Tag: insects

Insects to Feed the World Virtual Conference

November 23, 2020

3RD International Conference being held Virtually November 23 to 26 2020 followed by an In Person conference in June 2022. Over 400 delegates, 130 scientific

UK government earmarks $13m for industrial insect farm

October 7, 2020

London insect farming startup Entocycle will lead the project, which will aim to build a facility that rears black soldier flies by the millions.

BREAKING: 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.

Automated pest control startup Trapview nets $4.4m from impact investors, Japan’s Kubota

September 10, 2020

To spray, or not to spray: That is the question Trapview wants to answer, with the hope its tech can reduce reliance on potentially harmful insecticides.

Pest control sensor startup Spotta raises $1.2m seed funding

August 3, 2020

The team at Spotta wants to enable a lighter use of pesticides by building networks of accurate real-time insect detectors.

Backyard black soldier flies: Grubbly grabs up $2.9m seed round led by Overline

July 29, 2020

Will this new chicken run spur a similar craze for backyard Black Soldier Flies — a tasty and nutritious snack for these trusty lockdown companions?

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.

Tenacious co-leads Goterra’s $6m Series A to launch Australia’s first agrifoodtech VC

July 2, 2020

Goterra is an on-site food waste management technology and service that disposes of waste via modular insect farms.

Distributed mini-farms and carbon-neutral eggs: The next phase of Black Soldier Fly farming

July 2, 2020

The world of Black Soldier Fly farming is diversifying. Here’s how.

Future Food Holiday Special: AgFunder’s Rob Leclerc on the last decade in ag and foodtech

December 24, 2019

This episode is perhaps a tad awkward as I interview my boss Rob Leclerc, founding partner of AgFunder, but Rob was as insightful as ever, sharing his thoughts on working in and around the agriculture sector for the past decade.

Protifarm raises Series B to scale robot-grown beetle “tofu”

December 12, 2019

The Netherlands-based alt-protein company is one of a small number catching investor interest for farming insects for human consumption rather than for animal feed.

President Barack Obama or Eddie Vedder? My week at Dreamforce

November 27, 2019

Luckily I didn’t have to choose. Here’s a few things I heard while living it up at the St Regis and bumping into celebs at every turn.

Merger alert: Newly born ISCA Global doubles down on insect pheromone tech

October 28, 2019

ISCA Global has been formed through the merger of ISCA Technologies (US), ISCA Tecnologias (Brazil) and ATGC Biotech (India) to bring together 25 years of research and development into insect control products that are less harmful to the environment.

Thai Union piles into alt protein with Flying Spark investment, new VC, incubator

October 22, 2019

Israeli insect farming startup Flying Spark has struck a partnership and investment deal with Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood producers.

EXCLUSIVE: 500 Startups leads seed round for Vietnam’s Cricket One

October 13, 2019

Cricket One is another insect-based protein startup that’s taking off in Asia, but why? AFN speaks with its founder, Nam Dang, to find out.

UPDATE: Why is insect-based protein sprouting wings in Asia?

August 20, 2019

From the bustling streets of Bangkok and into labs in the APAC region, here’s how start-ups here are harnessing the power of the insect kingdom.

Ÿnsect Secures €20m Grant from EU to Make France an Industrial Bug Hub

June 11, 2019

Paris-based insect farming venture Ÿnsect has been awarded a €20 million grant from the European Commission and a €3.7 billion European public-private partnership to build an industrial-size facility in northern France.

Inside Insect Farming: Former CEO Reveals Tactics & Trends

April 9, 2019

“I had a front-row seat to the buzz – and the reality. It’s easy to criticize this industry, and the entrepreneurs who drive it forward, for being full of hype. In many cases, that is true; but it’s part of a more complicated reality,” writes Sean McDonald.

French Insect Farming Startup Ynsect Raises $125m Series C Breaking European Agtech Record

February 20, 2019

This is the largest early-stage agtech funding deal on record in Europe.

Enterra Feed Eyes World’s Largest Insect Farm in Wake of Series B Raise

August 28, 2018

Last week, Enterra Feed Corporation, an insect farming business from Canada, announced its latest round of funding and plans to construct three new insect factories in Canada and the US.