The Week in AgriFoodTech: Japan’s DAIZ lands $47m, Zordi emerges from stealth in US, FBN & ADM team up
General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative ag, grain-trading platform Bushel gets a grant, Italy back-pedals on cultivated meat ban.
General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative ag, grain-trading platform Bushel gets a grant, Italy back-pedals on cultivated meat ban.
Plus: eFishery expands to India, California bans four ingredients, and Indonesia has a new agbiz marketplace to watch.
Industry sources tell AgFunderNews that vertical farming startup Infarm is considering a move to Qatar in the wake of the bankruptcy.
Tikehau Capital invested in a biologicals startup and agrifoodtech layoffs continued.
After a pretty dry spell, agrifood investors were throwing around the big bucks this week, with the launch of two sizeable funds from Astanor Ventures and Humble Growth. There was also big news from MycoWorks…
Multi-stage impact investment firm Astanor will continue to invest in agrifood startups with a focus on sustainability.
Plus, two startups raise new capital to improve access and standards for carbon credits.
Toopi Organics will collect and convert more than 2 million liters of urine for its biostumulant that reduces need for mineral fertilizers.
Plus, new funds for climate tech and Africa smallholders, and an indoor farming startup goes public.
Meanwhile, Perfect Day finds a buyer for its consumer-facing brands and the USDA will invest in underserved forest landowners.
Lissy Smit explains how the Aqua-Spark portfolio is addressing some of the greatest challenges right now for ocean and marine life.
Plus, CPG product-testing startup Highlight raises $18 million and Jimi Biotech debuts cultivated deer antler.
Elsewhere, food robots and restaurant tech saw new funding rounds but also hefty fines for some.
CPG giant Campbell made a new acquisition, as did irrigation management company Lindsay, and a new cultivated meat facility is ready for production in China.
Despite a bleak backdrop of war, supply chain issues and climate change, startups in Eastern Europe and the Baltics continue to innovate.
The Green Growth platform aims to integrate precision agriculture software as simply as possible with farm hardware.
Indonesia’s Beleaf raised funds for its agrbusiness marketplace, Zomato hit profitability for the first time, and White Castle went in on AI.
Cibus Fund II has acquired greenhouse grower Duijvestijn Tomaten and launched a new platform for growing food indoors with renewable energy.
Israeli startups and investors unveil a flurry of new deals, plus more bad news for Getir.
Nordic agrifoodtech startups raised nearly $500 million across 39 deals from mid-July 2022 to mid-July 2023, according to AgFunder data.
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