Plus, sugar refiner Nordzucker will invest more than $100 million into plant-based proteins.
Plus: Grow-NY winners announced and Le Fourgon raises new capital to reuse old containers.
4AG has developed an autonomous harvesting robot it says can greatly alleviate labor challenges in the mushroom industry.
“This is probably the fundamental platform that can enable sustainability at scale in the commodities,” says FBN’s Charles Baron.
Trace Genomics partners with EarthOptics, Dreamfarm secures $5 million for alt-mozzarella.
Bioomix announced funding for its microbial ag solutions and Doritos is on a mission to silence its chips.
Overstory banks new funding to monitor vegetation with satellites, FarmInsect raises capital to turn insects into livestock feed.
Could the sustainability credentials—and the unit economics— of alt proteins be improved by tapping into ag industry side streams?
General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative ag, grain-trading platform Bushel gets a grant, Italy back-pedals on cultivated meat ban.
Plus: eFishery expands to India, California bans four ingredients, and Indonesia has a new agbiz marketplace to watch.
Tikehau Capital invested in a biologicals startup and agrifoodtech layoffs continued.
After a pretty dry spell, agrifood investors were throwing around the big bucks this week, with the launch of two sizeable funds from Astanor Ventures and Humble Growth. There was also big news from MycoWorks…
Plus, two startups raise new capital to improve access and standards for carbon credits.
Plus, new funds for climate tech and Africa smallholders, and an indoor farming startup goes public.
Meanwhile, Perfect Day finds a buyer for its consumer-facing brands and the USDA will invest in underserved forest landowners.
Plus, CPG product-testing startup Highlight raises $18 million and Jimi Biotech debuts cultivated deer antler.
Elsewhere, food robots and restaurant tech saw new funding rounds but also hefty fines for some.
CPG giant Campbell made a new acquisition, as did irrigation management company Lindsay, and a new cultivated meat facility is ready for production in China.
Indonesia’s Beleaf raised funds for its agrbusiness marketplace, Zomato hit profitability for the first time, and White Castle went in on AI.
ZoomAgri will use the new capital to expand availability of its AI-based system for improving varietal and quality detection.
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