The Week in AgriFoodTech: ‘Carbon ratings’ agency BeZero Carbon raises $32m, alt-cheese maker Willicroft shuts down
January 23, 2025
Plus: Mosa Meat and NewCulture request market authorizations for alt meat and cheese
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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Colossal Biosciences raises $200m, Chipotle invests in methane reduction
January 16, 2025
Plus: Syngenta launches partnership to speed up R&D for biologicals
The Week in AgriFoodTech: India’s Botanic Healthcare bags $29m, Fermata secures $10m, Plenty facing value cut
January 9, 2025
Plus: Ohalo teams with Florida farmers on “disease-resistant strawberries.”
Here are the top 15 foodtech deals of 2024
January 2, 2025
For many foodtech startups 2024 has been a year of resilience and confidence, a time when they managed to win investors’ trust and secure new funding despite an ongoing credit crunch. Here are the top 15 foodtech deals of the year.
What were the top 15 agtech deals of 2024?
January 2, 2025
Ag biotechnologies and robotics are two segments that have shown significant resilience in 2024 and attracted large deals.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Nexus W2V raises $140m, Haber nets $44m, Planet A Foods bags $30m
December 12, 2024
Plus: GE salmon company AquaBounty winds down its only remaining operating farm: “We’ve been working for over a year to raise capital… Unfortunately, these efforts have not generated enough cash to maintain our operating facilities.”
Japan rising through the ranks as an agrifoodtech hub after 58% increase in YoY funding
November 28, 2024
With $280 million raised across 93 deals, in 2024 to date the country ranked third in total agrifoodtech funding in Asia Pacific, due to a 58% increase in funding
Asia dominates global aquaculture production but Europe still holds most of the VC investment: report
November 27, 2024
VC investment into aquaculture broke records in 2023; 2024 may tell a different story.
NEW REPORT: Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech funding recovers with 38% YoY increase to $4.2bn so far in 2024
November 21, 2024
In 2024 Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech startups have shown resilience against global market headwinds, securing $4.2 billion in funding and 31% of the global investment in the sector this year.
John Kempf’s AEA to help Turkey, southeast Europe convert to regen ag through new partnership
October 16, 2024
Regen ag pioneer AEA hopes to transition more growers in the region through a new partnership with Turkey-based precision ag company Topraq.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: VSParticle raises funds for green hydrogen, Veganz secures raise for 2D-printed alt milk
August 8, 2024
Two agtechs join forces to address the overlooked tropical crop sector.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: osapiens nabs $120m for ESG tech, Impossible clears EU hurdle, layoffs at Deere
August 1, 2024
Plus: autonomous delivery startup Nuro looks to be making a comeback.
BREAKING: ADM targets 5m acres of regenerative farmland by 2025: ‘Farmer feedback has been really positive’
July 22, 2024
ADM has transitioned more than 2.8 million of its acres to regen ag, according to its newly released progress report.
Deeptech startup Sylvarum’s co-founder on improving food security in Asia by “electro hacking” plants
June 18, 2024
Electro-stimulation can improve germination, boost tolerance to stress, and accelerate plant growth, says Sylvarum CEO Guadalupe Murga.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: eFishery snaps up $30m, impact VC Pollination launches $150m fund
June 6, 2024
Plus: new funding for Packwise, Aeropowder, and HerdDogg
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Venture studio Squared Circles raises $40m, iyris nabs $16m for indoor ag
May 30, 2024
Plus: new fundraises from MENA-based startups Grubtech, YoLaFresh, and Mileutis.
H&M-backed Syre plans to make textile-to-textile recycling a ‘hyperscale’ reality ‘in only a few years’ time’
May 30, 2024
“We have the financial model, investors, and playbook to scale rapidly,” says the Sweden-based company.
With a fresh $13m, Niqo Robotics aims to help smallholders ‘lead the innovation curve’ in AI farming
May 16, 2024
Niqo will use new funding to expand its spot-spraying tech across India and into horticulture markets around the world.
Agribusiness markets & eGrocery still lead India’s agrifoodtech VC funding, but Bioenergy & Biomaterials on the rise
May 15, 2024
Indian startups in the Bioenergy & Biomaterials category including waste-to-value products developer altM raised $14 million in 2023.
From novel cereals to electrostimulation for plants: AgFunder’s GROW Impact Accelerator selects 8 startups for 5th cohort
May 14, 2024
This year saw Singapore-based agrifoodtech ecosystem builder GROW attract the highest-quality applicant pool in the accelerator’s history.
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