There are multiple ways to extend the shelf-life of fresh produce moving in bulk through the supply chain, but precious few options once it arrives at the back door of a restaurant, claims Prism.
The Midstream Technologies category in India saw a 2.5X funding increase in FY22, making it one of the country’s most active agrifoodtech investment areas.
SokoFresh provides a mobile cold storage solution for smallholders in Kenya, based on a ‘pay-as-you-store’ business model.
InspiraFarms is deploying off-grid cold storage technology to help Kenya cut hundreds of millions of dollars of seasonal food waste.
Supply chain, warehousing, and logistics solutions led the investment rounds for Midstream Technologies in the first half of the year.
The Indonesian startup seeks to optimize land and sea transportation, freight forwarding, warehousing, and cold storage for clients including Unilever and Indofood.
Expanding the cold chain across the African continent is both necessary and hard.
Arya has a warehousing and fintech platform to solve to help Indian farmers avoid selling their grain at the worst time of year — after harvest.
The lead investors were Clean Energy Ventures and Skyview Ventures, with participation from Autodesk Foundation, the philanthropic investing arm of multinational software corporation Autodesk.
India has a massive farm economy but the supply chain suffers from major inefficiencies that prevent farmers from optimizing farm profits.
A cold chain logistics automation startup scored $31m in funding while an app-based ingredients ordering platform for restaurants raised $33.5m.
