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| 16.11.2023 | Data snapshot: APAC alt protein investment trends… Transitioning from CPG to picks and shovels | Data snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
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| 22.06.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Cosucra raises $49m, Carbon marketplace Supercritical raises $13m, Cox launches $300m fund, Getir exits France | This week plant-based ingredients specialist Cosucra raised €45 million ($49 million); Los Angeles-based Omeat emerged from stealth armed with $40 million to expand its ‘simple and elegant’ solution to scaling cultivated meat; and Berkeley-... |
| 22.06.2023 | Next Gen Foods Announces Strategic Media Partnership to Promote TiNDLE Plant-Based Chicken | Next Gen Foods, which owns plant-based chicken brand TiNDLE and dairy-free gelato producer Mwah!, has announced a strategic media partnership.
The food tech startup has secured advertising volumes in a media-for-equity deal with SevenVentur... |
| 20.04.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Canopy raises $60m to help forests, CropX nets $30m for farm management | This week, non-profit organization Canopy raised funds to help restore forests and farm management platform CropX landed $30 million. Restaurant tech platform Odeko secured $53 million, while a new CRISPR-based research project kicked off a... |
| 09.03.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Chromologics raises $7.5m, Next Gen Foods dabbles in alt-dairy, Amazon shutters Go stores | This week in foodtech, natural food color company Chromologics raised seed funding and Singapore’s Next Gen Foods acquired an alt-dairy startup. Agtech funding was all about ecosystem restoration projects, while down in Australia, a cultiva... |
| 07.03.2023 | Singapore-based Next gen foods acquire Mwah! | Singapore-based food tech startup as well as maker of TINDLE, Next Gen Foods, acquired UK-based dairy startup Mwah. The company announced the acquisition on March 06, 2023. However, it did not disclose the amount of acquisition. |
| 06.03.2023 | Next Gen Foods Acquires Mwah! | The first product from Mwah! is a creamy and decadent Madagascan Vanilla Gelato, made from plants, that mirrors the indulgent experience of classic gelato
Singapore-based Next Gen Foods announced the acquisition of Mwah!, a London, UK-based... |
| 31.01.2023 | New Tindle chef-curated meal kits elevate the plant-based meat experience | Despite the proliferation of plant-based meat products in U.S. grocery stores and restaurants, many consumers have a preconceived notion that none of them are going to taste good, said Next Gen Foods CEO and co-founder Andre Menezes.
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| 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... |
| 09.11.2022 | Data snapshot: Singapore alt-protein startups rule Innovative Foods in Asia-Pacific | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
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| 22.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Swiftly bags $100m for grocery tech, Pano’s $20m to fight wildfires with AI | This week, retail and grocery tech startup Swiftly bagged a mega-round while front-of-house restaurant software startup Zenchef cooked up new financing to expand its presence. In agtech, Pano raised funds to fight wildfires with AI and Land... |
| 30.06.2022 | The future of agrifood tech in Southeast Asia: Novel foods set to be the new normal | This article is the second of a two-part series on the future of agriculture technology and food technology in Southeast Asia.
Asia is likely to experience exponential growth in food demand—and consequently spending on food—in the coming de... |
| 13.06.2022 | Temasek-backed alternative protein firm sets foot in Germany | NewsStartups
Jenina Ibañez · 4h ago · 2 min readTemasek-backed alternative protein firm sets foot in Germany
Singapore-based foodtech startup Next Gen Foods is launching its plant-based chicken substitute in Germany.
Next Gen Foods COO Alex... |
| 08.06.2022 | Data Snapshot: eGrocery & alt-protein ruled seed deals in 2021. Times have changed. | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
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| 24.05.2022 | Canteen food of the future? Tasting Sodexo’s new celebrity chef-designed plant-based menu | Plant-based proteins have certainly made a splash in the foodservice sector for convenience foods like burgers, nuggets, links, and tenders.
