From novel cereals to electrostimulation for plants: AgFunder’s GROW Impact Accelerator selects 8 startups for 5th cohort May 14, 2024 AgFunder This year saw Singapore-based agrifoodtech ecosystem builder GROW attract the highest-quality applicant pool in the accelerator’s history.
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‘The relationship soon turned rancid…’ Judge awards wins to both sides in ugly dispute between Eat Just and ABEC over unpaid bills
Ketones will fuel the next generation of energy drinks, say ex-Pepsi & Coke execs behind KEY, as AgFunder leads $4m seed round
Seed treatment, without compromise? Cold plasma is ready for prime time, says Clean Crop Technologies
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Ketones will fuel the next generation of energy drinks, say ex-Pepsi & Coke execs behind KEY, as AgFunder leads $4m seed round
Meet the founder: Hyphen’s Stephen Klein on ‘humbling’ startup experiences, pandemic pivots, and why you don’t need a robotic sledgehammer to crack a nut
Meet the founder: FYTO’s Jason Prapas on ‘turning a nitrogen problem into high-grade protein’ for dairy farmers
Meet the founders: Nosh.bio’s Tim Fronzek and Felipe Lino… ‘We’re the only ones making a meat analog from a single ingredient’
Plant-based by numbers (USA): Continued declines for alt meat, more positive news for alt dairy – GFI
Meet the Founder: Neatleaf’s Elmar Mair discusses the critical role of autonomy in ag: “It takes a lot of anxiety out of cultivation”
To boldly go… fueled by mycoprotein & greens: Maia Farms and Ecoation win Canadian grand prize in Deep Space Food Challenge
Meet the founder: Protix’s Kees Aarts on insect ag… ‘You can’t come in with a Silicon Valley playbook and outcompete a legacy industry in 3 years’
From almond crops to BIPOC communities, Daily Harvest aims to transition more farms to regenerative-organic
Kenya’s Stable Foods on bolstering food security with irrigation tech: ‘The response from farmers has been encouraging’
Ketones will fuel the next generation of energy drinks, say ex-Pepsi & Coke execs behind KEY, as AgFunder leads $4m seed round
OlsAro raises $2.7m to expand climate smart crop breeding platform: ‘We’re enabling farming on otherwise unfarmable land’
Sponsored BREAKING: Apps are open for 2024 GLOCAL Game Changers Latin America agrifoodtech accelerator!
Data snapshot: From ‘lightning in a box’ to microbial carbon capture, agrifoodtech investment moves upstream in Australia as investors focus on climate mitigation
🎥 Germin8 Ventures on a ‘bruising’ year in venture capital, and new opportunities in ‘frontier science and computation’
New AgFunder, ISF report highlights gaps and opportunities to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers
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