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The recent #EdiblePlanetSummit was an opportunity for global thought leaders, innovators and changemakers to innovate solutions that would help make a more sustainable #foodsystem. Check out this sneak peak into the attendees' findings that will help us change the future of food. 🍽 Sharon Cittone Aria McLauchlan Meg Savage Yves Desjardins lisa baker Niyati Gupta Shen Ming Lee Louisa Burwood-Taylor Marieke de Ruyter de Wildt Steven M. Finn Tim Silverwood Henry Gordon-Smith Katerina Antonevich Jia Hong Shaw Kimball Chen Emma Laurin Nigel Teh Jan Westra Rachel Krupa Andrew Yip, PhD Patricia Leek Theresa Lieb Alex Kopelyan Daniel Riegler Miyoko Schinner Sandhya Sriram, PhD Ge Gao Dan Kittredge Sean Frederic Yam Philippe Birker David McInnes Lin Jiang Nicoletta Crisponi Eliana Bejarano Rituraj Phukan Andrea Bariselli Anthony Bennett Aryenish Birdie Ginevra Moroni #EdiblePlanetVentures #sustainability #futurefood #innovation #foodtech #agtech #technology #climatechange #climateaction

🌱 Shaping the Future of Food: Highlights from This Week’s Agri-Future Weekly! 🌍 This week’s Agri-Future Weekly dives into the latest innovations across agrifood tech and more. With climate change reshaping our food landscape, these trends underscore the urgency for resilient, health-focused, and eco-friendly solutions. Here are a few key stories driving change: 🚜 Agriculture & Agtech FarmDroid, a Danish startup, has raised €10.5M to scale eco-friendly robots that reduce farming’s environmental footprint. CIBO Technologies and Truterra, LLC expand their collaboration to advance sustainable agriculture through data-driven insights, helping farmers make impactful, eco-friendly choices. 🥤 Plant-Based & Alternative Proteins and Ingredients Chunk Foods debuts its plant-based steaks in U.S. retail, offering a delicious, sustainable alternative to traditional beef. MeliBio secures new funding to expand its bee-free honey, providing an eco-friendly option that supports biodiversity. Maya Jama joins Swedish plant milk brand Sproud as an investor, driving the demand for sustainable dairy alternatives. Daisy Lab partners with dairies to scale precision fermentation, innovating bioidentical dairy proteins. AQUA Cultured Foods debuts its raw, plant-based “tuna” at a Michelin-starred Chicago restaurant, redefining plant-based seafood. 💡 Health & Wellness Innovation Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has invested in Bioniq, a personalized health platform, reflecting rising interest in tailored wellness solutions. Healthify secures $20M to launch its AI-powered health app in the U.S., offering users custom health insights. New Zealand’s Alimetry raises $18M to advance non-invasive gut health diagnostics, making access to vital health data easier. 🤖 Retail Tech & Food Waste Mexico-based Jüsto raises $70M in equity and debt financing to transform grocery shopping across Latin America, making fresh, healthy foods more accessible and convenient. Simbe raised $50M for retail automation, improving inventory management and creating a more efficient shopping experience. Foodsi raises €1.2M to combat food waste, connecting consumers with discounted surplus food for a more sustainable choice. Flashfood launches Flashfood 3.0, a redesigned app that makes it easier for consumers to make sustainable food choices. 🌐 Tech & Creativity in Food NotCo unveils an AI-powered fragrance formulator, setting new standards in product personalization and creativity. The future of food is here—driven by resilience, innovation, and sustainability. 🌿 What are your thoughts on these breakthroughs? 🔗 Complete newsletter: t.ly/liaNC 🔗 Highlights on Substack: t.ly/v9TVV Stay updated on the latest in food and sustainability—subscribe to get Agri-Future Weekly delivered straight to your inbox! #AgriFuture #SustainableAgriculture #HealthTech #PlantBased #PrecisionNutrition #ClimateAction #FutureOfFood #FoodTech #Agtech

🚀 Agri-Future Weekly: Where Innovation Meets Food and Agriculture! 🌱 We’re back with a new edition full of fresh funding rounds, food-tech breakthroughs, and industry-shaping trends! This week is buzzing with exciting developments in agtech, alternative proteins, and F&B innovations. Let’s dig in: 🌾 Sallea’s $2.6M Pre-Seed Round: Moving closer to a future where meat is grown in labs, not fields. Cellular agriculture just got a big boost, and we can’t wait to see what’s cooking! 🍗 ♻️ Infinite Roots Gets €2.6M to Turn Whey Waste into Mycelium: Whey more than waste—this eco-friendly innovation is taking sustainability to a new level by upcycling whey into mycelium feedstock. Reduce, reuse, and root! 🌾 🏭 Voyage Foods Expands in Ohio: With a massive new 284,000 sq. ft. facility, Voyage Foods is making big moves in allergen-free, sustainable food production. Fasten your taste buds for the future! 🚀 📊 FABID Q3 Annual F&B Report: The latest trends shaping food and beverage. Spoiler: It’s all about sustainability, plant-based diets, and staying ahead of consumer demands! 🌍 🐾 A New Era for Pet Nutrition: Friends & Family Pet Food teams up with Novel Farms to create cultivated meat for your furry friends. Paw-sitively sustainable! 🐕 🤖 Carbon Robotics Secures $70M: AI-powered farming is here to laser away those weeds and boost yields. The future of farming has never looked so smart—and robotic! ⚡ Continue reading all this week's insights, news, funding rounds and more. Get all the details in this week’s newsletter🔗 https://wix.to/p8saF1s Don't have time? Skim the highlights on Substack! 🔗 t.ly/ULXm3 Don’t forget to follow, share, and subscribe. 👉

