| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.08.2026 | Finnish Govt-Backed Project Creates New Way to Make Large Amounts of Mycelium Leather | 4 Mins Read Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a pulp-based approach to growing mycelium leather, enabling large-scale production of the biomaterial.
In June, Italian luxury fashion house Bottega Ve... |
| 06.09.2024 | Kickfund invests at full throttle |
Kickfund Ventures Fund I is a new investment fund dedicated to enhancing Switzerland's innovation ecosystem by supporting deep tech startups have successfully participated in the Venture Kick competition. With an initial closing of CHF 70 ... |
| 25.06.2024 | 5 neue Startups: BergBiber, Tomorrow Things, myGovSpace, Cultivated Biosciences, LipoCheck | deutsche-startups.de präsentiert heute wieder einmal einige junge Startups, die zuletzt, also in den vergangenen Wochen und Monaten, an den Start gegangen sind, sowie Firmen, die vor Kurzem aus dem Stealth-Mode erwacht sind. Übrigens: Noch ... |
| 18.06.2024 | Borobotics comes out on top at >>venture>> |
The Audimax in the main building of ETH Zurich was packed as the awards of the >>venture>> competition were presented yesterday evening. 18 finalists were nominated in six verticals. In addition, six start-ups competed for the ... |
| 15.05.2024 | TOP 18 startups contest further for the >>venture>> Award |
On June 17, 2024 >>venture>> will host the finale of its annual startup competition at the Audi Max (HG F 30) in the Main Building of ETH Zurich. The ceremony aims to award early-stage startups with innovative solutions in six ... |
| 10.03.2024 | Cultivated Biosciences: Pioneering the Future of Dairy Alternatives | Cultivated Biosciences, a biotech food startup based in Zurich, Switzerland, recently secured $5 million in Seed funding to accelerate the development of their innovative yeast cream. Led by CEO Tomas Turner, the company is revolutionizing ... |
| 07.03.2024 | Cultivated Biosciences Secures $5M in Seed Funding | Cultivated Biosciences, a Zurich, Switzerland-based biotech food startup, raised $5M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Navus Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate both the development of their yeast cream in colla... |
| 07.03.2024 | Protein Distillery erhält 15 Millionen – Cultivated Biosciences sammelt 5 Millionen ein | Im #DealMonitor für den 7. März werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arch... |
| 06.03.2024 | Cultivated Biosciences raises USD 5 million to accelerate the development of its microbial cream | Cultivated Biosciences raises USD 5 million to accelerate the development of its microbial cream 06.03.2024 12:01, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The financial boost secured by the pioneering biotech firm... |
| 06.03.2024 | $5 Million to bring yeast cream to the market |
The market for dairy alternatives is expanding worldwide, valued at $12 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $34 billion by 2033. These alternatives increasingly appeal to health- and environmentally-conscious consumers, although two-thi... |
| 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.
... |
| 05.03.2024 | Cultivated Biosciences poised to take its yeast cream to market in 2025 | Products derived from animals have that familiar taste and texture, and replicating that with fermented and plant-based alternatives has been a challenge for some companies.
Dairy, in particular, is an area where you have to get that “cream... |
| 20.10.2023 | Nongshim: South Korean Food Giant to Invest $7.4M in Food Tech with Cultivated Meat Focus | 3 Mins Read South Korean food and drink giant Nongshim is investing ₩10B ($7.4M) in venture funds aimed at incubating food tech startups, particularly those working with cultivated meat.
Nongshim, the company behind the ultra-famous Shin Ra... |
| 11.10.2023 | Cultivated fish company secures $7 million | REHOVOT, ISRAEL — Wanda Fish Technologies Ltd., a FoodTech startup company that formulates cultivated fish, has secured $7 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Aqua-Spark.
The funding will enable the company to accelerate c... |
| 26.09.2023 | September brings awards for these six Swiss startups | |
| 22.06.2023 | Cultivated Startup Omeat Emerges From Stealth Mode With $40 Million to Build Its ‘Bridge to the Future’ | 3 Mins Read California-based cultivated meat start-up Omeat, has emerged from stealth mode after four years. The company says its innovative technology dramatically cuts costs and can be scaled to meet the global demand for various types of... |
| 09.06.2023 | Steering into the industry skid, this cultivated meat startup raises an Uncommon $30 million | Cambridge-based biotech startup Uncommon has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round. Formerly known as Higher Steaks, the startup will use the investment to further develop its unique approach to lab-grown lunch, ramp up production,... |
| 12.05.2023 | Cultivated meat company beefs up $7 million in Seed Round | CHICAGO — Cultivated meat biotech startup company Clever Carnivore has raised $7 million in seed round funding. The funding round was led by Lever VC. Companies like McWin Capital Partners, Thia Ventures, Valo Ventures, Newfund Capital, and... |
| 08.05.2023 | ProjectEx Announces $1M USD Seed Funding Goal for Its Cultivated Exotic Leather | 3 Mins Read The world’s first lab-grown cultivated exotic leather brand, Singapore’s ProjectEx, is gearing up for a fundraising round to disrupt the category.
ProjectEx, is an exclusive collaboration between handbag designer Adrian Furstenb... |
| 16.03.2023 | Swiss startups prepare to visit the US East Coast | |
| 16.03.2023 | New leadership and the next generation in various Swiss startups | |
| 01.02.2023 | Who were the most active food and agriculture technology venture capital firms in 2022? | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder, a food and agriculture technology venture capital firm.
