Finistere Ventures Breaks Norm to Invest in a Nutritional Food Discovery App
October 14, 2015
Agtech VC veteran Finistere led a $3.4m investment round into food discovery app ShopWell alongside S2G Ventures and other VCs.
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7 Questions with Anterra Capital about Food Technology and Consumer Driven Trends
October 14, 2015
AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak to Maarten Goosens, principal at Anterra Capital, about the firm’s food technology thesis,
Impossible Foods’ $108m Series D, ADM M&A, Brazilian Fertilizer PE Deal, Cannabis Fundings and more
October 8, 2015
AgFunderNews weekly roundup of fundings, M&A, and food and agriculture policy: what got most people talking this week was Impossible Foods’ whopping $108 million Series D round.
Fresh Food Vending Machine Developer Pantry Adds $1m to Seed Funding Round
October 7, 2015
The San Francisco startup is providing fresh, healthy alternatives to the unhealthy snacks that currently dominate vending machines.
YouTube Co-Founder Leads Drinkable Supermeal Startup Ambronite to $600k Seed Round
October 1, 2015
Ambronite, a Finnish food tech startup producing organic meal replacement drinks, or “drinkable supermeals”, is the latest alternative food technology company to attract high profile investor interest.
It’s Winner Take All in Ag Big Data, Says Kleiner Perkins’ Brook Porter
September 25, 2015
Brook Porter, partner of KPCB’s Green Growth Fund, discusses the growing number of big data tools for farmers and consumer psychology surrounding food technology.
Why French Life Sciences VC Seventure Partners Invested in Sweetener Alternative MycoTechnology
September 14, 2015
AgFunderNews recently caught up with Seventure Partners to hear about its investment in mushroom-based flavor enhancement company MycoTechnology.
5 Questions with Cultivian Sandbox’s Ziolkowski about Food Technology
September 10, 2015
AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak to Andy Ziolkowski, co-founder and managing partner of Cultivian Sandbox, about the firm’s interest in food technology.
Mushroom-derived Flavour Enhancer MycoTechnology to Complete Series A on $9.2m – exclusive
August 28, 2015
MycoTechnology closed the first round of its Series A this week on $6.7m but is set to bring on another venture capital investor next week, Alan Hahn, CEO, told AgFunderNews.
SVG Partners’ John Hartnett on Pushing Down Hill and Raising $100m for New Agtech Fund
August 25, 2015
Technology veteran John Hartnett talks to AgFunderNews about why he got involved in ag, his firm’s $100m agtech fund and establishing links between Silicon Valley and farmers in Salinas Valley.
5 Questions with Tate & Lyle Ventures as Firm Launches Second Food Tech Fund
August 21, 2015
The venture capital arm of UK food company Tate & Lyle has launched a £30 million ($37 million) fund. Here Simon Barnes, managing partner, describes the fund’s strategy and independence from the sugar manufacturer.
Fundings in Brief: Cargill Makes Major Plays, Indian E-Grocery Continues to Nab Funds, and M&A Action
August 20, 2015
The week’s fundings in brief include acquisitions by Cargill in Mexico and aquaculture, Solyent’s legal pressure from environment watchdog and even more e-grocery fundings in India.
Egg White Replacement Start-Up Raises $1.7m in Seed Funding
July 17, 2015
Clara Foods differs from plant protein-focused Hampton Creek by genetically modifying yeast to produce egg white liquid for cooking. The company attracted an impressive line-up of angel investors.
New Type of Flour May Help Fight Food Allergies
May 19, 2014
One in every 13 kids has a food allergy. That’s about two kids in every classroom in America. The national cost of dealing with these
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