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| Feb 7, 2025 | Startups Making Egg Substitutes Poised To Poach New Customers | 1 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Egg lovers have had good reason to gripe about price spikes and shortages lately. One group that’s not complaining, however, are plant-based egg startups.
Against a backdrop of higher egg prices and ... |
| Jan 4, 2025 | Foodtech Funding: A Resilient Landscape in 2024 | The foodtech sector is a battleground. In 2024, it faced headwinds. Economic uncertainty loomed large. Yet, like a phoenix, it rose from the ashes. Startups showcased resilience. They navigated a landscape riddled with challenges. Venture c... |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Here are the top 15 foodtech deals of 2024 | We finally made it to 2025! The past year has been one of protracted challenges and reckoning for venture capital firms and startups trying to navigate capital shortages and geopolitical uncertainty, which have dented confidence and disrupt... |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Cradle Secures $73M to Revolutionize Planetary Health with AI-Driven Protein Engineering | AI biotech company Cradle has raised $73 million in a Series B funding round led by IVP and backed by Index Ventures and Kindred Capital, bringing its total funding to over $100 million.
Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Zurich, Swit... |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Australian precision fermentation startup All G plans bovine lactoferrin launch in 2025 | If you’re going to make dairy proteins via precision fermentation, it makes sense to start with the highest value ones, says Sydney-based All G, which is aiming to launch bovine lactoferrin next year followed by human lactoferrin in 2026, w... |
| Sep 26, 2024 | DairyX Foods: The Future of Animal-Free Dairy Protein | In a world where the dairy industry faces mounting challenges, Israeli startup DairyX Foods emerges as a beacon of innovation. With a mission to revolutionize dairy production, DairyX is harnessing the power of precision fermentation to cre... |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Israel’s DairyX Foods Unveils ‘Self-Assembling’ Animal-Free Casein Micelles, Eyes 2027 US Launch | 6 Mins Read Israeli startup DairyX Foods has developed a method to make precision-fermented casein proteins that self-assemble into micelles.
To deliver stretchy, melty cheese and firmer, creamier yoghurt free from cows, DairyX Foods has co... |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Deliciously Ella: Plant-Based Snacking Brand Acquired by Hero Group in Multimillion-Pound Deal | 5 Mins Read Swiss food manufacturer Hero Group has taken over vegan healthy eating brand Deliciously Ella, with owners Ella and Matthew Mills remaining at the company.
Deliciously Ella, the UK-based pioneer of vegan snacking, has been acqui... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Formo's $61M Leap: A New Era for Cheese Alternatives | In a world where food innovation meets sustainability, Formo is carving out a niche. The Berlin-based startup has raised $61 million in a Series B funding round, marking a significant milestone in the alternative protein landscape. This fun... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Formo Stretches Budget with $61M Series B, Rolls Out Animal-Free Koji Cheese in Supermarkets
How Formo makes its koji protein cheese | 7 Mins Read German food tech startup Formo has closed a $61M Series B fundraise and launched animal-free cheeses made from microbial fermentation in supermarkets.
If you’re in Germany or Austria, you can now walk to one of 2,000+ Rewe, Bill... |
| Aug 28, 2024 | India’s Protein Revolution: Zydus and Perfect Day Join Forces | In a world increasingly concerned about sustainability, India is stepping into the spotlight. The country, known for its vast dairy production, is about to become a hub for animal-free proteins. This shift is spearheaded by a partnership be... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Pharmaceutical Giant Zydus & Perfect Day Partner to Make India an Animal-Free Protein Hub | Pharmaceutical giant Zydus Lifesciences has announced an agreement to acquire a 50% stake in Sterling Biotech, a manufacturing company based in Mumbai, purchased by the Californian biotech Perfect Day from bankruptcy for $78 million in 2022... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | This Stinks! Fermented Vegan Cheese Maker Plonts Stretches Budget with $12M Seed Investment | 5 Mins Read Californian startup Plonts has emerged from stealth with a $12M funding round, launching its fermented soy milk cheese at restaurants in New York City and San Francisco.
Cheese is not a dairy product; it is a microbial product –... |
| Aug 7, 2024 | European Fermentation Startups Raised More Funds in H1 2024 Than All of 2023 | 5 Mins Read Within the first six months of 2024, European precision and biomass fermentation startups attracted more investment than they did in all of 2023.
Between regulatory wins, market breakthroughs, and dominant investment rounds, 202... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | The World’s Largest Mozzarella Producer Bags Global Rights for Fooditive’s Animal-Free Casein | 4 Mins Read US cheese giant Leprino Foods has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to commercialise the precision-fermented casein produced by Dutch startup Foodtive Group.
