NEC X unveils next wave of tech disruptors, ELEV X! Ignite cohort Batch 11
NEC X, the Silicon Valley-based innovation accelerator and venture studio backed by global IT leader NEC, recently unveiled the standout startups selected to join Elev X! Ignite cohort Batch 11. The seven new startups were handpicked from more than 250 qualified applicants for their potential to disrupt and lead in emerging technologies, such as AI,…
continue readingAI precision spraying pioneer Greeneye Technology raises $20m to scale U.S. operation
Greeneye Technology, the pioneer of AI-enabled precision spraying technology that is proven to reduce herbicide use in farming by an average of 88%, today announces the completion of a $20m funding round led by Israeli investment company Deep Insight. The round is supported by existing investors Syngenta Group Ventures, JVP, Orbia Ventures, and Eyal Waldman,…
continue readingRobovision Secures $42 Million Funding
Robovision, a leading European AI company specializing in AI-powered computer vision, has successfully raised $42 million in its latest investment round. The round was led by Target Global and Astanor Ventures, known for their significant contributions to high-growth companies. Astanor Ventures, as an impact investor, will play a vital role in amplifying Robovision’s positive global…
continue readingApplications for the $3 million food and agriculture global startup competition will be accepted through May 15
Empire State Development (ESD) has announced that the application window is now open for the sixth year of the Grow-NY food, beverage, and agriculture business competition. Grow-NY attracts high-growth potential food and agriculture startups to compete for $3 million in total prize money each year and supports 20 finalists through a business development phase that…
continue readingNitroVolt raises funding from BackingMinds to eliminate the carbon footprint from worlds’ most CO2 polluting chemical production
Ammonia is one of the most important chemicals for modern society. 50% of the world’s food production relies on it and without ammonia, half the world’s population – 4bn people – would not be alive. However, current ammonia production methods emit 500 Mt CO2 / year, eq. of 2% of global CO2 emission, which is…
continue readingAg-tech Start-Up WeedOUT Raises USD8.1 Million to Fight Weed Resistance
Ag-tech start-up WeedOUT, Ltd., announces it has secured USD 8.1 million in A-round funding. Leading the round is Fulcrum Global Capital, a prominent US agri- focused VC with ties to a vast network of farmers across the US. The infusion of new capital will advance the company’s mission to combat weed resistance through its breakthrough…
continue readingNovel Seed Enhancement Tech Makes Deserts Bloom
Extreme weather events—heatwaves, droughts, extreme cold snaps—pose significant threats to agriculture, contributing to the phenomenon of desertification. Globally, fertile lands are increasingly being degraded, losing the ability to sustain life and grow food. AgriTech start-up SaliCrop, Ltd., has pioneered a breakthrough seed treatment to transform arid terrain into flourishing landscapes to growing food. Leveraging its…
continue readingVerdify secures €2.4 million investment for impactful food choices in healthcare and retail
Foodtech company Verdify has successfully raised €2.4 million in funding to scale its personalised nutrition innovation for fostering human and planetary health. The investment comes from existing shareholders and new investors Goeie Grutten Impact Fund, Oost NL, Koppert Cress and De Smaakmaker. The capital injection follows previous investments in the company in 2020 and 2021.…
continue readingForsea Unveils First Cultured Eel
Cell-cultured seafood start-up Forsea Foods, Ltd. sails on its mission to save wild eel populations from near extinction by unveiling its first prototype of cell-cultivated freshwater eel. Forsea successfully replicated the traditional Japanese unagi eel (Anguilla japonica) featuring the same tender, succulent texture and rich savory flavor as real eel. The visionary start-up has been…
continue readingGeneNeer Secures $1 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Crop Seed Innovation
GeneNeer Ltd. is pleased to announce it has successfully closed a US$1 million seed round to support the acceleration of its technology for rapid crop seed innovation. The company’s breakthrough method leverages its proprietary Superlines and tissue-specific silencing capabilities to improve the current precision, speed, and safety of advanced breeding technologies. In a league of…
continue readingIndian Agriculture Embraces AI for Grain Quality Analysis
Grain Analyser received the prestigious Pusa Krishi Grant for the groundbreaking initiative to introduce phone-based quality assessment technology to farmer producer organisations (FPOs) in India. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) have selected Grain Analyser, awarding it 25 lakhs of INR to bring phone-based AI grain quality…
