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| 14.01.2025 | Rethinking Agriculture: A Call for Sustainable Practices in the EU | The landscape of agriculture is changing. The call for sustainable practices is louder than ever. ProVeg International has stepped into the spotlight, urging the European Union to rethink its agricultural subsidies. The message is clear: pr... |
| 13.01.2025 | ProVeg Calls for Restructuring of EU Agriculture Subsidies to Prioritise Sustainable Crops | In a new policy brief, ProVeg International has called for the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) subsidies to be restructured to prioritise sustainable crop production.
According to the policy brief, subsidies should incentivise farming... |
| 27.12.2024 | The Future of Food: EU Farmers at the Heart of Sustainable Transition | The European Union stands at a crossroads. The food system is ripe for change. The call for a shift towards sustainable practices is loud and clear. Farmers must be the backbone of this transformation. They are not just participants; they a... |
| 26.12.2024 | How Can the EU Ensure Its Farmers Win in the Sustainable Food Transition? | 5 Mins Read The EU is in dire need of a food system shift towards alternative proteins – but all stakeholders agree that farmers need to be at the centre of the transition.
In September, farmer groups, agricultural lobbies, and climate orga... |
| 24.12.2024 | The Future of Food: Innovations in Plant-Based Proteins and Egg Alternatives | The landscape of food production is shifting. As consumers demand healthier, sustainable options, companies are stepping up to the plate. Two notable players are Onego Bio and the Sustain-a-bite project. They are pioneering the future of fo... |
| 23.12.2024 | EU-Funded Project to Create Upcycled, Whole-Food Plant-Based Meat to Take on UPFs | 4 Mins Read Sustain-a-bite, a project funded by the EU and Switzerland, aims to develop minimally processed plant-based products from whole grains and food waste.
As ultra-processed food (UPF) takes over people’s apprehension about the way ... |
| 20.12.2024 | Women Leading the Charge in Sustainable Agrifood Innovation | In the world of agrifood, women are not just participants; they are pioneers. The Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme, backed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), serves as a launchpad for female entreprene... |
| 20.12.2024 | Cultivating Change: Women Leading the Way in Agrifood Innovation | In the fertile fields of agrifood innovation, women are sowing seeds of change. The Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme, backed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), is a powerful catalyst for female entrepr... |
| 20.12.2024 | New Wave Biotech: Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Food Production | In a world grappling with climate change and food insecurity, innovation is the lifeline. New Wave Biotech, a London-based startup, is at the forefront of this revolution. With a recent funding boost of €1.2 million, the company is set to t... |
| 20.12.2024 | Empowering Women in Agrifood: Interview with Ekaterina Šprajc, founder of Edible Thread | Editor’s Note: This post was created in collaboration with and with financial support from EIT Food.
The Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme by EIT Food provides an unparalleled platform for female entrepreneurs to drive innovation... |
| 20.12.2024 | New Wave Biotech Secures €1.2 Million in Latest Funding Round to Expand AI Bioprocess Simulation Platform | New Wave Biotech, a company specializing in AI-driven bioprocess simulation software, has raised €1.2 million in a new funding round. The investment, which includes contributions from Innovate UK and EIT Food, will support the company’s eff... |
| 20.12.2024 | Empowering Women in Agrifood: Interview with Yulia Logvinovska, Co-founder at LUCA | Editor’s Note: This post was created in collaboration with and with financial support from EIT Food.
The Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme by EIT Food provides an unparalleled platform for female entrepreneurs to drive innovation... |
| 19.12.2024 | New Wave Biotech raises €1.2 million to transform R&D in synbio and alt protein production | London-based AI bioprocess simulation software startup New Wave Biotech has raised €1.2 million in its latest funding round through a mix of equity and grant funding to expand its existing team and explore new markets and customers.
Investo... |
| 19.12.2024 | Empowering Women in Agrifood: Interview with Greta Budreikė, Co-founder of Tastik | Editor’s Note: This post was created in collaboration with and with financial support from EIT Food.
The Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme by EIT Food provides an unparalleled platform for female entrepreneurs to drive innovation... |
| 16.12.2024 | BettaF!sh and Kern Tec Among the Winners of EIT Food’s Marketed Innovation Prize 2024 | EU-supported food innovation community EIT Food has announced the winners of its Marketed Innovation Prize, which recognises food startups that have successfully brought products or services to market.
