AgFunder’s head of engineering Robin Ranjit Singh Chauhan quizzed founders from three portfolio companies at this year’s AGM to explore how they are harnessing artificial intelligence.
Despite all the bad press around alt proteins, foodtech is an emerging asset class with big potential, says PeakBridge. ‘We can bring tech to bear and make returns.’
Berlin, Germany-based hexafarms just raised $1.4 million in pre-seed funding to bring its AI and sensor tech to indoor growers in Europe.
Niqo will use new funding to expand its spot-spraying tech across India and into horticulture markets around the world.
Agrifoodtech investor PeakBridge has closed its Growth Fund II at $187m in partnership with Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity, bringing its total AUM (assets under management) to more than $250m.
AI-powered startup Helios has launched what it claims is the world’s first global platform to forecast prices and availability of soft commodities from fruits and vegetables to cocoa.
Shiru has also developed AI and ML-based models to predict protein expression in microbial systems, helping firms determine the most cost effective way to produce target proteins at scale.
Caladan Bio has developed a lower-cost benchtop bioreactor system designed to enhance data capture and increase experimentation throughput.
Using Verqor’s market reach and Traive’s AI tech, the new product will speed up access to credit for smallholder farmers.
By producing it in fermentation tanks using microbial strains optimized by Triplebar Bio, FrieslandCampina Ingredients hopes to to unlock new markets for lactoferrin.
Ai Palette has developed an end-to-end platform enabling clients to identify trends, generate new product concepts and screen them at the click of a button, aided by a new conversational chatbot called FoodGPT.
Metafoodx recently raised a $3 million seed round from 421 Capital and others to help foodservice kitchens optimize their operations.
New funding will enable SeeTree to work with new crop types and expand into new territories around the world.
We caught up with Dr. Flatt to discuss the gut barrier, the power of AI, and lessons learned after 30 years of working in biomanufacturing…
Coastal shrimp farming comes with a laundry list of problems. So how do you design an alternate system that can eliminate externalities that threaten coastal systems (extreme weather, disease) and still make a margin?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is unsurprisingly top of mind but founders also cite new developments in bioinformatics, plant cell culture and continuous fermentation in our festive vox pop.
The UK-based farm robotics company talks labor shortages, AI, startup collaboration and more in this interview with AgFunderNews.
AI is transforming everything from materials discovery and new product development to customer service. But what does it mean for nutrition and health?
Bringing down the cost of growth factors used in cell culture media is critical for the future of cultivated meat, says Multus Bio. But optimizing the overall formulation is equally important.
The annual Farm Robotics Challenge sets university students to work on solving real-world agricultural issues with robotics-based solutions.
