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Mentions in press and media 13
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| May 2, 2024 | Brief: Maia Farms raises $1.7m in pre-seed round to expand mycelium production | Maia Farms—which bagged the Canadian grand prize in the Deep Space Food Challenge with partner Ecoation last month—has raised CAD2.3 million ($1.7 million) in pre-seed financing from a mixture of private capital and grant funding to fuel it... |
| Mar 6, 2024 | $5 Million to bring yeast cream to the market | The market for dairy alternatives is expanding worldwide, valued at $12 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $34 billion by 2033. These alternatives increasingly appeal to health- and environmentally-conscious consumers, although two-thi... |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Cultivated Biosciences raises $5m seed round to expand ‘yeast cream’ platform for alt dairy | Swiss startup Cultivated Biosciences has raised a $5 million seed round to scale up a yeast fermentation platform it claims can dramatically improve the mouthfeel and performance of alt dairy products and help firms achieve cleaner labels. ... |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Brief: Jellatech lands $3.5m to produce collagen without having to ‘mine the animal’ | B2B biotech company Jellatech has secured $3.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round to build up its business of producing animal-free collagen, gelatin and other proteins. Denmark-based byFounders led the round with participation from Mi... |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Joyful Ventures raises $23 million to invest in vegan protein sector | LOS ANGELES — Joyful Ventures, a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital fund focused on investing in climate solutions through sustainable protein and food technology, has raised $23 million of its $25 million fund. The fund is aimed at pr... |
| Jun 29, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Everytable lands $25m, eFishery reels in $20m, Joyful Ventures’ alt-protein fund | This week, prepared meals service Everytable raised new funding along with cultivated fish startup Bluu Seafood and aquatech company eFishery. Outside of funding, Nextbite is facing a lawsuit over its May layoffs and Joyful Ventures launche... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Joyful Ventures Launches $23M Fund | Joyful Ventures Co-Founders from left to right: Blaine Vess, Jennifer Stojkovic, Milo Runkle Joyful Ventures, a Los Angeles, CA-based venture capital firm, closed $23M of its $25M sustainable protein fund. The new climate venture fund aims ... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Joyful Ventures Launches $23M Venture Fund | Joyful Ventures announces the launch of a $23M venture fund aimed at promoting climate solutions with sustainable protein and food technology. The new company, led by partners Milo Runkle, Jennifer Stojkovic, and Blaine Vess, has closed $23... |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Joyful Ventures debuts with $23M focused on investment in sustainable protein startups | The alternative protein sector has seen a lot of movement in the past week, including U.S. regulators approving both Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell their cultivated chicken products for the first time in the country. Poised to help thri... |
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FAQ about Joyful Ventures
What has the press written about Joyful Ventures?
Parsers VC has collected 13 articles mentioning Joyful Ventures, among them “Brief: Maia Farms raises $1.7m in pre-seed round to expand mycelium production” (May 2, 2024) and “$5 Million to bring yeast cream to the market” (Mar 6, 2024).
Is Joyful Ventures still active?
Joyful Ventures is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 3, 2024.