The prize grants €10,000 to the best-m... |
| 13.12.2024 | Gavan: $8 Million (Series A) Raised To Commercialize Plant-Based Fat | Food technology company Gavan Technologies has raised an $8 million Series A. This new funding round will enable Gavan to enter the European food market with its plant protein-based fat solution, Fatrix. MoreVC led the round, which also inc... |
| 12.12.2024 | Gavan's $8 Million Leap: A Game-Changer in Sustainable Food Tech | In a world increasingly aware of its environmental footprint, Gavan Technologies is stepping up to the plate. The Israeli food tech startup has just secured $8 million in Series A funding, a financial boost that promises to shake up the Eur... |
| 10.12.2024 | Gavan Raises $8M to Introduce Clean Label “One-to-One” Butter Alternative in Europe | Israel’s Gavan, a food tech company focused on replacing animal fat with sustainable alternatives, announces it has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round.
The funds will be used to establish a new European pilot production facility ... |
| 12.11.2024 | Phytolon: A Colorful Leap into Sustainable Food Innovation | In a world where food is often a canvas, color plays a vital role. It attracts, entices, and enhances our culinary experiences. Enter Phytolon, an Israeli biotech company that is revolutionizing the way we think about food coloring. With a ... |
| 12.11.2024 | Phytolon: Natural Colors Company Raises Funding From Rich Products Ventures | Phytolon, an Israeli-based biotechnology and food tech company that produces natural food colors using precision fermentation, recently secured an investment from Rich Products Ventures (RPV), which is the corporate venture capital fund of ... |
| 28.10.2024 | The Future of Food: Innovations Shaping Tomorrow's Plate | The food industry is on the brink of a revolution. Innovations are sprouting like wildflowers in spring. From generative AI to precision fermentation, the landscape is changing rapidly. EIT Food, a pan-European organization, is at the foref... |
| 28.10.2024 | Future of Foods Podcast: Marie Brueser of EIT Food on Exciting Technologies and Innovation in the Space | Alex Crisp, writer and host of Future of Foods Interviews speaks to Marie Brueser from EIT Food on this latest podcast episode.
EIT Food is charged with accelerating and driving innovation in the EU by using all the means at its disposal – ... |
| 21.10.2024 | How a rooftop food garden is helping people with Alzheimer’s | In The News 21 Oct 2024
Curious to learn more about Gardens4Good? Listen to our podcast episode with Christophe Gadenne and Marianne Lemberger, Programme Manager at EIT Food.
In the heart of Paris, a unique initiative is growing on the roof... |
| 26.09.2024 | Notpla's Seaweed Revolution: A Bold Step Towards Plastic-Free Packaging | In a world drowning in plastic, Notpla emerges as a beacon of hope. This London-based startup has secured £20 million (over $25 million) in a Series A+ funding round, aiming to replace single-use plastics with innovative seaweed-based packa... |
| 25.09.2024 | Seaweed Packaging: Notpla Closes £20M Series A Extension to Fuel US Expansion & Sell 100 Million Plastic-Free Units | 5 Mins Read UK seaweed packaging startup Notpla has closed a £20M ($26.8M) Series A extension to expand to the US and replace 100 million single-use plastic items by 2026.
Notpla, the London-based maker of sustainable packaging, has snapped... |
| 10.09.2024 | The Future of Food: Navigating Sustainability and Innovation | The food industry stands at a crossroads. On one side, the pressing need for sustainability. On the other, the promise of innovation. As the world grapples with climate change, the food sector is under scrutiny. Consumers demand transparenc... |
| 10.09.2024 | How Could We? transform cities – Episode 2 with Marianne Lemberger and Christophe Gadenne | EIT Climate-KIC launches Season 5 of the “How Could We?” podcast, which explores cities’ transformation and why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.
The How Could We? podcast explores solutions and nurtures hope for a cli... |
| 06.09.2024 | EIT Food, Mars Petcare introduce Open Innovation Challenge | LEUVEN, BELGIUM — EIT Food and Mars Petcare have partnered to launch an Open Innovation Challenge, which seeks to identify innovative solutions to transform fiber into protein and sugar. The goal of this is to work with organizations to dev... |
| 05.09.2024 | New Alliance to Develop Internationally Accepted Standards for Environmental Scoring of Food | Food innovation community EIT Food has announced a partnership with non-profit organisation Foundation Earth to develop internationally adopted and accepted standards for the environmental scoring of food and drink.
