A European View: Real Potential at Startupbootcamp FoodTech Demo Day in Paris
We’re talking early stage, but there was real quality in the room, writes Johan Jorgensen from Sweden FoodTech.
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Algaia Raises €4m to Expand Algae Product Portfolio and Extraction Technology
Algaia is a French company manufacturing algae-based products for the agriculture feed, personal care & nutraceutical industries.
FoodTech_IL
Experience Israel’s booming FoodTech arena and connect with multinational F&B’s, investors and Israeli FoodTech innovators at FOODTECH_IL, the Sixth FoodTech Community Symposium, on May 07, 2018 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
This event is brought to you by The Kitchen FoodTech Hub and Alpha Strauss.
UPDATE: Arzeda Closes Series A on $15.2m for Plant-Based Computational Protein Production, Led by OS Fund
This round was led by OS Fund, which, according to its website, “finances and supports inventors and scientists who are working on audacious breakthroughs to solve the greatest issues and opportunities facing humanity today.”
AgTech FoodTech Forum Berlin
“Where Agriculture and Food Intersect with Farmers, Community, Founders, Technology, Investors, and Innovation”
A conference and pitch event bringing together diversified people and mindsets across the globe to discuss and collaborate on the topic of food.
London Food Tech Week
We’re excited to announce the news that YFood will be hosting their third annual London Food Tech Week from 30th October to 3rd November, the world’s biggest festival of all things Food Tech designed to educate, foster partnerships, and help businesses enhance their impact in this exciting industry.
AgTech FoodTech Forum Munich
“Where Agriculture and Food Intersect with Farmers, Community, Founders, Technology, Investors, and Innovation”
A conference and pitch event bringing together diversified people and mindsets across the globe to discuss and collaborate on the topic of food.
A Complete Guide to Startup Resources in Agriculture and Food Technology Innovation
AgFunder, AgThentic, and Ag Innovation Development Group have released a new report detailing the 77 different startup resources for food and ag startups.
Industry-in-Brief: Kashi Acquires Vegan Snack Company, California hosts Ag Hackathon, FAA Drone Regulation Update, more
Kashi Acquires Vegan Snack Brand Pure Organic
Kashi, a business unit of Kellogg’s, has acquired Pure Organic, a maker of organic nutrition bars and fruit snacks. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Moving to Mainstream: AgTech Gathers $2.06bn in the First Half of 2015
What a start to the year! Today AgFunder releases its Midyear AgTech Investing Report (Free Download) and 2015 has already lived up to expectations. Nearly surpassing investment volumes captured during the whole of 2014, the first half of 2015 brought in $2.06 billion of capital across 228 deals.
Healthy Office Catering Service Secures $17m Series A
Zesty, the online healthy food delivery service, will use the proceeds for expansion beyond San Francisco after attracting investment from Founders Fund and Index Ventures.
Shedd Aquarium Receives $2M in Quest to Unravel Microbiomes’ Mysteries
Microbiomes are all around us—and even inside us. According to The Human Microbiome Project, tens of trillions of the little cells live on and inside humans. Representing thousands of species, microbiomes outnumber our own cells by roughly 10 to 1.
Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter Sees $20 Billion Future for Salinas Driven by AgTech
Editor’s Note: AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak with The Honorable Joe Gunter, Mayor of Salinas, on the relationship between agriculture and technology both in his home town and around the world.
Pop-Up Food Market Facilitator La Ruche Announces $9M Series B Round
Food retailers have been hot on the trail of new ways to help consumers stock their pantries and refrigerators. Using platforms similar to Amazon, many have turned to the internet to provide shoppers with a digital supermarket and fast delivery.
Meal Kit Maker Blue Apron Announces $135M Dollar Deal
Following the heals of Delivery Hero’s recent $110M funding announcement, two additional online food delivery companies have announced the close of respective funding deals. Blue Apron, a New York-based meal delivery service, recently sealed a $135M Series D funding deal led by Fidelity Management and Research Company.
Back to the Roots Nabs $2M in Quest to Become The “New Kraft Foods”
Oakland-based food company Back to the Roots announced this morning that it has closed its first funding round to the tune of $2 million. Fund Good Jobs, an Oakland-based organization designed to increase employment opportunities in the region, led the round.
Delivery Hero Seals $110M Deal and Hints at Potential Post-2015 IPO
Berlin-based Delivery Hero announced recently that it has secured an additional $110 million in funding from two unidentified U.S.-based “leading public market investors.” This recent funding round brings Delivery Hero’s total investment deals to over $1 billion, with almost $600 million of those funds secured in 2015 alone.
Stevia First Secures $1.5 Million Private Placement Deal
Stevia First announced that it has entered into a private placement securities purchase agreement with institutional investors in the aggregate amount of $1.5 million, with Stevia First’s common stock selling at $0.30 per share.
Grannus Closes $2 million Series A
Tuscon, Arizona based Grannus closed a $2 million Series A round from an undisclosed investor, the company announced on April 15th. The company produces nitrogen fertilizer.
Grannus was formed in 2012 to commercialize their process of developing nitrogen fertilzer.
Algal Scientific Closes $7M Series B
Algal Scientific, an algae-loving Plymouth, MI based company, closed a $7M Series B round on March 31st, receiving investments from Formation 8, Evonik Industries and Independence Equity.