| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.04.2026 | Sweet protein: Pentasweet breaks ground on $76m precision fermentation facility for brazzein | Lithuanian startup Pentasweet has started building a facility in Vilnius that will produce commercial quantities of brazzein, a sweet protein 1,500x sweeter than sugar.
The move is notable given the relative lack of options in the natural h... |
| 27.08.2025 | MycoTechnology Appoints Former Kraft Heinz & Coca-Cola R&D Leader Dr. Robert Scott to Board of Directors | MycoTechnology, a US company using advanced fermentation technology to create value-added ingredients, has appointed Dr. Robert Scott to its Board of Directors.
Scott is a food and beverage industry executive with over 25 years of experienc... |
| 10.04.2025 | MycoTechnology’s honey truffle sweetener receives GRAS approval | Listen to the article 3 min
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Fermented mushroom ingredients maker MycoTechnology received safety approval for a natural flavor enhancer made from honey truffl... |
| 08.04.2025 | MycoTechnology discontinued alt protein biz last year to focus on flavor modulation, sweetening, says CEO | Fungi fermentation specialist MycoTechnology has discontinued its fermented plant proteins and shelved plans to produce a fungi-based meat alternative in Oman in order to focus on its core flavor modulation and sweetening portfolio, says CE... |
| 06.05.2024 | How brands can leverage ingredient innovator partnerships to meet evolving consumer demands | In the increasingly competitive food and beverage landscape, the story behind ingredients has become a vital tool for brands to engage with consumers. As CPG companies work towards exceeding consumer expectations, the role of ingredient sup... |
| 18.04.2024 | MycoTechnology’s Honey Truffle Sweetener on Track to Revolutionize Sugar Reduction | Mycelial fermentation leader MycoTechnology announces significant progress in scaling production and ensuring the safety of the first-ever honey truffle sweetener.
The new product, made from a sweet protein found in honey truffles discovere... |
| 11.04.2024 | Sugar-Free Mycelium Chocolate Described as Most Significant Innovation in Chocolate in a Century | US confectionery brand Macalat has introduced a vegan, organic, zero-sugar, sweet dark chocolate bar — Organic Sweet Dark Chocolate — claiming it to be the most significant innovation in chocolate in the past 100 years.
To achieve this brea... |
| 15.03.2024 | Macalat® Organic Sweet Dark Chocolate Wins 2024 NEXTY Award at Natural Products Expo West | Macalat Organic Sweet Dark Chocolate - A 2024 NEXTY Award Winner
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Macalat® was announced as a 2024 NEXTY Awards Winner at Expo West Natural Products Expo, highlighting a new chocolate category: Organic Sweet Dark Chocolate. AN... |
| 11.03.2024 | TIME’s Top GreenTech Companies of 2024 Recognizes The Better Meat Co., Rebellyous Foods, Prime Roots & More | TIME Magazine together with Statista, a leading statistics portal, recently unveiled America’s Top GreenTech Companies in 2024, recognizing 250 firms leading the charge in sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Among these, FoodTech ... |
| 09.03.2024 | Macalat®: A New Category Emerges in the Chocolate World, Thanks to a Magical New Mushroom Discovery | Macalat® Organic Sweet Dark Chocolate - Organic, Sugar-Free, and Bitter-Free
MycoTechnology DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, March 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The category is Organic Sweet Dark Chocolate that is honestly sugar free.... |
| 22.01.2024 | The rise of fungi in food innovation: Unveiling the future of sustainable, nutritious and delicious foods | For the past 50 years, food innovation has focused on supply chain and shelf-life extension to provide nutrition and food security for a growing urbanized population. Traditionally, food scientists have concentrated on developing additives ... |
| 15.12.2023 | MycoTechnology’s new CEO: ‘My job is to get the company to the point where we are growing profitable revenue on a recurring basis’ | A month into his new position as CEO of Colorado-based startup MycoTechnology, Dr. Mike Leonard caught up with AgFunderNews to talk about his new role.
Leonard, who spent four years at Boston-based foodtech company Motif Foodworks—three as ... |
| 30.11.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: AgroSpheres nets $25m, ex-Motif CEO joins MycoTechnology, Kitchen United shuts ghost kitchens | All eyes are on COP28 this week, where agrifood looks to be a central point of discussion. Elsewhere in the industry, AgroSpheres raised new funds for its novel crop protection tech and Motif FoodWorks former CEO moved over to MycoTechnolog... |
| 18.10.2023 | MycoTechnology offers Fermentation as a Service (FaaS): ‘Competition for capacity is resulting in bottlenecks’ | Fungi-fueled foodtech startup MycoTechnology has launched a Fermentation as a Service (FaaS) platform to help startups secure fermentation capacity in a tight market and generate additional revenue by sweating its assets.
