
Scentian Bio raises $2.1m seed round to build biosensors inspired by bugs
Scentian Bio—a New Zealand-based startup making biosensors inspired by bugs—has raised a $2.1m seed round.
Scentian Bio—a New Zealand-based startup making biosensors inspired by bugs—has raised a $2.1m seed round.
Atinary Technologies, a Swiss-American startup deploying machine learning to accelerate the materials discovery process, has raised a $5m seed round led by AgFunder.
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 the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2, 2023, dropping 13.9% vs Q1 and by more than 70% year-over-year, according to PitchBook data.
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.
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.”
Toopi Organics will collect and convert more than 2 million liters of urine for its biostumulant that reduces need for mineral fertilizers.
Azaneo is developing a quick-pulse, low-power electrical weeding technology it hopes will reduce dependence on chemical herbicides.
Foodtech incubator and investor The Kitchen Hub is raising a $70m fund and launching The Kitchen Labs, an innovation center for startups.
French fermentation giant Lesaffre has acquired a 10% stake in Yeap, an Israeli startup developing proteins from upcycled yeast.
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, 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.
The oversubscribed seed round will go towards scaling Jellatech’s proprietary cell-ag process and working towards commercialization.
New funds will support the growth and expansion of Bushel’s ag software tools for grain traders, farmers and other agrifood business.
Despite seesawing dollar amounts over the last few years, India agrifoodtech investment is back on par with 2018 levels.
RootWave has launched a weeding machine for fruit orchards it believes can offer growers a faster, cost-effective way to manage more acreage.
While many alt meat startups are struggling to raise cash, plant-based seafood brand Konscious Foods has just raised a cool $26m.
Phospholutions will accelerate commercialization of its RhizoSorb fertilizer additive in the US and expand field trials of in 2024.
Dutch cultivated meat startup Meatable has raised $35m in a series B round led by Agronomics, taking its total funding to $95m as it gears up to launch in Singapore next year.
Climate change and the need for efficient and affordable technology for farmers is driving investor interest in India farmtech.
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