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ICL 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 […]

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FoodTech Nutrition

Foodtech 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 […]

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BioTech FoodTech

CellRev 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 […]

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AgTech FoodTech Startups

Empire 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 […]

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Agriculture AgTech

The 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 […]

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FoodTech Fund Raise Protein

Brevel 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 […]

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ansā 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 […]

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AgTech Fund Raise Sustainability

Nitrofix 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 […]

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AgTech FoodTech Fund Raise Sustainability

FLORA 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 […]

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FoodTech Plant-based Foods

Microalgae 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 […]