| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.08.2026 | 38 Degrees North Secures New HoldCo Debt Facility From EIG To Support Community Solar Growth | 38 Degrees North, a community solar and distributed renewables platform, and EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, have closed a new debt facility to strengthen 38DN’s ongoing project acquisitions, ... |
| 26.08.2026 | Corvus Robotics Names Co-Founder Mohammed Kabir Chief Executive Officer | , a leader in deploying physical AI robotic systems for logistics and warehousing operations, announced that Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Mohammed Kabir has been named Chief Executive Officer. Kabir has led the company’s technolo... |
| 30.07.2026 | Can dark fermentation reshape the natural astaxanthin market? | Natural astaxanthin—a potent antioxidant that sells for thousands of dollars per kilo—has historically been produced by photosynthetic microalgae in open ponds or photobioreactors. But could a fermented version give it a run for its money?
... |
| 27.07.2026 | Hawaiian Startup Bags Multi-Million-Dollar Funding to Scale Fermentation-Derived Astaxanthin | 4 Mins Read US biotech startup Kuehnle AgroSystems has closed a Series B funding round to expand the sustainable production of its algal astaxanthin via dark fermentation for applications including human nutrition.
Hawaiian algal biotech co... |
| 09.07.2026 | Kuehnle AgroSystems Closes Series B Funding | Kuehnle AgroSystems (KAS), a Honolulu, HI-based the algal biotechnology company providing sustainable production of natural astaxanthin through proprietary dark fermentation technology, closed Series B funding.
The round was led by IVC, wit... |
| 09.07.2026 | Kuehnle AgroSystems Raises Multi-Million-Dollar Series B To Scale Sustainable Natural Astaxanthin Production | Kuehnle AgroSystems (KAS), an algal biotechnology company developing sustainable natural astaxanthin through proprietary dark fermentation technology, announced the closing of a multi-million-dollar Series B financing round. The round was l... |
| 16.06.2026 | SWARM Engineering Secures $10M: AI Transforms Agrifood, Manufacturing Operations | SWARM Engineering secured $10M in Series A funding. S2G Investments and AgRogue Growth Partners led the round. The company develops AI-driven decision intelligence for agrifood and manufacturing. Funds will expand its operational AI roadmap... |
| 10.06.2026 | SWARM Engineering Raises $10M in Series A Funding | SWARM Engineering, an Irvine, CA-based decision intelligence company for agrifood and manufacturing, raised $10M in Series A funding.
The round was led by S2G Investments and AgRogue Growth Partners, with participation from Radicle Growth, ... |
| 10.06.2026 | SWARM Engineering Raises $10 Million Series A To Transform Operational Decisions With AI | SWARM Engineering announced that it has raised $10 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by S2G Investments and AgRogue Growth Partners. Additional investors participating in the round included Radicle Growth, Grit Road Pa... |
| 29.05.2026 | Goshe Energy Storage Receives Strategic Debt Facility | Goshe Energy Storage, a Boulder, CO-based developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), received a strategic HoldCo debt facility of up to $40M from S2G Investments.
This capital will support the acq... |
| 28.05.2026 | Goshe Energy Storage: $40 Million Financing Facility Secured From S2G Investments | Goshe Energy Storage announced it secured a strategic HoldCo debt facility of up to $40 million from S2G Investments to accelerate the acquisition and construction of late-stage battery energy storage projects across U.S. markets.
At the sa... |
| 19.05.2026 | Oishii Leads Vertical Farm Revolution with Major Funding | Oishii, the vertical strawberry farm innovator, secured $150 million in Series C funding. This capital fuels aggressive expansion. It advances robotics and automation across its Smart Farm model. Oishii blends Japanese farming with modern e... |
| 14.05.2026 | AgriFood Signals: S2G Investments bags $1bn, Oishii makes first close of Series C, Corteva picks crop protection HQ | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
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| 13.05.2026 | S2G Investments Closes $1 Billion Solutions Fund I To Scale Growth-Stage Companies Across Food, Energy, And Oceans | S2G Investments has announced the final closing of Solutions Fund I, a $1 billion growth-stage investment fund focused on food and agriculture, energy, and oceans. The Fund received strategic commitments from a diverse coalition of new and ... |
| 26.03.2026 | Miraterra Soil: $16 Million Raised For AI-Driven Soil Intelligence Platform Expansion | Miraterra Soil, a Canadian ag-tech company focused on advanced soil measurement and analytics, has raised $16 million in an oversubscribed financing round, exceeding its original target of $13.9 million. The round was led by At One Ventures... |
| 26.03.2026 | Miraterra Soil Raises $16M in Funding | Miraterra, a Vancouver, Canada-based ag-tech company developing soil measurement solutions, raised CAD $16M in funding.