Click here for more research from AgFunder and ... |
| 20.01.2023 | On Its Quest to Make Cultivated Meat Cheaper, Multus Biotechnology Secures a $9.5 Million Series A | 3 Mins Read London-based Multus Biotechnology has closed a $9 million Series A funding round to help accelerate its technology aimed at reducing cultivated meat costs.
The funding was led by Mandi Ventures with participation from SOSV, Big ... |
| 12.12.2022 | IMD Startup Competition reveals the 2022/2023 winners | |
| 28.10.2022 | MassChallenge Switzerland 2022 Winners in the spotlight | |
| 10.10.2022 | Twelve startups compete for the MassChallenge Switzerland award prize | |
| 30.09.2022 | Cultivated Biosciences secures CHF 150,000 to improve plant-based dairy alternatives | |
| 30.09.2022 | Cultivated Biosciences wins CHF 150,000 to improve plant-based dairy alternatives | Every year, approximately 100 kg per person of milk equivalent is consumed worldwide, representing 3-4% of global GHGs. Intensive dairy farming also raises ethical questions about animal welfare and antibiotic resistance. Additionally, 65% ... |
| 27.09.2022 | Global accelerators boost Swiss startups’ growth | |
| 15.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: PepsiCo. & ADM partner on regen ag, Biden bets on cultivated meat | This week, PepsiCo. and ADM made a major announcement that could boost regenerative agriculture practices in the US, while President Biden signed an executive order impacting cultivated meat. France’s Capagro launched a $200 million agrifoo... |
| 06.09.2022 | Cultivated Biosciences raises USD 1.5 million Pre-Seed to start product development of its innovative animal-free food | The company’s financing round was led by leading Swiss venture fund Wingman Ventures and involved other leading foodtech venture capital investors such as Big Idea Ventures, Blue Horizon, Proveg International and the FoodHack syndicate. Oth... |
| 06.09.2022 | Cultivated Biosciences closes seed round | |
| 05.09.2022 | Cultivated Biosciences wants to make plant-based dairy ‘feel’ more like the real McCoy | The vegan food market was pegged as a $27 billion industry last year, a figure that’s expected to more than double within a decade. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the major food and beverage incumbents such as Nestlé, which launched a plant-... |
| 25.07.2022 | Accelerators boost start-up growth and development | |
| 05.07.2022 | Asia’s Cultivated Fish Company Avant Closes a $10.8 Million Series A | 3 Mins Read
Greater China’s first cultivated seafood startup Avant has closed its Series A funding round of nearly $11 million.
Hong-Kong-based Avant launched in 2018 and closed a $3.1 million seed fund at the end of 2020. It was recognized... |
| 08.06.2022 | Cultivated meat startup raises $22 million in Series A round | SAN FRANCISCO — Cultivated meat startup SCiFi Foods, formerly Artemys Foods, has closed a $22 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
The company, which uses bioengineering technologies to grow meat from animal cells, aim... |
| 19.05.2022 | Cultivated Meat Startup Evolved Meats Raises $2 Million in Seed Round, Led by Funders Maple Leaf Foods and Big Idea Ventures | Evolved's novel and proprietary cultivated meat platform enables the sustainable creation of functional tissues that are structurally and biochemically similar to conventional meat
New funding will support Evolved's further product developm... |
| 18.05.2022 | MassChallenge Switzerland announces 2022 cohort | |
| 16.05.2022 | China’s CellX Announces $10.6 Million Series A To Make Cultivated Meat | 3 Mins Read
Shanghai-based cellular agriculture startup CellX has secured a $10.6 million Series A funding round with funding earmarked for recruitment efforts and optimizing the company’s platform technologies to achieve scale while decrea... |
| 21.04.2022 | CellMEAT to Launch Cultivated Shrimp in Singapore Following $8.1M Series A | CellMEAT, a South Korean company developing cultivated shrimp, has secured $8.1 million (10 billion KRW) in Series A, bringing its total raised to $14.1 million.
The cellular agriculture startup will now double pilot production of its culti... |
| 25.10.2021 | “China’s First Cultivated Meat Company” Raises $10.9M to Build Pork Production Line | Leading Chinese cultivated meat company Joes Future Food has raised 70 million RMB ($10.9 million) in its Series A funding round. Participants included Hillhouse Capital and Matrix Partners China.
Joes claims to have been the first food-tec... |
| 08.04.2021 | Cultivated fat company raises $24 million | SAN FRANCISCO — Mission Barns, a Silicon Valley-based cellular agriculture company, raised $24 million in a Series A funding round. The company will use the funds to scale up its cultivated fat technology and build a pilot manufacturing pla... |
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| - | Cultivated Biosciences | “Cultivated Biosciences develops a creamy fat ingredient to improve the mouthfeel of dairy alternatives, using fermentation.” |
| - | Cultivated Biosciences | “Discover Cosaic Neo: a natural, multifunctional emulsion from yeast fermentation. Boost stability & creaminess in plant-based and dairy products—clean label guaranteed.” |
| - | Cultivated meat company raises $35 million | DELFT, NETHERLANDS — Cultivated meat company Meatable has raised $35 million in a recent funding round, which raises its total funding to $95 million.
The funding round was led by Agronomics but also had support from existing investors, inc... |
