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Start-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, […]

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FoodTech

BioBetter 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 […]

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FoodTech Fund Raise Plant-based Foods

Umami 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 […]

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AgTech Precision Agriculture

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 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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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 […]