The round was led by At One Ventures with participation from Farm Credit Canada, S2G Investments, the Sitka Foundation a... |
| 05.02.2026 | Evergreen: Cultivated Beef Producer Secures $6 Million And Rebrands From Omeat | Omeat has rebranded as Evergreen Select and raised an additional $6 million in an open round, sharpening its message around one theme: using cultivated beef to bring predictability to a beef supply chain the company says is defined by volat... |
| 05.02.2026 | Apeiron Labs: $9.5 Million Series A Raised For Scaling Global AUV Network | Apeiron Labs announced it has closed a $9.5 million Series A financing to scale its real-time ocean intelligence platform and expand deployments of its autonomous underwater vehicle networks. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said ... |
| 04.02.2026 | Evergreen Select Raises Additional $6M in Funding | Omeat, a Thousand Oaks, CA-based company which specializes in scalable cultivated meat production, announced its rebrand to Evergreen Select and the raise of an additional $6M in funding.
The round was led by S2G Investments, BOLD Capital P... |
| 04.02.2026 | Apeiron Labs Raises $9.5M in Series A Funding | Apeiron Labs, a Cambridge, MA-based company developing a platform to deliver real-time ocean intelligence, raised $9.5M Series A funding.
The round was co-led by S2G Investments, RA Capital Management’s Planetary Health Fund, and DYNE Ventu... |
| 03.02.2026 | Mitra EV Raises $27M in Funding | Mitra EV, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a commercial fleet electrification platform focused on delivering immediate operating cost savings to fleet operators without upfront costs, received $27m in financing including equity and debt.... |
| 21.10.2025 | Faeth Therapeutics Secures $25M to Propel Cancer Metabolism Therapies | Faeth Therapeutics secured $25 million, raising its total capital to $92 million. This vital funding drives its lead PIKTOR program for endometrial cancer into Phase 2, following an impressive 80% response rate. It also expands the AI-drive... |
| 20.10.2025 | Faeth Therapeutics: $25 Million Raised To Advance PIKTOR Phase 2 Trial Following 80% Response Rate In Endometrial Cancer | Faeth Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering metabolism-based cancer therapies, announced a $25 million strategic financing round to advance its lead program, PIKTOR, in endometrial cancer. The raise brings Faeth’s ... |
| 06.10.2025 | Climax Foods Unveils New Identity, Plans Growth with $6.5M Investment and Leadership Change | Climax Foods has rebranded as Bettani Farms, appointing Sandeep Patel as CEO and Chairman. Patel, who previously served as CFO at Califia Farms, brings experience from the food and sustainability sectors. Alongside the rebrand, Bettani disc... |
| 06.10.2025 | Climax Foods Raises $6.5M in Funding | Climax Foods, a Berkeley, CA-based food technology company in the cheese market, raised $6.5M in initial closing of its Series A funding.
The round was led by S2G Investments (“S2G”), with additional participation from new and existing inve... |
| 18.07.2025 | 38 Degrees North: Over $230 Million In Corporate Growth Capital Announced | 38 Degrees North, a community solar and distributed renewable energy platform, has secured a growth equity investment from Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI) and Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, raising its total capital to over $23... |
| 04.06.2025 | Aerones: The Future of Wind Turbine Maintenance Takes Flight | In the heart of Latvia, a revolution is brewing. Aerones Ltd., a pioneer in robotic inspection and maintenance for wind turbines, has secured a staggering $62 million in funding. This investment is not just a financial boost; it’s a launchp... |
| 03.06.2025 | Aerones secures $62M to accelerate global expansion | Aerones, the provider of robotic inspection, maintenance, and AI-driven solutions for wind turbines, has secured $62 million in capital to accelerate its global expansion and technology development. With this investment, the company will si... |
| 28.05.2025 | Glass Gaze: A New Lens on Minimalism | In the world of music, innovation often emerges from the unlikeliest of places. Enter "Glass Gaze," a bold new album by French classical guitar duo Roxane Elfasci and Baptiste Erard, accompanied by percussionist Théo Lampérier. Th... |
| 23.05.2025 | Investment Climate Podcast: Adam Greenberg of IUNU, How to Get Funded in 2025 | In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs.
Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strate... |
| 03.03.2025 | The Future of Aerospace and Food Innovation: A Dual Path to Sustainability | In the modern landscape, two industries stand at a crossroads: aerospace and food innovation. Both sectors face immense challenges but also hold the keys to a sustainable future. As we navigate through the complexities of these fields, we u... |
| 27.02.2025 | Top Three Reasons Investing in Food Innovation Will Take Center Stage Before 2030
Top Three Reasons Investing in Food Innovation Will Take Center Stage Before 2030 | Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest, an Advisor to a food innovation ETF. She is a consultant to multi-national companies focused on sustainability and an Advisor to C-Suite interested in understanding the growth and whitespaces ... |
| 03.02.2025 | The Startup Surge: Innovations Reshaping Industries in 2025 | The dawn of 2025 brings a wave of innovation. Startups are like seeds, sprouting in the fertile ground of technology and investment. This year, several companies have secured significant funding, aiming to disrupt traditional industries. Fr... |
| 31.01.2025 | 5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In January: AI Fashion, Ammonia Power And A Robot Labor Force | 3 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our year-end entry here.
The start of a new year brings a lot... |
| 10.01.2025 | Riding the Wave: XOCEAN's €115M Funding Boosts Ocean Data Revolution | In the vast expanse of the ocean, data is the new gold. XOCEAN, an innovative player in the marine data sector, has just secured €115 million in funding. This significant investment marks a pivotal moment for the company, poised to expand i... |
| 10.01.2025 | XOCEAN: Ocean Data Provider Company Raises €115 Million | XOCEAN, an ocean data provider to the offshore energy and civil hydrography sectors, announced it closed a €115 million fundraise that will help support its ongoing growth across the company’s expanding global footprint. The company partner... |
| 09.01.2025 | XOCEAN Raises €115M in Funding | XOCEAN USVs supporting the development of new Offshore Wind Farms off New York
XOCEAN, a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of ocean data to the offshore energy and civil hydrography sectors, raised €115M in funding.
Backers included S2G Ventur... |
| 09.01.2025 | Xocean raises $119M to expand ocean data platform
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One click below supports our mission to provide free, deep, and relevan... | Xocean, which provides ocean data services for offshore energy and civil hydrography industries, today announced it has raised €115 million, about $119 million, in new funding to drive the company’s expansion across the globe.
Founded in Ir... |
| 17.12.2024 | Biostimulant-maker Sound Agriculture bags additional $25m, will pay growers to replace nitrogen and phosphorus | Plant-and-soil health company Sound Agriculture has completed a $25 million Series D extension raise.
BMO Impact Investment Fund and S2G Ventures co-led the round.
Emeryville, California-based Sound Agriculture will use the new funding to e... |
| 03.12.2024 | EarthOptics: Soil Digitization Company Raises $24 Million | EarthOptics, an industry leader in soil digitization and Predictive Agronomy, announced the completion of $24 million in financing. This funding includes new partners Cibus Capital, RuralWorks Partners, and Norinchukin Bank and is led by cu... |
| 19.11.2024 | Shiru: Ingredient Discovery Company Raises $16 Million | Shiru – a pioneer in AI-based ingredient discovery – announced it has secured a $16 million investment round as it leads a revolution in how ingredients are discovered and developed across multiple industries.
Shiru’s flagship platform Prot... |
| 14.11.2024 | Shiru Raises $16M to Expand AI Protein Discovery Platform Across Industries | 4 Mins Read Artificial intelligence startup Shiru has closed a $16M Series B round to broaden its ingredient portfolio and expand its protein discovery marketplace.
Months after launching an AI-powered protein discovery platform for compani... |
| 13.11.2024 | Shiru Expands AI-Powered Ingredient Discovery with $16M Boost to Revolutionize Products, Categories, and Industries | AI-enabled protein discovery company Shiru has raised $16 million in a Series B funding round led by S2G Ventures, with participation from CPT Capital, Lux Capital, Nourish Ventures, and Meach Cove Capital. The round brings Shiru’s total fu... |
| 12.11.2024 | Shiru Raises $16M in Funding | Shiru, a Berkeley, CA-based AI-powered ingredient discovery company, $16M in funding.
