Perfect Day animal-free dairy patent in US challenged
February 27, 2023
A US patent recently granted to Perfect Day— the highest-profile startup in the ‘animal-free’ dairy field—has been challenged by an anonymous petitioner
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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Pure Salmon nabs $507m, FreshToHome bags $104m, more layoffs for agrifood
February 23, 2023
Impossible Foods and others are cutting staff, while Finland approves the term “burger patty” for plant-based meat marketing.
Brief: Future Fields raises $11.2m to scale up fruit flies for recombinant protein production
February 22, 2023
Future Fields has raised US $11.2 million to scale up fruit flies as production vehicles for high value ingredients including growth factors for cultivated meat production and human recombinant proteins for medical research and biopharmaceuticals.
‘Conflict grew around the best path forward for future growth…’ Miyoko’s founder weighs in as board seeks new CEO
February 17, 2023
“Conflict grew around the best path forward for future growth,” says Miyoko Schinner as the board of the plant-based dairy co announced its search for a new leader after removing her as CEO from the company she founded.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: GrainChain raises $29m, Brigad bags $30m, AeroFarms & iFarm head to MENA
February 16, 2023
Funga is “rewilding” forest microbiome to grow more trees and McDonald’s & Beyond Meat test a new plant-based product in Germany.
Superbrewed Food plant on hold amid investor caution on capex projects; startup aims to enter market via manufacturing partnership
February 13, 2023
Investors are reluctant to fund large-scale fermentation facilities before products are tested in the marketplace, says Superbrewed Food, which has paused plans to build out its own biomass fermentation plant in Minnesota and is now aiming to scale up with a partner so it can still enter the market this year.
Green Queen’s Sonalie Figuieras on designing better plant-based and alternative proteins
February 9, 2023
“I don’t know many companies who are really talking about the ethics of their supply chain in the plant-based world, other than the animal ethics part… I’m talking about the human ethics part of things and fair labor.”
The week in agrifoodtech: JOKR’s back with $50m, Plenty nabs $20m indoor ag grant, Mewery debuts microalgae meat
February 9, 2023
Chipotle tests robotic makelines in its restaurants and Barcelona follows other European cities banning dark stores for quick commerce.
The week in agrifoodtech: Plant-based salmon reels in $12m, new funding for ag robots, Impossible layoffs
February 2, 2023
New School Foods, E-TERRY, BloomX and many other agrifoodtech startups raised funds this week, even as food and ag industry layoffs continue.
Michroma lands $6.4m seed round to build a better synbio platform for food coloring
February 1, 2023
Michroma will use the funds to commercialize its line of natural, fungi-derived food colorants before moving on to flavors, fragrances and more.
Where is China with protein alternative regulatory approvals?
January 26, 2023
Public support from President Xi for cellular agriculture and synthetic dairy last year was a positive move, but China has never been the first one in the world to approve novel agrifood technology, writes Chinese agrifoodtech VC Bits x Bites.
Meet the Founder: (cultivated) tortoise vs. chicken with Vow’s George Peppou
January 20, 2023
Creating sustainable meat means developing more than just the same old chicken and beef analogues, says Vow’s CEO and cofounder.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Sollum Technologies nabs $30m; phantom carbon credits & food delivery shutdowns
January 19, 2023
Plus: Multus Biotechnology secures Series A funding, Danone announces plans to reduce methane and Nest’s co-founder launches a circular economy trash bin.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Liberation Labs’ $20m seed round, Deere unveils robotic fertilizer system
January 5, 2023
Alterpacks raised $1 million while greenhouse grower AppHarvest entered a sale-leaseback deal for one if its Kentucky facilities.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Muncher grabs $27m for ghost kitchens, Freight Farms lands $17.5m
November 17, 2022
Meanwhile, it’s more bad news for food delivery, with a quick-commerce startup shutting down and a major service leaving Australia.
Data snapshot: Climate-related agrifoodtech in majority of upstream African investment, but more funding needed
October 19, 2022
Africa is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions. While there are calls for developing nations to seek compensation from the world’s biggest emitters at COP27, developing nations must also look to technology to mitigate the impacts of climate change – or adapt.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Swiftly bags $100m for grocery tech, Pano’s $20m to fight wildfires with AI
September 22, 2022
Front-of-house restaurant software startup Zenchef cooks up new financing and Land O’Lakes’ Truterra arm lands a grant from the USDA.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: $40m for crop intelligence, using tobacco for cultivated meat, Netherlands’ meat ads ban
September 8, 2022
An eGrocer bagged new capital, Uber and Nuro struck a major deal, and one company legally served foie gras in California.
5 African alternative protein startups innovating to meet 3-fold increase in meat & dairy demand by 2050
September 2, 2022
The trend for African alternative protein startups is coming to the African continent. Here’s a closer look at five of them.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Oatside secures $65m for Singapore’s first oat milk, input supplier iProcure scores $10m
August 18, 2022
Fashion designer Stella McCartney is helping launch a climate-focused fund and alt-protein heavyweight Eat Just raised capital to expand in China.
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