HackCapital·May 30, 2023HackCapital Emerges from ‘World’s Largest’ Food and Climate Community to Build Platform for Sustainable FinanceHackCapital launches out of stealth to provide the investment platform to unlock billions in new capital towards private companies working on impact solutions.Cell-BasedPlant-BasedBusiness
BioCraft Pet Nutrition·May 23, 2023Because Animals Brings Cultured Meat to Pet Food Manufacturers Under New Name: BioCraft Pet NutritionBecause Animals, the first biotech company to develop cultured meat for the pet food market, announced today it has rebranded the company as BioCraft Pet Nutrition as it shifts to working directly with pet food manufacturers interested in supply-chain stable, high-quality, sustainable, safe, humane cultured meat.Cell-BasedBusiness
Air Protein·May 18, 2023ADM, Air Protein Sign Strategic Agreement to Advance Development and Production of Unique Landless ProteinADM, a global leader in sustainably sourced nutrition, and Air Protein, a pioneer in air-based nutritional protein that requires no agriculture or farmland, decoupling protein production from traditional supply chain risks, announced today that they have entered into a Strategic Development Agreement to collaborate on research and development to further advance new and novel proteins for nutrition.MicrobialBusiness
Clever Carnivore·May 16, 2023Clever Carnivore Names Russell Thomas VP of Product DevelopmentClever Carnivore, a Chicago-based biotech startup working to bring cultivated meat — pork, beef and chicken — to consumers, today announced Russell Thomas, MSc, has joined the team as vice president of product development.Cell-BasedBusiness
Enzymit·May 16, 2023Enzymit Partners with Aleph Farms to Reduce Production Costs and Shorten Time-to-Market for Cultivated MeatEnzymit Employs AI and Deep Learning to Develop Novel Insulin Substituents as Processing Aids for Cost-Efficient Cultivated Meat ProductionCell-BasedMicrobialBusiness
Lever VC·May 12, 2023Sector specialist investment firm Lever VC shares internal playbook for benchmarking scientific progress of cultivated meat startupsSector specialist investment firm Lever VC shares its private internal playbook for benchmarking the scientific progress of cultivated meat and dairy startupsCell-BasedBusiness
Gelatex·May 11, 2023Gelatex Awarded 760,000 Euro Grant to Develop Edible Microcarriers for Industrial Cultured Meat ProductionGelatex Technologies, a materials technology company enabling industrial tissue engineering and cell culture, has received a grant of 760,000 euros from the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency to develop edible microcarriers and microcarrier production technologies for industrial cellular agriculture and cultured meat.Cell-BasedBusiness
Farmless·May 10, 2023Dutch startup Farmless raises €1.2M to turn renewable energy and CO2 into carbon-negative food ingredientsFarmless, a Dutch startup, using fermentation to produce carbon-negative, functional proteins with a complete amino acid profile announces backing by a €1.2 million pre-seed round led by Revent, Nucleus Capital, and Possible Ventures.MicrobialBusiness
MicroHarvest·May 5, 2023MicroHarvest announces strategic partnership with Simon Capital to accelerate path to commercializationStrategic partnership will provide MicroHarvest with invaluable expertise, accelerating the scale-up and manufacturing of its award-winning sustainable proteinMicrobialBusiness
Plenitude·Apr 19, 2023EU-funded project paves path toward new era of protein sustainabilityAn ultra-sustainable new protein source made its debut at a meeting of European agrifood industry leaders and researchers in Turin, Italy on Wednesday, April 12, 2023Plant-BasedFungiBusiness
MicroHarvest·Apr 17, 2023MicroHarvest announced as winners at prestigious 2023 BloombergNEF (BNEF) Pioneers awardsCompany recognized as only European changemaker among the 12 winnersBiomass fermentation–based technology recognized as instrumental in driving the low-carbon transitionSustainable protein ingredient produced reduces required land use by 99%MicrobialBusiness