The round was led by S2G Ventures, with participation from CPT Capital, Lux Capital, Nourish Ventures, and Meach Cove Capital.
The company intends to use ... |
| 12.11.2024 | Shiru raises $16m series B to expand AI-powered ingredient discovery platform | Shiru, a startup deploying artificial intelligence to aid in protein discovery, has closed a $16 million series B round led by S2G Ventures.
The round, which was also backed by CPT Capital, Lux Capital, Nourish Ventures, and Meach Cove Capi... |
| 04.11.2024 | Urbint: $35 Million Strategic Growth Equity Raised To Mitigate Threats To Workers | Urbint, a leading AI platform for identifying and mitigating threats to workers, critical infrastructure, and communities, announced a $35 million strategic investment round led by S2G Ventures with participation from Energize Capital, Blue... |
| 25.10.2024 | Urbint's $35 Million Boost: A Game Changer for Energy Resilience | In a world increasingly battered by storms and natural disasters, the need for robust disaster response tools has never been more critical. Urbint, a Miami-based startup, has stepped into this arena with a fresh infusion of $35 million in f... |
| 24.10.2024 | Urbint Raises $35M in Growth Equity Funding | Urbint, a Miami, Florida-based AI platform for identifying and mitigating threats to workers, critical infrastructure, and communities, raised $35m in strategic funding.
The investment was made by S2G Ventures.
The company intends to use th... |
| 24.10.2024 | Urbint raises $35M to enhance disaster response tools for energy sector
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One click below supports our mission to provide f... | Risk management platform startup Urbint Inc. announced today that it has raised $35 million through a strategic investment from S2G Ventures for further development of its resiliency and storm response solutions for utilities.
Founded in 20... |
| 10.10.2024 | Corvus Robotics: $18 Million (Series A) Secured To Advance Autonomous Inventory Management Systems | Corvus Robotics, a provider of autonomous inventory management systems, announced an updated version of its Corvus One system. This allows the company to fly its drone-powered system in a lights-out distribution center without any added inf... |
| 26.09.2024 | Navigating the Agtech Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities Amidst a Capital Crunch | The agricultural technology sector is at a crossroads. With a capital crunch tightening its grip, startups in ag robotics and automation face a daunting landscape. Yet, the need for innovation has never been more pressing. Farmers are grapp... |
| 25.09.2024 | Sponsored post: How ag robotics & automation startups should navigate the current capital crunch | It’s no secret that capital is constrained right now in the agtech world, making fundraises difficult for startups and causing more than a little uncertainty over future growth of the sector. When it comes to ag robotics and automation, thi... |
| 13.09.2024 | Catalera BioSolutions: Pioneering the Future of Biopesticides | Catalera BioSolutions is making waves in the agricultural sector. This Vancouver-based company recently secured an initial close of $8 million in Series A funding. The investment is a significant step for a company that spun out from Terram... |
| 11.09.2024 | Brief: Catalera BioSciences makes first close of Series A to speed up development of biopesticide products | Vancouver, Canada-based Catalera BioSolutions has made the first close of its $8 million Series A.
The company launched earlier in 2024 as a spinout of Canadian biologicals firm Terramera and currently focuses on biopesticides.
The found wa... |
| 10.09.2024 | Catalera Series A Funding to Catalyze a New Era of Biological Pest Control | Company brings over a decade of experience in the formulation and commercialization of natural, biological pest control products for plant, home and public health
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalera BioSolutions ("Ca... |
| 13.08.2024 | Axiom Space's Leadership Shift: A New Era in Space Exploration | Axiom Space, a Houston-based pioneer in space exploration, is at a crossroads. The company is searching for a new CEO after co-founder Mike Suffredini stepped down on August 9, 2024. This transition marks a significant moment for Axiom, whi... |
| 13.08.2024 | QIA Investing $180 Million In TechMet | QIA announced it will become one of TechMet’s largest investors, with an investment commitment of $180 million, which adds to existing investments from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and S2G Ventures. TechMet i... |
| 12.08.2024 | Axiom Space CEO steps down, search begins for replacement | Houston-based space exploration company Axiom Space is searching for a new CEO.
