Nuritas Raises $20m Series A for AI Ingredient Discovery Platform
December 20, 2017
The Irish company will launch the first food ingredient discovered using artificial intelligence next year.
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Tag: innovative food
Algae is Poised to Become a Mainstream Food Ingredient if Supply Can Keep Up With Demand
December 12, 2017
Algae in various forms can be integrated into a wide array of foods and beverages, ranging from veggie shakes and smoothies to meal replacements and the growth potential is limited only by the capacity to establish a robust, ever-expanding supply chain.
Women In Agtech: Kuli Kuli CEO Lisa Curtis Is Ready For a Deeper Conversation About Gender and Fundraising
November 15, 2017
Lisa Curtis shares stories of gender discrimination and great mentors in the latest installment of our Women in Agtech Series.
Five Startups Set to Disrupt Your Kid’s Halloween Candy
October 30, 2017
It’s a scary fact for any parent, particularly at bedtime tomorrow: children eat an average of three cups of sugar on Halloween.
Ag Industry Brief: Soylent’s Canada Ban, Organic Valley 100% Renewable by 2019, China Produces Gene-Edited Pigs, more
October 27, 2017
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency claims that the Soylent meal replacement drink does not fulfill the nutritional requirements of a meal.
Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients
October 5, 2017
Protein-rich foods are in particular demand, but with the meat industry responsible for more than 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, Innovative Food startups are finding alternative ways to give consumers what they want.
The State of AgriFood Tech Startups in Europe
September 28, 2017
There are a number of key areas of opportunity for agrifood tech startups in Europe as the support and resources available
to entrepreneurs increases slowly, write Thomas van den Boezem and Louisa Burwood-Taylor.
Stray Dog Capital CEO on Alternative Meat Startups, Deal Flow, Entrepreneur Alarm Bells, & Hampton Creek
September 28, 2017
We caught up with Lisa Feria, CEO of Stray Dog, ahead of her speaking slot at Future Food-Tech conference in London next month where she’s discussing the industry-wide trends set to transform the consumer-goods landscape by 2030.
UPDATE: Sugar Reduction Technology MycoTech Raises $42m Series B Co-Led by Bunge Ventures
September 14, 2017
MycoTech uses mushrooms and fungi to remove bitter tastes from food and drinks.
Israeli No-Waste Plant-based Yogurt Yofix Raises $2m Series A
September 8, 2017
The company uses a blend of oats, lentils, sunflower seeds, coconut, sesame seeds and has created three flavors of yogurt with no added sugars, while eliminating the waste common in plant-based dairy alternatives such as soy milk.
Land O’Lakes Hopes to Boost Animal-Based Dairy with Startup Accelerator in Face of Alternative Competition
July 11, 2017
The cooperative hopes that the accelerator will encourage and nurture innovation in dairy products, particularly relevant in the face of growing competition from dairy alternatives.
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