UPDATE: Why is insect-based protein sprouting wings in Asia?
August 20, 2019
From the bustling streets of Bangkok and into labs in the APAC region, here’s how start-ups here are harnessing the power of the insect kingdom.
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How Singapore is building a foodtech startup ecosystem
August 15, 2019
A drive across this city-state takes less than getting from San Francisco airport to Silicon Valley. But Singapore’s making up for its lack of space by making it easier for startups to access funding and resources, as a Singapore foodtech startup ecosystem stars to grow.
A $500m Question: What’s William the Conqueror’s Cousin Got to do with FoodTech?
July 18, 2019
A household name in the UK, the Grosvenor family can trace its ancestry back to William the Conqueror’s cousin and today Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, is godfather to Prince George. No big deal then. But what’s the link to foodtech?
10 Minutes With Alexis Ohanian on Why He’s Investing in FoodTech & Agtech
June 13, 2019
In the wake of his firm Initialized Capital’s investment in produce marketplace Silo, we caught up with the Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian to find out more his views on foodtech and agtech.
Why We’ve Launched GROW, a New Singapore Agri-FoodTech Accelerator with Rocket Seeder
June 4, 2019
At the heart of the ASEAN region, Singapore is in a unique position when it comes to creating an ecosystem for startup innovation and success.
What is Agri-FoodTech?
August 15, 2017
Agri-foodtech is a small but growing segment of the startup and venture capital universe that is increasingly capturing the attention of investors.
Ag Industry Brief: Future Food Asia Announces Finalists, Nonprofit Files IRS Complaint Against Whole Foods, Humane Society, GAP, more
May 12, 2017
Asia’s first agritech and foodtech startup up competition will take place in Singapore later this month.
Meet the founders: Nosh.bio’s Tim Fronzek and Felipe Lino… ‘We’re the only ones making a meat analog from a single ingredient’
April 26, 2024
“It’s difficult to find another company in the food space that has developed so fast in only two years,” says Nosh.bio cofounder Tim Fronzek.
OJ… with 30% less sugar? Blue Tree Technologies scales up with leading juice co, secures self-affirmed GRAS
April 10, 2024
Blue Tree Technologies has developed a patented process to selectively remove sugars from juice, milk, and beer.
From novelty to necessity? The evolution of insect farming
April 9, 2024
Industrial-scale insect farming is not for the faint-hearted. So what business models make sense, and who is going to fund the next wave of facilities?
Casein… from potatoes? Molecular farming startup Finally Foods emerges from stealth
April 2, 2024
The Israeli startup leverages AI technology from computational biology specialist Evogene it claims will dramatically speed up the R&D process.
Eat Just CEO: Large-scale cultivated meat production requires a new operating model
March 6, 2024
“It is more likely than not that a CRISPR-enabled cell line will ultimately be necessary [for profitable production at scale],” says Eat Just CEO Josh Tetrick.
Meet the founder: FaunaTech’s Rajat Pandya on the quantified cow…
February 16, 2024
Bangalore-based FaunaTech is a novel smartphone-based diagnostics platform for rapid testing of milk and bovine health at the farmgate.
Seed gene-editing startup Inari valued at $1.65bn following $103m fundraise
January 31, 2024
With this latest round, Inari will ready its multiplex gene-editing platform for row crops for commercialization in the US and elsewhere.
Data snapshot: Agrifood-focused VC funds still just 2% of the global investment pool, says Valoral Advisors
January 25, 2024
Agrifood VC funds grew from 42 in 2013 to more than 280 by the third quarter of 2023, though that growth has slowed in the last few years.
Cultivated meat in the spotlight at Tufts cellular ag day: ‘Focusing on science experiments that cannot scale is misleading people’
January 22, 2024
We’re kidding ourselves if we think we can make the unit economics add up for cultivated meat without deploying ‘much much larger’ bioreactors, says Ark Biotech.
Reflecting on 10 Years of AgFunder
January 15, 2024
AgFunder partner Michael Dean on discovering the huge opportunity for new technology development and deployment across the food system.
2023 in review: Beyond Meat in ‘survival’ mode, ‘jaundiced’ indoor ag investors, AI in every pitchdeck…
December 29, 2023
Here are some of highlights (and a few low lights😉) from 2023, plus some areas to watch in 2024, from designer probiotics to livestock methane reduction.
The top 20 agtech deals of 2023
December 28, 2023
Biowaste to biofuel. Ag Robotics. Cow collars. Here’s a sneak peek at the top 20 agtech rounds, based on preliminary data from AgFunder.
Springdale Ventures closes $40m fund for early-stage consumer brands: ‘As investors, we’re here to help remove obstacles’
December 18, 2023
Fund II will invest in disruptive consumer brands at seed stage up to Series A, cutting checks of around a million dollars with 25-30% of the fund reserved for follow on investments
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