Brief: Jellatech lands $3.5m to produce collagen without having to ‘mine the animal’
The oversubscribed seed round will go towards scaling Jellatech’s proprietary cell-ag process and working towards commercialization.
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.
TerraSafe Materials, the first startup to secure funding from Big Idea Ventures’ Generation Food Rural Partners fund, will license IP from multiple universities to develop novel materials to reduce the amount of plastic waste entering the environment.
ZoomAgri will use the new capital to expand availability of its AI-based system for improving varietal and quality detection.
The first products featuring Brevel’s neutral-tasting algae protein are expected to hit the market in 2024.
FLORA will invest in early-stage agrifood startups via the launch of its $80 million fund backed by Israel’s Kibbutzim community.
Australian startup Nourish Ingredients uses precision fermentation to make fats with an ‘authentic animal taste, aroma and natural cooking reactions’ for the next generation of meat alternatives.
PerPlant says its tech can monitor fields and generate insights with centimeter-level precision at a fraction of the cost of other tools.
Silo will use the Series C funding and new bank partnership to advance its workflow automation and fintech platform for the produce industry.
Oritain —a New Zealand-based firm using forensics to verify the origin of everything from cocoa to coffee—has raised a $57m series C round.
Pano AI says the Series A extension highlights the urgent need for more innovations around climate mitigation and adaptation.
Israeli startup ReaGenics is developing plant cell culture techniques to grow everything from saffron to cannabinoids, peyote, resveratrol, and anthocyanins from purple maize.
Pre-seed funding will enable NZN to progress field trials for its biological alternative for farmers to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.
Startups in the Ag Marketplaces & Fintech category raised $191 million in 2022 to bring more efficiency to the agrifood supply chain.
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