Geltor brews up $91.3m Series B to offer collagen ingredients-as-a-service model
July 27, 2020
The off-the-shelf animal-free ingredients provider is stepping into bespoke formulations as it eyes a food & bev debut in 2021.
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Canada’s largest pension fund makes alt-dairy bet in Perfect Day’s $300m Series C
July 8, 2020
Perfect Day, a Californian startup using plants and fermentation techniques to manufacture animal-free dairy products, has expanded its Series C round to $300 million. Hawk
Here’s a list of the top 100 alternative protein disruptors in Asia
June 22, 2020
The Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific has also named who it believes to be the top 35 alt-protein investors in the region, and calls for more upstream focus on areas like raw materials.
Designing proteins to replace preservatives, Protera closes $5.6m Series A, moves to France
June 11, 2020
CEO Leonardo Álvarez said there were near-term gains to be made by zeroing in on replacing unhealthy and ineffective ‘E-number’ chemical preservatives.
Future Food 🎙️: Oatly co-founder on scaling alt milk and the need for local food production
June 2, 2020
Bjorn Oste started working with his oat milk-inventing brother Rickard in the 1990s to build Oatly, Sweden’s widely-recognized plant-based milk company.
New normal: Veteran egg processor and plant-based egg alternative upstart strike a deal
May 21, 2020
Many of America’s animal protein powerhouses are looking to capitalize on rising consumer demand for plant-based products. Michael Foods just joined the club.
US plant-based protein investment in 2020 will surpass 2019 as Q1 brings in $741m
May 14, 2020
US alternative protein investment in the first quarter of 2020 reached $741m, just shy of the $741m total in the whole of 2019, according to GFI.
Covid-19 is accelerating inevitable food trends but which changes will stick?
April 29, 2020
The news cycle for the entire Covid-19 pandemic crisis has been awash with crises in the food industry, forcing various tech providers to step up to the challenge. But which will be left wanting when the virus eventually subsides?
FoodShot Global is shifting the protein conversation from animal vs plant towards precision
April 21, 2020
“We can’t oversimplify this into good vs evil. The democratization of nutrition is the next frontier of food. Proteins – which are necessary for all key human biological functions, including the musculo-skeletal system, the circulatory system, the pituitary system, and our overall health – will play a critical role in this democratization,” says Victor Friedberg announcing FoodShot’s latest focus area.
Beyond Meat enters China for the first time via Starbucks partnership
April 21, 2020
Products from Hong Kong’s Omnipork and Sweden’s Oatly will also debut at some of the coffee chain’s 3,500-plus stores throughout the country.
Nature’s Fynd rebrands from Sustainable Bioproducts, raises $80m Series B to launch new protein products
March 24, 2020
Nature’s Fynd is a food brand using a proprietary volcanic microbe-produced protein, dubbed Fy, which contains all nine essential amino acids as well as dietary fiber, calcium, and vitamins.
With $200m fresh funding, Livekindly joins the global plant-based protein peloton
March 19, 2020
The Livekindly Company — a collective of plant-based brands — lifted the lid this month on a $200-million founders’ funding round, a move designed to help its brands keep pace with an increasingly competitive peloton of global plant-based protein brands
Benson Hill to grow, process, and sell ultra-high protein soy to meet demand for plant-based alternatives
March 18, 2020
Plant-based food products are often touted for their environmental benefits over those involving animal agriculture, but they’re certainly not perfect.
How health and environmental benefits are fostering the acceptance of GM food
March 17, 2020
Genetically modified foods have a long history of opposition but today’s consumers are giving them another look.
Impossible Foods closes bumper $500m funding round dominated by Asian investors
March 16, 2020
South Korea’s Mirae Asset led the round, with existing backers including Hong Kong-based Horizons Ventures and Singapore sovereign fund Temasek joining in.
Chinese plant protein startup clinches funding from Beyond Meat backer
March 13, 2020
New Crop Capital, a pre-IPO investor in Beyond Meat, has funded Shenzhen plant-based protein startup Starfield alongside Matrix Partners and others.
Meat alternatives and indoor agriculture drive investment growth in agri-foodtech startups
March 9, 2020
Venture capital investment across all industries dropped in 2019 — around 16%, according to the VenturePulse report — against a backdrop of global uncertainty related
Why we invested in MycoWorks
February 27, 2020
We joined DCVC Bio, Novo Holdings, 8VC and others to invest in sustainable leather startup MycoWork’s $17m Series A. Here’s why.
From AgFunder with love: Global agrifoodtech funding reaches $19.8bn in 2019
February 25, 2020
there are a few ways to interpret this $19.8 billion figure. Though it signals a 4.8% drop in funding and 15% decline in deal activity year-over-year, it also represents a staggering 250% growth in five years, and proves that the huge scale of investments in 2018 was no freak outlier.
Niman Ranch’s GM talks life post-acquisition, livestock tech, and building a new supply chain
February 19, 2020
When Perdue purchased the high-welfare pork, beef, and lamb brand in 2015, speculation about whether Niman could retain its niche appeal was high.
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