UPDATE: Future Meat Technologies raises $14m Series A as Memphis Meats eyes jumbo Series B
October 10, 2019
This is the second-largest round for a cultivated meat startup after Memphis Meat’s $17 million Series A.
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Why Dan Vradenburg joining Trace Genomics as CEO is a big deal
October 9, 2019
Daniel Vradenburg is the former president of Wilbur-Ellis and the board chair of Cavallo Ventures and now he’s joining soil science startup Trace Genomics.
What the Fork? A review of Good Day’s CBD cold brew & UbU’s hemp tonic
October 9, 2019
What’s this? A product review? On AFN? I know; we’re moving out of our comfort zone and spreading our wings – or rather our tastebuds – to sample the cutting edge of consumer food products with a new series.
Checking in with Aerobotics
October 1, 2019
Word has been getting around about Aerobotics’ incredible decision support technology for tree crops. Rob Leclerc shares some facts and figures about the startup’s rapid growth to-date.
From biz dev at Grubhub to Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, Steve Sanger is still selling hard
September 30, 2019
Evolv Ventures launched late last year as the venture arm of ketchup and mac-and-cheese behemoth Kraft Heinz with $100 million to invest in startups. We caught up with Steve Sanger, a partner at Evolv, to find out more about the fund’s strategy and his personal shift from startup to investor
When was the last time you asked a farmer about your food?
September 25, 2019
Ag historian Darcy Maulsby has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between Iowa’s farmers and the non-farming community.
Animal Agtech Market Map: 95 startups innovating for the livestock farming industry
September 23, 2019
Mareese Keane, the program director of agtech accelerator THRIVE presented the Animal AgTech Landscape Map at the inaugural Swine Innovation Summit last week.
Climate Week: 230 investors worth $16.2T call for aggressive corporate action to combat deforestation
September 21, 2019
The statement calls asks corporations to tackle the financial risks associated with ongoing deforestation along their operations and global supply chains.
3 startups focused on sustainability and nutrition win big at inaugural FoodBytes! Chicago
September 20, 2019
Tia Lupita Foods, LocalCoho and Capro-X won at FoodBytes! Chicago yesterday.
Kuli Kuli launches moringa products into 2,500 Walmarts
September 19, 2019
Kuli Kuli is driving the moringa products market in the US with over 50% of a segment that’s now in 3% of US households.
Front Range Biosciences raises $8.5m to expand cannabis clean stock & breeding program
September 18, 2019
The startup supports the breeding and production of new plant varieties and seeds in hemp, coffee, and regulated cannabis.
Cannalysis raises $22.6m Series A to automate cannabis compliance testing
September 18, 2019
The startup has developed an automated service that helps eliminate human error in the legally required cannabis lab testing industry.
The Modern Acre podcast: leveraging tech to disrupt outdated processes with ImpactVision
September 17, 2019
ImpactVision uses machine learning and hyperspectral imaging to detect the quality and composition of food products to a degree that has not been possible before.
Lucky for some: Why TERRA picked these 13 growth-stage agri-foodtech startups
September 16, 2019
TERRA, the growth-stage accelerator, has announced its fourth cohort and it’s a diverse list of businesses tackling key problems in the food chain including food waste and safety.
As Minneapolis tries to ban drive-thrus, McDonald’s tries to automate them
September 12, 2019
Using different languages to order your food could soon become a moot point at McDonald’s drive-thrus, with the company’s acquisition of Apprente — a two-year-old startup that’s been making impressive strides in voice recognition software.
How AgBiome develops microbial tech to help African farmers combat sweet potato weevil
September 12, 2019
The sweet potato weevil is a very difficult pest to control and it is a serious pest in Africa. So the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation asked AgBiome if they’d be willing to work on it. They’re now entering phase 2.
Bellwether Coffee checks sustainability, fair wage boxes for impact fund DBL
September 12, 2019
“Bellwether Coffee has a dream team of sustainability and coffee experts and is addressing a large market ripe for improvement,” Nancy Pfund, managing partner at DBL Partners, tells AFN.
Can alternative protein startups justify their climbing valuations?
September 11, 2019
It’s hard to miss the investor enthusiasm for alternative protein startups but valuations are creeping up as I heard at the Good Food Conference last week.
BRIEF: Kraft Heinz’s VC invests in New Culture $3.5m seed round for cell-grown cheese
September 10, 2019
New Culture is making dairy cheese without animals instead using fermentation, the addition plant-based fats, sugars and traditional cheesemaking process.
Why Indiana is becoming a leader in agbioscience innovation
September 10, 2019
There’s no better place to cultivate an agbioscience ecosystem than America’s heartland in Indiana, especially as the region already presents the perfect convergence of agriculture, biology, and science/tech.
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