Foundation Earth already... |
| 22.08.2024 | The Future of Health and Agriculture: Innovations in Mitochondrial Therapeutics and Soil Carbon Sequestration | In a world grappling with aging populations and climate change, two startups are carving paths toward solutions. Vandria and CinSOIL are not just companies; they are harbingers of hope. Each is tackling monumental challenges: one in health,... |
| 21.08.2024 | CinSOIL pioneers soil carbon sequestration for a greener agrifood sector | In the face of climate change, the agrifood sector is under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. CinSOIL, a deeptech startup, is offering a solution to help companies achieve this goal by accurately monitoring and quantifying... |
| 18.07.2024 | Scientific Discovery in the UK Unlocks World of Possibilities for Vegan Brie & Camembert | UK’s Myconeos Limited, a biotech company developing new strains of fungi for food applications, announces a breakthrough that could lead to tastier vegan Brie, Camembert, and other cheeses as well as fermented meat products.
The company, wh... |
| 17.07.2024 | Benefits of regen ag still unclear, says EIT: ‘Consumers do not pay attention to soil health when buying food’ | “Regenerative agriculture” may be quite a buzzword these days, but the agrifood industry still has a lot of work to do when it comes to generating consumer demand, says a new study from EIT Food Consumer Observatory. Critically, more consum... |
| 04.07.2024 | Kokomodo Creates Cultivated Cacao, Preserving Climate-Proof Supplies for the Future of Confectionery | Climate change poses a significant threat to the future supply of cacao (the unprocessed version of cocoa), with the majority of farmland predicted to become unfit for production by 2050.
Recent severe weather events have negatively impacte... |
| 02.07.2024 | Fabumin Attracts Attention from Grupo Bimbo and Haagen Dazs for its Unique Upcycled Aquafaba in Powder Form | Israel’s Fabumin has developed a functional and multipurpose egg replacer for the food industry by upcycling legume water waste, otherwise known as aquafaba, an ingredient known for its unique emulsifying, foaming, and thickening properties... |
| 12.06.2024 | RisingFoodStars Reveals Cohort of 14 Scaleups Addressing European Food Sustainability | EIT Food RisingFoodStars, a non-profit organisation funded by the EU and the agri-food tech community, has revealed the 14 scaleups selected for the latest cohort of its three-year program.
RisingFoodStars aims to solve environmental and so... |
| 15.05.2024 | Europeans Are Less Trusting of Their Food Now, and Care Less About Sustainability Too | 6 Mins Read Fewer people in Europe have trust in their food system and are taking sustainability into account, and the lack of progress in improving their diets is “worrying”, according to a new report.
European consumer confidence in the h... |
| 02.05.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Oishii bags another $15m, BTG launches Betagro Ventures, HeavyFinance eyes Ukraine | This week, Thailand-based food company Betagro (“BTG”) launched its own venture arm to invest in early-stage agtech and foodtech startups. Oishii, which grows high-end berries via vertical farming, nabbed $15 million to build out a new sola... |
| 01.05.2024 | Jooules Secures NZ$1M to Transform CO2 into Complete Protein Ingredients | Jooules, a New Zealand startup that turns greenhouse gas emissions into protein ingredients, has secured NZ$1 million in a pre-seed round led by early-stage investor Sprout Agritech LP.
David McLellan, a participant in the Sprout Accelerato... |
| 04.04.2024 | Onego Bio Revolutionizes Food Industry with Animal-Free Egg Protein | Onego Bio, a US-Finnish biotech company, has secured a groundbreaking $40 million in Series A funding to propel the commercialization of its innovative animal-free egg protein. The company's Bioalbumen® is a game-changer in the food industr... |
| 02.04.2024 | Onego Bio Poaches $40M Series A to Launch Precision-Fermented Egg Protein in North America | 5 Mins Read Finnish precision fermentation startup Onego Bio has closed a $40M Series A funding round to commercialise its animal-free egg protein, Bioalbumen. It expects to obtain self-affirmed GRAS status in the US soon, paving the way fo... |
| 02.04.2024 | Helsinki-based Onego Bio gets €37M to develop animal-free egg protein | Read this article in:
Helsinki-based Onego Bio, a food-biotech company, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $40M (approximately €37M) in a Series A funding round led by NordicNinja, marking one of the largest A-rounds in the Nordics.
