Tag: food tech

Fundings-in-Brief: Self-Heating Packaging Startup Raises $2.4m, Cannabis.net Closes Angel Round, more

March 4, 2016

Heat Genie’s $2.36m funding round through SeedInvest headlines this week’s fundings-in-brief.

Memphis Meats Closes Seed Round Oversubscribed on $2.75m, Expects Huge Demand for Cultured Meat

February 11, 2016

Co-founder and CEO of the cultured meat startup Memphis Meats talks to AgFunderNews about the company’s history and challenges ahead.

Avrio Capital Closes Third Largest Agtech Fund on $110m

February 9, 2016

This is Avrio Capital’s third agtech fund and will revisit some subsectors of agtech which co-founder Aki Georgacacos believes have been overheated in recent months.

Back to the Roots “Undoing Food” One Grocery Product at a Time

February 5, 2016

This week, Back to the Roots (BTTR), the maker of grow-your-own herb kits and now cereal, raised $5 million in seed capital to support the expansion of its growing product line.

Industry-in-Brief: Hellmann’s Introduces Eggless Mayo to Compete with Food Tech Startups, GM Developments, more

February 5, 2016

Hellmans’ new eggless mayo, genetically modified pigs, a U-turn from the FDA and USDA grants are some of this week’s industry news-in-brief.

Fundings-in-Brief: Memphis Meats to Raise $2m Seed Round, FarmDrop Raises $4.3m, more

February 4, 2016

Cultured meat manufacturer Memphis Meat, UK farm-2-consumer company FarmDrop and Syngenta’s acquisition by ChemChina are some of this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.

Food-X’s New MD Andrew Ive on Getting to Know Food Tech and Preparing for Cohort IV

February 2, 2016

The food technology-focused accelerator’s new managing director, Andrew Ive, talks to AgFunderNews about getting to know the sector since joining in November.

UK Food Waste Meter Technology Startup Winnow Raises $3.3m at Series A

January 20, 2016

Food waste is becoming a serious problem globally. Winnow is just one of a growing number of startups hoping to mitigate its effects.

FoodBytes! Brooklyn Open for Startup Demo Applications

January 15, 2016

The first FoodBytes! Summit for 2016 is set to take place in Brooklyn, New York, on March 3, 2016, and applications are now open.

Fundings-in-Brief Weekly: AeroFarms Raises $20m Series B from Global Investors, more

December 10, 2015

Startups focused on food technology, ag biotech, GPS navigation and food e-commerce make up this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.

Ripple Foods Raises $14m Series A to Launch Plant-Based Milk Product in Early 2016 – exclusive

December 8, 2015

The Californian startup is aiming to manufacture alternative dairy products with better nutritional and taste values than others on the market, according to co-founder Dr Neil Renninger.

DJI Launches Agriculture Drone, COP21 Encourages Agricultural Commitments, FDA Approves GMO Salmon, Arlon Leads Sugar M&A, more

December 3, 2015

This week’s news-in-brief covers the launch of a new crop-spraying drone, a $20m commitment by New Zealand to combat agricultural emissions, and agribusiness PE fund Arlon leads sugar business M&A.