September 27, 2023

Scentian Bio—a New Zealand-based startup making biosensors inspired by bugs—has raised a $2.1m seed round.

Atinary Technologies cofounders Dr. Hermann Tribukait (left) and Dr. Loïc Roch (right). Image credit: Atinary Technologies

AgFunder leads $5m seed round for ML-powered Atinary Technologies to turbocharge R&D process

September 26, 2023

Atinary Technologies, a Swiss-American startup deploying machine learning to accelerate the materials discovery process, has raised a $5m seed round led by AgFunder.

Edible insect startup Cricket One closes series A, opens Asia’s largest cricket processing facility

September 24, 2023

Vietnamese edible insect startup Cricket One has opened what it claims is Asia’s largest cricket processing facility and closed a financing round led by Singapore-based investor Robert Alexander Stone.

Foodtech VC funding declined for 6th consecutive quarter, but deal count is up, says PitchBook

September 21, 2023

Foodtech VC funding declined for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2, 2023, dropping 13.9% vs Q1 and by more than 70% year-over-year, according to PitchBook data.

Peter Rahal managing partner Humble Growth

Humble Growth closes $312m growth equity fund for disruptive CPG brands, seeks founders with humility: ‘It’s a misunderstood trait’

September 19, 2023

Humble Growth—a New York based growth equity investment firm launched by three CPG veterans—has closed a $312m fund to invest in ‘disruptive’ consumer brands.

Fresh Start's CEO Noga Sela Shalev and CTO Dr. Tammy Meiron

Meet the founders: Israel’s Fresh Start incubator on what makes a great pitch, red flags, and ‘coachable’ entrepreneurs

September 15, 2023

Entrepreneurship is a “bit like manic depression, without the pills,” say the founders of Israel’s Fresh Start incubator. “You go up and you go down, so you have to have a certain ability to move on through the challenges and frustrations.”

‘Pee in drinkable water is nonsense’: Toopi Organics lands $17m to turn urine into crop biostimulants

September 12, 2023

Toopi Organics will collect and convert more than 2 million liters of urine for its biostumulant that reduces need for mineral fertilizers.

Why AgFunder invested in Azaneo’s low-power electric weeding tech

September 11, 2023

Azaneo is developing a quick-pulse, low-power electrical weeding technology it hopes will reduce dependence on chemical herbicides.

The Kitchen Hub team at The Kitchen Labs. Image credit: Tal Shahar

The Kitchen FoodTech Hub announces $70m fund, unveils The Kitchen Labs innovation center

September 4, 2023

Foodtech incubator and investor The Kitchen Hub is raising a $70m fund and launching The Kitchen Labs, an innovation center for startups.

Yeap secures investment from Lesaffre to upcycle yeast into a functional protein

September 4, 2023

French fermentation giant Lesaffre has acquired a 10% stake in Yeap, an Israeli startup developing proteins from upcycled yeast.

Eat Just closes financing round led by VegInvest/Ahimsa Foundation, moves ‘closer to operational profitability’ in JUST Egg operation

September 1, 2023

Plant-based egg and cultivated meat co Eat Just has raised a new round of financing led by The Ahimsa Foundation, a private foundation supported by VegInvest.

CH4 Global raises $29m to scale seaweed-based platform to slash methane emissions from livestock: ‘We can grow it at a much larger scale, frankly, than anybody else’

August 29, 2023

CH4 Global, a startup dedicated to slashing methane emissions from ruminant livestock using red seaweed-based supplements, has announced the first close ($29m) of a $45m series B round.