The week was populated by a handful of early-stage rounds for the similarity food biotech Digestiva, nylon reusing business Syntetica, customized supplements manufacturer Bioniq, and a number of others. Funds-wise, ag and food capitalist Tiverton shut its Fund III and Trill Effect elevated EUR90 million ($ 98 million).
On The Other Hand, Trip Foods went into the bean-less coffee room, alt-protein start-up Mycorena declared insolvency, and Cropin introduced an “AI-powered” agri-intelligence device.
Foodtech financing
Digestiva closes $18.4 million Series A financing Road Expert
Bioniq, leader in AI-driven personalized supplements, raises $15mln Series B Zawya
Agtech financing
Biosecurity threats software startup plants $5.3 million Seed round Start-up Daily
Permia Sensing secures £150K for precision farming techniques in palm plantations Tech.eu
Environment technology financing
Paris-based Syntetica raises €4.2 million to scale nylon recycling for the global clothing market EU Startups
Sun Cable OGs raise $1.7 million Seed round for their carbon removal & recycling startup, Fugu Start-up Daily
Briefly Bio raises $1.2M pre-seed to revolutionise scientific experiment documentation with AI Technology Financing Information
M&A, IPOs & collaborations
Syngenta reveals latest tie-up to accelerate launch of ‘pioneering biological solution’ AgtechNavigator
CORE Electric and FarmBox Foods partner to grow trees for reforestation Colorado Biz
January AI and Mars leverage AI to generate product and consumer insights Organization Cable
ICL and Lavie Bio leverage AI to advance development of biostimulants Agriculture Worldwide
PepsiCo inks fertilizer deal with Yara to cut food emissions Bloomberg
Funds, gives & accelerators
Tiverton raises $870m for Fund III Agri Financier
Trill Impact closes venture fund after raising €90m Effect Financier
From single-use plastic alternatives to responsible farm AI, Ontario invests $ 7M in research Upright Ranch Daily
Individuals actions
GoodLeaf Farms appoints Andy O’Brien as new CEO Upright Ranch Daily
General Mills Names Asheesh Saksena Chief Strategy & Growth Officer General Mills
FBN appoints Dean Williams to lead its agricultural inputs business FBN
FBN appoints Guillaume Luebke as CFO FBN
Kraft Heinz hires ex-Pepsi marketer Todd Kaplan as CMO for North America Advertisement Age
Various other information
Singapore approves 16 insect species for human consumption Smithsonian
Voyage Foods enters beanless coffee category with bean-free brew for foodservice operators and CPG brands Public Relations Wire Service
Cargill invests $1m in research on methane reduction in cattle Beef Publication
Mycorena files for bankruptcy, seeks new ownership to continue pioneering mycoprotein ingredients Vegconomist
Biome Makers launches new agronomic insights tool BeCrop Farm CropLife
Cropin launches Sage: World’s first real-time AI-powered agri-intelligence platform Future Farming
Meatly receives world-first authorisation for cell-cultivated pet food Tech.eu
Deere backs down from diversity initiatives after online attacks Advertisement Age
The blog post The Week in AgriFoodTech: Biotech co Digestiva closes $18m round, Syntetica bags $4.5m for nylon recycling showed up initially on AgFunderNews.
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