Leprino Foods, the world’s largest mozzarella manufacturer, has ... |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Slutty Vegan to Open Fast-Food Joint in the World’s Busiest Airport | 4 Mins Read Popular plant-based chain Slutty Vegan has begun construction for its forthcoming location at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is set to open by the end of the year.
Pinky Cole’s Slutty Vegan is coming... |
| Jun 27, 2024 | No Plans to Bring Back McPlant in the US, Says Top McDonald’s Exec | 6 Mins Read A McDonald’s executive has said that the McPlant hasn’t been successful in the US, and the company will look to focus on chicken instead of bringing the plant-based burger back.
McDonald’s has no plans to bring back the McPlant ... |
| Jun 22, 2024 | The AgriFoodTech Revolution: Capital Raises, Acquisitions, and Partnerships Driving Innovation in the Industry | The dynamic world of AgriFoodTech is experiencing a surge of activity this week, with a plethora of significant developments making waves across the sector. Notably, companies in the alternative meat space, such as THIS, Tender, and Ever Af... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: THIS bags $25m & Tender scoops up $11m for meat alternatives, Farmbot scores $4.6m | Alt-meat got a few boosts this week, namely in form of capital raises for the UK’s THIS, US-based Tender, and Israeli cultivated meat company Ever After Foods.
In farmtech, Australia’s Farmbot raised new funds along with insect-breeding pla... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | BREAKING: Perfect Day files $200m counterclaim accusing ex-partner of ‘gross negligence’ and ‘willful misconduct’ | Animal-free dairy pioneer Perfect Day—which was hit with a $144 million lawsuit from Italian contract manufacturing partner Olon in April accusing it of breach of contract—has fired back with a $200 million counterclaim accusing Olon of “gr... |
| May 15, 2024 | Unilever brand The Vegetarian Butcher partners with ‘animal-free’ egg protein pioneer The EVERY Co | The EVERY Company—the first player to commercialize egg proteins produced by microbes instead of chickens—has teamed up with Unilever-owned brand The Vegetarian Butcher to incorporate its animal-free egg whites into select meat alternative ... |
| May 2, 2024 | 10 startups achieving market success, and shaping our future food system (Sponsored) | |
| May 1, 2024 | Mathilde Do Chi, Expert on Food Law, Part 4: Why Patents Are Not the Safest Way to Protect Your Food Innovation | Mathilde Do Chi is the CEO of Vegan Food Law, a food law and regulatory consultancy in global alternative protein regulations. She is an international food law and regulatory consultant with expertise in alternative proteins, novel foods, t... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | The Shrinking Series E: More Senior Startups Raise Smaller Follow-On Rounds | 9 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Typically, when a venture-backed startup raises a follow-on round, the size of the investment and the company’s valuation go up as well.
One expects a Series D round, for instance, to be larger than ... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Perfect Day Faces $134M Lawsuit by Manufacturing Partner for Breach of Contract & Unpaid Bills | 4 Mins Read Californian precision fermentation pioneer Perfect Day has been sued for $134M by its Italian manufacturing partner Olon for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, and fraudulent concealment.
A leader in the precision-fermen... |
| Apr 2, 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... |
| Mar 8, 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... |
| Nov 23, 2021 | BREAKING: ADM, Kraft & Dr Oetker back bovine-free mozzarella maker New Culture in $25m round | US alt-dairy startup New Culture has raised $25 million in Series A funding to bring its bovine-free mozzarella product to market.
Founded in 2018 by CEO Matt Gibson and chief scientific officer Inja Radman, New Culture is using precision f... |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Keto-friendly Nick’s Ice Cream raises $100m, expands further into snacking segment | The round - which was also backed by Gullspang, Peak Bridge, Capagro and Nicoya - will support new product development, retail expansion, new hires, and “significant investments in R&D” at the company, which was launched by founder Nic... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Digital health news, funding roundup in the prior week; October 4 | Amazon expanding senior health leaders; Mayo Clinic and Lisa Health team up for menopause initiative
Amazon's getting more serious about healthcare. Amazon's 10 most recent healthcare job openings include: Manager of revenue cycle for Amazo... |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Villa Dolce Launches Animal-Free Gelato in Collaboration With Perfect Day | Villa Dolce, the US’s top premium gelato brand in foodservice, has launched a vegan gelato range. The new offerings were created in partnership with animal-free dairy company Perfect Day.