At the other end of the scale, a handful of high-profile chefs have made the move to plant-based ha... |
| 10.05.2022 | GGV Capital managing partner joins board of SG foodtech firm | GreenTechManagementNewsStartups
Jenina Ibañez · 10 May 2022 · 1 min readGGV Capital managing partner joins board of SG foodtech firm
Next Gen Foods, a Singapore-based foodtech company, has appointed two new board members: Jenny Lee, managin... |
| 21.04.2022 | TiNDLE Arrives in the UK, Launching Into Aqua Shard, BrewDog, Unity Diner and More | Next Gen Foods is launching TiNDLE in restaurants across the UK as of this month. The Singapore-based food tech is rolling out its flagship alt chicken product TiNDLE in over 50 locations nationwide including a pop-up shop in London.
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| 15.04.2022 | Q&A: Tindle’s Rohit Bhattacharya on the trials & tribulations of being an alt-protein CFO | Singapore-based Next Gen Foods is the startup behind Tindle — a chicken analog made from soy, wheat, and coconut, among other things, that it produces using an asset-light model inspired by software development.
Earlier this year, Next Gen ... |
| 02.03.2022 | Asia Pacific alt-protein funding almost doubled last year, but region trails on fermentation: GFI | Funding for Asia-Pacific startups working on plant-based proteins, cultivated meat, and protein fermentation increased by 92% last year, according to figures released today by GFI APAC – the Good Food Institute‘s regional chapter.
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| 24.02.2022 | Asia became the ‘world’s factory’ for manufacturing. It’ll do the same for alt-protein, says Better Bite VC | Over the past several decades, Asia has developed a well-worn reputation as the ‘factory of the world,’ churning out manufactured goods for the increasingly voracious global market at a pace and a price that can’t be beaten by anywhere else... |
| 17.02.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Equip gets $58m to help manage eating disorders; Bowery acquires Traptic | This week, US telehealth startup Equip raised funds for its eating disorder management platform, while Danish agtech company Agreena secured $22.5 million to help farmers participate in carbon markets.
In Asia, Next Gen Foods, the company b... |
| 15.02.2022 | Singapore-based alternative protein startup Next Gen Foods gets $100M Series A for US growth | Alternative protein startups have attracted a lot of investor attention over the past couple of years, and the trend looks set to continue. The latest startup with funding news is Next Gen Foods, the creator of plant-based chicken alternati... |
| 15.02.2022 | Next Gen Foods raises $100M and expands to US | Dive Brief:
Singapore-based Next Gen Foods raised $100 million in the largest Series A funding round ever for any plant-based meat company. New investors include Alpha JWC, EDBI and MPL Ventures, with returning investors Temasek, GGV Capita... |
| 15.02.2022 | Beatle backs Tindle in record-breaking $100m Series A round | Next Gen Foods, the company behind alt-chicken brand Tindle, has raised $100 million in the plant-based protein segment’s largest Series A round to date, according to AgFunder data [disclosure: AgFunder is AFN‘s parent company.]
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| 15.02.2022 | Foodtech de carne vegetal recebe aporte de US$ 100 milhões em rodada Série A | A Next Gen Foods, foodtech criada por um brasileiro em Cingapura, recebeu um aporte de US$ 100 milhões, em uma rodada de investimentos Série A. Uma das maiores Série A até à data para uma empresa de carne à base de plantas.
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| 15.02.2022 | Next Gen Foods Raises “Biggest Ever” $100M Series A From Investors Including Paul McCartney | Next Gen Foods, makers of TiNDLE vegan chicken, has announced a $100 million Series A round claiming it to be the largest Series A to date for a plant-based meat company, with new investors in the round including Sir Paul McCartney. The new... |
| 15.02.2022 | How we got here and how we get out: A Q&A with venture capitalist Melissa Bradley on the Black funding gap | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Last week I sat down with Melissa Bradley, managing partner at 1863 Ventures, to discuss the fund... |
| 13.01.2022 | Rachel Konrad: “The Plant-Based Meat Market Will Quickly Morph Into the Entirety of the Meat Market” | As one of Asia’s leading food-tech startups, NextGen Foods has been in the vegan news frequently following its $20 million fundraise as well as the US launch of its flagship TiNDLE plant-based chicken. The Singapore based brand also named f... |
| 06.01.2022 | Brief: Beyond Fried Chicken to make US nationwide debut at KFC | Beyond Fried Chicken, the plant-based southern fried chicken analog developed by Beyond Meat, will be available to KFC customers across the US starting next week “while supplies last.”
