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For this week’s quote, Alt-Meat, Ed Finkel and Lisa O’Keefe have done our job for us. They quote our CEO and Co-Founder of VegTech Invest in the magazine’s most recent edition. “The biggest mistake founders can make, at this point, is trying to sell the dream.” “Without a path to profitability, investors don’t want to hear your story,” Elysabeth continues in the article. Founders need to get real about their numbers and their valuations or be laughed out of the room. #impactinvesting #vegtech #foodinnovation

After the dizzying heights of early investment rounds celebrated across the alternative protein sector, the market now looks toward a steadier path for long-term growth. As clarity emerges around which technologies, partnerships and rising stars have the greatest long-term potential to impact the food system, active investors speaking at Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins in Chicago on June 17-18 share a positive outlook and actionable insights. Featuring: - Steve Molino, Principal, Clear Current Capital - Suhas Narayanaswamy, Principal, Lewis & Clark AgriFood - Nadav Berger, Founding General Partner, PeakBridge - Nick Cooney, Managing Partner, Lever VC. Read the full article here, and register to join the investors before May 9 to save $300: https://bit.ly/3UJaXsz

Science, innovation, and partnership – 3 key ingredients for the future of food!   Ahead of the Future Food Tech Summit in San Francisco, I met with one of Danone’s long-standing partners: MISTA, a multi-dimensional innovation platform connecting actors across the entire food system. I emphasized that collaboration between food sector players is KEY. The strength of MISTA lies in the diversity of partners – from start-ups to big companies – working together to develop new ideas and face the food challenges of tomorrow, through science and innovation!

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 We're thrilled to announce that Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) has invested an additional $35 million in Silo, reaffirming our unwavering commitment to revolutionize the food supply chain and beyond. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Brendon Durkin, Tanner Gonzalez, and the rest of the remarkable KDT team for their support. Behind our momentum are incredible partners, loyal customers, and a rapidly growing Silo team. Collectively, we're dedicated to transforming innovation into tangible solutions that enable the businesses we support to reach their goals. 🔗 Check out our press release in the comments below to delve into Silo's phenomenal growth and learn how we plan to deliver groundbreaking solutions that empower businesses across the food supply chain and beyond. #SiloTechnologies #FinTech #SupplyChain #Innovation #KochDisruptiveTechnologies #Investment #supplychaintech

Christopher Cain and I are excited to share our latest Healthy F&B blog post, a comprehensive guide on navigating Venture Capital in the Healthy Food & Beverage space! We provide insights on understanding VC, investment stages, what VCs look for, and preparation tips. Click here https://bit.ly/3MGfQhv to check out the blog for a deep dive into the world of VC funding for growth in F&B.

Bringing EHL at www.hacksummit.co in #Lausanne today and tomorrow, and getting in touch with #foodtech and #agritech founders and investors: give me a shout of you want to meet!

Discover the Future of Food Key Factors for Investing in the ETF ft. Elysabeth Alfano of VegTech Invest Watch the entire episode here: https://lnkd.in/ea6dcQgT . . . #plantbasedonfire #plantbasedbusiness #vegancompany #vegtech #veganinnovation

Early-stage companies come with a unique set of problems. We have collaborated with 20+ next gen food / alt protein companies big and small, helping them raise Seed thru Series B rounds (over $1B to date) and execute on the plans we developed together.   We are excited to lead this discussion at the Future Food-Tech Alt Protein Summit this month in Chicago, and get Real about the challenges that come with funding, scaling and keeping organizations through that process.   Come share your questions and experience with:   🏭 Best practice for outreach and pilot/demo plant development - how do you decide when to build your own assets vs. going to a third party CMO? 👥 Maintaining a healthy organizational culture through risk management strategy - what scale are you aiming for and why? 🧪 Industry analysis of biomanufacturing capacity: Why it might be more than you think. https://lnkd.in/eMVMX6i2 #futurefoodtech #climatetech #sustainabletech #RealTech #nextgenfood #altproteins John Ellersick P.E. PMP Philip Ahl

Who's joining Vevolution? Here's a bio written by one of the newest investor users today: "I am a former investment banker and venture capitalist who lives in the Pacific Northwest. Newly Vegan, and I am looking to invest into the growing space." I know of several individual investors who are launching new VC funds in Q1 specifically to invest in foodtech, agtech, cultivated, and a kinder planet. The total addressable market of investing into the future of food & ag is growing. It feels like this is just the beginning! #mondaymotivation

This panel provided an excellent opportunity to walk industry through Canada’s regulatory landscape for introducing plant products of new breeding innovation. Dialogue with industry and policy makers in other jurisdictions is critical to encourage alignment and harmonization to facilitate trade of innovation, seed and their products. Canada is well down the road to putting science-based, innovation enabling policy in place Seeds Canada American Seed Trade Association Euroseeds