Agrifoodtech funding drops 12.5% YoY in H1 2024
July 3, 2024
“We need to be very careful about what we invest in unless we want to carry it,” says AgFunder about just released H1 2024 data.
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From novel cereals to electrostimulation for plants: AgFunder’s GROW Impact Accelerator selects 8 startups for 5th cohort
May 14, 2024
This year saw Singapore-based agrifoodtech ecosystem builder GROW attract the highest-quality applicant pool in the accelerator’s history.
Data snapshot: Innovative Food startups Vow and Nourish provide hope amid Australia agrifoodtech funding decline
May 10, 2023
Investment for Australia agrifoodtech dropped 40% year-over-year in 2022, but enthusiasm for climate-focused companies remains robust.
Provectus Algae to expand ‘carbon negative’ biomanufacturing ingredients platform with new funding
March 17, 2023
Sugar-eating microbes dominate industrial fermentation today. But algae will be the “predominant biomanufacturing platform of tomorrow,” predicts Australian startup Provectus Algae, which is unlocking the potential of photosynthetic algae to make high-value ingredients.
In a tough year for fundraising, upstream startups ‘solving big problems’ are the most defensible
March 16, 2023
Panelists at the AgFunder 2023 Global Report launch party discussed the challenges for alt protein and eGrocery, and why capital is swimming upstream.
Precision fermentation startups team up to tackle ‘black box’ EU novel foods process
March 15, 2023
The #1 priority for new trade association Food Fermentation Europe is helping startups navigate the regulatory pathway for approving novel foods in the EU: a lengthy and uncertain process that right now, they argue, is “completely unclear.”
NEW REPORT: Climate agrifoodtech bucks global funding decline as sector brings in $29.6bn in 2022
March 9, 2023
The macro headwinds startups face right now are also driving more interest in agrifoodtech as a solution to some of today’s most pressing climate issues.
Agrifoodtech startups tackle labour, nutrition and biosecurity issues at evokeAG 2023
February 13, 2023
APAC’s premier agrifoodtech event evokeAG brings investors, innovators and others together to address some of the biggest challenges of our time.
Data snapshot: Singapore alt-protein startups rule Innovative Foods in Asia-Pacific
November 9, 2022
Innovative Food startups garnered $356 million in 2021; much of that went to Singapore alt-protein companies as well as those in China and India.
BREAKING: PeakBridge Growth Fund II holds first close on €100m, makes first 2 investments
September 14, 2022
Alternative protein technologies like casein and whole-cut “meats” are the first investments from PeakBridge and Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity’s fund.
Data snapshot: Germany topped European agrifood investment in 2021 while UK was more diverse
August 3, 2022
Roughly 70% of German agrifood’s $3.3 billion in funding went to just two companies, both part of the now-struggling instant-delivery sector.
Tomorrow Farms lands $8.5m to develop next-gen pantry staples
May 6, 2022
The company is recreating classic refrigerator and pantry staples using novel ingredients and will launch its first product in Spring 2022.
Data Snapshot: Alt-protein drove Innovative Food’s $4.8b in funding in 2021
April 27, 2022
Innovative Food was 2021’s most active agrifoodtech investment category, driven by mega-deals for the likes of Impossible Foods and Perfect Day.
Data Snapshot: Alt-protein is now in China’s 5-year plan. Here’s how much funding it raised in 2020
February 9, 2022
Cultivated meat and other “future foods” startups raised a total of $127 million in China during 2020.
Agtech CVC: ADM Ventures on the many ways corporations can invest in innovators
February 25, 2021
ADM Ventures’ Victoria de la Huerga talks with AFN working for a company that was acquired by ADM–then helping the corporation build its venture investing strategy.
Fermentation sees foodtech investors bubbling up in 2020
October 5, 2020
Microbes such as mycoprotein and microalgae can be used to produce biomass, improve plant-based products, and create paradigm-changing functional ingredients.
A mini guide to Latin American agrifoodtech in 2020
July 22, 2020
The year 2019 was a breakout year for Latin American agrifoodtech and 2020 is already shaping up to beat those records, in spite of the global pandemic. Here’s a look at the key categories pushing the industry forward.
Precision – the new era of protein
May 21, 2020
FoodShot Global explains the four pillars of its Precision Protein Innovation Map that will provide a roadmap for addressing the world’s protein needs. Applications and nominations are now open for this new FoodShot.
The top 20 innovative food deals of 2019
April 1, 2020
Alternative protein had a blockbuster year in 2019, doubling its 2018 funding dollars to $1 billion.
EXCLUSIVE: How Google got a taste for banana ketchup
March 12, 2020
Thought For Food (TFF) and Food Lab Accelerator at Google (FLAG) have unveiled a Brazilian banana peel-inspired winner of this year’s TFF x FLAG Circular Economy of Food Prize.
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