Hello, changemakers! I’m excited to share the latest episode of our podcast featuring Anthony Bennett, CEO of Reboot the Future. If you’ve been wondering how we can better equip the next generation to tackle the climate crisis, this conversation is a must-listen. 🌱 #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #FutureLeaders #Youth #Education #Podcast

🌟 Big Milestone for BE WTR! 🌟 In case you missed it, BE WTR has just closed a $45.5 million Series C funding round! This investment will allow it to scale its eco-friendly water solutions globally, reduce single-use plastics, and innovate further in sustainable water consumption. 🌍💧 A shout-out to our friends at PeakBridge - Nadav Berger and Erich Sieber and a special one to Mike Hecker for his vision. Check out the full story on Substack or our website - both links below. 👇 👍 Follow, Like & Share! #sustainablewater #innovation #plasticfree #circulareconomy #SeriesC #impact #globalexpansion #BEWTR #investment

🚀 Weekly Agrifood Tech News Update 🌱 From ground-breaking innovations to big investments, this week is full of exciting updates in the world of agrifood tech! Here's what you need to know: 💸 Investments to Watch: 🥩 NOVAMEAT bags €17.4M Series A to scale up their plant-based meat tech! 🧀 French biotech Standing Ovation secures €3.75M to revolutionize animal-free dairy. 🍽️ Danish start-up Matr Foods lands a €20M EIB loan to grow clean-label meat alternatives. 🌱 Pairwise raises $40M in Series C for climate-resilient gene editing, partnering with Corteva Agriscience. 🦟 SOLASTA Bio grabs $14M to tackle pests with peptide-based bioinsecticides. 🚚 Grocery delivery platform Flink raises $150M, focused on profitability. 🥜 Daily Crunch brings in $4M and new board members to expand their sprouted snacks. 🐄 Number 8 bio raises $7M for methane-reducing cattle feed additives. 📊 Top Trends & News: 🌾 Perdue University study: Regenerative ag is transforming food systems for sustainability. 🍞 Dutch food tech revyve debuts a gluten-free egg replacer made from baker’s yeast. 🥩 Forma Foods is pushing the boundaries with their "chaotic printing" of meat designs! 🤖 GrubMarket Inc.’s Grub Assist introduces AI-powered charts to shake up food industry data. 🌍 The EU's deforestation policy faces backlash, with stakeholders calling it a “titanic challenge.” 🐄 Bill Gates turns to cow’s milk and gut bacteria in the $3 trillion fight for global nutrition. 💡 Juicy Marbles aims for a US retail launch of plant-based whole cuts by 2025! The agrifood tech sector is buzzing with innovation, and the future of food is being shaped today! 🧑🌾💡 What caught your attention the most? Let’s discuss in the comments! Continue reading all of this week's news 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d79aTMQw #AgriFoodTech #SustainableAgriculture #FoodInnovation #Investments #RegenerativeAgriculture #AIInFood #FoodTechRevolution #AltProtein #Nutrition

🚨 Exciting News from the World of Food Tech! 🚨 Standing Ovation, the French biotech revolutionizing the dairy industry with precision-fermented animal-free casein, has just raised €3.75 million in Series A+ funding! This brings their total to an impressive €23 million in just four years. 🎉 With this fresh capital, the company is set to scale production and distribute its groundbreaking product, Advanced Casein, in the USA by 2025. 🌎 What makes Standing Ovation stand out? They’ve mastered the fermentative production of casein—a key protein in dairy products—offering the same taste, texture, and nutrition as animal-based dairy, but with ten times fewer CO2 emissions and no antibiotics or GMOs. 🌱 💡 Key Highlights: 👉 New CEO Yvan CHARDONNENS brings over 30 years of international B2B experience to scale the company. 👉 Strategic partnerships with giants like Bel Group (The Laughing Cow, Babybel, Boursin). 👉 Significant public and private support, including €3 million from the French government. 👉 With innovation at its core, Standing Ovation is positioned to lead the future of sustainable, ethical, and animal-free food. 🧀🌍 🔗 Read the full article here - https://lnkd.in/dcJxSveg #FoodTech #PrecisionFermentation #Sustainability #DairyAlternatives #Biotech #StandingOvation #Innovation #AnimalFree #FutureOfFood

