Spinning alt-meat like cotton candy, Tender Food banks $12m seed capital
March 15, 2022
Lowercarbon Capital led the round.
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Beatle backs Tindle in record-breaking $100m Series A round
February 15, 2022
Next Gen Foods has secured plant-based protein’s biggest Series A funding to date from investors including Temasek, GGV Capital, and Paul McCartney’s MPL Ventures.
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Aleph Farms & Mosa Meat
September 22, 2021
The Hollywood actor, who’s also joining the startups in an advisory capacity, said they’re solving “some of the most pressing issues [in] industrial beef production.”
Brief: Jay-Z fund backs plant-based NUGGS maker Simulate
June 18, 2021
The hip hop mogul has invested in a number of agrifoodtech ventures, including Impossible Foods and Oatly.
AppHarvest raises $28m as Martha Stewart & Impossible Foods’ CFO join board
August 7, 2020
AppHarvest is planning to build the world’s largest greenhouse facility in Kentucky to address Covid-19 produce supply chain woes.
Bollywood stars show that agrifoodtech investing isn’t just for US celebs
July 27, 2020
Indian actors Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh launched Imagine Meats with Good Food Institute and Archer Daniels Midland support, marking the latest celebrity foray into agrifoodtech in recent months.
Snoop Dogg takes investor activism to new heights with ‘Beyond D-O-Double G Sandwich’ creation
January 15, 2020
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. — better known by his hip hop alias Snoop Dogg — is bringing a whole new meaning to the term ‘activist investor.’
Agtech Funding Sheet: Leonardo DiCaprio invests in LoveTheWild, ProducePay raises $7m
March 16, 2017
LoveTheWild, the Boulder-based frozen seafood brand that only sources farmed fish, has closed an undisclosed Series A round of funding with Leonardo DiCaprio and seafood-focused
Snoop Dogg to Raise $25m Fund for Cannabis Tech
February 9, 2015
Add Snoop Dogg to the growing list of investors entering the pot industry. According to TechCrunch, Snoop plans to raise a $25 million fund to
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