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Celebrating #WorldFoodDay at Singapore Sustainability Academy Together with Biodiversity Collage Singapore, Circular Economy Collage, Climate Fresk Singapore, Les Ateliers de l'Adaptation au Changement Climatique and Human Factor, we organised a Multi-Fresk Event, exploring the themes of food and sustainability. We were joined by Entrepreneur Qi Herng Kong, Consultant Natasha Lye and Researcher Mei Chi Poh who shared how we can react to the overwhelming work that needs to be done for better outcomes in food. Attendees took part in 5 workshops happening all in the same space, as we unpacked the topic on food & sustainability from 5 different approaches. With special thanks to Our Co-organizer The Transmutation Principle Our Ambassadors Andrew Chee, Jolene L., Mei Chi Poh Event Facilitators Marla Lise, Miriam Yu, Rajul Priyadarshini, Asma Quadri, Caroline Chauvin, Sandeep Gulati, Marine Veillon, Joshua Nobles and Jean-Jacques Valero Until next time 🇸🇬

Have you ever wished there was a dedicated track for Food Tech during Web Summit week? Food is a fundamental part of our lives, our health, and our planet. You’d think Web Summit would have a dedicated space for the intersection of Food and Technology. This year, we’re making that happen. In collaboration with our friends at Climate Circle Lisbon we're excited to bring you the hottest Food & Climate Tech Drinks on November 12th. 📅 Date: November 12th 🕕 Time: 6:00pm 📍 At: Musa Marvila ________ FoodHack Lisbon is proud of having SOGRAPE and Continente Food Lab (MC) as Corporate Partners and being supported by Unicorn Factory Lisboa, Nova SBE Innovation Ecosystem (Nova School of Business and Economics) and Casa do Impacto

Catch up on the latest FoodTech headlines 📈 Data from the USDA shows that supplies of corn, wheat and soybean are at a four-year high 📉 There’s an ongoing recall of nearly 10 million lbs of chicken in the US, due to potential contamination with listeria 🇩🇰 The Danish government announced a commitment of at least DKK 15 billion for green research and innovation by 2030 🇨🇭 Swiss researchers are using an ancient technique to increase the bioavailability of minerals in grains to mimic animal proteins 🔟 Whole Foods Market released its top 10 food trends for 2025 💡Why investing on sustainable food and ag can’t only involve ‘moonshots’ by Steve 🍫 Cacao startup Blue Stripes secured $20 million Series B funding 🌾 Bioprime™ raised $6 million, in round led by Edaphon, to develop bio-fungicides, bio-insecticides, and biostimulants 💡 UMAMI secured CHF 4.3 million funding to expand its holistic indoor farming operations 🏭 Liberation Labs raised $3.5 million through a Secured Promissory Note, including $2 million from Agronomics Limited, to fund the construction of its first fermentation facility in Richmond, Indiana 🇩🇪 Infinite Roots® and the Hamburg University of Technology received a €2.6 million grant from the German government 🥤 Functional beverage CURE, based in the US, raised funding from Santatera Capital.  🫛 Moolec Science secured what it claims is the first USDA approval for genetically engineered peas that can produce iron-rich beef protein through molecular farming. 🧀 Fermify achieved self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented casein 🍔 Bene Meat unveiled its first cultivated burger, which it says will be available at price parity with premium conventional beef. 🏭 Voyage Foods is expanding its manufacturing operations with a 284,000 square-foot facility in Ohio, set to produce cocoa-free chocolate, nut-free spreads, and bean-free coffee 👋 Volunteer with us at the HackSummit this December in New York 🍄 The Better Meat Co. received approval from the Singapore Food Authority to sell its flagship Rhiza mycoprotein in the city-state 🇫🇷 Umiami rebranded to SWAP Food and launched its whole-cut plant-based chicken in the US foodservice sector. 🍄 Thallus Foods claims to be the first commercial indoor cultivator of Chicken of the Woods. 💰 The Aussie Plant Based Co. has been acquired by Smart Foods, just 8 days after entering liquidation following cash flow problems. 🍏 Yespers is opening the "world's first" zero waste factory in The Hague, an apple processing facility. 🔬 Jobs from Greeneration, Noma, LA VIE™ 🧮 Why raising your pre-seed round is not a numbers game by Adam 6️⃣ 6 strategies to help CPG companies get funded by Tyler 💚 Join a FoodHack Meetup in Basel, Lausanne, Tel Aviv, Paris 🚀 Icos Capital and FrieslandCampina Ingredients launched a Side Stream Challenge 👋 MENA Food & Beverage Pitch Lounge takes place on Thursday from 6.30PM GST/UTC+4 

