The Australian startup has attracted investment from some of Asia’s biggest names as it looks to cash in on the continent’s growing appetite for protein.
AFN meets 3 startups bringing more efficiency and sustainability to the agrifood supply chain, with blockchain, coconut husks, and cold storage in the mix.
Investment into Innovative Food – which includes cultured meat, plant-based and fermented proteins, and novel ingredients – has been bolstered by Covid-19.
Indian actors Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh launched Imagine Meats with Good Food Institute and Archer Daniels Midland support, marking the latest celebrity foray into agrifoodtech in recent months.
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is New Zealand’s international business development agency. New Zealand businesses are in demand and the team in the United
Oatly’s new celebrity backers are becoming seasoned agrifood investors, with the Swedish alt-milk maker just the latest bet they’ve made in the space.
TurtleTree Labs has managed to reduce the price of its bioreactor cultured milk from $180 per liter last December to $30 per liter today.
Dutch impact investor syndicate called the Put Your Money Where Your Meaning Is Community joined the round alongside a UK investment firm and a French food safety company.
Alternative protein had a blockbuster year in 2019, doubling its 2018 funding dollars to $1 billion.
Amatil X has invested in Kargo Technologies, a ‘truck-hailing’ platform that also counts Travis Kalanick’s VC firm as an investor.
Starting with its native Australia, NNNCo will roll out the moisture sensing tech across the Asia-Pacific region.
About the business Sprout Agritech Ltd requires a dynamic Chief Executive to position the company as a world-class agrifood ‘Technology Incubator’. Building on Sprout’s existing
And then there were 10! Thought For Food (TFF) has sent AFN a list of 10 startup teams have secured their spots in the finals of the 2019/20 TFF Challenge, as well as 5 teams that will also take part in an inaugural TFF Boost Program.
My time spent scouting out various ASF tech solutions at the Asia-Pacific Agri Tech Innovation Week in Singapore has given me cause for cautious optimism.
Although many agrifood corporates will miss a key 2020 deforestation target, some are making meaningful progress towards sustainability.
80% of marijuana dispensaries selected by the Denver Dept. of Public Health and Environment failed mold testing recently.
There’s been no greater pressure for the agriculture industry to account for its environmental footprint than there is today. Sprout is looking for startups approaching this challenge to apply for its accelerator.
“When pigs fly,” muttered some alt-protein naysayers. Well, they may have to eat their words after Omnipork’s CEO tells us the company’s heading to China.
Asia’s getting richer faster than anywhere else, and there’s a huge need to produce enough food for growing populations. Here’s why you should get into it.
Danish vegetarian meal delivery startup Simple Feast plans on taking on the US, after its latest funding round. But will Americans have the appetite?
