Tag: agfunder

LatAm Agrifoodtech Market Map: From seed to consumer

October 15, 2020

Our visual market map includes 78 South and Central American agrifoodtech startups that cover the value chain from farm inputs to consumer-facing solutions.

Join us for Singapore Food Bowl Demo Day

October 8, 2020

Singapore Food Bowl is our fully-online impact accelerator program aimed at building a more resilient, sustainable, and decentralized agrifood system.

3 Singapore Food Bowl startups strengthening the supply chain after Covid-19

October 5, 2020

AFN meets 3 startups bringing more efficiency and sustainability to the agrifood supply chain, with blockchain, coconut husks, and cold storage in the mix.

Meet Singapore Food Bowl’s foodtech innovators – SingCell & Smoocht

September 21, 2020

AFN speaks to the innovative foodtech startups taking part in the sustainability-focused program run by AgFunder-backed impact fund and accelerator GROW.

Why we invested in Atomo!

September 17, 2020

Atomo! co-founder Jarret Stopforth happens to have a DIY food science lab in his garage. While some people build cars on their weekends, Jarret builds food.

Innovative Food startups raised more in H1 2020 than they did in the whole of 2019

September 7, 2020

Investment into Innovative Food – which includes cultured meat, plant-based and fermented proteins, and novel ingredients – has been bolstered by Covid-19.

Tune in to NURTURE, our upcoming series of talks on the future of Asia’s agrifood system

August 27, 2020

Starting next week, NURTURE by GROW will feature talks from Asia-Pacific thought leaders on tech’s role in creating a more secure and sustainable food system.

Dealmaking during Covid-19: Upstream and eGrocery win in AgFunder’s 2020 Mid-Year Investment Review

August 18, 2020

Agrifoodtech startups and investors are plugging away in 2020 as if we weren’t all caught in the midst of a global pandemic. Well, almost.

Root AI raises $7.2m from AgFunder, Calacanis to deploy its ‘cross-crop robot’ workforce

August 13, 2020

The pandemic has created a perfect opportunity for ag robotics startups to flex their muscle, founder and CEO John Lessing tells AFN.

Pivot East: the new program from GROW and Farm491 bringing UK and EU agrifood startups to Asia

August 13, 2020

Focused on food resilience, sustainability, and health, Pivot East will help UK and EU startups test-run their entry into Asia Pacific using Singapore as a springboard.

Upcycled molecular coffee startup Atomo raises $9m seed funding from S2G, AgFunder

August 11, 2020

S2G Ventures and Horizons Ventures co-led the seed round, with AgFunder and Bessemer Venture Partners also participating.

Meet the 12 startups joining Singapore Food Bowl, GROW’s local food resilience accelerator

July 13, 2020

GROW’s first Singapore Food Bowl cohort specializes in areas including urban farming, ‘clean meat’ production, and food waste valorization.

IntegriCulture and Shiok Meats partner to ramp up cell-based seafood production

July 8, 2020

Two of Asia’s highest-funded alt-protein startups have joined forces to bring cultured, cellular ag-grown seafood to the masses.

Three AgFunder portfolio companies selected as World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers

June 18, 2020

We’re proud to announce Brightseed, Trace Genomics, and Phylagen were all recognized by the World Economic Forum as Technology Pioneers.

Why the world’s largest beer company is investing in agtech

June 17, 2020

“We’re the largest beer company in the world and the largest user of malting barley, so when you think about where investment into breeding research or the supporting tech comes from, if we’re not going to do it, who will?”

PODCAST: How can robotics startups respond to the urgent need for automation in the food industry?

June 16, 2020

The need for automation in the food and agriculture industry is now. But are the robots ready to be unleashed? Watch our recent webinar to hear from two leading robotics entrepreneurs from RootAI and Bear Flag Robotics.

Danone partners with Brightseed to discover precise health properties of plant-based ingredients, starting with soy

June 10, 2020

Less than 1% of the plant kingdom’s phytonutrients have been identified or studied, despite their prevalence in our diets. Brightseed wants to change that and help companies like Danone to ensure those that are beneficial are available in their food products.