These startups just raised +$60 million between them 🍫 US-based cacao startup Blue Stripes secured $20 million Series B funding, in a round featuring Hershey’s and celebrity chef Nick DiGiovanni, to develop superfood chocolates and upcycled cacao products, including cacao water, granola, and chocolate-covered cacao beans. 🇳🇱 Tebi, based in the Netherlands, raised €20 million for its all-in-one financial platform for independent hospitality and retail businesses, which integrates point of sale, payments, inventory management, and bookkeeping. 🌾 Bioprime™ raised $6 million, in a Series A funding round led by Edaphon, to develop bio-fungicides, bio-insecticides, and biostimulants, leveraging its BioNexus technology and over 170 microbial strains. 🥬 Swiss startup UMAMI secured CHF 4.3 million Series A funding to expand its holistic indoor farming operations. Its microgreens are currently available in more than 450 Coop and Migros stores and supplied to 400 restaurants across the country every day. 🏭 US biomanufacturing company Liberation Labs raised $3.5 million through a Secured Promissory Note, including $2 million from Agronomics Limited, to fund the construction of its first fermentation facility in Richmond, Indiana, which is expected to be operational by Q1 2025. 🇩🇪 Infinite Roots® and the Hamburg University of Technology received a €2.6 million grant from the German government to develop technology that upcycles dairy industry waste, specifically whey, into a feedstock for mycelium fermentation. 🐜 Breakthrough Victoria has invested $2.5 million in Melbourne-based Viridian Renewable Technology Pty Ltd, which converts food waste into insect-based protein and fertiliser. It will use the funds to further expand what it says is Australia’s first large scale insect protein manufacturing plant. 🧫 Swiss startup sallea raised €2.38 million, in a pre-seed funding round led by Founderful, to accelerate the production of premium whole cuts of cultivated meat and fish using its innovative edible scaffolds. 🍳 California-based Terviva secured investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group to scale its operations and promote pongamia oil as a sustainable feedstock for renewable fuels. 🥤 Functional beverage brand CURE, based in the US, raised funding from Santatera Capital. Cure is “shaking up the hydration game” with its plant-based electrolyte mix powder, featuring a WHO-standard rehydration formula and made with ingredients like coconut water powder and pink Himalayan salt. Congratulations 🎊 Mark Warner, Andrea López Jara, Lauren Picasso, John Williams, Denis Weinberg, Robin Bertschinger Naveen Sikka, Nicole Kleger, Simona F., Anna Bünter, Mazen Rizk, Anne-Cathrine Hutz, Thibault Godard, Renuka Diwan, Benjamin Hadad https://lnkd.in/ekCnEGUd

Uncovering Go to Market Strategies for Green Startups This week we met at Media One Hotel for the next edition of the FoodHack Dubai Meetup with views from the 42nd floor over the Dubai skyline 🇦🇪 🌟 Where we were joined by speakers: Haythem Riahi, Circa Biotech Liliana Slowinska, Below Farm Mazen Kanaan, House of Pops Oz Erbas Soydaner, Little Sprouties ⌛️ 30s pitches including from Maya Ibrahim, Mahmoud Adham, Archie Rudyuk, Niclas Fritz, Roman Ulyanov and Janusz Skóra-Cichowski. 🥙 With samples from More.Than Instant Noodles, I Love Uju, Milletto & Nutto (by ADAS GLOBAL EXPORTS PVT LTD) and Frenvi - India 💚 Thank you to our ecosystem partners Mark Lee and Jake Dumadag 👋 And everyone who joined us including Thea-Isabella Otto, ..Aravinth Panch., Chardee Ezadkhasty, Pablo Gómez, Santiago Herrera Blanco, Mustafa Zaffer, Karim Taan, Karim Agha, Madhurima Roy, Daria Shchurik, Mohamad Fanous, Nada ARABI, Sai Shreya, Gabriel Bacha 👏 Special thanks to our Ambassadors Sascha Dutta (nee Taylor), Diane Fermin Roeder, Alexander M. Kappes, Kaoutar Makrache Save the date and join us next time on the 27th November.

