Alternative protein and eGrocery grabbed the bulk of the top 15 deals in 2021, but midway through 2022, the future for one of them is far less certain.
Andreessen Horowitz led the Series A round, which will enable SCiFi to continue R&D on its blend of plant-based and cultivated beef burgers.
Innovative Food was 2021’s most active agrifoodtech investment category, driven by mega-deals for the likes of Impossible Foods and Perfect Day.
Pending regulatory approval, the US-based company hopes to bring its cultivated chicken to commercial markets later this year.
SuperMeat’s co-founder and head of communications talks regulatory approvals, transparency with consumers, and the long-term promise of cultivated meat.
Food and ag offer significant emissions reduction opportunities; but only if changes are made to farming, eating, and everything in between, the report states.
The Japanese startup is one of several companies that have discovered methods for removing animal serum from the cell culture process.
Lowercarbon Capital led the round.
Xi said that China “should shift our focus from farmland only” and use biotechnology to “obtain calories and protein from plants, animals, and microorganisms.”
Latin America and the Middle East also saw their respective shares of global alt-protein funding increase year-on-year.
The firm has made the first close of its $15 million maiden fund, which it claims is the first to exclusively back Asia Pacific alt-protein startups.
But the startup needs to get regulatory approval before it can sell its cell-cultured salmon to US consumers.
Cultivated meat and other “future foods” startups raised a total of $127 million in China during 2020.
‘Future food’ is one of several areas outlined in a new document setting out agricultural policy objectives under the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan.
Cultured Decadence has developed “proprietary cell lines and cell feed” for seafood products including lobster and other crustaceans.
It’s the largest single funding round yet for a cell-cultured meat startup, according to AgFunder data.
Cellular agriculture startups aim to solve agrifood’s biggest sustainability problems. But smallholders must be part of the solution, writes Saron Berhane.
The FAIRR Protein Producer Index has just been published for the fourth time; and many of the world’s major meat and dairy companies still have a lot to do.
The world’s largest meat processor plans to acquire a majority stake in Spanish cultivated meat company BioTech Foods.
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