MiAlgae nets $18.5m to scale production of omega-3s from microalgae
The firm will use the funds to develop an industrial-scale facility and expand its team, says founder and CEO Douglas Martin.
The firm will use the funds to develop an industrial-scale facility and expand its team, says founder and CEO Douglas Martin.
The capital injection will be used to support entry into new markets, expand the product portfolio, scale production, and accelerate R&D.
New funds will go towards commercializing Catalera products and building out the product development pipeline.
SOLASTA Bio says its biopeptide products perform “as effective or better than standard insecticides.”
ZBiotics will expand its retail footprint as well as bring more use cases for its genetically engineered probiotics to market.
HabiTerre will use the funds to scale up its environmental systems models that can analyze farming’s impact on the environment.
Agrizy provides a fully managed B2B marketplace with a variety of digital tools connecting food producers and local and international buyers.
“The cost of using Leaf pays for itself in both lower initial development costs and reduced maintenance costs.”
Funding will enable Applied Carbon to deploy a fleet of biochar machines across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
The new funding is from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program and additional series A investors.
“Our system is anchored on delivering fresh produce at the right price in a timely manner,” says co-founder Youssef Mamou.
“We have the financial model, investors, and playbook to scale rapidly,” says the Sweden-based company.
There is “definitely a holy shit moment when you speak with breeders about what we’re doing,” says Friedberg.
Agrifoodtech investor PeakBridge has closed its Growth Fund II at $187m in partnership with Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity, bringing its total AUM (assets under management) to more than $250m.
Cauldron believes a continuous fermentation process will be key to unlocking the commercial viability of microbial fermentation for a host of ingredients that have historically been sourced from animals or petrochemicals.
Ditch the cell, and use its internal machinery to produce proteins, and you can slash the cost and increase the speed of protein synthesis, says Tierra Biosciences.
Ai Palette has developed an end-to-end platform enabling clients to identify trends, generate new product concepts and screen them at the click of a button, aided by a new conversational chatbot called FoodGPT.
The Varaha platform measures and quantifies carbon sequestration for regenerative agriculture, afforestation and biochar projects.
Insect breeding and rearing/processing require very different skillsets, claims FreezeM, which supplies insect farmers with neonates in a state of ‘suspended animation.’
When it comes to data management for dairy producers, there’s a massive untapped opportunity for innovation, says VC investor Innova.
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