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The Week in AgriFoodTech: New funds from Gresham House, Chipotle & BFG, Unilever launches regen ag program
Meanwhile, France bans the meat from plant-based meat labeling, the US aims for more wind-powered farms.
Meanwhile, France bans the meat from plant-based meat labeling, the US aims for more wind-powered farms.
Plus: Syngenta develops new bioinsecticide, layoffs at Meati, and Miruku raises $5m for molecular farming.
The Varaha platform measures and quantifies carbon sequestration for regenerative agriculture, afforestation and biochar projects.
Plus… 150 job cuts at Plenty, a new green agri fund from Temasek and Norinchukin Bank, cultivated scotch eggs at Fortnum & Mason.
AgFunder partner Michael Dean on discovering the huge opportunity for new technology development and deployment across the food system.
Plus, corporate restructuring at FreshDirect and R.I.P. for RIP Foods.
Who will fund cultivated meat facilities if VC funds are no longer willing to stump up cash for capex projects?
Plus… Steakholder Foods unveils a 3D-printed eel, and carbon removal startup Standard Biocarbon secures $5m for a new biochar production facility.
Meanwhile in France, lawmakers are proposing a ban on cultivated meat, calling that alternative protein “junk food”
Plus: ProfilePrint raises Series B funding & Vow gets a regulatory nod for cultivated quail.
Food delivery is not the only restaurant tech category out there, but it’s been the most prominent over the last decade.
Milano Vice scoops up $9 million for pizza delivery and Clever Carnivore raises $7 million for cultivated pork.
As COP28 kicks off, other agrifoodtech news includes fundraises for aquatech startups and new stats about agriculture emissions.
Food security is top of mind in Singapore, which imports most of its food, but are policymakers connecting it to climate change?
Plus, sugar refiner Nordzucker will invest more than $100 million into plant-based proteins.
Plus: Grow-NY winners announced and Le Fourgon raises new capital to reuse old containers.
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?
The Middle East, Africa and South Asia have many ties between them that create a huge market opportunity for agrifoodtech.
Two years ago, investors were throwing money at alt protein startups. Today, the environment is way more challenging.
Precision fermentation might make commercial sense for high-value ingredients such as enzymes or lactoferrin. But what about low-value, high-volume ingredients such as casein proteins?
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