Co-founder Mike Suffredini stepped down effective August 9 as CEO. He cites unidentified personal reasons for his transition from CEO to company advisor. Suffre... |
| 05.08.2024 | Applied Carbon: $21.5 Million Closed To Deploy Biochar Technology, Increasing Soil Health And Sequestering Carbon | Applied Carbon (previously known as Climate Robotics), a company designing automated biochar production machines that convert in-field agricultural crop waste into biochar, announced it has raised a $21.5 million Series A. This funding roun... |
| 05.08.2024 | Фермерский робот Applied Carbon научился превращать растительные отходы улавливатель CO2 | Стартапы экспериментируют с массивными промышленными системами для отвода загрязняющих веществ из воздуха, строительство которых обходится в сотни миллионов долларов. Это заставило некоторых основателей задуматься: почему бы не использовать... |
| 02.08.2024 | Leaf Agriculture Secures $11.3 Million to Transform Farm Data Management | In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, data is the new gold. Leaf Agriculture, a pioneer in farm data management, has just raised $11.3 million in Series A funding. This round, led by Spero Ventures, marks a significant leap forward... |
| 01.08.2024 | Leaf Agriculture raises $11.3m Series A to build ‘the lingua franca’ of ag data | Farm data management platform Leaf Agriculture has raised $11.3 million in Series A financing.
Spero Ventures led the round, which also included participation from “all existing investors.”
Leaf will use the new funds to expand its product ... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Rise of Farm Robotics: A New Era in Agriculture**
** | ** The agricultural landscape is changing. Like a field awakening at dawn, the farm robotics sector is blossoming, even amid economic challenges. In 2024, the sector has raised nearly $399 million, a drop from the previous year but still a ... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Rise of Farm Robotics: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in 2024**
** | ** The agricultural landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. Farm robotics is at the forefront of this transformation. In 2024, the sector is grappling with funding challenges but is also witnessing a surge in innovation. As labor costs ris... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Rise of Farm Robotics: Navigating a New Era in Agriculture**
** | ** The agricultural landscape is changing. Like a field being tilled for the first time, the farm robotics sector is breaking new ground. In 2024, despite a challenging fundraising environment, this sector is showing resilience and innovati... |
| 24.07.2024 | The 7 biggest farm robotics deals of 2024 so far | The farm robotics sector has shown some resilience in 2024 and continues to bring innovative products to market, despite the challenging year for fundraising.
In the first half of 2024, the AgFunder-defined Farm Robotics, Mechanization, and... |
| 14.05.2024 | New Culture Partners with CJ CheilJedang to Streamline Costs of Animal-Free Mozzarella | Californian animal-free cheese producer New Culture announces a partnership with its previous investor, South Korean biotech giant CJ CheilJedang.
New Culture develops casein from precision fermentation to make cow-free cheeses that melt, s... |
| 08.05.2024 | Chicago startup growing trash-eating mushrooms raises $3.6 million seed extension | - |
| 02.05.2024 | Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s Builders Vision puts S2G on a path to independence | S2G Ventures is graduating today, so to speak.
The climate tech investment firm has been living under Builders Vision, an umbrella organization for Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s philanthropic and investment activities, for the past three year... |
| 18.04.2024 | Exclusive: Omeat’s tumultuous year: staff cuts and leadership shake-up at startup with ‘elegant’ new approach to scaling cultivated meat | Less than a year after emerging from stealth with an “elegant solution” to scaling cultivated meat by harvesting nutrients from “healthy cows” for its cell culture media, California-based Omeat is operating with a skeleton crew following a ... |
| 17.04.2024 | Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global celebrates its 30th edition with top experts presenting over 25 conference sessions covering current industry topics | Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global
The Expo will bring together more than 90 leading international seafood industry experts in its conference program, including keynote speaker Mark Blyth, The William R. Rhodes '57 Professor of I... |
| 05.12.2023 | Plant-based milk maker Ripple Foods raises another $49M on heels of innovation | Dive Brief:
Ripple’s latest $49 million investment brings the California pea milk brand’s total capital to more than $274 million, according to an SEC filing last week.
