Alternative protein research should be open access – GFI’s Kell
October 18, 2022
Seren Kell from the Good Food Institute Europe speaks to AFN following a £20 million pledge from two UK bodies to support the sector.
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Data Snapshot: Ghost kitchens lead $4.8bn in Cloud Retail Infrastructure funding; robotic fulfillment faces layoffs
September 7, 2022
Ghost kitchens operator from Uber founder Travis Kalanick, CloudKitchens, raised a whopping $850m in 2021, including backing from Microsoft.
Morocco’s UM6P Ventures invests in 2 gene editing and food waste reduction technologies
August 11, 2022
UM6P, the venture arm of the Moroccan university with the same name, says the deals are “investment-partnerships” as the two startups stand to benefit from scientific support and testing of their technologies at the university.
Want to support regen ag? Invest in mission-aligned infrastructure
July 28, 2022
Croatan Institute has released a new report that identifies financing opportunities and pathways to building resilient value chains for regenerative farms.
Data Snapshot: Europe needs more funding for food waste, circular economy startups
July 13, 2022
Circular economy startups addressing food waste, plastic alternatives and upcycling in Europe’s agrifood sector raised just 2.6% of VC funding last year.
Africa saw 7.5x increase in agrifintech venture funding in 2021, Europe lags: report
July 5, 2022
A new report by Graze indicates that agrifintech claimed almost 1% of the $600 billion in total worldwide VC investment last year.
2 trends to watch in $1.6bn agri-fintech startup investment scene
June 16, 2022
Agri fintech startups raised $1.6bn in 2021 across 93 deals. Here the report author digs into two more trends: a booming Africa and stilted Europe.
Data Snapshot: European climate investors are under-investing in agrifoodtech
June 15, 2022
Climate investors may want to take a closer look at emerging opportunities in vertical farming. Or insect farms. Or pea milk. Or vegan leather. In fact, there’s a long list of agrifood technologies that are climate-positive investments, according to new research from AgFunder and Invest-NL.
More than 1,500 startups mapped in report on Brazilian agrifoodtech innovation
June 9, 2022
Radar Agtech Brasil extensively maps startups operating in the Brazilian agrifoodtech value chain to support decision-making across the ecosystem.
REPORT: Shaky e-Grocery dominates $9bn in European AgriFoodTech investing while climate tech lags
June 8, 2022
Climate-impactful categories were left behind in agrifoodtech investment in Europe in 2021 with over 40% of the total going to the eGrocery category, reveals a new report from AgFunder, F&A Next and Invest-NL.
There’s a $106bn funding gap for ag SMEs in developing nations, despite their outsized climate impact
June 3, 2022
Agri-SMEs in Africa and Southeast Asia need $160 billion in funding to tackle climate change; but they’re getting just a third of that, a new report says.
Data Snapshot: Latin American agrifoodtech saw more big-money deals in 2021, upstream & downstream
June 1, 2022
2021 was “a year of momentum for ag biotech and alternative proteins” in the region.
Data Snapshot: India was second only to US in agrifoodtech deal activity last year
May 25, 2022
It also saw upstream agrifoodtech deal numbers surpass downstream deals for the first time, says Omnivore managing partner Mark Kahn.
Policy innovation around nature-based solutions can boost Africa’s food security: bioeconomy report
May 25, 2022
A bioeconomy approach to the utilization and conservation of biological resources can lead to “better nutrition and more resilient livelihoods” in Africa.
Data Snapshot: eGrocery still dominates China dealmaking, but upstream tech increases share
May 18, 2022
In 2021, eGrocery dominated dealmaking yet again; but upstream startups vastly increased their share of funding.
Data Snapshot: What Europe’s top 15 agrifoodtech deals in 2021 told us about investment trends
May 11, 2022
Most of the top deals involved eGrocers and Restaurant Marketplaces, highlighting the continent’s thirst for ‘quick commerce.’
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.
EIT Food identifies unmet needs of Europe’s agrifood SMEs in new report
April 20, 2022
Agrifood SMEs in Europe could do with some additional support from investors and industry – especially in terms of help with scaling-up, the report suggests.
Data Snapshot: Consumer facing foodtech grew 124% in 2021, but upstream saw more deals
April 13, 2022
Consumer-facing downstrream technologies bagged $32 billion in VC investment in 2021; the bulk of it was thanks to a few big eGrocery deals.
Alternative proteins ‘will not save the planet,’ report warns
April 6, 2022
Alternative proteins have been touted as a solution to greening emissions-heavy food systems and have attracted billions in investment. But a new report warns they “will not save the planet.”
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