Tag: algae

EXCLUSIVE: Targeting protein ‘transition’ over ‘disruption,’ NewFish nets funds for algae-based products

May 15, 2022

The New Zealand startup just closed its pre-seed round.

Australia’s marine bioproducts industry is about to boom

September 10, 2021

Marine bioproducts derived from resources like algae could add $3 billion to the Australian economy by 2035 – while also building a more resilient food system.

Novel Farming Systems top funded startups 2020

Data Snapshot: Insect ranches, vertical ag among 2020’s top-funded ‘Novel Farming’ startups

August 26, 2021

Novel Farming Systems – which includes CEA, aquaculture, and insect production – was the second best-funded agtech category last year, according to AgFunder.

Swedish seaweed startup Volta Greentech raises $2m to grow low-emissions livestock feed

June 9, 2021

It’s aiming to build “the world’s largest algae factory” to supply raw material for a feed supplement that can reduce livestock methane emissions by up to 80%.

A mediterranean seaweeds colony grows up close to the surface to receive the sunlight that it needs.

Cattle seaweed supplement, pregnancy test get Australian government funding

February 15, 2021

Sea Forest will use the funds to start supplying commercial quantities of seaweed that Australian science agency CSIRO has shown to reduce cattle methane emissions by as much as 80%.

Photobioreactor in lab algae fuel biofuel industry. Algae fuel o

Why we invested in Purissima

January 20, 2021

Purissima intends to fundamentally change the production and consumption of bioactive ingredients that can help us to live longer, healthier lives.

Algae rancher Qualitas Health nets $10m to move into alt-protein

January 11, 2021

The cattle ranches of Texas have long provided protein for the US populace. Qualitas wants to continue that tradition – but it’s raising algae instead.

BYAS Greenhouse vegetables Plant row Grow with Led Light Indoor Farm Technology

Biological innovation is key to the economic & environmental sustainability of CEA

January 6, 2021

New research from biotech startup BYAS suggests that a microalgae extract could improve the commercial viability of indoor & vertical farms.

EXCLUSIVE: Provectus nets $3.25m seed funding to ‘program’ algae

October 20, 2020

The Australian startup uses lighting, robotics, and AI to ‘program’ algae strains so they can more efficiently produce specialty ingredients for the food and ag sectors.

EXCLUSIVE: CSIRO, Woolworths unveil FutureFeed, a seaweed supplement that cuts cow methane by 80%

August 20, 2020

Emerging from stealth, GrainCorp-backed FutureFeed will build a value chain from the ground up to cultivate and commercialize its seaweed additive.

WWF leads $1.5m investment in seaweed startup Ocean Rainforest

August 17, 2020

The Faroese company wants to make sea-bound macroalgae farming less labor intensive, and more able to withstand the elements.

Swedish startup woos investors with “algae tech” for aquaculture

March 31, 2020

The women-led startup is tackling wastewater in aquaculture while selling a valuable silica extract with applications in multiple industries.

From whisky barrels to microalgae-based pet foods: MiAlgae raises £1m

January 20, 2020

The biotech business uses co-products from the whisky distillation process to produce microalgae, which are high in omega3 and other nutrients.

Booming, blooming micro-algae

November 25, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of species of micro-algae float through the world’s waterways. Just a fraction have been categorised or studied. It leaves an imaginarium of

The Quest For Sustainable Seaweed

July 2, 2019

Seaweed is an exciting source of energy, proteins, biodegradable plastics, fertilizers, clothes or pharmaceuticals, but can its production keep up with growing demand?

Algaia Raises €4m to Expand Algae Product Portfolio and Extraction Technology

May 22, 2018

Algaia is a French company manufacturing algae-based products for the agriculture feed, personal care & nutraceutical industries.

Algae is Poised to Become a Mainstream Food Ingredient if Supply Can Keep Up With Demand

December 12, 2017

Algae in various forms can be integrated into a wide array of foods and beverages, ranging from veggie shakes and smoothies to meal replacements and the growth potential is limited only by the capacity to establish a robust, ever-expanding supply chain.