continue readingSingapore’s ProfilePrint completes Series B fundraising, strengthening its position as the neutral A.I. Ingredient Quality Platform
ProfilePrint Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based technology company effecting significant changes in the agrifood industry, has announced the successful conclusion of its Series B funding round. The round was led by Tai Partners and participated by four of its existing shareholders, showcasing a strong vote of confidence in ProfilePrint’s AI-driven ingredient quality platform, underpinned by its…
continue readingInvaio Sciences acquires Peptyde Bio to accelerate nature-positive crop protection pipeline
Invaio Sciences recently announced it has acquired Peptyde Bio, a company that discovers, designs and characterizes novel peptides for use in agriculture. The acquisition brings an established platform and IP portfolio that will enable Invaio to speed up the design and discovery of biologically active peptides that can protect crops from pests and disease in…
continue readingNufarm and IBI Ag collaborating to bring to market novel bioinsecticides
Nufarm and IBI-Ag have announced a collaboration agreement which grants Nufarm exclusive rights to further develop, with an option to commercialize, several specific bioinsecticide candidates discovered by IBI-Ag. IBI-Ag is a leading ag-biologicals company that develops single domain antibody insecticides to increase crop production with no harm to farmers, consumers and the environment. As an…
continue readingNorth Carolina is Sowing Seeds of Success for AgTech Startups
There is a powerful competitive advantage for AgTech startups located in North Carolina (NC), with the key determinant of success being proximity to a healthy ecosystem that provides access to talent, patient capital, entrepreneurial development, and existing market opportunities in the context of a supportive and committed legislature. It is by no accident that NC…
continue reading17 million euros for sustainable agriculture: ECBF leads RED Horticulture Series A financing round, together with Demeter IM and Unigrains
Together with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Demeter IM and Unigrains, RED Horticulture closed a 17 million Series A funding round to drive its growth and invest in the development of its high-performance lighting strategies. Part of the financing comes from a banking pool (BPI, BNP Paribas, CIC, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale) and support…
continue readingHypercell Technologies wins $1 million at global Grow-NY food and ag competition
Governor Kathy Hochul Wednesday announced Hypercell Technologies, of Peachtree Corners, Georgia as the grand-prize winner of this year’s Grow-NY business competition, a startup challenge focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage, and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier. Now in its fifth year, the program awarded $3…
continue readingChickP Taps into Active Nutrition Market with Chickpea Protein Isolate
Plant protein pioneer ChickP Protein, Ltd. is forging ahead in the active nutrition market to fill the surging demand for natural, high-protein, plant-based nutrition bars and similar on-the-go, better-for-you products. The company developed a line of prototypes, powered by its signature, 90% chickpea isolate, to fit the requirements of active lifestyle consumers and others who…
continue readingExtreme Events Driving Innovation in Agri-Tech, Reap Conference Reveals
“Extreme events over recent years have brought the recognition that if you want to stay in business, you need to be open to change. All the companies in this year’s REAP Start-Up Showcase were addressing a real-world problem that is becoming more urgent – but they are also viewing the challenge through a different lens,…
continue readingKagome, NEC and DXAS introduce agricultural ICT platform “CropScope” to tomato field in northern Italy, saving water and increasing yield
Kagome Co., Ltd., (Kagome) NEC Corporation (NEC) and DXAS Agricultural Technology LDA (DXAS), a joint venture between Kagome and NEC, have introduced an agricultural ICT platform, “CropScope,” which combines AI farming advice and automatic irrigation control functions compatible with pulse drip irrigation(1), to tomato fields in northern Italy and Portugal. In northern Italy, CropScope was introduced for…
continue readingBotanical Composition Supports Blood Sugar Balance in a Chocolate Delight
Food-tech start-up SolvEat brings research-supported botanical compositions to the functional foods space. The bioactive solution is designed to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels when used as part of a regular diet. SolvEat collaborated with a chocolate company to develop a chocolate bar prototype as a first proof of concept. SolvEat will introduce the new…
continue readingHong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair closes
