The Raleigh, North Carolina-based startup captures and screens microbes found in the natural world to identify apt candidates for pest control and crop protection.
It distinguishes itself from other robo-delivery startups by relying on remote drivers instead of automation to pilot its robots through the streets.
The Berlin-based startup has set itself the target of replacing 10% of Europe’s dairy products with animal-free versions produced using precision fermentation by 2030.
The Jakarta-based company says it wants to become “the leader in creating delivery-first food and beverage brands in Southeast Asia.”
While mega-deals involving seven Chinese e-Grocery startups accounted for $3.8 billion of H1’s figure, funding to other countries is still on track to outpace 2020 levels, according to the latest data from AgFunder.
The Nigerian startup’s goal is two-fold: to offer affordable meat alternatives to African consumers, and to match local taste and texture preferences.
The Jakarta-based startup is relying on micro-fulfillment, refrigeration, and last-mile, ‘in-time’ delivery – as well as its 1,000-plus farmer partners – to do it.
The Pune-based startup aims to grow its presence in North America and Europe, including the establishment of an R&D facility in the Netherlands.
The Kenyan startup is hoping its inventory management app can digitalize supply chains and mitigate financing challenges for food businesses across Africa.
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The Swedish startup plans to add spreadable and melt-friendly products to its range of cheeses fermented from fava bean and pea protein.
Novel Farming Systems – which includes CEA, aquaculture, and insect production – was the second best-funded agtech category last year, according to AgFunder.
It aims to take the manual labor out of the ag commodities inspection process using computer vision, machine learning, and IoT.
Prosus Ventures led the Series B round, with JME Ventures and Seaya Ventures among the other participating investors.
Founder and CEO Jaisimha Rao claims it’ll have “the world’s largest fleet of agriculture robots in the next 18 months.”
The Singapore-based startup secured the Series A funding from Exfinity Venture Partners, pi Ventures, and AgFunder, among others.
The startup will use the capital to cement its presence in India and expand its food quality assessment platform to the Middle East and Europe.
The US startup uses “rapid epigenetics” to stimulate crops’ root zones and enhance the performance of synthetic fertilizer, while reducing usage.
Apeel’s core technology is a plant-based ‘peel’ that can be applied to the surface of fresh produce to maintain its freshness for longer.
The Canadian startup is hoping to give aquaculture farmers a boost by floating them cash while they wait 30-90 days for payment from buyers.
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