The Week in AgriFoodTech: Pula raises $20m for ag insurance, SOSV’s new planetary health fund, Impossible’s new ranch
Plus: Swiss cleantech startup Bcomp raises new funds and Shake Shack expands its carbon neutral shake offerings.
Plus: Swiss cleantech startup Bcomp raises new funds and Shake Shack expands its carbon neutral shake offerings.
Plus: more pesticide alternatives enter the agtech arena.
Plus: Science Based Targets initiative’s new rules for Scope 3 emissions are causing more than a little chaos.
Equipment manufacturers have a critical role to play in changing both costs and regulations for biologicals, says a new report.
Dutch startup Rival Foods will start deploying shear cell technology—a novel approach to texturizing plant-based proteins that can create whole cuts—at a “commercially viable scale” this summer.
Also: farm labor management platform Seso raises $26 million, L’Oreal backs sustainable pigment producer.
“You need to engage with deep tech to support the green transition,” says longtime investor and biomaterials champion Nicolaj Reffstrup.
The R&D partnership aims to eventually develop a commercial product.
The Lithuania-based firm recently unveiled a €50 million fund backed by the European Investment Fund.
The CEO and co-founder of soil-carbon startup Agreena talks agrifinance, regenerative agriculture, and how to help small farmers.
Plus: more funding for ag robotics and bad news for Kroger’s e-commerce business.
Plus, meet the Internet of the Forest.
Plus: Impossible Foods unveils a “meatier” new look to attract more carnivorous customers.
Fresh off a fundraise, Denmark-based NitroVolt CEO and cofounder discusses the path from PhD student to CEO of a climate tech startup.
Plus: Plant-based “NotDogs” from Oscar Mayer and NotCo, John Deere’s “right to repair” case drags on, new meat labeling beef in Iowa.
Meanwhile, France bans the meat from plant-based meat labeling, the US aims for more wind-powered farms.
Spanish plant-based meat startup Heura posted a 22% increase in sales to €38.3m ($41.5m) in 2023 and says it’s on course to turn a profit next year.
According to the new definition, precision fermentation combines the process of traditional fermentation with the latest advances in biotechnology.
Plus: Syngenta develops new bioinsecticide, layoffs at Meati, and Miruku raises $5m for molecular farming.
Plus: UPSIDE Foods hits pause on its large-scale cultivated meat production facility and plant-based fur makes its debut.
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International Fresh Produce Association launches year 3 of its produce accelerator