Agrifood Tech
Dealflow | December 1, 2020
Aphea.Bio secures €14 million to develop eco-crop treatments
ImpactAlpha, December 1 — For decades, modern agriculture has relied extensively on chemical-based, often environmentally destructive crop treatments. Belgium-based Aphea.Bio is among the …
Agrifood Tech | November 24, 2020
Astanor Ventures raises $325 million for sustainable food and ag-tech
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 24 – Good Harvest Partners I, Astanor’s first institutional fund, will back “entrepreneurs developing scalable solutions to re-align nature, agriculture, and …
Catalytic Capital | November 23, 2020
An ‘impact-first’ approach to investing for climate justice in rural communities
If you are an investor interested in learning more about how to invest in climate justice solutions, join us on December 3rd for …
Agrifood Tech | November 19, 2020
“Pandemic risk” spurs investors to press food producers for changes
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 19 – Factory closures. COVID hotspots. Worker lawsuits. Investors in the world’s largest meat, fish and dairy companies were unprepared for factory …
Agrifood Tech | November 10, 2020
Bits x Bites secures $30 million to improve agrifood sustainability in China
ImpactAlpha, November 10 – Bits x Bites has reached a $30 million first close for a new fund that will invest in technologies …
Agrifood Tech | October 26, 2020
Natural Order Acquisition Corp. readies a SPAC to invest in alternative proteins
ImpactAlpha, October 26 – Beyond Meat made a splash last year as the first of the “plant-based meat” companies to go public. Another …
Agrifood Tech | October 7, 2020
Ÿnsect raises $372 million for carbon negative, vertical insect farming
ImpactAlpha, October 7 – Ÿnsect represents a trifecta of agrifood tech trends: alternative proteins, carbon offsets and novel farming systems. The France-based agtech …
Agrifood Tech | September 23, 2020
Beneficial Returns backs alt-leather manufacturer Ananas Anam with impact-linked loan
ImpactAlpha, September 23 – Ananas Anam, a woman-led enterprise in the Philippines, buys pineapple leaf waste from farmers and converts it into a …
Agrifood Tech | September 23, 2020
Green Monday raises $70 million to ramp up alt-protein in Asia
ImpactAlpha, September 23 – Hong Kong-based Green Monday is making multiple bets on Asia’s shift to a plant-based diet. The holding company owns …
Agrifood Tech | September 16, 2020
Food startups NotCo and Climax Foods raise financing for plant-based alternatives
ImpactAlpha, September 16 – Chile-based NotCo uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify plant-based proteins as substitutes for animal-based food products. NotCo …
Chinese mooncakes
Agrifood Tech | August 27, 2020
China’s Starfield Food & Science Technology snags $10 million to expand plant-based meat offerings
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 27 – The alt-meat market is less developed in China, but producers are racing to get a foothold in the world’s …
Agrifood Tech | August 11, 2020
AgFunder launches impact fund for agrifood tech startups
ImpactAlpha, August 11 – San Francisco-based venture capital firm AgFunder launched its GROW accelerator in Singapore last year to support Asia’s agrifood tech …
Agrifood Tech | August 10, 2020
EIT Food invests €5.5 million in COVID relief for European food startups
ImpactAlpha, August 10 – EIT Food makes early investments in European companies advancing a sustainable food system. The initiative of the European Institute …
Agrifood Tech | July 21, 2020
Cambridge Crops rebrands as Mori and raises $12 million for food preservation tech
ImpactAlpha, July 21 – Cambridge, Mass.-based Mori (formerly Cambridge Crops) makes an edible, silk-based coating that keeps food fresher and curbs food waste. …
Agrifood Tech | July 16, 2020
Soplaya clinches €3.5 million to boost local food logistics in Italy
ImpactAlpha, July 16 – Soplaya launched in 2018 to connect local food producers to restaurant chefs. The company built a platform to streamline …