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| 02.04.2024 | Onego Bio Secures $40M Series A for animal-free egg protein | Onego Bio has completed its $40 million Series A funding round to drive the commercialisation and manufacturing of egg protein via precision fermentation. Onego's Series A funding is one of the largest A-rounds in the Nordics, bringing the ... |
| 01.04.2024 | Animal-free egg protein startup Onego Bio is one step closer to cracking the traditional egg market | In 2023, higher egg prices provided an opportunity for alternative protein companies to show they could compete with traditional egg manufacturers.
A year later, prices have calmed down, but the flurry of activity in creating more sustainab... |
| 20.02.2024 | With a $3.3M Pre-Seed Round, Pacifico Biolabs Bets on Fermentation to Perk Up Alternative Seafood Sector | 5 Mins Read German startup Pacifico Foodlabs, which makes alternative proteins from biomass fermentation, has emerged from stealth with $3.3M in pre-seed financing. It is starting with seafood analogues.
Founded in November 2022 by Washingt... |
| 31.01.2024 | Phytolon plans US debut of ‘cost competitive’ natural food colors via precision fermentation | Israeli precision fermentation startup Phytolon aims to launch a broad range of vibrant natural colors produced by genetically engineered baker’s yeast in the US this year, pending regulatory approvals.
The move follows technical breakthrou... |
| 17.01.2024 | Mediterranean Food Lab raises $17m series A to scale up AI-powered solid state fermentation tech | Israeli startup Mediterranean Food Lab (MFL) has raised a $17 million series A round to scale up novel solid state fermentation technology to create flavor ingredients it claims can transform the sensory experience of eating plant-based foo... |
| 16.01.2024 | Uganda’s Fiber Foods Secures Investment for Jackfruit Ingredient for Meat Alternatives | Uganda’s Fiber Foods, a pioneer of jackfruit for meat alternatives for food service, has received an undisclosed investment from FoodSparks, a fund for agrifood tech startups launched by PeakBridge and EIT Food, one of the largest agrifood ... |
| 15.12.2023 | “El sector agroalimentario necesita cambios disruptivos en toda la cadena de valor” | Desde hace algunos años, Europa es consciente de que necesita transformar su relación con la comida. Los procesos y dinámicas de la industria agroalimentaria han causado daños medioambientales, perjuicios a la salud de las personas y proble... |
| 04.12.2023 | Webinar Summary: How Can We Fight Food Waste Through Innovation And Collaboration? | Webinar Summary: How Can We Fight Food Waste Through Innovation And Collaboration?
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On the 20th of November, Paulig and EIT Food arranged a webinar on food waste, bringing together key decision... |
| 01.12.2023 | Meet the founder: Nutrition gets personal for Bioniq’s Vadim Fedotov | From high-tech platforms analyzing blood, stools and DNA to create tailored nutritional recommendations, to lifestyle apps deploying psychology to help users manage their food consumption, dietary advice is getting increasingly personal.
Bu... |
| 27.11.2023 | CA Climent obtiene el premio de EIT Food al emprendimiento femenino | La valenciana Ana Climent ha sido la ganadora del programa de emprendimiento femenino Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) en España, organizado por el organismo europeo EIT Food. La empresa CA Climent ha recuperado dos variedades de cacahuet... |
| 08.11.2023 | Future Food Quick Bites: Dazzling Dairy, Amazing Awards & Poopy Water | 8 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a host of plant-based dairy news, a bunch of awards and a Chi... |
| 13.10.2023 | FUN&FAN celebra su quinta edición en Bilbao | El evento internacional FUN&FAN ha convertido a Bilbao en un punto de referencia de la innovación y el emprendimiento del sector agroalimentario. Celebrado en San Mamés e impulsado por el consorcio europeo EIT Food, este encuentro tiene... |
| 27.09.2023 | EIT support programs through the eyes of 3 Latvian startups | When we think of sources for startup funding, VC funds are typically the first thing that springs to mind. While pitching private investors and funds is the road many startups take, it’s far from being the only one, especially for startups ... |
