There’s no way to sugarcoat this: investment in agrifoodtech startups is at its lowest point in six years. But considering the contribution of the agrifood sector to the global economy and livelihoods, has the correction gone too far?
Umaro Foods’ seaweed-fueled bacon will make its retail debut on the west coast with a leading food retailer.
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.
Bangalore-based FaunaTech is a novel smartphone-based diagnostics platform for rapid testing of milk and bovine health at the farmgate.
“Your gut barrier is a one or two cell membrane that separates your nutrition from your waste, so when you think about it in those terms, it’s pretty stark why you want it to function optimally,” says Brightseed.
How efficient are bugs at creating bags, and how scalable is Modern Synthesis’ patent-pending biomaterials technology?
Can money really grow on trees? Undoubtedly, says Ethan Steinberg at agroforestry startup Propagate. But it doesn’t happen overnight, so farmers looking to plant trees among their crops need support, and upfront capital.
As well as taking stock of the best read articles of the year, the AgFunderNews team also wanted to highlight our favourite stories of the year; the articles we’re most proud of and enjoyed reporting the most.
Foodtech + agtech = agrifoodtech. Check out our potted history of one of the world’s most politically charged—and critically important—industries over the last 10 years, with data, analysis, and interviews with Climate Corp, John Deere, FBN, Impossible Foods, Mosa Meat, and more…
As part of GROW’s 2024 program, which kicks off in April, 10 founders will receive a $100k cash investment from AgFunder, introductions to its global network of co-investors, and mentorship and support from Singapore-based agrifoodtech accelerator, GROW, over a five-month period.
Meatiply’s focus on the production of complex value-added compounds using animal cells will allow it to create cultivated meat products with added health benefits, claims the startup.
Global investment in AgFunder’s ‘Innovative Food’ category (which is dominated by alt proteins) fell by 39% in 2022. However, funding increased by 26% in the Asia-Pacific region. So what should we make of this dynamic?
If you’re mid-way through a pitch and investors still have no idea what your startup actually does, you’ve got a problem, say investors we quizzed this week…
While many coffee drinkers love the instant boost they get from caffeine, they don’t like the jitters that often come with it, says Rarebird founder Dr. Jeffrey Dietrich.
French startup Amatera is developing a coffee variety with the resilience and yields of Robusta and the taste of Arabica.
GROW Impact Accelerator startups CarbonFarm, FaunaTech and Exosomm are on mission to improve the health of animals, humans and the planet
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?
Enhanced rock weathering startup Eion is scaling up aggressively in 2024 as more players commit to buying carbon credits generated by its carbon removal process.
When you’re on a tight budget, your execution must be “flawless,” says Juicy Marbles CEO Tilen Travnik. “If something is not as tight as it should be, it keeps me up at night because it immediately translates into cash flow.”
While the world’s coffee giants know that by 2050, 50% less arable land may be suited to growing Arabica, most coffee drinkers are blissfully unaware that their cup of Morning Joe is under threat. So how is Atomo getting consumers excited about ‘beanless’ alternatives?
