Tag: Europe

UAE indoor farmer Pure Harvest nets $65m to fund Asia expansion

October 28, 2021

The Abu Dhabi-based company will add over 100 crops to its portfolio, as well as new CEA technologies, through its collaboration with PlanTFarm.

Data Snapshot: Singapore, Turkey move up the agrifoodtech investment leaderboard in H1 2021

October 27, 2021

The top three destination countries for agrifoodtech investment remained the same in H1 2021 – but there were a few surprises further down the list.

AFN Africa: Investing in knowledge & information to accelerate innovation in African agriculture

October 26, 2021

FMO is partnering with AFN to launch a dedicated Africa news edition, strengthening Africa’s agrifoodtech ecosystem through knowledge-sharing and research.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: Biomilq banks $21m; AeroFarms scraps SPAC

October 21, 2021

Biomilq, Cometeer, and WayCool were among the startups raising big-ticket rounds this week.

GROW & Innovate UK launch bespoke program to take British agrifood startups to Asia

October 20, 2021

Global Incubator Programme – Gateway to Asia will help eight UK agrifood startups develop a roadmap to remotely establish their in-market presence in the region.

Brief: ‘I was wrong on plant protein; beef will become a luxury item,’ says top EU meat CEO

October 19, 2021

But Danish Crown’s Jais Valeur expects pork production to remain at present levels into the future because it’s “a good bet for a climate-friendly protein.”

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Food Waste Market Map: Invest in food waste solutions to fight hunger & climate change

October 18, 2021

The Food Waste Landscape Market Map, compiled by nonprofit ReFED, spans the entire value chain to help guide the food system with solution implementation.

Agribusiness Marketplaces funding H1 2021

Data Snapshot: Asia, LatAm dominate H1 investment into Agribusiness Marketplaces

October 14, 2021

Indonesia’s TaniHub was the top-funded startup in the category according to AgFunder data, raising $66 million in May.

TrusTrace scores $6m to bring sustainability & traceability to agrifood supply chains

October 14, 2021

The Stockholm-based startup claims its platform has tracked over 8,000 suppliers, 250,000 products, and goods worth more than $12 billion to date.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: Rebel Foods raises $175m, Culture Biosciences banks $80m (UPDATED)

October 13, 2021

Rebel Foods scored capital from the likes of Qatar Investment Authority and Coatue as it preps for an IPO, while ReshaMandi raised $30 million.

Norway’s OptoScale nets $4.1m to grow its fish farm monitoring tech

October 13, 2021

The Trondheim-based startup believes it’s differentiated by its use of on-site edge processing, rather than relying on cloud computing.

EXCLUSIVE: CarbonSpace raises $1m seed funding to measure carbon footprint of food & forestry

October 12, 2021

The Ireland-based startup says it offers a more scalable and accurate way of measuring the carbon footprint of the agriculture and forestry industries.

Culling 150,000 healthy pigs shouldn’t ‘just happen’ in a functioning food system, Mr Johnson

October 8, 2021

Animal agriculture can become a more sustainable enterprise with the help of technology, investment, and entrepreneurialism.

Data Snapshot: Investment in consumer-facing foodtech rebounds to $15bn in H1 2021

October 7, 2021

While investment in eGrocery services increased substantially, especially in China, the return of foot traffic to brick and mortar retailers and restaurants saw investment double in technologies servicing them.

The ocean is a $100tln market opportunity

October 7, 2021

The ocean industry could be as big as the burgeoning space industry so long as investment and innovation are focused on sustainability, writes guest author Tony Chen.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: Funds worth $300m+ launch in Europe, South America

October 6, 2021

Funds launched by Five Seasons Ventures, Eatable Adventures, and SP Ventures raised well over $300 million for early and growth-stage agrifoodtech bets.

Brief: Walmart joins Canopy to remove at-risk forests from materials supply chain

October 6, 2021

By joining the CanopyStyle initiative, Walmart will impel its suppliers to use alternate fiber sources such as ag byproducts.

Brief: Mars renews emissions targets, aims for net zero by 2050

October 5, 2021

Mars will “push the boundaries of what is possible through regenerative agriculture” to help it achieve its target, according to sustainability head Barry Parkin.