Aqua Cultured Foods·Apr 6, 2023Aqua Cultured Foods Closes $5.5M Seed Round Led by Stray Dog CapitalFood-tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods today announced it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to bring its ultra-realistic seafood alternatives to market.MicrobialBusiness
ProFuture·Apr 5, 2023Microalgae from volcanic hot springs as a promising protein source for the futureResearchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have successfully developed a method to produce a promising microalga species that could represent a resilient source of protein for the food and feed of the future.AlgaeSci-Tech
Crespel & Deiters Group·Apr 4, 2023Crespel & Deiters Group Opens US SubsidiaryLeading European wheat processor now offers plant-based solution expertise to manufacturers in Central and North AmericaPlant-BasedBusiness
Modern Agriculture Foundation·Mar 29, 2023Sisterhood of Israeli Food-Tech Leaders Celebrates, Forges CommunityOn Sunday, March 26, the 26 women selected as the top leaders driving Israel’s food-tech revolution gathered to celebrate their accomplishments and forge a unified community of entrepreneurs, scientists, and investment experts.Cell-BasedPlant-BasedBusiness
PoLoPo·Mar 20, 2023Molecular Farming startup PoLoPo secures $1.75m Pre-seed round to double down on its unique approach for animal-based proteins, growing in plantsIsraeli molecular farming company PoLoPo has closed a $1.75m funding round to double down on developing its proprietary technology to grow egg proteins in potatoesMolecular FarmingBusiness
Shiru·Mar 15, 2023Shiru launches OleoPro, a protein-based alternative fat ingredient to unlock the next generation of plant-based foodsShiru, an AI-powered discovery and development company for novel ingredients, has launched its first product: OleoPro.Plant-BasedBusiness
Tiamat Sciences·Mar 9, 2023Female-owned biotech startup Tiamat Sciences raise an extension of $2M to accelerate product validation and strategic partnershipsBiotechnology startup Tiamat Sciences today announced its $2 million seed-extension financing round led by 8090 Industries with participation from new and existing investors.Molecular FarmingBusiness
Upside Foods·Feb 22, 2023UPSIDE Foods Bolsters Leadership Team with HR Veteran Michelle Kwait as Chief Human Resources OfficerUPSIDE Foods, the leading cultivated meat, poultry, and seafood company, has appointed Michelle Kwait as Chief Human Resources Officer.Cell-BasedBusiness
Modern Agriculture Foundation·Feb 13, 2023MAF Honors Women Leading Israel’s FoodTech RevolutionIn anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Modern Agriculture Foundation (MAF), an Israeli non-profit dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship and innovation within the alternative protein industry in Israel and globally, together with Tnuva Ventures, Tnuva Group's foodtech venture capital fund, announce a new initiative honoring Israel’s leading female figures in the nation’s thriving foodtech industry.Cell-BasedPlant-BasedBusiness
CellX·Feb 5, 2023CellX and Tofflon to build China’s first pilot production facility for cultivated meatOn February 1st, CellX and Tofflon signed a strategic partnership agreement to work together in the field of cultivated meat, developing innovative equipment and building a pilot production plant, as well as local and global facilities for commercial productionCell-BasedBusiness
New School Foods·Feb 2, 2023New School Foods Unveils Scalable Muscle Fiber and Scaffolding Technology for Whole-Cut Meat AlternativesPlant-based seafood producer New School Foods publicly announces its proprietary, scalable technologies for the plant-based meat industry, capable of producing whole-cut fish alternatives that look and cook just like ordinary seafood.Plant-BasedBusiness
The Every Company·Feb 1, 2023Anne Hathaway Makes First B2B Investment, Backing Future of Food Leader The Every Co.The EVERY Co., a pioneering food tech company that is accelerating the world’s transition to animal-free protein, announced that Anne Hathaway has invested in its platform.MicrobialBusiness
Michroma·Feb 1, 2023Michroma Closes $6.4 Million Seed Round to Bring Novel Food Coloring to MarketMichroma, a leading precision fermentation food ingredient company, today announced it has closed $6.4 million in seed financing.FungiBusiness