The Week in AgriFoodTech: Oishii bags another $15m, BTG launches Betagro Ventures, HeavyFinance eyes Ukraine May 2, 2024 Plus: Delivery platform Pipedream raises $13 million and Florida signs a ban on cultivated meat.
How biotech startup Seadling is turning seaweed into a high-impact crop for smallholder farmers April 9, 2024 Proprietary tech and proprietary strains of seaweed provide a model that’s scalable anywhere in the world, says Seadling founder Simon Davis.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: BlueWhite, Protix & IGS raise funding, Eatable Adventures program investing in agrifood January 25, 2024 Swiggy makes more cuts to its workforce, France contemplates a ban on cultivated meat.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Agrotoken closes Series A, John Deere & SpaceX team up, MaxAB merges with Wasoko January 18, 2024 Plus: much ado (and fundraising) about ag robotics and many updates from Israel’s startup scene.
Data snapshot: APAC alt protein investment trends… Transitioning from CPG to picks and shovels November 16, 2023 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?
🎥Better Bite Ventures on alt protein funding: ‘Investors are looking for companies with stronger fundamentals’ November 15, 2023 Two years ago, investors were throwing money at alt protein startups. Today, the environment is way more challenging. Â
Sponsored BREAKING: Apps are open for 2024 GLOCAL Game Changers Latin America agrifoodtech accelerator!
Data snapshot: From ‘lightning in a box’ to microbial carbon capture, agrifoodtech investment moves upstream in Australia as investors focus on climate mitigation
🎥 Germin8 Ventures on a ‘bruising’ year in venture capital, and new opportunities in ‘frontier science and computation’
New AgFunder, ISF report highlights gaps and opportunities to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers