| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.08.2026 | ADM Gets $2.2M Award from Iowa State to Expand Precision Fermentation Capacity in Clinton | 3 Mins Read Food processing giant ADM has received $2.23M in tax credits from the Iowa state government to convert an underutilised space at its Clinton facility into a precision fermentation hub.
A month after securing a contract to produc... |
| 17.07.2026 | Melt&Marble Launches Precision-Fermented ‘Designer Fat’ for Beauty & Personal Care | 4 Mins Read Swedish precision fermentation startup Melt&Marble has debuted Marble7, its animal-free “designer fat” for the beauty and personal care sector.
Months after securing clearance for the global sale of its precision-fermented f... |
| 24.03.2026 | 🎥 Future Food-Tech: Big ideas, hard truths, and the path to scale | At Future Food-Tech in San Francisco last week, we spoke to key stakeholders on everything from crossing biomanufacturing’s valley of death to the Institute of Food Technologists’ new AI-powered CoDeveloper platform to speed up the product ... |
| 13.10.2025 | 🎥 Collaborate or die: Hacking the next generation of healthy foods at MISTA | Is fiber finally getting its day in the sun? Is RFK Jr’s anti-seed oil crusade filtering through to consumers? And have we reached peak protein?
We may see a falloff in the “faddish worship of protein,” predicted Mintel director, food &... |
| 08.10.2025 | Checkerspot and Huvepharma Develop Algal Oil Simulating Human Milk Fat for Infant Formula | Checkerspot, a biotechnology firm focused on renewable oils and fats, has entered into a partnership with Huvepharma, a global leader in fermentation technology, to scale production of a novel nutritional oil derived from microalgae. This h... |
| 25.04.2025 | Checkerspot Develops “World’s First” High-Oleic Palm Oil Alternative Made With Microalgae Fermentation | California-based biotech company Checkerspot has announced the development of what it claims is the first ever high-oleic palm oil alternative produced entirely through microalgae fermentation.
As explained in a study published this month i... |
| 24.04.2025 | Fats from fermentation: Checkerspot unveils high-oleic palm alternative… without genetic modification | California-based Checkerspot has developed what it claims is a world first: an algal oil closely matching the fatty acid profile and performance of high-oleic palm oil, without genetic engineering.
While regular palm oil has a high percenta... |
| 24.03.2025 | Israeli Microalgae Startup Raises $5M Seed Extension to ‘Take Fermentation Out of the Dark’ | 4 Mins Read Brevel, an Israeli startup using light and fermentation to create microalgae-based ingredients, has secured $5M in a seed extension round.
Israeli food tech player Brevel has extended its seed funding pot by $5M, taking total in... |
| 05.02.2025 | The Spice of Life: Aji Amarillo and the Rise of Microalgae in Food Innovation | In the culinary world, flavors are like colors on a painter's palette. Each ingredient adds depth, vibrancy, and excitement. Two ingredients are making waves: Aji Amarillo pepper and microalgae. Both are reshaping our food landscape, appeal... |
| 04.02.2025 | Seaweed Milk Latte? Israeli’s Largest Drinks Company to Make Dairy Alternatives with Microalgae | 4 Mins Read The Central Bottling Company, Israel’s largest beverage manufacturer, has teamed up with microalgae specialist Brevel to develop functional drinks and dairy alternatives.
Israeli beverage giant The Central Bottling Company (CBC)... |
| 14.01.2025 | Portuguese Biotech Startup Bags $15M to Bring Infant Formula Nutritionally Closer to Breast Milk | 3 Mins Read Portuguese startup CarboCode, which is producing human-identical breast milk molecules via biocatalysis and fermentation, has raised $15M from investors.
Based in Cantanhede, Portugal, biotech player CarboCode has closed a €15M ... |
| 02.10.2024 | Australia’s Coco2 Launches “World’s First” Coconut-Based Infant Formula | Australian company Coco2 has announced the launch of what is claimed to be the world’s first coconut-based infant formula.
The formula reportedly took ten years to develop in collaboration with the University of Queensland, parents, and hea... |
| 25.07.2024 | NoPalm Ingredients Secures €5M for Superior Fermented Oils Validated by Industry Giants | NoPalm Ingredients, a Dutch biotechnology company producing yeast-derived oils, has successfully closed a €5 million seed funding round touted as the largest funding ever for an alternative to palm oil in Europe.
