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Apply to the 2023 AgFunder GROW Impact Accelerator

January 11, 2023

Agrifoodtech startups working to build a more sustainable, reliable agrifood system are invited to apply to the five-month-long program

Sign up to hear 9 international startups pitch at the GROW Impact Accelerator Demo Day

October 20, 2022

The 3rd GROW Impact Accelerator Demo Day will feature 9 agrifoodtech startups from across the globe. Tune in on November 10 to connect with them.

Meet the GROWhort: 3Bee hopes to avert bee-pocalypse with hive monitoring tech

August 26, 2022

The Italian startup uses sensors to monitor the health of honeybee hives and provide apiculturalists with rapid and effective decision support.

Meet the GROWhort: MYCL posits mycelium as material of the future

August 19, 2022

MYCL took tempeh as inspiration for its mycelium-based leather alternative, which uses two-thirds less water than the conventional cow-derived material.

Meet the GROWhort: LYRO builds produce-packing robots to fix food’s broken supply chains

August 12, 2022

The Australian startup has developed an AI-powered platform that can identify, pick, and pack different types of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Meet the GROWhort: Veggie Victory makes animal-free meat alternatives for African palates

August 5, 2022

The Nigerian startup is working to solve Africa’s protein shortfall by developing plant-based products that seamlessly substitute animal meat in local dishes.

Meet the GROWhort: Decomer proposes plant-based solution to food packaging problem

July 29, 2022

The Estonian startup is producing edible and compostable food-grade packaging materials from plant-derived polysaccharides.

Tepbac deploys software & IoT to boost Vietnam’s shrimp farming sector

July 22, 2022

The startup provides automation software, connected hardware devices, and an e-commerce platform to create efficiencies for the local industry.

Yeap squares food demand & food waste with its protein made from spent yeast

July 14, 2022

Yeap Proteins is using yeast recovered from industrial sidestreams to produce a complete protein ingredient.

X-Centric is bringing down the time & cost of on-site soil carbon analysis

July 7, 2022

Co-founder Roozbeh Ravansari says the startup’s ‘point-and-shoot’ system can help facilitate emerging ag carbon markets and optimize fertilizer use.

Nubocha is churning out vegan gelato using sustainable nuts & cacao sourced direct from farmers

July 6, 2022

“Our farmers are part of the value chain and we impart the importance of quality and preserving natural resources,” says co-founder Gianluca Franzoni.

Tractor Junction hauls in $5.7m seed funding from AgFunder, Omnivore & others

April 28, 2022

It says revenue from its marketplace for new and used farm vehicles grew 7x over the past two years.

AgFunder-backed GROW Impact Accelerator reveals its latest cohort of cutting-edge startups

April 11, 2022

The 10 latest startups to join the GROW Impact Accelerator include tech solutions for protein deficiency, beekeeping, and livestock antibiotic resistance.

Apply for AgFunder & GROW’s 2022 Impact Accelerator

January 18, 2022

The GROW Impact Accelerator is focused on innovations that allow for scalability while delivering tangible impact at an environmental or social level.

Addressing the ‘cow in the room’: Applications open for 2022 GROW Impact Accelerator

November 17, 2021

The 20-week program, backed by AgFunder, provides agrifoodtech startups with support to scale up and create lasting global change.

Indonesia’s Green Rebel adds plant-based cheese to lineup

November 2, 2021

Green Rebel Cheeze is made is from “locally and sustainably sourced” cashew, potato, and rice, according to the Jakarta-based startup.

GROW, Food Futures Co & Austrade select 8 agrifood innovators for new program

October 6, 2021

GROW2Asia will help the eight Australian companies validate their market fit and co-develop an internationalization roadmap to establish their presence in Asia.

Meet the GROW grads concocting climate-smart ag solutions with robots & seaweed

September 9, 2021

Don’t forget to register for the GROW Impact Accelerator’s virtual Demo Day taking place next week.

EXCLUSIVE: ZoomAgri raises $3.3m for ‘vision-as-a-service’ food inspection tech

August 25, 2021

It aims to take the manual labor out of the ag commodities inspection process using computer vision, machine learning, and IoT.

Meet Biteback & Cellular Agriculture: The GROW Impact Accelerator’s food ingredient futurists

August 13, 2021

Biteback is creating edible oils from mealworms, while Cellular Agriculture has designed a new type of bioreactor to bring down cultivated meat’s costs.