The Week in AgriFoodTech: GALY lands $33m for lab-grown cotton, EarthOptics & Pattern Ag merge, new CFO at Tyson
September 5, 2024
Plus: Matt Crisp joins Alpine Bio, AgroSpheres gets EPA approval on pesticide.
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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Sunswap raises $22m to clean up the cold chain, US DOD bets on mycoprotein
August 29, 2024
Plus: Delivery Hero plans an IPO in the Middle East, Mycorena gets acquired.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Climate tech co Root Global lands $8.8m, Innovafeed does pet food, Regrow does layoffs
August 22, 2024
Plus: High-protein foods maker David and a hand full of others announced new funding.
Guest article: What’s driving green biology innovation in South Korean agriculture
July 29, 2024
Korea’s agricultural sector is experiencing significant transformation driven by advancements in microbiome technology and natural products.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Micropep raises $29m, Oceano Fresco reels in $18m, Juicy Marbles serves up edible (plant based) bones
July 25, 2024
Plus: NoPalm Ingredients raises funds for its palm oil alternative and layoffs at Cargill.
Australia’s IIF wants to build a farm on everyone’s smartphone and de-risk agriculture in the process
July 19, 2024
IIF founder Nathan MacPheeon how his company’s investment platform for farm assets lowers risks for farmers and gets them paid faster.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Biotech co Digestiva closes $18m round, Syntetica bags $4.5m for nylon recycling
July 18, 2024
Meanwhile, Voyage Foods enters the bean-less coffee space and alt-protein startup Mycorena files for bankruptcy.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: eGrocer Rohlik raises $170m, eAgronom bags new capital for carbon
July 4, 2024
Plus: Tyson’s backpedaling on its beef pledge and another biomaterials startup makes a splash.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: quick-grocery app Zepto bags $665m, Lululemon backs $66m round for recycled plastics
June 27, 2024
Plus: Denmark to tax livestock farming emissions and Ohio lawmakers create a stink about cultivated meat.
Western Growers & Wharf42 initiative Platform 10 launches global grower trial network to speed up adoption of biologicals
June 26, 2024
The grower trial network will conduct extensive global field trials of promising biologicals on grower farms.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: THIS bags $25m & Tender scoops up $11m for meat alternatives, Farmbot scores $4.6m
June 20, 2024
Plus: New funds from Proterra, Asian Development Bank and others, and lawsuits aplenty.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: EvodiaBio scores $7.5m, Microcaps raises $10m, Aleph Farm lays off 30% of staff
June 13, 2024
Meanwhile, a longtime hot-dog-eating champion got the boot from a famous contest, and plant-based meat is the culprit.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Textile impact company Syre raises $100m, Nestlé launches brand for GLP-1 consumers
May 23, 2024
Plus: more layoffs at Deere and new fundraising to bring AI into the hospitality biz.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Hysata snags $111m for green hydrogen, Ocean 14 launches $200m+ fund
May 16, 2024
Plus: Rize raises new capital to decarbonize rice, Uber scoops up Delivery Hero’s Taiwan business.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Voyage Foods raises $52m, ArkeaBio bags $27m, a ‘regulation-free’ zone for biotech
May 9, 2024
Plus: alt-protein investor Big Idea Ventures enters the biologicals sector.
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?
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