The round was led by Rubio ... |
| 01.05.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Cultivated Quail, MasterChef Pros & A Cheese Debacle | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Vow’s Tippling Club collab, US bans on cultivated meat, and a... |
| 25.03.2024 | Checkerspot and AAK to Produce Novel, Climate Change-Resistent Oils from Microalgae & Precision Fermentation | California’s Checkerspot and the Swedish company AAK have announced a partnership to develop, scale, and commercially produce novel algae oils for meat alternatives, plant-based food, and personal care products.
Checkerspot makes renewable ... |
| 22.03.2024 | AAK, Checkerspot form partnership | ALAMEDA, CALIF. — AAK and Checkerspot are partnering together to develop, scale, and commercially produce algae oil.
Checkerspot is a biotechnology company that makes renewable oils through fermentation of microalgae for performance product... |
| 06.03.2024 | Cultivated Biosciences raises $5m seed round to expand ‘yeast cream’ platform for alt dairy | Swiss startup Cultivated Biosciences has raised a $5 million seed round to scale up a yeast fermentation platform it claims can dramatically improve the mouthfeel and performance of alt dairy products and help firms achieve cleaner labels.
... |
| 31.01.2024 | Checkerspot Unveils “Breakthrough” for Baby Formula: Human Milk Fat Analog Made Using Microalgae Fermentation | California’s Checkerspot, a biotechnology firm that produces renewable oils by fermentation of microalgae, announces the development and large-scale production of fat analog that the company claims mimics the human milk fat known as OPO (Ol... |
| 14.02.2023 | Checkerspot Closes $55M Series C Funding | Checkerspot, an Alameda, CA and Salt Lake City, UT-based biotechnology company, raised $55M in Series C funding.
The round was led by ArrowMark Partners, with participation from Cox Enterprises and other new and existing investors.
The comp... |
| 09.12.2021 | Breakout Ventures has a new, $112.5 million fund, backed by Tony Fadell, Chris Sacca and others | Breakout Ventures, a San Francisco-based seed- and Series A-stage venture firm that funds what it calls creative biosciences startups, has closed the second fund in its five-year history with $112.5 million in capital commitments.
Both of i... |
| 02.06.2021 | Reimagining Materials: Proving Biobased Performance In The Outdoor Industry—And Beyond | Checkerspot, a high-performance materials company created the consumer-facing outdoor brand WNDR ... [+] Alpine to animate what is possible with its sustainably made materials based on algae oils. Checkerspot |
| 19.08.2020 | Checkerspot Closes $36M Series B Funding Round | Checkerspot, Inc., a Berkeley, CA and Salt Lake CIty-based materials innovation company, closed its Series B financing of $36m.
The round was led by Viking Global Investors, with participation from other existing investors including Builder... |
| 17.04.2019 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, April 17 | AIRBNB’S GRAND PLAN
While no one was looking, Airbnb has quietly turned into a powerful investor in Silicon Valley.
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| 16.04.2019 | Checkerspot Closes $13M Series A Funding Round | Checkerspot, Inc., a Berkeley, Calif.-based materials innovation company, closed its $13m Series A financing.
The round was led by Builders VC, with participation from Breakout Ventures, Viking Global Investors, KdT Ventures, Plug and Play ... |
| 16.04.2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, April 16.
Peer to peer (P2P) lending platform Welendus raises new funds to accelerate growth and expand into India. London, U.K.-based Welendus has raised new funding ... |
| 16.04.2019 | Daily funding roundup - April 16th, 2019 | Spur raised $8M; Flowspace secured $12M; Checkerspot landed $13M; Zencargo closed $19M
Skoove: Skoove is the easiest way to learn piano, with the world's first interactive online piano lessons. Skoove has raised €3 million from Caparuca, MG... |
| 25.06.2018 | Checkerspot Closes $5M Seed Financing | Checkerspot Inc., a Berkeley, Calif.-based materials innovation company, closed an over $5m seed financing.
The round was led by KdT Ventures, with participation from Viking Global Investors, Refactor Capital, Sahsen Ventures and Godfrey Ca... |
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