The funding round follows a $60M Series E raise in 2021 led by Rage Cap... |
| 09.11.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Talus Renewables nabs $22m for green ammonia, Getir buys FreshDirect | This week, Talus Renewables closed a funding round for its green ammonia system and vegetable waste firm Letoon Holdings secured capital. M&A is coming for online grocery, as evidenced by Getir’s acquisition of US-based FreshDirect. The... |
| 20.09.2023 | Agtech leaders dish on untapped and overlooked opportunities for founders | Lab-grown meat is buzzy for a reason. The ick factor is palpable, and the benefits of scaling alternatives to factory farming are enormous. Yet, plenty of other crucial corners of agriculture often go overlooked — at least as far as headlin... |
| 15.08.2023 | Dublin's TechMet closes $200M to secure the supply of the key metals for renewable energy | TechMet, the start-up which is building projects to secure the supply of the key metals for EVs, energy storage and renewable energy has raised a $200 million equity round. The Dublin-based firm is on track to exceed a billion-dollar valuat... |
| 11.08.2023 | Matter raises $10M to scale its microplastics filtration technology for commercial use | Bristol-based start-up Matter has developed technology which removes microplastics from white goods in use, for example, Gulp works with a washing machine, to stop microplastics fibres from clothing getting into waterways and beyond. It pro... |
| 11.05.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital ad aprile 2023 | Come è andato il mercato del Venture Capital ad aprile 2023? Facciamo insieme una carrellata delle startup, delle scaleup e dei round più interessanti. Purtroppo, i dati del primo trimestre 2023 confermano i trend negativi in Europa per gli... |
| 25.04.2023 | Big-time VCs link arms for climate coalition | About two-dozen venture capital firms say they are teaming up to “build a robust movement” in the VC business to combat the climate crisis. The group calls itself the Venture Climate Alliance, or VCA.
The coalition counts well-known tech in... |
| 07.04.2023 | S2G Ventures Launches $300M Special Opportunities Fund | S2G Ventures, a Chicago, IL-based multi-stage investment firm focused on the food, agriculture, ocean, and clean energy markets, launched the $300M Special Opportunities Fund.
This fund, which brings assets under management to $2B, enables ... |
| 06.04.2023 | Brief: S2G Ventures launches new fund to offer ‘flexible’ financing for cap-intensive climate-tech startups | S2G Ventures has officially announced the launch of its $300 million Special Opportunities fund.
The fund will to provide flexible financing for social and environmental impact startups working in capital-intensive, asset-oriented industrie... |
| 06.04.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Hardee Fresh grabs $56m, Upward Farms shuts down, Wine that tastes like climate change | Vertical farming saw good and bad news this week, as Hardee Fresh raised new funds, Upward Farms ceased operations and Kalera filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Elsewhere, digital-first burger delivery service VICIO secured new cap... |
| 02.03.2023 | To fix the climate, these 10 investors are betting the house on the ocean | Climate change is a problem important and pressing enough that investors have begun to grasp the opportunities that arise when trying to solve it. Now, they’ve started to cast their nets wider for other, adjacent opportunities.
Tech that se... |
| 23.02.2023 | Is ocean conservation the next climate tech? 7 investors explain why they’re all in | For an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike.
Sure, plenty of money is spent on ocean-based industries, but most of today’s marine investments are into either ... |
| 20.01.2023 | 4 investors discuss the next big wave for alternative seafood startups | Though investment in food technology has slowed in line with the rest of the venture capital world, the industry recently achieved some milestones that suggest the sector and the government are moving into alignment.
In fact, some investors... |
| 18.01.2023 | Top 10 alternative protein startups brought in $1.3bn in 2022 vs $2.3bn in 2021 | It’s been a tough few months for alternative protein startups, particularly those developing plant-based meat, dairy, and seafood alternatives (as opposed to those in the cellular agriculture space).
