Rarebird serves up coffee with a splash of mental wellness in new Kickstarter campaign
January 30, 2023
The Rarebird version of coffee could increase alertness in individuals without the anxiety often associated with caffeine.
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Moooving on up and out: Plant-based staff dismissals, JBS’s first ESG chief, Starbucks’ new CEO, more people moves
October 7, 2022
Plus, Starbucks names a new CEO and a longtime veteran of consumer goods corporate Unilever calls it quits after 35 years.
Cargill joins list of agrifood corporate investors in food grading startup ProfilePrint
August 23, 2022
Cargill joins Sucafina, Olam International and other corporates investing in ProfilePrint’s AI-based tech platform that accelerates the food grading process.
Crop gene editor Tropic Biosciences banks $35m in fresh funding
July 6, 2022
The UK startup is applying gene-editing tech to develop high-performance varieties of three crucial commodity crops: banana, coffee, and rice.
BREAKING: AgFunder, S2G Ventures & Horizon Ventures invest $40m into ‘beanless’ coffee startup Atomo
June 28, 2022
The Seattle startup also launched its first beanless coffee products to consumers.
Cellular agriculture & emerging markets: Just because we can, does it mean we should?
December 6, 2021
Cellular agriculture startups aim to solve agrifood’s biggest sustainability problems. But smallholders must be part of the solution, writes Saron Berhane.
‘Wine-ification of coffee’ startup Demetria comes out of stealth with $3m seed funding
March 2, 2021
Demetria is replacing the antiquated coffee quality assessment process by using AI and near-infrared technology to scan beans before they’re brewed.
Kaffe Bueno brews up $1.3m funding to upcycle coffee grounds into functional ingredients
October 27, 2020
Less than 1% of coffee’s beneficial compounds are extracted when you make a cup of coffee, according to Denmark’s Kaffe Bueno.
Why we invested in Atomo!
September 17, 2020
Atomo! co-founder Jarret Stopforth happens to have a DIY food science lab in his garage. While some people build cars on their weekends, Jarret builds food.
Upcycled molecular coffee startup Atomo raises $9m seed funding from S2G, AgFunder
August 11, 2020
S2G Ventures and Horizons Ventures co-led the seed round, with AgFunder and Bessemer Venture Partners also participating.
Tropic Biosciences banks $28.5m in Temasek-led Series B for gene-editing, RNAi approach
June 3, 2020
Tropic plans to use the funding to commercialize its tech and to add rice to the roster of tropical crop cultivars it has in development.
Olam CFO explains how agribusiness is going digital to beat Covid-19
May 19, 2020
Olam set up a “war room” of top execs to tackle Covid-19’s immediate impact on its business. But it’s counting on digitization as a longer term fix.
Jay-Z, Serena Williams-backed Kopi Kenangan scores $109m in Sequoia-led Series B round
May 13, 2020
The Indonesian startup will use the funds to expand at home and farther afield, as it bets on tech to change F&B after Covid-19.
Tencent backs Tim Hortons as China’s tech-driven coffee wars come to a boil
May 12, 2020
The Canadian icon will ramp up its expansion in China and improve its digital capabilities with a helping hand from the Shenzhen-based tech giant.
Starbucks enters China’s agrifood investment scene with Sequoia Capital partnership
April 29, 2020
The US coffee chain and Sequoia China will make “strategic co-investments” in emerging, tech-driven food and retail startups “created in China, for China.”
GrainChain uses Blockchain to link up Honduras’ disjointed coffee industry
September 25, 2019
GrainChain is linking up Honduras’ disjointed coffee supply chain with blockchain. We speak to its CEO on how it helps coffee’s journey from plant to mug.
Embracing Digital Agriculture: Coffee’s Fourth Wave?
August 22, 2018
Shuchi Nijhawan, VP of agriculture at Eka, writes about the adoption of digital agriculture in the coffee industry, particularly in India.
Biofuel Buzz: Coffee Grounds Could Be a Good Alternative Fuel
June 18, 2014
Soon it might not just be you buzzing on your morning coffee, but also your car. A new study from the University of Bath
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