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October 18, 2021
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Data Snapshot: Alt-protein, functional foods raise record $1.4bn in H1 2021
September 30, 2021
The category includes cell-cultured meat, plant-based analogs, fermented and fungi-based proteins, functional foods, and other novel ingredients.
Brief: Perfect Day raises $350m, plots IPO – report
September 30, 2021
The Berkeley, California-based startup uses genetically modified microflora to ferment sugar into proteins found in cow’s milk.
Formo nets $50m for animal-free cheese fermented from microbes
September 13, 2021
The Berlin-based startup has set itself the target of replacing 10% of Europe’s dairy products with animal-free versions produced using precision fermentation by 2030.
AgFunder raises $21m for New Carnivore alt-protein fund from ADM, Alexandria & others
August 26, 2021
New Carnivore has made seven deals to date, co-investing with leading VCs such as Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and DCVC.
Meati must meet manufacturing & scale challenges head on after its $50m Series B coup
July 29, 2021
“That’s something we will have to work on. When is the last time that a whole new category of food was created?” says co-founder and CEO Tyler Huggins.
Here’s how Nature’s Fynd is approaching commercialization with its latest $350m funding
July 19, 2021
After a limited release of its alt-protein sausage patties and ice cream, Nature’s Fynd is preparing for a full-scale commercial launch.
Brief: Singapore’s NTU launches ‘first alt-protein university course’ in Asia Pacific
June 21, 2021
NTU students will learn the science behind cell-cultured, plant-based, and fermented proteins, as well as the market opportunities and regulatory issues they present.
Scottish alt-protein startup Enough banks $51m Series B led by Nutreco, Onassis Foundation
June 20, 2021
It’s building a “first of its kind” protein factory in the Netherlands with the aim of producing 1 million tonnes of mycoprotein annually by 2032.
Motif FoodWorks raises $226m to tackle plant-based’s challenges with texture & taste
June 16, 2021
The Ginkgo Bioworks spinout will use the proceeds from the BlackRock and Ontario Teachers’-led Series B round for R&D, commercialization, and hiring.
Quorn maker lists at $5bn valuation; plots US expansion of alt-protein portfolio
June 1, 2021
Monde Nissin raised just over $1 billion in its Philippines IPO – and is earmarking much of it for expansion in the US.
Austria’s Evologic raises $3m for bio-based fungal inputs
May 21, 2021
The Viennese startup is verifying the quality of its biological products by working with large-scale distributors to earn farmers’ trust.
Brief: $1.3bn Quorn IPO gets greenlight in Philippines
April 27, 2021
It will be the Philippines’ biggest-ever IPO – and it’s being driven by demand for alt-protein and instant noodles.
Zymoscope raises $1m for its data-driven beer brewing tech
March 5, 2021
Zymoscope is applying its real-time, data-driven fermentation tech to the beer industry. Next stop: Alt-proteins
Why we invested in Purissima
January 20, 2021
Purissima intends to fundamentally change the production and consumption of bioactive ingredients that can help us to live longer, healthier lives.
Nature’s Fynd closes $45m debt round to scale up its consumer offering
December 17, 2020
The Chicago startup promotes its fermented fungal protein as “a whole-food product of nature” in contrast to more heavily processed plant-based products.
The Protein Brewery raises $26m from pea protein maker Roquette, Novo Nordisk affiliate
November 11, 2020
The Dutch startup has created a fungi-based alternative protein called Fermotein which is pending regulatory approval in the EU and the US.
Fermentation sees foodtech investors bubbling up in 2020
October 5, 2020
Microbes such as mycoprotein and microalgae can be used to produce biomass, improve plant-based products, and create paradigm-changing functional ingredients.
Shana tova! Israel’s Phytolon ferments its way toward a technicolor of food with $4.1m funding
September 23, 2020
Phytolon has been working on a proprietary, fermentation-based technology to produce its own spectra of plant-based food colors.
From Burger King to Saudi prince: Bond founder on why cats & dogs could be cultured meat’s first mass consumers
September 14, 2020
Colorado-based Bond Pet Foods just secured bridge financing to take its total funding to date to $2 million.
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