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Six disruptive startups driving innovation in fintech, agtech, lifesciences tech and more

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 […]

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AgTech FoodTech Startups

Agnition Ventures announces startup accelerator in partnership with Singapore-based Agrifood Futures

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. […]

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FoodTech Startups Sustainability

W-Cycle, Melhoramentos join forces to produce compostable food containers

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 […]

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FoodTech Nutrition Startups Sustainability

Forsea achieves record-breaking cell density for its cultivated seafood

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 […]

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FoodTech Protein Startups

How Brevel Implements First-Of-A-Kind (FOAK) Model for Its Microalgae Protein

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 […]

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AgTech FoodTech Startups

Women Founders and Funders Singapore 2024 announces 10 standout agrifoodtech entrepreneurs to pitch

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 […]

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AgTech FoodTech Startups

$3 million in prize money awarded to seven global food, beverage, and agriculture startups

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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AgTech AI Precision Agriculture Startups

New data platform to focus on avocado sustainability and profitability

Transformations in the sustainability, productivity and economics of avocado production are behind a newly launched data management package aimed at growers and cooperatives worldwide. Haskelberg Nurseries, a leading global provider of avocado and fruit tree seedlings, has developed the Canacado Hub in partnership with Yellow Brick AgTech. It says its new tool will bring better […]

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AgTech AI Startups Sustainability

NEC X reveals Elev X! Ignite cohort batch 12: seven startups transforming AI, sustainability and software quality assurance

NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC’s advanced technologies, has revealed the seven new standout startups selected for the Elev X! Ignite cohort, Batch 12. Since 2018, NEC X has helped fuel the launch and growth of over 130 innovative tech startups, transforming their visionary ideas into scalable successes. The latest ventures […]

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AgTech AI Precision Agriculture Startups

Österlensaffran redefines industry standards with introduction of precision farming for organic saffron harvesting

For more than 3500 years, saff­ron has been harvested manually, a task which is extremely laborious. Österlensaffran is now proud to introduce advancement in saffron harvesting with the launch of ground-breaking precision farming robotics. Set to revolutionize the industry, these robots embody the company’s commitment to sustainability, quality, and innovation in saffron production. Österlensaffran is […]