Earlier versions of the product had been piloted for li... |
| 02.12.2021 | 7-Eleven Launches New Vegan Barbecued Meat Sandwiches in 800 Hong Kong Locations | 3 Mins Read
Convenience store giant 7-Eleven has announced the launch of a new plant-based sandwich featuring Unlimeat, South Korean’s answer to vegan sukiyaki style beef. taps into local taste preferences with a barbecue marinade. The sand... |
| 16.11.2021 | Chinese VC Bits x Bites hits $100m final close with capital from Syngenta, Wilbur-Ellis | Chinese agrifoodtech VC firm Bits x Bites has closed its latest fund on $100 million with a string of food and ag corporates as well as investment players signing up as LPs.
Among those participating in the fund’s final close were Syngenta ... |
| 16.11.2021 | BREAKING: Chinese VC Bits x Bites hits $100m final close with capital from Syngenta, Wilbur-Ellis | Chinese agrifoodtech VC firm Bits x Bites has closed its latest fund on $100 million with a string of food and ag corporates as well as investment players signing up as LPs.
Among those participating in the fund’s final close were Syngenta ... |
| 13.11.2021 | Amsterdam Diners Can Now Taste TiNDLE Vegan Chicken In Restaurants | 1
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Diners in Amsterdam are now able to grab their first bite of the vegan chicken alternative TiNDLE in six restaurants across the city. The product is developed by Singapore food tech Next Gen, and has already gained a f... |
| 04.11.2021 | Next Gen: “The Reception From Chefs & Early Consumer Tests in the US Has Been Outstanding” | Singapore’s Next Gen Foods has spoken with vegconomist previously about its plant-based TiNDLE chicken and plans for widespread expansion. Since our last chat, the brand has appointed Rachel Konrad, previously of Impossible Foods and Tesla,... |
| 28.10.2021 | Top 10 Alt-Meat Startups Globally | The traditional meat industry faces business, ethical and environmental concerns. Covid-19 made consumers realise the issues in the meat supply chain for the first time, including the workers’ health or the ethical treatment of animals. Sev... |
| 27.10.2021 | Data Snapshot: Singapore, Turkey move up the agrifoodtech investment leaderboard in H1 2021 | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
As any agrifoodtech observer would expect, the US was the out-and-out leader in terms of agrifoodtech i... |
| 13.10.2021 | Next Gen Foods Provides US with a Sneak Peek of TiNDLE(TM) - The "Chefs' Plant-Based Chicken" As It Accelerates Global Growth | The company's flagship product, TiNDLE will be previewed for a limited-time only during The New York City Wine & Food Festival to showcase its next-level versatility
Superstar Chef Rocco DiSpirito has joined as a key culinary advisor an... |
| 13.10.2021 | 'It's malleable when handled, but firm when cooked, chefs love that...' Next Gen Foods plans 2022 US market entry with TiNDLE plant-based chicken | While the plant-based meat category is not short of startups promising to fix the broken food system, this is not the first rodeo for Andre Menezes and Timo Recker, who founded Next Gen Foods in April 2020 and have already launched produ... |
| 06.10.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Funds worth $300m+ launch in Europe, South America | The last seven days saw major agrifoodtech funds launched in Europe and South America, with well over $300 million to deploy between them; while cow-less dairy dreamers Perfect Day raised a moo-assive $350 million with a potential IPO in si... |
| 29.09.2021 | Singapore’s Next Gen Foods Appoints Former Tesla and Impossible Foods Executive Rachel Konrad to Board | One of Asia’s leading food-tech startups, Next Gen Foods, has named former Tesla and Impossible Foods executive Rachel Konrad as its first independent board member. Konrad joins as the Singapore-based Next Gen Foods rolls out its flagship p... |
| 31.08.2021 | Singapore Vegan Chicken Brand TiNDLE Gears Up For Middle East and US | 4 Mins Read
TiNDLE, the plant-based chicken brand developed by Singapore’s Next Gen Foods, has named Dubai and Abu Dhabi as its next destination in its ongoing global expansion. It also announced several industry veterans joining its team, ... |
| 05.08.2021 | Next Gen Foods: “We’re Confident That TiNDLE is the Only Plant-Based Chicken Versatile Enough to Be Used Across a Multitude of Cuisines & Dishes” | Next Gen, a fresh young brand founded by Timo Recker of Germany’s LikeMeat and Andre Menezes of Country Foods Singapore, this February announced a seed round of $10M which was reportedly the largest ever seed round in the plant-based sector... |
| 14.07.2021 | Next Gen Foods’ tech-inspired, asset-light model just closed plant protein’s biggest-ever seed round | Even before Next Gen Foods secured an additional $20 million in funding this week, it had already raised the largest seed round on record for a plant-based protein startup.
