Gene editing startup Inari bags $124m to ‘unlock the full potential’ of seeds
October 4, 2022
Inari uses gene-editing tools to enhance the natural diversity of seeds while enabling higher crop yields with fewer inputs.
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Provisional patent applications: the top 3 reasons why agtech startups should consider filing
October 3, 2022
Agtech startups should file a patent application on their technology as early as possible; a provisional patent application is the perfect vehicle to do so.
Brief: Meat giant JBS shutters its US plant-based meat division
October 3, 2022
The move includes closing down a 189,000-square-foot plant-based meat factory in Denver, Colorado, as well as getting rid of more than 100 jobs.
Meet the Founder: Why Nowadays’ Max Elder picked healthy plant-based nuggets over cultivated meat
September 30, 2022
“We don’t have 15 years to figure this problem out,” the Nowadays co-founder and CEO says of animal agriculture’s role in the climate crisis.
Deere’s investment in InnerPlant is about changing Big Ag. More corporates need to follow suit
September 29, 2022
Deere is investing in not one company but an entirely new way of doing crop protection and, ultimately, commodity farming.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Food delivery’s latest unicorn, $80m for virtual restaurants, Pat Brown’s new venture
September 29, 2022
Cloud kitchens continue to rake in the funds; agtech investors swarm around insect protein startups.
Yard Stick lands $18m to equip agrifood with faster, cheaper soil carbon measurement tools
September 28, 2022
Agrifood companies selected for the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding chose Yard Stick as their official carbon measurement partner.
Brief: “Soaring” input costs are accelerating agtech adoption, McKinsey survey finds
September 22, 2022
Research finds that 80% of farmers cite input cost as the biggest risk to profitability; more are considering tools like precision ag and biologicals.
Brief: French insect farm InnovaFeed scoops up $250m led by Qatar, plans expansion to US
September 21, 2022
The insect protein startup plans to operate 10 facilities that farm insects for protein by the end of the decade, starting wtih the US.
Meet the Founder: How SCiFi Foods’ Joshua March went from sci-fi novels to cultivated meat CEO
September 16, 2022
The longtime entrepreneur describes the realities of founding a cultivated meat company, and offers insights for other founders and CEOs in the space.
The Production Board invests in Brazil’s largest ag retailer in SPAC deal to promote agtech adoption
September 15, 2022
By partnering with Lavoro, David Friedberg’s company hopes to drive more agtech adoption by leveraging the ag retailer’s influence on farmers.
Impact investors call for more ‘creative capital’ as agtech innovation increases
September 15, 2022
Connecting agtech startups with creative capital with benefits beyond financial gain is vital to the long-term success of the sector — and the planet.
UK alternative protein: UK could be leader with faster regulation, more funding for cell ag
September 15, 2022
The UK alternative protein sector could be a leader but it needs to improve its regulatory process and provide more funding to support its growth.
Brief: Prolific Machines raises $42m from Breakthrough, Mayfield to slash cultivated meat costs
September 14, 2022
The San Francisco startup says it has found a way to bring down the cost of cultivated meat manufacturing with biotechnology and machine learning.
Data Snapshot: It’s still early days for ghost kitchen investment
September 14, 2022
A couple mega-deals of $100 million and over are responsible for the bulk of ghost kitchen investment from the last 12 months.
BREAKING: PeakBridge Growth Fund II holds first close on €100m, makes first 2 investments
September 14, 2022
Alternative protein technologies like casein and whole-cut “meats” are the first investments from PeakBridge and Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity’s fund.
BREAKING: Aqua-Yield bags $23m Series A to boost fertilizer efficacy with ‘nanoliquid’ technology
September 13, 2022
Aqua-Yield’s concentrated liquid products can be added to most spray inputs farmers use for crop protection and soil and plant health.
Brief: Gotham Greens raises $310m to build greenhouses across the US
September 13, 2022
The indoor farming company aims to make its greenhouse-grown leafy greens and herbs available to 90% of US consumers in the near future.
People moves: C-suite moves at Indigo Ag, Motif Foodworks swaps CEOs, Starbucks dissolves COO
September 12, 2022
Two Boston startups welcomed new executives and McDonalds got a new chief impact officer.
Brief: Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods, says IPO is ‘most likely’
September 7, 2022
The deal strengthens the companies’ business model of selling surplus and ‘ugly’ foods to consumers at discounted prices.
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