Woodoo—a French biomaterials startup transforming low-grade wood into high-performance, low-environmental impact materials—has raised $31m.
S2G will provide funding for startups in capital-intensive, asset-oriented industries including agriculture, energy and oceans.
Through a novel patent-pending process, ARC Ento Tech is turning waste into animal feeds, fertilizers and a reductant that could replace coking coal.
The macro headwinds startups face right now are also driving more interest in agrifoodtech as a solution to some of today’s most pressing climate issues.
Biomaterials startup Loliware has already scaled its alt-plastic straw made from seaweed and will introduce other products in the near future.
The partnership to co-produce automotive designs using mycelium-based products is MycoWorks’ first partnership outside the fashion world.
A new tropical agriculture program focuses on technologies and processes that restore and regenerate soils and species rather than solely extract from them.
MYCL took tempeh as inspiration for its mycelium-based leather alternative, which uses two-thirds less water than the conventional cow-derived material.
Bolt Threads leads the category, followed by several other startups developing biomaterials to replace animal- and petroleum-based fabrics.
The startup has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based milliner Nick Fouquet to develop three hats featuring its Reishi biomaterial.
It also announced the official opening of its manufacturing facility in North Carolina, where it will scale production of its kelp-based yarn.
The company aims to produce a new class of biomaterials and reduce fashion’s carbon footprint with its “microbial weaving” tech.
Its animal-free leather analog, Reishi, is produced using mycelium – the vegetative ‘roots’ of fungi.
SHO safflower produced Down Under is “a quantum leap ahead for farming [that] benefits growers, industry, and consumers,” said GO Resources’ David Hudson.
The New York-based company plans to scale up production of its fermented bio-textile called Mirai.
By joining the CanopyStyle initiative, Walmart will impel its suppliers to use alternate fiber sources such as ag byproducts.
The Singapore-based company has invested in The Nurturing Co as part of its wider ‘Go Green With Razer’ initiative, which aims for a 100% ‘carbon neutral’ organization by 2030.
The pair’s packaging is a micro-perforated compostable film that reduces food waste by extending shelf life while cutting plastic pollution.
Israel’s TIPA says demand for its compostable packaging inputs has been driven by consumers seeking more sustainable solutions from brands and retailers.
Patrick Morris, CEO of the Vancouver-based foodtech fund, tells AFN why it decided to go down the IPO route – and what it has planned for the future.
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