The extension announced yesterday comes on top of the $10 million t... |
| 14.07.2021 | Next Gen Foods to launch its plant-based chicken in the U.S. after raising a $20M seed extension from investors like GGV | Singapore-based Next Gen Foods will bring its plant-based chicken alternative to the United States after raising a $20 million seed extension. Investors included GGV Capital, agriculture and food tech-focused Bits x Bites, food and beverage... |
| 13.07.2021 | Next Gen Foods Announces $20M Extended Seed Round & US Launch of ‘TiNDLE’ Plant-Based Chicken | Following its $10 million seed round this February which the company claimed at the time was the largest ever seed round in the plant-based sector, Singapore based startup Next Gen today announces an extension of $20 million to make a total... |
| 13.07.2021 | NEXT GEN FOODS PTE. LTD. announced that it has received $30 million in funding from a group of investors | On July 13, 2021, NEXT GEN FOODS PTE. LTD. closed the transaction. The company has received $20 million in its second and final tranche. The company has raised $30 million in the transaction. The second tranche included participation from n... |
| 13.07.2021 | Next Gen Foods : Announces $20 Million Extended Seed Round as it Brings 'TiNDLE' Plant-Based Chicken to the U.S. | SINGAPORE and SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Gen Foods, makers of the plant-based chicken brand 'TiNDLE' today announced a $20 million extension of their seed round, taking the entire round to $30 million, the largest eve... |
| 21.06.2021 | Brief: Singapore’s NTU launches ‘first alt-protein university course’ in Asia Pacific | Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has approved what it claims is “the first alternative protein university course to be offered anywhere in Asia Pacific.”
The undergraduate course — titled ‘Future Foods – Introduction to Ad... |
| 23.04.2021 | ADM opens plant-based innovation lab in Singapore | US agribusiness major ADM has unveiled a new innovation lab in Singapore targeting the growing appetite for plant-based foods in the Asia-Pacific market.
The lab, situated in the city-state’s Biopolis science park, will develop “next-level,... |
| 18.03.2021 | Singapore’s Next Gen Launches ‘Tindle’ Plant-Based Chicken At Restaurants Islandwide | 4 Mins Read
Singapore-based startup Next Gen Foods has officially launched its plant-based chicken brand Tindle, debuting at 11 restaurants across the city. The foodservice roll out will include establishments run by Michelin-starred chefs,... |
| 25.02.2021 | Next Gen Secures $10M in Highest Ever Plant-Based Seed Round | Following its recent regulatory approval for cultured meat, Singapore has rapidly become a leading centre of innovation for food-tech startups. One such company is Next Gen, which reveals today it has closed what it says is the largest seed... |
| 25.02.2021 | Brief: Singapore’s Next Gen breaks plant-based seed round record with $10m raise | Singapore plant-based protein company Next Gen Foods has raised $10 million in seed funding.
The deal breaks global records for the largest seed round by a plant-based startup.
Big-name investors including Singapore state fund Temasek, K3 V... |
| 25.02.2021 | Temasek-backed startup Next Gen raises USD 10 million for plant-based chicken | Singapore is quickly becoming a bustling hub for the foodtech industry, with many startups cropping up across the island. Next Gen, a startup that develops and produces plant-based food, launched in October last year with a capitalization o... |
| 25.02.2021 | Singapore based Foodtech startup Next Gen nabs S $10 million in seed funding | Singapore’s food industry remains bustling with new entrant Next Gen, specializing in the production of plant-based food(meat), announcing a raise of S $10 million through its seed funding round late in February 2021. The round witnessed pa... |
| 25.02.2021 | Cofundada por brasileiro, foodtech sediada em Singapura recebe aporte de US$ 10 milhões | A Next Gen, foodtech sediada em Singapura focada em alimentos à base de plantas, fechou um seed round de US$ 10 milhões, a maior rodada de todos os tempos para uma startup de alimentos à base de plantas (plant-based food), de acordo com a P... |
| 25.02.2021 | Singapore’s Next Gen breaks plant-based seed round record with $10m raise | Next Gen, a plant-based foods company has raised $10 million in seed funding.
