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Applications 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 […]

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Verdify 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. […]

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Forsea 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 […]

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Singapore’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 […]

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Hypercell 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 […]

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ChickP 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 […]

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Extreme 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, […]

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Botanical 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 […]

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Wanda 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, […]

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Nutri-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 […]