This week, restaurant tech provider Odeko raised a whopping $126 million and Vietnamese agrifintech platform Techcoop closed a Series A round.
Elsewhere, British cleantech startup Epoch BioDesign raised $18.3 million to make recycled plastics cheaper, while San Francisco-basedย Decibel Bio launched with $12m to advance epigenetic plant programming.
Startup funding
๐บ๐ธ Odeko raises $126m in Series E Funding to empower independent food businesses and fuel their growthย Business Wire
๐ป๐ณ Vietnamese agritech startup Techcoop closes $70m series A round Deal Street Asia
๐ฌ๐ง Epoch BioDesign raises $18.3m to transform plastic waste into valuable resources Tech.eu
๐บ๐ธ Decibel Bio launches with $12m in financing to advance epigenetic plant programming platform Yahoo! Finance
๐บ๐ธ AI-powered plant breeding startup Avalo raises $11m, partners with Coca Cola to future proof sugarcane production AgFunderNews
๐บ๐ธ ย AgZen raises $10m for efficient crop spraying Axios Pro
๐ซ๐ฎ Gas fermentation startup Solar Foods bags $10.6m grant to enter pre-engineering phase of commercial-scale plant AgFunderNews
๐ฎ๐น Italian startup Arsenale Bioyards brews $10m to turn microbes into affordable animal-free proteins Green Queen
๐บ๐ธ Regenerative brand GoodSAM Foods raises $9m to build up its โdirect tradeโ model with farmers AgFunderNews
๐บ๐ธ Natural energy drink company MISSION raises $2.6m EU Startups
๐ฌ๐ง UK’s Citizens of Soil raises $2.3m for premium olive oil sourced from regen ag farmsย Tech.eu
๐บ๐ธ Agricultural operations management startup Gripp raises $1.5m in pre-seed funding Finsmes
๐ฎ๐ฑ Steakholder Foods secures $1.25 million in private placement Investing.com
๐ฎ๐ฉ Seadling gets $1m to propel sustainable seaweed innovation AgTech Navigator
๐ฎ๐ณ Earthful secures $574k to expand clean, plant-based nutrition offeringsย Entrepreneur India
๐บ๐ธ Supergut raises capital, hires new CEO as GLP-1 nutrition trend takes off: โWe want to own the digestive health categoryโ AgFunderNews
๐บ๐ธ Agricultural operations management startup Gripp raises $1.5m in pre-seed funding Finsmes
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
๐ณ๐ฌ ProVeg Nigeria partners with V-Label to promote vegan products in the country Vegconomist
Funds, grants & accelerators
๐จ๐ฆ Konscious Foods receives $3.5m investment from Canadian government The PlantBase Mag
๐จ๐ฆ Natural Products Canada invests $1.7m in seven startups, including Chinova Bioworks & Henri Nutrition Vegconomist
๐บ๐ธ Global Frontier Capital targets ‘high 20s IRR’ with debut carbon sequestration fundย AgriInvestor
๐ซ๐ท Eurazeo hits $325m first close on Planetary Boundaries Fund AgriInvestor
People moves
๐บ๐ธ AgTech innovator Enko Chem announces CEO Transition Business Wire
๐บ๐ธ Celsius names PepsiCo executive Eric Hanson to newly created COO role Food Dive
๐บ๐ธ Agrovision hires Chief Technology Officer to boost tech-enhanced approach to fresh fruit Fresh Fruit Portal
๐จ๐ฆ AgriFORCE Growing Systemsย announces Chief Financial Officer transition GlobalNewsWire
๐บ๐ธ Checkerspot Announces New CEO John Krzywicki Business Wire
๐บ๐ธ Albertsons names Chief Operations Officer as next CEO Grocery Dive
๐บ๐ธ Jorge Heraud announces his appointment as interim CEO of SoilCode.ioย LinkedIn
๐บ๐ธ Mondelฤz International names Norberto Chaclin Executive Vice President, Chief R&D Officerย Mondelฤz International
๐บ๐ธ Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen resigns after ethics review Grocery Dive
Other news
๐บ๐ธ Impossible Foods introduces Impossible Steak Bites AgFunderNews
๐บ๐ธ How to win fries and influence people: McCain launches consumer awareness campaign for regen ag AgFunderNews
๐บ๐ธ This former McDonald’s will soon be Portland’s newest vegan drive-thru Portland Tribuneย
๐ฌ๐ง UK clears way for gene editing of crops FeedNavigator
๐บ๐ธ Marine Biologics announces commercial availability of first seaweed SuperCrude Yahoo! Finance
๐บ๐ธ 80 Acres acquires three indoor farms from competitor to expand U.S. footprintย The Business Journals
๐ช๐บ Female Foundry launches the Female Innovation Index 2025 Female Foundry