Sure, it’s been tough for startups acros... |
| 11.08.2022 | Orange EV raises a truckload of cash to make yard trucks less dinosaur-y | Sure, they aren’t as sexy as a Tesla, and they don’t get the press columns of long-haul trucking, but so-called yard trucks are an interesting subset of vehicles that benefit disproportionally from being electric. Orange EV just raised a tr... |
| 30.06.2022 | Avant Announces more than US$10.8 Million Series A led by S2G Ventures to commercialize cultivated fish & marine protein | Avant's products: (left) Zellulin marine peptide, a skincare product active ingredient, (middle) Avie cultivated fish maw, (right) Avie cultivated fish fillet
Funding will support the construction of a pilot plant in Singapore and the marke... |
| 28.06.2022 | BREAKING: AgFunder, S2G Ventures & Horizon Ventures invest $40m into ‘beanless’ coffee startup Atomo | [Disclosure: AgFunder is AFN’s parent company.] Foodtech startup Atomo has closed a $40 million Series A round and officially launched the first of its “beanless” molecular coffee products to consumers. AgFunder, S2G Ventures and Horizon Ve... |
| 06.04.2022 | Brilliant Planet | Co-authored by John Buttrick
Of the world’s 2,000 largest public companies, at least 21% now have net-zero commitments. For most of these companies, even with significant emissions reduction, carbon offsetting will be essential to achievin... |
| 16.03.2022 | IUNU raises $24m Series B funding to bring ‘true autonomy’ to CEA | US-based IUNU (pronounced “you knew”), which makes computer vision and AI solutions for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), has raised $24 million in a Series B round led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood.
Existing investors S2G Ventures,... |
| 16.03.2022 | IUNU Raises $24 Million Series B to Accelerate Market Position and Product Offerings | IUNU Company Logo “This round of investment reflects the confidence institutional investors have in us. The conversation around autonomous growing has accelerated in the past year, and we’re proud to be leading the way on this front,” said ... |
| 28.02.2022 | BREAKING: S2G leads $12.3m Series A for food rescue app Flashfood | North America-based Flashfood has raised a $12.3 million Series A for its mobile app-based marketplace that partners with stores to “rescue” grocery items bound for the landfill and sell them at heavily discounted prices.
S2G Ventures led t... |
| 16.02.2022 | NourishedRx Raises $6M to Accelerate Intelligent Food-for-Health Platform | What You Should Know:
– NourishedRx, a digital health company raises $6M in seed funding led by S2G Ventures with additional investors Route 66 Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Primetime Partners, and other individual investors.
– The com... |
| 18.01.2022 | BREAKING: Faeth raises $20m from Khosla, AgFunder to battle cancer with food | Disclosure: AFN’s parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in Faeth Therapeutics.
Faeth Therapeutics, a startup developing precision nutrition solutions to help fight cancer, has raised $20 million in seed funding in a round led by Khosla V... |
| 18.01.2022 | Faeth raises $20m from Khosla, AgFunder to battle cancer with food | Disclosure: AFN’s parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in Faeth Therapeutics.
Faeth Therapeutics, a startup developing precision nutrition solutions to help fight cancer, has raised $20 million in seed funding in a round led by Khosla V... |
| 04.01.2022 | S2G Ventures on future of food: 'We are entering into a global food transition' | "The food transition is still in its infancy but is being propelled by seismic tailwinds: massive demographic change spurring new consumer demand, significant advancements in the biology, chemistry and physics of food production to cre... |
| 23.11.2021 | ADM, Kraft & Dr Oetker back bovine-free mozzarella maker New Culture in $25m round | US alt-dairy startup New Culture has raised $25 million in Series A funding to bring its bovine-free mozzarella product to market.
Founded in 2018 by CEO Matt Gibson and chief scientific officer Inja Radman, New Culture is using precision f... |
| 23.11.2021 | BREAKING: ADM, Kraft & Dr Oetker back bovine-free mozzarella maker New Culture in $25m round | US alt-dairy startup New Culture has raised $25 million in Series A funding to bring its bovine-free mozzarella product to market.
Founded in 2018 by CEO Matt Gibson and chief scientific officer Inja Radman, New Culture is using precision f... |
| 17.11.2021 | Biotech startup Shiru Expands Board of Directors and Names Former Impossible Foods VP of R&D as its First Scientific Advisor | Biotech startup Shiru Expands Board of Directors and Names Former Impossible Foods VP of R&D as its First Scientific Advisor “Mary, Rachel, and Ranjani are global industry leaders, each with different and complementary spheres of expert... |
| 17.11.2021 | Israel’s Imagindairy closes $13m seed round to commercialize cow-free milk proteins | Israeli alt-milk startup Imagindairy has raised $13 million in seed funding, it announced today.
MoreVC led the round, with participation from Collaborative Fund, Emerald Technology Ventures, Entrée Capital, Green Circle Foodtech Ventures, ... |