| 19.09.2023 | EIT Food selecciona a 10 emprendedoras en España para reducir la brecha de género en el sector agroalimentario | Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA), impulsado por el consorcio europeo EIT Food, es un programa que ofrece acompañamiento, formación y mentorización personalizada a las mujeres que llaman a la puerta en el sector agroalimentario. Este año, ... |
| 14.09.2023 | EIT Food grants €1.8M to three companies for or scaling cultivated meat production | Today, three companies have received €1.8 million from EIT Food to solve the biggest barriers to cultivating meat at scale. The funding follows their participation in the Cultivated Meat Innovation Challenge backed by the international nonp... |
| 10.08.2023 | Fieldwork Robotics raises £1.5M in funding for AI-supported harvesting robot | Cambridge-based Fieldwork Robotics has raised £1.5 million in an ongoing fundraise which hopes to reach over £2 million. The ongoing round is continuing as a Seedrs campaign which is looking to bank £600,000 in funding. The commitment of £1... |
| 27.07.2023 | EIT Food junto a Seedbed seleccionan las 40 mejores startups europeas del sector agroalimentario | EIT Food, la mayor comunidad europea de innovación en el sector agroalimentario, ha puesto en marcha una nueva edición de la incubadora Seedbed para elegir a 40 de los proyectos con más futuro de Europa. Tras recibir más de 300 solicitudes ... |
| 08.06.2023 | EIT Food to hold Annual Event in Riga with focus on transforming food systems | EIT Food – the world’s largest food innovation community – is holding its 2023 Annual Event in Riga on 27-28 June, uniting stakeholders across the food innovation community. The first of its kind event in the Baltic region, the fifth Annual... |
| 08.06.2023 | Dundee’s Ace Aquatec Lands Investment and Makes Board Shifts | The funding comes from cleantech investor Earth Capital Limited (ECL), and will be used to expand Ace Aquatec’s product portfolio and presence in various markets.
Ten jobs are also expected to be created through this investment in engineeri... |
| 01.06.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Neat Burger raises $18m, Debut bags $34m to expand cell-free biomanufacturing platform | This week, Neat Burger raised $18m to take its plant-based restaurant chain into new markets, synthetic biology startup Debut raised $34 million to expand its cell-free biomanufacturing platform, and biofertilizer startup Anuvia Plant Nutri... |
| 25.05.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Pluton Biosciences bags $16.5m, Babylon Micro-Farms secures funds, José Andrés launches climate institute | This week, agtech companies Pluton Biosciences and Babylon Micro-Farms raised funds for microbial cover crops and vertical farms, respectively. Celebrity chef José Andrés teamed up with a university for a new food and climate institute, and... |
| 19.05.2023 | Rice in Action cierra una ronda de €870.000 cubierta por business angels | 19/05/2023
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RICE IN ACTION CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €870.000 CUBIERTA POR BUSINESS ANGELS
Rice in Action, startup española especializada en saborización de arroces, ha cerrado una ronda de financiación de 870.000€. Los fondos se... |
| 12.04.2023 | EIT support programs for startups: a comprehensive overview | It’s no secret that it has become more difficult for startups to raise capital. Fortunately, there are many options out there worth considering when dealing with a funding crunch.
If, in 2021, Latvian startups attracted a record-breaking 24... |
| 30.03.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Local Bounti lands $145m, Momofuku Goods bags $17.5m, Vow’s ‘mammoth’ meatball | This week, indoor farming startup Local Bounti raised additional funding, as did the Momofuku restaurant group’s spinoff company, Momofuku Goods. Indoor mushroom startup Smallhold expanded thanks to a retail partnership, and cultivated meat... |
| 01.02.2023 | Who were the most active food and agriculture technology venture capital firms in 2022? | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder, a food and agriculture technology venture capital firm.
Click here for more research from AgFunder and ... |
| 11.11.2022 | On The Menu? Why European Food Startups Are Being Celebrated At COP27 | Andy Zynga of EIT Food says startup innovation will play a crucial role in tackling his industry's ... [+] carbon impactMatteo Montaldo 03478790045 |
| 10.11.2022 | Webinar Summary: Can a nutrition label change our eating habits? | Webinar Summary: Can a nutrition label change our eating habits?
