Data snapshot: 5 years of agrifoodtech investment in India
August 16, 2023
Despite seesawing dollar amounts over the last few years, India agrifoodtech investment is back on par with 2018 levels.
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Data snapshot: France bucks global trend as agrifoodtech investment surges 39% in 2022
May 31, 2023
Agrifoodtech investment in France surged 39% to $1.3 billion in 2022 against the backdrop of a 46% decline in Europe and a 44% slump in global agrifoodtech funding over the same period.
How can New Zealand’s agri-innovation ecosystem become the world leader it should be?
May 24, 2023
Agriculture is the beating heart of New Zealand. So why is New Zealand still not delivering on its full potential as an agri-innovation ecosystem?
Global startups: here’s how to connect with potential investors and customers at the 2023 IFT FIRST event
May 11, 2023
IFT FIRST’s Startup Pavilion brings technical, business and scientific professionals under one roof — a true rarity at agrifood events.
Plant cell culture deep dive: As cracks emerge in botanical supply chains, ‘It’s a huge space to watch’
May 5, 2023
Plant cell culture has been around for decades. So what’s prompted the recent flurry of activity in the food and nutraceuticals space?
Canada’s The51 Food and AgTech Fund nets $30 million from the National Bank, Alberta Enterprise and other investors
May 4, 2023
The women-led investment firm says this early stage fund will help get new innovations to Canadian producers.
The AgFunder GROW Impact Accelerator announces 2023 cohort of agrifoodtech startups
May 3, 2023
This year’s AgFunder GROW Impact Accelerator includes startups focused on planetary health, climate-smart agriculture and decarbonization, among other areas.
First Bite: Better Bite Ventures backs four early-stage APAC alt protein startups, from cauliflower ice cream to cultivated seafood
April 27, 2023
Better Bite Ventures, a fund focused on alt protein startups in APAC, has invested in four startups under its early-stage First Bite initative.
Tevel named winner at World Ag Expo for advancing autonomous harvesting using flying robots
April 18, 2023
Tevel is partnering with ag machinery manufacturers and integrating its robots and ground computing software system with harvesting machinery.
Food & ag corporates prefer to engage with academia, research over startups, according to open innovation report
April 17, 2023
Only half of agrifood corps have used startup scouting in open innovation efforts, preferring to collaborate with research, according to new report.
Meet the founder: VM Agritech’s Chris Wightman tackles fungicide resistance with ‘turbo-charged’ copper-based solutions
April 7, 2023
Copper has been used as a fungicide since the 1800s with no pathogen resistance. VM Agritech builds on this ancient solution with a broad-spectrum, copper-and-zinc-based fungicide.
Data snapshot: VCs bet on upcycling, insects and inventory management software to cut food waste in 2022
April 5, 2023
Investors poured money almost equally into the Recycling and Prevention categories of food waste mitigation in 2022 in North America.
Boomitra partners with FtMA to launch flagship soil carbon project for East Africa’s smallholders
March 30, 2023
The soil carbon project which already has 2700 farmers on board will help farmers adopt climate smart ag practices while connecting them to carbon markets.
Funding to Biomaterials startups bucks global decline increasing 14% to $2.2bn as industry looks for non-synthetic alternatives
March 30, 2023
Innovators creating bio-based alternatives to synthetic, fossil fuel and animal-based products and materials are capturing investor attention.
Crunch time for cultivated meat, some early-stage players ‘could be in real trouble’ – Future Food Tech investors
March 29, 2023
2023 will be a pivotal year for cultivated meat, as a handful of well-capitalized startups hit the market and early-stage players wait with bated breath to see if consumers are sufficiently enthused to motivate anxious investors to keep funding the nascent space, said investors at the Future Food Tech conference.
Cultivated meat startup New Age Eats makes ‘painful decision’ to shut down: ‘We’ve been unable to attract investment’
March 24, 2023
Cultivated meat startup New Age Eats has made the ‘painful decision’ to shut down after failing to secure funding to complete work on its pilot plant in Alameda, CA.
Data snapshot: eGrocery investment rollercoaster leads to 73% funding decline in 2022, still biggest category
March 23, 2023
eGrocery is still the biggest subsegment in agrifoodtech investing, attracting a cool $5.1 billion in funding in 2022. But that pales in comparison to the jaw-dropping $19 billion raised by food ecommerce startups in 2021, according to AgFunder’s new global investment report.
African agritech needs to focus more on boosting farmer productivity, says E4Impact
March 15, 2023
There’s still scope for innovation in boosting farmer producticity and efficiency as AFDB predicts 60% increased food insecurity.
Hectare nets $20m Series A to advance sustainable ag supply chains
March 2, 2023
UK’s Hectare nets $20m Series A to strengthen its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)offering, boost product development and expand into new international markets.
As demand for protein grows Sustainable Planet bets on water lentils as a viable alternative to soya
March 1, 2023
Sustainable Planet works with smallholder farmers in some of the world’s most arid places to produce water lentils that provide both food and income.
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