The 15th HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), ended recently after a successful three-day run (3-5 November). The fair drew keen buyers from emerging markets. Several regions stood out including Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan, as well as Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia…
continue readingBloomberg UK names BigSis in its 25 ‘Startups to Watch’
BigSis, the British agtech start-up offering robust yet chemical-free insect control solutions to farmers, has been named as one of Bloomberg UK’s 25 Startups to Watch. From more than 1,500 applications received, BigSis is one of just 25 startups to feature in the inaugural list compiled by Bloomberg. The financial and media company says the…
continue readingWanda Fish raises USD $7m in seed funding to accelerate pilot production of cultivated bluefin tuna
FoodTech start-up Wanda Fish Technologies, Ltd., announces it has secured USD 7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Netherlands-based global aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark, with additional funding from returning pre-seed investors The Kitchen Hub by the Strauss Group, Peregrine Ventures, LLC, PICO Venture Partners, MOREVC, and CPT Capital, LLP. Since its inception,…
continue readingNutri-tech start-up debuts new line of whole-cell cultivated berry phytonutrients
Nutri-Tech start-up Novella, Ltd. unveils prototypes of its new line of berry-derived bioactives. Charting a new course in the nutraceuticals industry, the start-up is in the advanced stages of developing intact-cell berry compounds grown outside of the plant using novel, precision-controlled-environment technology. The cutting-edge platform will ease some of the bottlenecks in the supply for…
continue readingStart-up fighting cow-burped methane raises US$29m in Series B funding, bringing total investment to US$47m
CH4 Global, Inc., a climate tech company on the path to radically reducing GHG emissions in animal agriculture, recently announced it has raised US$29 million in Series B funding. The company will use the funds to build and validate the CH4 Global EcoPark™, an aquaculture and production facility that will make CH4 Global’s signature product,…
continue readingBioBetter pioneers cultivated meat future with molecular farming
FoodTech start-up BioBetter, Ltd., opens its first food-grade pilot facility to accelerate the production of key growth factors for the cultivated meat industry. The company has pioneered a unique protein manufacturing platform for producing growth factors (GFs) using tobacco plants as self-sustained, animal-free bioreactors. Solving bottleneck challenges Helping cultivated meat companies offer affordable and accessible…
continue readingUmami United, developer of plant-based egg replacer, closes Pre-Series A funding
Umami United Pte. Ltd. (“Umami United”) announces the closing of its Pre-Series A series invested by Beyond Next Ventures and Genesia Ventures. This has increased its accumulated investment to JPY 240M till date. Headquartered in Singapore, Umami United develops plant-based egg replacer that replicates both sensory attributes, as well as functionalities of eggs. Utilizing uniquely…
continue readingICL and Agrematch to Develop Novel Crop Nutrition Solutions via AI
ICL Group (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, recently announced its agriFood innovation and investment platform, ICL Planet Startup Hub, has led an investment round in Agrematch, an artificial intelligence (AI) agriTech startup. The two companies agreed to launch a joint, multiyear program to use Agrematch’s AI system for the discovery…
continue readingFoodtech startup Verdify launches Noory: a groundbreaking tool for tailoring food intake to personal needs
Verdify, a Dutch company developing AI applications for healthcare and the food sector, has announced the official launch of their digital nutrition guide ‘Noory’. This groundbreaking solution enables people to tailor their daily meals to their personal health needs. Noory is specifically designed for people with food allergies, digestive issues, and weight management goals. The platform offers…
continue readingCellRev sign JDA with Saint-Gobain Life Sciences to develop a ground-breaking media rejuvenation process
CellRev, the bioprocessing company revolutionising adherent cell cultivation, has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Saint-Gobain Life Sciences to develop a pioneering process for media rejuvenation. The JDA which utilises the bioprocessing expertise of CellRev and the filtration know-how of Saint-Gobain Life Sciences (SGLS), will initiate development of a solution that can remove toxins and replenish…
continue readingEmpire State Development announces finalists for round five of $3 million Grow-NY global food and agriculture business competition
Empire State Development (ESD) and Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) recently announced the 20 finalists selected to take part in year five of Grow-NY, a food and agriculture business competition focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage, and agriculture innovation cluster in upstate New York. The competition is funded through New York…