🥳🌱 Ready for a fresh serving of FoodTech news? Dive into our newsletter for the latest and greatest in the food and ag industry, with a side of fun! Check out these juicy highlights: 🍶 TurtleTree's new partnership with Strive is sure to shake up the functional beverage world! Ready to sip on some innovation? 🥤✨ 💶 eAgronom is plowing ahead with a €10 million boost for sustainable farming! Talk about a bumper crop! 🚜🌾 🥚 revyve's egg-citing new ingredient mimics egg functionality without additives. Egg-sactly what you need! 🍳🥚 🥗 FoodSmarto's $200M fresh funding is fighting food insecurity with some tasty solutions. Lettuce cheer for them! 🥬💸 🇩🇪 Rohlik.cz $170M raise is taking their expansion plans to the DACH and CEE regions! They're on a roll! 🥨💶 ♻️ Samsara Eco's $100M investment is recycling plastic like never before! It's a whole new cycle of life! 🌍♻️ 🤖 Ai Palette's AI capabilities are growing faster than a sprouting bean! Funding secured and ready to blossom! 🌱💡 🌾 Indigo's partnership with Microsoft is cultivating a greener future with soil carbon credits! Sow good, reap good! 🌍🔄 💸 AgFunder is now managing Blue Horizon's $100m growth fund. That's what we call a fertile partnership! 🌿💰 🍞 Hero Bread's $21M raise in under 90 days is baking up a low-carb revolution. Rise and shine! 🥖🚀 💧 Beanstalk AgTech is cultivating a $10 million venture studio to back drought-resilient startups. Water you waiting for? 💧🌱 🌾 HEMPALTA is turning industrial hemp into biochar. Talk about going green! 🌿🔥 🔧 Seso Inc.'s software is solving agriculture's HR woes. It's like a tractor for your workforce! 🚜👥 🍅 Bowery Farming is growing vertical and reimagining the fresh food supply chain. Tomato-tally awesome! 🍅🏙️ 🎙️ And don't miss the latest episode of the FoodTech Junkies Podcast with Nicole Atchison, CEO of PURIS, discussing "Climate, Health, and Innovation: The Puris Plant-Based Revolution." 🌍💚 Get ready to plant some knowledge seeds! 🎧✨ 🌐 Ready for more? Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in the know! Click the link in bio to join the food and ag revolution. 🌱📬 #FoodTech #Agtech #ClimateTech #FoodInnovation #FoodSystemTransformation #Startups #Investments #Collaboration #Podcast #Podcaster #FoodTechJunkies #ClimateResilience

🌟 Weekly Agrifood Tech News! 🌟 It's time for our weekly roundup, where we bring you the freshest 'crop' of agrifood tech news! From sweet proteins 'rising' in baked goods to cultivated meat 'cutting' its way into Singapore's market, and nutrition counseling 'sprouting' with $25M in funding, it's a 'feast' of innovation. Dive into ethical eats that are 'seasoned' just right, investments making 'waves' in the blue economy, and sustainable ingredients 'mixing' things up. We're also 'planting' new ways for farmers to sell produce and seeing restaurant tech 'serve up' global expansion. Don't miss these juicy updates—'harvest' the full details in our latest newsletter! 🌱🚀 Stay informed and inspired!

🌍 Revolutionizing Food Systems with Blockchain: A Path to Sustainability and Traceability 🌱 In the evolving landscape of food systems, one technology that stands out for its potential to drive significant change: #blockchain. As startuppers, investors, and corporate executives passionate about the future of food and sustainability, understanding how blockchain can enhance traceability and promote sustainable practices is crucial. 🔗 Blockchain and Traceability Imagine being able to trace the journey of your food from farm to fork with unparalleled transparency. Blockchain makes this possible. By recording every transaction on an immutable ledger, blockchain ensures that each step in the supply chain is transparent and verifiable. This means consumers can trust the origin and quality of their food, while companies can quickly identify and address any issues, such as contamination or fraud. Example: IBM's Food Trust platform uses blockchain to trace food products like leafy greens, reducing the time it takes to trace produce from 7 days to 2.2 seconds! 🌱 Promoting Sustainability Blockchain doesn't just enhance traceability; it also fosters sustainability. By providing a transparent and reliable record, it encourages responsible sourcing and production practices. Companies can showcase their commitment to sustainability, gaining consumer trust and loyalty. Example: Open Food Chain accelerates the deployment of blockchain technologies, ensuring data integrity and promoting sustainable practices. 🚀 Innovative Solutions Several startups are already leveraging blockchain to revolutionize food systems: Provenance: This startup empowers brands to share the journey of their products from raw materials to finished goods, ensuring sustainable practices are followed. ripe.io: This startup uses blockchain to create a digital bridge between growers, distributors, and retailers, ensuring transparency and quality throughout the supply chain. AgriLedger: By using blockchain, AgriLedger helps farmers get fair prices for their produce and reduces waste by optimizing the supply chain. Connecting Food: Uses blockchain to ensure the integrity and transparency of food supply chains. 💡 The Way Forward As we look to the future, the integration of blockchain in food systems presents a compelling case. It offers a way to ensure food safety, enhance transparency, and promote sustainability, all of which are critical in addressing global food challenges. 📈 Call to Action If you’re passionate about driving innovation in food systems, consider exploring blockchain solutions. Investing in or partnering with blockchain startups could be a game-changer for your business and the environment.