| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.09.2026 | In ovo sexing hits 40% penetration in the EU. What will it take to crack the US? | In ovo sexing—technology designed to end male chick culling by determining the sex of chicks before they hatch—has gone from zero to 40% market penetration in the EU in five years. But can it gain traction in the US and other markets where ... |
| 30.07.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Wild Bio acquires F1 Seed, ADM Capital raises $48m | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇫🇷 French future food fermentation project enters next phase with $22m in govt funding Green Queen
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| 27.07.2026 | Orbem begins US rollout of MRI-based in-ovo sexing tech | German startup Orbem has begun operating its first MRI-based in-ovo sexing system in the US, expects a second installation to go live in mid-August, and says a third US project is now scheduled for 2027.
The firm—which was founded in Munich... |
| 21.01.2026 | Germany’s Orbem raises €55.5 million for AI-powered MRI expansion | - |
| 20.01.2026 | From eggs to avocados – Germany’s Orbem raises €55.5 million for AI-powered MRI expansion | Orbem, the Munich-based DeepTech company turning Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) into an AI-powered tool to reveal hidden insights in food and biology, today announced the closing of a €55.5 million Series B round to expand into the US, la... |
| 20.01.2026 | Terralayr sammelt 192 Millionen ein – Orbem streicht 55,5 Millionen ein – one.five erhält 14 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 20. Januar 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-A... |
| 30.09.2025 | Why Europe's angel investors are rallying behind EU-INC's 28th Regime | When big funding rounds grab headlines, it's easy to forget the quiet, powerful force at the base of Europe's startup ecosystem: angel investors.
This large and diverse group often backs founders with anything from a few thousand euros upwa... |
| 10.12.2024 | ‘A pivotal moment in the egg industry…’ NestFresh celebrates first hatch of in-ovo sexed chicks in the US | Specialty egg producer NestFresh Eggs celebrated the first hatch of in-ovo sexed chicks in the US on Tuesday at Hy-Line North America’s Iowa hatchery, paving the way for a new category of specialty eggs for US consumers.
It plans to transit... |
| 30.05.2024 | Kipster is second firm in US to commit to in ovo sexing tech to end culling of male chicks | Dutch egg producer Kipster has become the second firm in the US (following Egg Innovations) to commit to implementing in-ovo sexing as an alternative to culling male chicks.
Kipster—which operates three egg farms in the Netherlands and is p... |
| 29.12.2023 | 2023 in review: Beyond Meat in ‘survival’ mode, ‘jaundiced’ indoor ag investors, AI in every pitchdeck… | 2023 has been a tough year for agrifoodtech startups, with high interest rates, inflation, fundraising challenges, banking scares, and souring investor sentiment in sectors from indoor ag to alt proteins, prompting pivots, layoffs, and busi... |
| 13.12.2023 | In-ovo sexing reaches 15% penetration in EU as tech to end male chick culling advances | New research from nonprofit Innovate Animal Ag (IAA) suggests that in-ovo sexing technology enabling hatcheries to determine the sex of chicks before they hatch has a market penetration of almost 15% in the EU, although it has yet to gain a... |
| 13.10.2023 | Orbem Raises EUR30M in Series A Funding | Orbem, a Munich, Germany-based AI-powered MRI technology company, raised EUR30M in Series A funding.
The round was led by 83North, with participation from La Famiglia, The Venture Collective, Possible Ventures, and Dr. Rüdiger Schmidt, Hann... |
| 12.10.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Investors fund agri-waste to energy, more precision fermentation, coffee capsule recycling | The largest round this week went to India’s SAEL, a company converting agricultural waste into renewable energy. Other notable fundraises went to precision fermentation, AI imaging for agriculture, restaurant tech in Latin America, and cult... |
| 12.10.2023 | Combining AI & MRI: German deep-tech startup Orbem raises €30M led by 83North | Read this article in:
German deep tech startup Orbem has raised €30M in its Series A funding round. With this investment, Orbem aims to harness AI to industrialise accessible, cost-effective, and efficient MRI technology.
The investment was... |
| 11.10.2023 | AI revolutionizing MRI scans — a Munich startup banked $32M to scan eggs, and says humans are next | Germany, France and Italy are among the countries which last year enacted laws to stop the practice of culling male day-old chicks, because, as they do not lay eggs, they are considered surplus to requirements. This was not just because of ... |
| 11.10.2023 | Orbem sammelt 30 Millionen ein – Upvest bekommt 30 Millionen – TransactionLink erhält 5 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 11. Oktober 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-... |
| 11.10.2023 | Which Munich AI Startups Are Shaping the Future of German Tech? | AI is transforming industries worldwide, and Countless startups in Munich, Bayern, Germany, are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence in innovative ways. From healthcare to manufacturing, AI offers vast possibilities ranging from ... |
| 11.10.2023 | Orbem raises €30M to expand AI-powered imaging in food, construction, and medical sectors | German deeptech firm Orbem is using AI-powered MRI technology to scan biological samples in food, construction and medical environments. For example, the non-invasive technology has been used to sex eggs. The culling of male-day-old chicks ... |
| 03.10.2023 | Revolutionizing Munich’s Art Scene: Which Bayern Art Startups Are Leading? | Germany has been leading the way in Europe’s startup scene, with Munich becoming a hotbed for innovative startups and investment. This city, known for its world-class museums and cultural vitality, is now the playground of daring entreprene... |
| 30.05.2023 | Here’s where AI could make the biggest impact in the agrifoodtech sector | Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into the mainstream in recent years via consumer-facing, headline-grabbing software and apps. Its biggest impact, however, likely lies more in helping to make deep and complex analytics accessib... |
| 12.05.2023 | Hello Tomorrow is bridging the gap between deep tech and entrepreneurship to foster world changing tech | The last few years have brought a strong increase in scientific startups. They typically come with some distinct advantages – clever teams, initial hypotheses are proven, and ideas that have been subject to academic rigour and peer reviews.... |
| 09.05.2023 | 8 neue Startups: mympact, aluco, Lucius, tm matchboxx, mo:re, Throne, Orbem, tœrn | 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 zuletzt aus dem Stealth-Mode erwacht sind. Übrigens: Noch meh... |
| 28.04.2023 | Tweekly. Выпуск 167. Обмен домами и мем-маркетинг | Что сейчас растёт и как это применить
1. Обмен домами. Сеть обмена домами для бесплатных путешествий.
2. Мем-маркетинг. Как использовать мемы для бизнеса.
3. Геноцид петухов. Определение пола цыпленка стоит $6M. Есть большая задача, снизить... |
| 20.04.2023 | Egg-Tech Prize for tech solutions to end male chick culling remains unclaimed as ‘no applicants met the criteria’ | Organizers of the $6 million Egg-Tech Prize—a high-profile global competition to find scalable technologies to sex chicks before they hatch—have not yet issued a final award because “none of the applicants met the criteria,” AFN has learned... |
| - | ORBEM | “Transform biological imaging with AI-powered MRI technology. Non-invasive solutions for poultry, fruits, nuts, and health. Building a sustainable future.” |
