Brief: EU greenlights insect-derived protein in pig & poultry feed
September 7, 2021
It’s “an instrumental step in upscaling the European insect sector,” according to industry group IPIFF.
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Data Snapshot: Insect ranches, vertical ag among 2020’s top-funded ‘Novel Farming’ startups
August 26, 2021
Novel Farming Systems – which includes CEA, aquaculture, and insect production – was the second best-funded agtech category last year, according to AgFunder.
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.
Ÿnsect acquires Protifarm to raise insects for human consumption
April 13, 2021
Ÿnsect will initially target the sports nutrition segment following the EU’s approval of mealworms as safe for humans to eat.
Insect protein startup Protix raises $19m for international expansion
February 12, 2021
The Netherlands startup produces insect protein for a variety of channels, including its own brand of eggs laid by hens that eat its feed ingredients.
EXCLUSIVE: Beta Hatch banks $9.3m Series A, breaks ground on US’s largest insect farm
December 10, 2020
At full capacity, Beta Hatch’s new facility will produce one ton of insect protein every day. It is scheduled to open sometime in 2021.
Vietnam’s Cricket One gets pre-Series A funding to make the case for its insect protein patties
November 23, 2020
It has just launched a burger made from house crickets plus a few plant-based ingredients; consumers couldn’t differentiate it from beef, the startup claims.
Ÿnsect extends Series C to $372m, targets pet food & aims for carbon-negative status
October 6, 2020
The French startup – which farms mealworms to produce ingredients for fish feed, pet food, and crop fertilizers – claims it’s the biggest insect protein round ever.
Protenga nets $1.6m from UK, Singapore investors for novel approach to Black Soldier Fly farming
July 22, 2020
Dolly the Sheep creator Roslin Technologies is backing the Singapore-based startup and taking it to its new genetic research facility in Scotland.
Fly, my pretties! NextProtein closes $11.2m Series A to scale up insect production in Tunisia
May 27, 2020
NextProtein, a French-Tunisian startup working on new ways to produce insect-based animal feed and fertilizer, has raised €10.2 million ($11.2 million) in Series A funding,
Insects for animal feed startup Beta Hatch raises $3m Series A1
May 22, 2020
The funding will be used to construct what it describes as the largest mealworm facility for animal feed in North America.
Top 20 Novel Farming System Deals of 2019
May 1, 2020
Novel farming systems saw a 37% increase in funding over 2018 as maturing companies raised larger rounds for the diverse segment.
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