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On Oct 24th, Paulig and EIT Food arranged a webinar about the European Commission’s upcoming proposal of a harmonized front-of-... |
| 03.11.2022 | Monitoring water stress levels from space, constellr raises $10 million | Freiburg-based Fraunhofer Institute spin-off constellr has raised $10 million in one of the largest Seed funding rounds in the space sector seen to date. The startup offers precise and plot-level water stress monitoring for the agricultural... |
| 29.09.2022 | EXCLUSIVE: Rural indoor agriculture is a ‘critical’ part of our food systems, says new report from EIT Food | Discussions about indoor agriculture — also often referred to as controlled environment agriculture (CEA) — frequently focus on how vertical farms can boost local food production in or near urban settings. A new report from pan-European col... |
| 14.09.2022 | BREAKING: PeakBridge Growth Fund II holds first close on €100m, makes first 2 investments | Agrifoodtech investment manager PeakBridge VC has completed the first close in its PeakBridge Growth II fund in partnership with Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity. The fund will start to deploy its first €100 million ($100 million), begin... |
| 31.08.2022 | GS1 Hong Kong’s Food Safety Forum 2022 – Food Security, Transparency, Sustainability Spotlighted | HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 31 August 2022 – GS1 Hong Kong (GS1 HK) organised the annual Food Safety Forum 2022 with the theme “Food Safety and Consumer Trust: Navigating the Road Ahead” today, where food manufacturers, services provid... |
| 14.07.2022 | Can We Talk About How Exhausted Our Soils Are? These Tech Entrepreneurs From the Balkans Know How to Revive Our Lands | Bulgaria ~
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“The Agricultural Revolution was history’s biggest fraud. Who was responsible? Neither kings, nor priests, nor merchants. The culprits were a handful of plant species, including wheat, rice and potatoes. These plants dom... |
| 05.07.2022 | "A New European Innovation Agenda": the 10 key elements from the EU's new plan to become a leader in deep tech innovation | Later today, the European Commission will send a communication to the EU Parliament, the European Council and other bodies to present its plans and a timeline to rejuvenate its efforts to catch the global wave of deep tech innovation (and p... |
| 28.06.2022 | Three startups in the spotlight | |
| 01.06.2022 | €100,000 Cultivated Meat Innovation Challenge Launched by GFI and EIT | The Good Food Institute (GFI) and the European Union’s EIT Food have launched a new €100,000 competition for the cultivated meat sector. Searching for innovative ways of bringing down the cost of cell culture media, up to four successful te... |
| 31.05.2022 | It’s time for female founders to Rocket-up! (Sponsored) | Gender balance in the entrepreneurial ecosystem has been historically poor. The world of business is male-dominated and too often women and those not-identifying as male are cut off from accessing funding and reaching the top level of their... |
| 12.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Absolute Foods scores $100m, Mashgin bags $63m | Among this week’s largest funding rounds in agrifoodtech was the $100 million raised by India’s Absolute Foods, which is seeking to vertically integrate the ag value chain. Mashgin, a US maker of contactless self-checkout machines, also sco... |
| 10.05.2022 | BREAKING: Sencrop closes $18m Series B round to go global with its ag weather stations | Sencrop, a French startup providing weather analytics services for agriculture, has just raised $18 million in Series B funding.
The round was led by Jerusalem Venture Partners. EU-backed EIT Food, Stellar Impact, IRD Management, and Sencro... |
| 20.04.2022 | EIT Food identifies unmet needs of Europe’s agrifood SMEs in new report | EIT Food, the investment arm of the EU’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology, recently released an extensive report aiming to identify unmet needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in the agrifood industries a... |
| 22.03.2022 | Rapid DNA Analysis System Being Developed To Audit Processed Vegan Foods | 3 Mins Read
Cross-contamination is a big concern for allergy sufferers, as well as vegans. With numerous companies producing ‘fully vegan’ products, EthiChain developed technology that could put such claims to the test. It has done so to he... |
| 10.03.2022 | EthiChain DNA Analysis System Gives One Hour Verification for Vegan Products | EthiChain, an EITFood project, is developing a portable device that in just one hour will be able to identify animal DNA in contaminated “vegan” products. EthiChain hopes its ethical food authentication system will increase trust in the Eur... |
| 08.03.2022 | IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 166
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The two biggest plant-based protein startups in the world are run by men. The majority of the rising cell-based protein startups are also run by men, alongside most of the vegan investment groups that fund them... |
