BRIEF: WorldFish and IFPRI size up the Future of Fish
September 20, 2019
The WorldFish and IFPRI join forces to carry out research into a future of seafood, without the sea, and how it could improve the world.
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Tag: aquaculture
3 startups focused on sustainability and nutrition win big at inaugural FoodBytes! Chicago
September 20, 2019
Tia Lupita Foods, LocalCoho and Capro-X won at FoodBytes! Chicago yesterday.
Cargill pumps funding into meat & fish alternatives
August 30, 2019
Cargill “gives peas more chances” with $75m investment into Puris. It also entered a JV with White Dog Labs to supply an alternative to unsustainable fishmeal to the aquaculture industry.
How much should you feed fish? UMITRON’s ‘Fish Appetite Index’ can tell you
August 26, 2019
How much do fish need to eat? UMITRON tells us how its tech uses machine learning & IoT for aquaculture. We also interview their co-founder & MD.
5 questions with AquaBounty on feed ingredients, social license for GE animals, and regulation
August 13, 2019
AquaBounty was the first company to obtain FDA approval for genetically modified seafood intended for human consumption. We spoke to COO Alejandro Rojas ahead of the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Amsterdam in October.
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?
Two Startups Converting Methane into Animal Feed Raise Funding from Gas Giants in Europe & Asia
June 27, 2019
Finding alternative uses for methane could be an important tool in the fight against climate change as the gas is responsible for at least a quarter of global warming and is over 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
The World’s Fastest Growing Protein Sector is Facing, and Creating, Serious Environmental Risks, and It’s Not Beef
June 5, 2019
You may not realize that seafood is the fastest-growing protein category, with an annual growth rate surpassing that of all land-based animal meat combined. But the fish farming industry is in need of innovation to mitigate and reduce environmental concerns.
Startup Spotlight: XpertSea is bringing AI to aquaculture in 50 countries
June 3, 2019
Canadian startup XpertSea hopes its portable technology will replace some of the antiquated methods that many producers still use in the world’s biggest animal protein
UPDATE: Aqua-Spark Invests in 2 Aquaculture Tech Startups: BioFishency’s $2.4m Series A & Molofeed
March 27, 2019
**UPDATED: MARCH 27, 13:55 ET. Added additional Aqua-Spark investment announced today, and corrected Aqua-Spark’s assets under management to €72.5m** BioFishency, an aquaculture filtration technology startup,
Norway AgriTech: Punching Above its Weight
October 24, 2018
During this year’s World Agritech Innovation Summit in London, five out of the 13 startups showcased were Norwegian. Why does this small mountain nation have so many technology ideas?
Norwegian Aquaculture Feed Optimization Startup CageEye Raises Funding from Aqua-Spark
October 23, 2018
CageEye’s echo-sounder technology uses software and hardware to track acoustic data in a fish cage, while relying on machine learning to measure and analyze biomass movements.
UPDATE: Umitron Increases Seed Funding Round for Aquaculture Automation Tech to $11m
September 10, 2018
Umitron, an Asian startup using satellite imagery, IoT, and automation to increase the efficiency of offshore aquaculture, raised the funding from the Japanese government and a Japanese venture capital firm.
AgriFood News Aggregator: Chowbotics Raises $11m, IoT for Food Safety, Millennial Food, Driverless Tractors, more
June 14, 2018
The AgriFood News Aggregator features headlines from around the globe collected on AgFunder’s news sharing platform #feedit each week. Have news to share? Post it here and engage, share, and debate with your peers.
UPDATE: Aquaculture Startup Ecosystem Takes a Step Forward with New Accelerator
March 9, 2018
The Hatch accelerator will start its first cohort this spring and CEO Carsten Krome says the effort is a response to the holes he has seen in the current ecosystem for aquaculture technology startups.
Cargill Launches Second Tool in New Digital Suite, Targeting Aquaculture
March 5, 2018
Cargill has launched a new digital platform for aquaculture, the second platform in a suite of digital tools announced in October.
Ag Industry Brief: New Venture Fund Eschews NY, CA Startups, Trump to Address Farm Bureau, End of Year M&A, more
December 22, 2017
J.D. Vance, author of “Hillbilly Elegy” and former Peter Thiel employee, will lead the $150 million Rise of the Rest fund aimed at startups in cities outside California, Massachusetts, and New York, plus more in our weekly brief.
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.
Aquaculture Fund Aqua-Spark Moves Beyond Farms and Feed With Two New Investments
October 26, 2017
Aqua-Spark has finalized two investments this week that signal the fund dedicated to the future of aquaculture is moving beyond farms and feed.
Who are the Leading Insect Farming Startups?
October 17, 2017
Since 2014, insect startups raised $124 million. Of this, $4.2 million went to companies creating consumer products for human consumption – the rest went to insect farming operations.
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