What is Eat Just? A foodtech pioneer attempting to disrupt not one, but two huge addressable markets, or a “house of cards built on one individual’s ability to separate people from their money?”
Foodtech VC funding declined for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2, 2023, dropping 13.9% vs Q1 and by more than 70% year-over-year, according to PitchBook data.
Humble Growth—a New York based growth equity investment firm launched by three CPG veterans—has closed a $312m fund to invest in ‘disruptive’ consumer brands.
Entrepreneurship is a “bit like manic depression, without the pills,” say the founders of Israel’s Fresh Start incubator. “You go up and you go down, so you have to have a certain ability to move on through the challenges and frustrations.”
Agrifoodtech investment in France surged 39% to $1.3 billion in 2022 against the backdrop of a 46% decline in Europe and a 44% slump in global agrifoodtech funding over the same period.
2022 was a lousy year for agrifoodtech investing, and India was not immune to the headwinds impacting global markets, with funding to Indian startups in the field dipping 33% year-over-year to $2.4 billion, according to AgFunder’s new India AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2023.
Key barriers to widespread adoption are ‘not enough measurement and not enough funding’ for food waste solutions, says ReFED.
California startups raised nearly twice as much funding as the second-largest global market for VC investment in agrifoodtech.
Israel’s overall culture shows how the country has built its agrifoodtech with collaboration, support and a sense of belonging you may not find elsewhere.
At this year’s AgTech NEXT event in St. Louis, Missouri, panelists discussed the different ways to deal with “a food system in crisis.”
Ahead of its forthcoming Series B fundraise, the US-based company has landed $5.3 million in new capital for its phosphorus fertilizer additive.
The US-based company provides ag biotech startups with many of the complex processes and equipment required to grow genetically engineered plants at scale.
Non-dilutive financing is founder- and investor-friendly – and it’s helping new agrifoodtech businesses take the next step in their growth.
The US-based investment platform’s third installment wants to make food more nutritious, sustainable, and accessible through bioactive elements.
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As US agri-foodtech investment slowed slightly in 2019, other markets picked up the slack. Here’s a list of the leading deals outside the US.
there are a few ways to interpret this $19.8 billion figure. Though it signals a 4.8% drop in funding and 15% decline in deal activity year-over-year, it also represents a staggering 250% growth in five years, and proves that the huge scale of investments in 2018 was no freak outlier.
The Des Moines-based startup is leveling the playing field by providing all users with comprehensive data about potential farm purchases.
Indian food tech unicorn Zomato is said to be closing a $600m funding round, led by Temasek and Ant Financial, matching a similar move by rival, Swiggy.
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