Brief: GM’s deal with MycoWorks brings alt-leather a step closer to mass production October 24, 2022 The partnership to co-produce automotive designs using mycelium-based products is MycoWorks’ first partnership outside the fashion world.
Data snapshot: Demand for sustainable fashion & packaging drives investment in biomaterials startups August 17, 2022 Bolt Threads leads the category, followed by several other startups developing biomaterials to replace animal- and petroleum-based fabrics.
Modern Synthesis raises $4.1m from AgFunder, others to grow textiles from microbes June 1, 2022 The company aims to produce a new class of biomaterials and reduce fashion’s carbon footprint with its “microbial weaving” tech.
EXCLUSIVE: Bucha Bio banks funding for its next-gen bacterial biomaterials October 18, 2021 The New York-based company plans to scale up production of its fermented bio-textile called Mirai.
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.
Fashion tech startup Stony Creek Colors secures $9m Series B for plant-based dye March 3, 2021 The Tennessee startup is the first company in the US to grow the indigo plant at a scale usable by the commercial denim industry.
Data snapshot: From ‘lightning in a box’ to microbial carbon capture, agrifoodtech investment moves upstream in Australia as investors focus on climate mitigation
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New AgFunder, ISF report highlights gaps and opportunities to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers
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