| 05.12.2021 | More Than 60% of Gen-Z Want a More Sustainable Food System, Report Finds | 1
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Two-thirds of Gen Z believe that food production needs to be more sustainable. The findings have been revealed in an EIT Food-commissioned study. More than 2,000 individuals were polled, each being aged between 18-24. ... |
| 01.12.2021 | Two-thirds of Gen Z believe current food systems are ‘destroying the planet’: survey | Four-fifths of young people in Generation Z think that we urgently need to make food production and consumption more sustainable – while two-thirds believe that our existing agrifood systems are “destroying the planet,” recent survey findin... |
| 18.10.2021 | Three Spanish companies triumph in the final of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology awards for their solutions to water shortages | The winners of the international ‘Water Scarcity’ programme to find innovative solutions to water scarcity in southern Europe have been announced. The initiative is coordinated by EIT Food, with the participation of EIT Climate-KIC, EIT Dig... |
| 30.09.2021 | Innovations at the table: The future of food with anthropologist Wendy Yared | Company:
The need to define the future of food is growing. Gen Z citizens and consumers are already demanding radical change from food sector actors to increase access to healthy and affordable food. Food anthropologist Wendy Yared’s story ... |
| 24.09.2021 | 20 innovative companies will compete for several prizes of up to 30.000 euros with their solutions to water scarcity | Water scarcity is one of the main challenges that the South of Europe faces, both today and in the long term. Entrepreneurship and innovation are key to face it – that’s why the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) launched... |
| 15.07.2021 | EXCLUSIVE: Men urged to use ‘untapped power’ to reduce gender bias against women in agrifoodtech | Karen Karp is president at Karen Karp & Partners (KK&P), an agrifood consultancy based in New York, US. Louisa Burwood-Taylor is chief editor at AFN.
Engaging men is a critical part of the solution to the problem of gender inequalit... |
| 08.07.2021 | Four Swiss start-ups selected for the EIT Food Acceleration Network | |
| 29.06.2021 | Bayer : launches its decarbonization program for agriculture in Europe | Tuesday - June 29, 2021
Bayer Carbon Initiative: Bayer launches its decarbonization program for agriculture in Europe
In line with the political objectives of the EU Green Deal, the program's main goal is to fight climate change by establis... |
| 21.05.2021 | Agritech in Romania: a market with big potential, once it convinces farmers to digitize | Bucharest, Romania ~
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“The biggest challenge is just starting the discussion about digitalization,” says Marius Pasca. He’s the co-founder and CEO of AgroCity, a software startup that helps farms gather and manage their data. The te... |
| 20.04.2021 | Last chance to validate your agritech innovation! Apply for EIT Food’s Test Farms programme! (Sponsored) | The entrepreneurial journey is not easy. One needs to achieve many milestones: from a competent team, and unique value proposition, to targeting a specific market need and raising funding that is crucial for all of the above.
EIT Food (Euro... |
| 13.04.2021 | Malta-based PeakBridge and EIT Food launch new €30 million seed fund, FoodSparks | Malta-based agritech VC fund manager PeakBridge and EIT Food have launched a new €30 million seed fund. Dubbed FoodSparks, the fund will invest in pan-European seed and early-stage startups focused on addressing food production, supply, and... |
| 18.03.2021 | EIT FOOD SEEDBED – Applications For EU 2021 Programme Now Open to Startups | The EIT Food Seedbed Pre-Accelerator Programme supports 40 aspiring and founding individuals, start-ups and also intrapreneurs from the agri-food sector. The spectrum for eligible approaches is quite broad and includes business ideas from t... |
| 08.03.2021 | IWD 2021: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 15 Mins Read
Editor’s Note: This list is the result of hours of work, and no doubt we have missed some amazing queens. We will do our best to keep adding. On the startup side, we focused on founders, but many of these startups have incredib... |
| 28.01.2021 | Brief: Covid-19 builds consumer trust in food system; sustainability skepticism remains – EIT Food | Consumer trust in the food system has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from EU food innovation initiative EIT Food.
EIT Food’s study surveyed 19,800 consumers in 18 European countries across a variety of met... |
| 27.01.2021 | 3,7 millions pour disrupter la sécurité alimentaire | |
| 27.01.2021 | 3,7 millions pour disrupter la sécurité alimentaire | L'avenir, ce sont les tests rapides certifiés sur site: SwissDeCode est prête à les livrer. Les produits alimentaires se déplacent de la ferme à la table à un rythme accéléré et les services de tests en laboratoire ne suivent pas l... |