continue readingThe nine key digital solutions in the agriculture sector
Transforma Insights’ recent report, ‘Digital Transformation (DX) in the Agriculture sector’ (Author: Suruchi Dhingra, Research Manager, and Joydeep Bhattacharyya, Content Editor, Transforma Insights) identified nine key domains of change in the agriculture sector that are enabled by disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. In this article we examine each of…
continue readingBrevel completes an $18.5m seed financing round, bringing to market the most sustainable protein on the planet
Brevel, the leading microalgae-based alternative protein company, announced recently it has completed its seed funding round of $18.5m. The funds raised will be used to provide an alternative protein that is neutral-tasting, functional, highly sustainable and affordable to the mainstream food industry. The round was led by NevaTeam Partners and supported by the European Union’s…
continue readingansā coffee secures $9m in funding to boost market penetration
CoffeeTech startup ansā Roasting Inc. announces it has secured a total of USD 9M funding. Leading this fruitful round is Jibe Ventures, a Tel Aviv based early-stage fund. Additional participants include Closed Loop Ventures, New Climate Ventures, Millennium Food-tech, and Sweetwood. The new capital fast-tracks full commercial roll-out of ansā’s hi-tech coffee micro-roaster across North…
continue readingNitrofix raises $3.1 million to produce cost-competitive, green ammonia for agriculture, hydrogen and maritime fuel markets
Nitrofix, a zero-emission ammonia producer pioneering a novel electrochemical process, announced $3.1 million in seed financing to accelerate the production of green ammonia from just water and air for the agriculture, hydrogen and maritime fuel markets. The round was led by Clean Energy Ventures with participation from SOSV, Zero Carbon Capital, UM6P Ventures and High…
continue readingFLORA Ventures launches $80m fund backed by top tier investors to invest in sustainable agrifood tech start-ups
FLORA Ventures™ announces the launch of its $80M fund, and its first closing with commitments of $50M, making it the largest Israeli-based AgriFood VC. And, according to IVC data, it is the largest Israeli new VC fund to have completed a first closing during 2023 across all tech investment verticals. FLORA Ventures invests in early-stage…
continue readingMicroalgae innovator introduces nutritionally dense plant-based chicken nuggets
Spirulina food-tech innovator, SimpliiGood by AlgaeCore Technologies Ltd., unveils a breaded chicken cutlet analog composed primarily of the nutritious microalgae spirulina. The plant-based version of a breaded cut of chicken not only takes on the appearance, flavor, and structure of real chicken breast but also possesses a naturally dense nutritional profile that could outpace that…
continue readingSVG Ventures | THRIVE and NEC X Partner to Incubate Novel Solutions in Agrifood
SVG Ventures|THRIVE and NEC X, NEC Corporation’s Silicon Valley innovation hub and venture studio, recently announced that they have partnered to build bridges between agtech entrepreneurial ecosystems and NEC X venture-building capabilities. They will collaboratively identify opportunities for new ventures in agriculture and fast-track acceleration of resulting ventures from NEC X. The organizations will join…
continue readingcultYvate launches Alternate Wet and Dry (AWD) technology to support sustainable agriculture
Farms2Fork Technologies Pvt. Ltd.’s platform cultYvate provides farm-based precision analytics in irrigation, fertigation, fertiliser utilisation for water-intensive crops like paddy, sugarcane etc. cultYvate has been implementing projects pan India over the last 3 years and has gained valuable insights into the unique challenges faced on the ground. The IoT sensors deployed on farm help to…
continue readingCoffeeTech start-up brings a fresh perspective and a greener outlook to the coffee break
CoffeeTech start-up ansā Roasting Inc., is applying new green technology to redefine the way coffee lovers indulge in their favorite beverage. Its sleek, fully autonomous mini-roaster, designed to elegantly perch on any office countertop, introduces on-demand roasting of raw green coffee beans. ansā’s pioneering initiative offers a more Earth-friendly approach to savoring coffee and promises…
continue readingPlant-based fat matrix boosts baked goods sensory experience
FoodTech start-up Gavan Technologies, Ltd. leverages its no-waste protein extraction platform to deliver FaTRIX™, a leading-edge alternative fat solution. FaTRIX offers a series of high-performance, protein-based fat substitutes that serve as excellent alternatives to butter and other commonly used fats in a variety of bakery products. The patented, plant-based fat-protein matrix is designed to replicate…
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