“Scaling up can be... |
| 20.07.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Keurig Dr Pepper bets $300m on coffee, Simbe Robotics scores $28m | Big news this week came from CPG Keurig Dr Pepper, which scooped up a 33% stake in a coffee company, while several food robotics companies that raised new funding. Elsewhere, US-based CubicAcres raised funding and launched a partnership wit... |
| 17.07.2023 | MycoTechnology Discovers Sweet Protein in Fungi, Unlocking the Future of Sweeteners | US company MycoTechnology, a leader in mycelial fermentation and ingredient innovation, announces that it has discovered a sweet protein derived from honey truffles. MycoTechnology claims that this new protein can be used to make a clean-la... |
| 23.06.2023 | Meet the founder: MycoTechnology’s Alan Hahn on the magic of mycelium, global expansion, and staying focused | An IT sales executive turned foodtech entrepreneur, MycoTechnology cofounder and CEO Alan Hahn got the call that dramatically altered his career trajectory just over a decade ago.
“I’d spent 20 years in California working in high tech, cybe... |
| 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 ... |
| 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... |
| 01.08.2022 | Why Oman is investing in alt protein with a US 🍄 startup | Nearly one in three people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region lack access to adequate food, according to the UN Food & Agriculture Organization.
The MENA region faces numerous challenges in food and nutrition security: a ... |
| 30.06.2022 | Scientists Confirm MycoTechnology’s Potential to Nutritionally Outperform Animal Products | According to a new study published by the Journal of Food Science and Technology, MycoTechnology’s groundbreaking FermentIQ™ PTP protein powder unlocks competitive advantages for plant proteins and might help to overcome pressing issues fac... |
| 05.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Zepto bags $200m, Stanford launches climate change school | This week, Indian “instant delivery” e-grocer Zepto got closer to unicorn status with its Series D fundraise, while Colombia’s RobinFood raised funds to expand its ghost kitchen network across Latin America. Elsewhere, cultivated leather st... |
| 04.05.2022 | MycoTechnology Announces “Groudbreaking” Joint Venture With OIA to Upcycle Dates For Novel Protein | Colorado’s MycoTechnology, Inc., the world’s leading explorer of mycelia, today announces a “groundbreaking” joint venture with Oman Investment Authority (OIA), to use locally-grown dates in the production of mushroom-based protein. The joi... |
| 01.04.2022 | MycoTechnology Secures $85 Million To Further Capitalise On Fermentation Platform With Worldwide Product Launches | 3 Mins Read
Colorado-based MycoTechnology has closed an $85 million Series E funding round. The investment was led by a representative of the Omani sovereign wealth fund, the Oman Investment Authority. Previous investors joined the round, i... |
| 31.03.2022 | MycoTechnology raises $85m in series E to expand mycelium-fueled platform | MycoTechnology has multiple projects in the R&D pipeline, but has so far commercialized three platforms: ClearIQ bitter blocking and flavor modulating ingredients; FermentIQ fermented plant-based protein; and EvolveIQ cordyce... |
| 31.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Beewise closes $80m round, Arzeda nabs $33m | This week, Israeli bee tech company Beewise raised funds to save the world’s apine population with robotic hives, while US autonomous greenhouse tech provider Koidra closed its seed round. In alternative protein, US-based companies closed r... |
| 30.03.2022 | MycoTechnology Closes $85M Series E, Bringing Total Raise to $200M, in Preparation for IPO? | MycoTechnology, Inc., which describes itself as the world’s leading explorer of mushroom mycelia, announces it has closed a Series E round of $85 million bringing its total to over $200M. Notable returning investors in the round include Tys... |
| 30.03.2022 | MycoTechnology nets $85m Series E funding from Omani sovereign fund, multiple ag & food giants | MycoTechnology, an Aurora, Colorado-based startup using fermentation technology and mushroom mycelia to create novel food products, has closed an $85 million round of funding. |
| 30.03.2022 | MycoTechnology nets $85m Series E funding from Omani sovereign fund, multiple ag & food giants | MycoTechnology, an Aurora, Colorado-based startup using fermentation technology and mushroom mycelia to create novel food products, has closed an $85 million round of funding.
The Series E round was led by an affiliate of Omani sovereign we... |
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| 10.05.2021 | Syngenta Group Ventures aposta em estratégia ampla para crescer | Com um portfólio atualmente de 22 agtechs investidas, herdadas de dez anos de aportes da suíça Syngenta, o Syngenta Group Ventures promete ganhar ainda mais tração depois da criação da holding que lhe dá nome. O Syngenta Group foi formado n... |
| 03.11.2020 | Syngenta Group invests $1.25m in new protein technologies | |
