36 alt seafood startups in 14 countries—spanning cultivated, plant-based, and fermentation-based segments—have joined forces to create a new trade association: Future Ocean Foods.
However, the number of High Risk companies decreased for the first time ever, according to the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index.
Aquaculture company Vertical Oceans welcomes new CFO, Cibus hires an expert in “natural capital.”
The Australian startup claims its tech can transform the unit economics of growing red seaweed to produce feed additives for livestock methane reduction.
Asia-Pacific has long been a hotbed for agrifoodtech innovation; the recent decline in VC funding isn’t likely to change that.
Everyone agrees that the cost of cell culture media has got to come down dramatically if cultivated meat is going to gain market traction. But what’s the most efficient way to do it?
General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative ag, grain-trading platform Bushel gets a grant, Italy back-pedals on cultivated meat ban.
Tyson will take a minority stake in Protix and fund further expansion of the latter’s insect protein business for animal feed and pet food.
Plus: eFishery expands to India, California bans four ingredients, and Indonesia has a new agbiz marketplace to watch.
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Projections show a 14% growth in seafood demand by 2030 versus 2020 levels.
San Diego-based cellular aquaculture startup BlueNalu has raised $33.5m in a series B round from “new and existing investors.”
Vietnamese edible insect startup Cricket One has opened what it claims is Asia’s largest cricket processing facility and closed a financing round led by Singapore-based investor Robert Alexander Stone.
Plus, two startups raise new capital to improve access and standards for carbon credits.
As smartphones have proliferated and technological advancements have enabled more transparency around agricultural products and pricing, farmers are gaining more trust in online tools as a means to do business and improve their finances.
Plus, new funds for climate tech and Africa smallholders, and an indoor farming startup goes public.
The novel farming systems category has raised $826 million so far in 2023, according to preliminary data from AgFunder.
Aquaculture and agribusiness marketplaces dominate Indonesia agrifoodtech investment this year, but climate tech needs more attention.
Lissy Smit explains how the Aqua-Spark portfolio is addressing some of the greatest challenges right now for ocean and marine life.
Plus, CPG product-testing startup Highlight raises $18 million and Jimi Biotech debuts cultivated deer antler.
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