
Kate Farms nets $51m from Goldman Sachs, others for organic tube-feeding formulas
The Californian startup makes plant-based, organic formulas that can be used for tube feeding patients with chronic illnesses.
The Californian startup makes plant-based, organic formulas that can be used for tube feeding patients with chronic illnesses.
Orbia Ventures will target Series A and B deals with a $1 million to $6 million check size, focusing on startups that are strategically aligned with its Mexican parent company.
Ghent’s Aphea Bio – which offers a novel, algorithm-driven approach to biological crop protection – just raised $16.6 million in a Series B round led by Astanor Ventures.
The New York startup ‘upcycles’ organic compounds from unrecoverable vegetable food waste, generating water-soluble, organic hydroponic nutrients for soilless farms.
It has just launched a burger made from house crickets plus a few plant-based ingredients; consumers couldn’t differentiate it from beef, the startup claims.
The London-based startup has users in 100 countries, and counts major players like Driscoll’s, Kimberly-Clark, and Nestlé among its clients.
The Costa Rican startup tells AFN about its experience of raising capital in its home country.
The UK-based startup aggregates data from cropfields, on-farm sensors, stores, shipments, and satellites to drive efficiency across the entire agrifood supply chain.
The Israeli bio-herbicide startup will use the funding for product development, scaling its operations, and regulatory advancements.
John Legend and Natalie Portman have backed the San Francisco startup, which also announced a new plant that will increase production of its mycelium-based leather alternative by 10x.
The Guangzhou-based startup offers UAVs for fertilizer and pesticide application, remote sensing, and seeding – and has also branched out into ground-based robots, cameras, and sensors.
VEAT, which sells plant-based meals out of its vending machines, is rolling out across Stockholm – with other European cities in its sights.
The Dutch startup has created a fungi-based alternative protein called Fermotein which is pending regulatory approval in the EU and the US.
Traive helps ag supply chain companies provide farmers with working capital loans through its ‘B2B2C’ lending and risk assessment model.
The Shanghai-based firm has joined the Series A round of Mojia Bio, which synthesizes essential nutrients for human and animal consumption.
The San Francisco startup has onboarded 300 new businesses during the pandemic as food retailers scramble to offer consumers new e-commerce options.
It’s developing a line of alternative meat products made from the protein-rich ‘root’ networks of fungi.
The San Francisco-based startup has partnered with the likes of Tridon – the VC arm of Brazilian agribusiness Grupo Jacto, which joined the Series B round – and Brazil telco Claro.
The US startup has developed a non-GMO soybean with 50% more protein than conventional varieties with the hope of tapping into the plant-based alternatives market.
The Bengaluru-based startup claims to be “the world’s largest fully integrated online brand in fresh fish and meat e-commerce.”
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