The deal breaks global records for the largest seed round by a plant-based company ever. It also surpassed the startup’s $7 million initial target.
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| 25.02.2021 | Alt Chicken Startup Next Gen Raises US$10M For Tindle Launch In Record-Breaking Seed Round | 5 Mins Read
Singapore-based food tech Next Gen has closed US$10 million in a funding round, setting a global record for the largest seed financing to date within the plant-based startup industry. The startup says that the financing will go ... |
| 24.02.2021 | Plant-based food startup Next Gen lands $10M seed round from investors including Temasek | Singapore is quickly turning into a hub for food-tech startups, partly because of government initiatives supporting the development of meat alternatives. One of the newest entrants is Next Gen, which will launch its plant-based “chicken” br... |
| 11.01.2021 | Next gen plastic startup Xampla picks up £6.2M | Xampla, a developer of plant-based materials that replace plastic, has secured £6.2 million in seed funding. Horizons Ventures led the round, which will be used to roll out its products. Xampla raised £2 million in February 2020.
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| 08.01.2021 | Next gen plastic startup Xampla raises £6m | British startup Xampla, a spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has raised £6.2m in seed funding to expand its natural plant-protein alternative to plastic.
The funding, led by Horizon Ventures — the private investment arm of Li Kashin... |
| 27.10.2020 | Impossible Foods enters Asia’s supermarkets to take on Beyond Meat, regional upstarts | Impossible Foods is making its products available to home cooks in Asia for the first time, with the debut of its Impossible Beef range in select supermarkets in the region.
The plant-based beef alternative can now be purchased off the shel... |
| 05.10.2020 | Plant-Based Startup Next Gen Raises US$2.2M Seed Funding To Launch In Singapore | 1
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Next Gen, a Singapore-based food tech, has just announced its official launch after closing a US$2.2 million seed funding round. The startup has already established its R&D centre in the city-state, where it plans ... |
| 01.10.2020 | Timo Recker of LikeMeat Establishes Plant Meat Brand ‘Next Gen’ in Singapore With $2.2 Million Seed Financing | Alt meat startup Next Gen has launched in Singapore with seed financing of $2.2 million. Next Gen was co-founded by Timo Recker and Andre Menezes. Timo was previously founder and CEO of the German plant meat brand LikeMeat which was acquire... |
| 01.10.2020 | Timo Recker of LikeMeat Establishes Plant Meat Brand ‘Next Gen’ in Singapore With $2.2 Million Seed Financing | ©Next Gen
Alt meat startup Next Gen has launched in Singapore with seed financing of $2.2 million. Next Gen was co-founded by Timo Recker and Andre Menezes. Timo was previously founder and CEO of the German plant meat brand LikeMeat which w... |
| - | Plant-based startup Next Gen just raised a record-breaking $100 million. See the 21-slide pitch deck that helped the CEO attract investors like MPL Ventures and GGV Capital. | Andre Menezes, the CEO of Next Gen Foods. Next Gen Foods This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Next Gen, which makes plant-based chicken, just raised a record $100 million Serie... |
| - | Next Gen: Startup secures $ 10 million with vegetable chicken wings | It is one of the industries of the future and the race for dominance in the field has long begun. Another food startup is now joining the market of plant-based meat products. Next Gen is a Singapore-based company founded in 2020. Despite th... |
| - | Cofundada por brasileiro, foodtech sediada em Singapura recebe aporte de US$ 10 milhões | A Next Gen, foodtech sediada em Singapura focada em alimentos à base de plantas, fechou um seed round de US$ 10 milhões, a maior rodada de todos os tempos para uma startup de alimentos à base de plantas (plant-based food), de acordo com a P... |
| - | Foodtech de carne vegetal recebe aporte de US$ 100 milhões em rodada Série A | A Next Gen Foods, foodtech criada por um brasileiro em Cingapura, recebeu um aporte de US$ 100 milhões, em uma rodada de investimentos Série A. Uma das maiores Série A até à data para uma empresa de carne à base de plantas.
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