Rosemari Herrero caught up with FoodHack to share the solutions we’re looking to back next here at PINC. Hear which technologies we are on the lookout for, as well as what’s top of mind for 24 fellow AgriFood investors in this go-to cheatsheet for fundraising founders. Solutions include: 🌾 Green Fertilizers 🥡 Sustainable Packaging ☀️ Climate Resilient Crops 🪴 Soil-Enriching Solutions 🧊 Cold Chain Optimization 🧁 Sugar Reduction Technologies 🍫 Coffee and Chocolate Alternatives 🧫 Molecular Farming and Plant Cell Culture 🛠️ Picks and Shovels for Food Processing and Food Safety +51 additional solutions Discover all the solutions and get in touch if you have the technology: https://lnkd.in/eyySvBWa

Which technologies are agri-food investors—including yours truly—most excited about? Great overview here by FoodHack: Among 60 solutions: 🌾 Green Fertilizers 🥡 Sustainable Packaging ☀️ Climate Resilient Crops 🪴 Soil-Enriching Solutions 🧊 Cold Chain Optimization 🧁 Sugar Reduction Technologies 🍫 Coffee and Chocolate Alternatives 🧫 Molecular Farming and Plant Cell Culture 🛠️ Picks and Shovels for Food Processing and Food Safety Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gBd6QX6P We invested in bunch of those at Better Bite Ventures. If you are a founder in APAC, please reach out! Great insights from: Mark Kahn Steve Molino Mélody Violton Bodil Sidén Steven Finn Steve Simitzis Jacob Afriat Lauri Reuter Shayna Harris Erik Byrenius Hadar Sutovsky Matteo Leonardi Maria Renner Mridul Pareek Rosemari Herrero Brian Frank Gali Soria-Artzi Stephanie Dorsey Soham Sanyal Nader Amiri Thibault Vanvincq Michel Kovac Gabriel Estrada Escalante Francesco Lorenzetti Thanks Laura Hodgkiss for compiling!

I caught up with FoodHack to share the solutions we’re looking to back next here at McWin Capital Partners Hear which technologies I am on the lookout for, as well as what’s top of mind for 24 fellow AgriFood investors in this go-to cheatsheet for fundraising founders. Solutions include: 🌾 Green Fertilizers 🥡 Sustainable Packaging ☀️ Climate Resilient Crops 🪴 Soil-Enriching Solutions 🧊 Cold Chain Optimization 🧁 Sugar Reduction Technologies 🍫 Coffee and Chocolate Alternatives 🧫 Molecular Farming and Plant Cell Culture 🛠️ Picks and Shovels for Food Processing and Food Safety +51 additional solutions Discover all the solutions and get in touch if you have the technology: https://lnkd.in/deFwReRw

Today is #WorldFoodDay and it's great to see Steve Molino of Clear Current Capital share his thoughts on opportunities in the sustainable food and ag space within the new summary put out by FoodHack here! - https://lnkd.in/eyySvBWa Each investor shares a snapshot of the technologies they're looking to invest in next to paint a picture of the future 🎨🖌️ 🖼️ Some areas that are hit on include: 🌾 Green Fertilizers 🥡 Sustainable Packaging ☀️ Climate Resilient Crops 🪴 Soil-Enriching Solutions 🧊 Cold Chain Optimization 🧁 Sugar Reduction Technologies 🍫 Coffee and Chocolate Alternatives 🧫 Molecular Farming and Plant Cell Culture 🛠️ Picks and Shovels for Food Processing and Food Safety + 51 more breakthrough solutions For any founders working on solutions in this area, definitely reach out, as we'd love to talk with you. Also, for anyone who will be at the HackSummit in NYC this December, let's connect there!

60 AgriFood technologies investors are looking to back next I caught up with FoodHack to share the solutions we’re looking to back next here at FTW Ventures. Hear which technologies I am on the lookout for, as well as what’s top of mind for 24 fellow AgriFood investors in this go-to cheatsheet for fundraising founders. Solutions include: 🌾 Green Fertilizers 🥡 Sustainable Packaging ☀️ Climate Resilient Crops 🪴 Soil-Enriching Solutions 🧊 Cold Chain Optimization 🧁 Sugar Reduction Technologies 🍫 Coffee and Chocolate Alternatives 🧫 Molecular Farming and Plant Cell Culture 🛠️ Picks and Shovels for Food Processing and Food Safety +51 additional solutions Discover all the solutions and get in touch if you have the technology: https://lnkd.in/gJC4J-uC