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The Hortiscience Innovation Center (HIC) has appointed Loet Rummenie as its first Director, effective June 16, 2025. Rummenie brings over six years of experience as Program Director at StartLife, Europe’s leading agrifoodtech accelerator, and has a strong track record in startup support and ecosystem building. HIC is a newly established initiative in Bleiswijk, founded by […]
Spirulina innovators SimpliiGood by AlgaeCore Technologies, Ltd., is advancing to commercial production of its 100% plant-based smoked salmon analog composed of highly nutritious spirulina microalgae. Backed by US$4M in new funding, fresh EU regulatory clearance, and with pilots underway in Europe and Israel, the company is now bringing one of the most sustainable proteins to […]
The Agritech ClimAccelerator Singapore, a leading global platform for climate-focused startups, is launching its first agritech programme in Asia-Pacific, powered by Better Earth Ventures. ClimAccelerator (powered by Climate KIC, Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community) is a global programme for startups to innovate, catalyse and scale the potential of their climate solutions. It brings […]
NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC’s advanced technologies and global businesses, announced the six visionary startups selected for Batch 13 of its Elev X! Ignite program – a cohort that reflects surging demand for innovation in agriculture, healthcare, compliance, financial services and enterprise tech. Elev X! continues to experience record-breaking growth, with applications jumping […]
Ravensdown’s venture arm, Agnition, has partnered with Singapore-based Agrifood Futures to offer Land x Launch™, an accelerator program for overseas startups to launch in New Zealand. The program scout’s agricultural technology startups from Agrifood Futures’ global network and supports them with local expertise and potential investments from Agnition to test their product with Kiwi farmers. […]
W-Cycle, Ltd., an innovator in sustainable food packaging, and Melhoramentos, a publicly traded Brazilian company with activities spanning publishing, renewable forestry, and real estate (Altea), announced a strategic partnership. Together, they aim to produce compostable packaging made from renewable materials that naturally decompose within 100 days. The agreement, valued at a minimum of USD 3.45 […]
Cell-cultivated seafood innovator Forsea struck a major breakthrough in making freshwater eel farming a viable commercial reality. The start-up announced its organoid technology reached a record-breaking cell density of more than 300 million cells/ml, and with minimal and precise use of cultured media ingredients. This is the highest cell density recorded in the field, moving […]
Microalgae protein innovator Brevel, Ltd. has successfully implemented the FOAK (First-Of-A-Kind) strategy method by building its first plant for proprietary industrial-scale fermenters for microalgae protein. The company has completed construction of its FOAK facility and already secured two commercial agreements with leading food & beverage companies. A FOAK facility is a production line or factory […]
Women Founders & Funders Singapore 2024 has unveiled the 10 entrepreneurs selected to pitch on Wednesday 20 November, showcasing women agrifoodtech founders transforming our food system. This will be the third annual FTW Ventures’ Women Founders and Funders Singapore, complementing the annual San Francisco event of the same name, and has become a go-to networking […]
Empire State Development (ESD) recently announced Unibaio, of New York, NY, as the grand-prize winner of sixth annual Grow-NY business competition which is focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier. The competition awarded $3 million — including the $1 million […]
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