The gelato is available in seven flavours — Sea Salt... |
| Oct 2, 2021 | US-based animal-free dairy startup Perfect Day raises USD 350 million in Series D round | Perfect Day, a California-based food-technology startup, raised USD 350 million in a Series D round co-led by Temasek and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on 29 September 2021. |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Perfect Day Secures $350M Bringing Total Raise to $750M, Enters Vegan Cheese Category | Perfect Day, Inc., the California producer of animal-free dairy protein and the most-funded company in fermentation, this week secured $350 million in a Series D round led by Temasek and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | New Animal Free Dairy Unicorn Perfect Day Raises $350M in Pre-IPO Round | 1
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Dairy identical startup Perfect Day is moving closer to going public, announcing it has raised $350 million in a late-stage funding round, bringing its total funding to more than $750 million. The company has also shar... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Perfect Day hits $1.5B valuation after Temasek, CPPIB-led round | Perfect Day, a milk-alternative company, has raised a $350 million Series D led by Temasek and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, valuing the business at $1.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Founded in 2014, the California... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Производитель веганского молока Perfect Day привлек $350 млн | Производитель альтернативного молока Perfect Day привлек $350 млн и получил оценку в $1,5 млрд, пишет The Wall Street Journal. В консультативный совет компании входит Леонардо Ди Каприо, а в число инвесторов — экс-глава Disney Боб Айгер и ф... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | The Urgent Company and Perfect Day unveil 2nd animal-free dairy brand: Modern Kitchen cream cheese, as Perfect Day raises $350m, with an 'eye toward eventual strong public market performance' | The news was announced as Perfect Day - one of the pioneers in the so-called 'precision fermentation' space - announced a $350m Series D funding round co-led by Temasek and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, taking its total funding up t... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Perfect Day receives $350 million in additional funding | BERKELEY, CALIF. – A series D funding round has added $350 million in funding for Perfect Day, Inc. to expand its business. The funding will be used to support current operations as well as create an “enterprise biology” arm of the company ... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Perfect Day, Inc. announced that it has received $350 million in funding from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Temasek Holdings Limited, Horizons Ventures Limited, SK Inc., and another investor | Perfect Day, Inc. announced that it has received $350,000,000 in a round of funding co-led by returning investors Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited on September 30, 2021. The transaction also includ... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | OZY learns that yes, it can get so much worse | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Earlier this week, the New York Times published a bizarre story about OZY, the media startup back... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Perfect Day : Raises $350 Million to Expand Consumer and Enterprise Biology Platforms | BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Perfect Day, Inc., best known as the creator of the world's first animal-free milk protein, announced a $350 million Series D funding round intended to fuel the company's expanded focu... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Brief: Perfect Day raises $350m, plots IPO – report | US alt-dairy startup Perfect Day has raised $350 million in Series D funding, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board co-led the round. Other Series D investors includ... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Data Snapshot: Alt-protein, functional foods raise record $1.4bn in H1 2021 | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Startups developing innovative food and ingredients, including alt-proteins, raised a total of $1.4 bil... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Animal-free dairy: Perfect Day moves into foodservice via tie-up with Villa Dolce on gelato, ready-to-bake dessert mixes | Perfect Day - which now supplies several retail ice cream brands (Brave Robot, Nick's, Graeter's etc) with its animal-free whey protein - said the new products (seven gelato flavors, and four dessert mixes) will be available via DOT foods... |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Aleph Farms & Mosa Meat | US actor Leonardo DiCaprio has invested in Israel’s Aleph Farms and the Netherlands’ Mosa Meat, the cell-cultured meat startups announced in a joint statement.
“One of the most impactful ways to combat the climate crisis is to transform our... |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Got Milk? These 6 Microbial Biofermented Alt Dairy Startups Are Changing The Industry | 4 Mins Read
It’s official: conventional dairy is out, and alternative dairy is in. As consumers become increasingly concerned about the health, sustainability, and safety of traditional dairy products, more and more shoppers are turning to ... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | 10 перспективных ниш для стартапов в 2021 году | 10 перспективных ниш для стартапов в 2021 году |
| Aug 1, 2021 | SA company that made food from bugs now wants to be first in Africa to make dairy from a petri dish | Yeast cultures are grown in petri dishes. Photo Jay Caboz.
Cape Town based De Novo Dairy wants to become the first company in Africa to make animal-free dairy protein grown in a petri dish.
The key to unlocking it is yeast.
They will essent... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Formo: “We See Our Technology as a Solution to Many Supply Chain Risks Around Food Security” | Cellular agriculture enables the production of real dairy proteins through precision fermentation, thus removing animals from the production process. In this insightful interview, Raffael Wohlgensinger, CEO and co-founder of Formo, talks to... |
| May 28, 2021 | Climate-conscious sovereign wealth funds opt for energy, transport investments over agrifood: study | Sovereign wealth funds invested close to $2.3 billion in businesses, technologies, and other projects aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change in 2020, more than doubling the previous year’s funding, new research says.
But state-li... |
| Apr 23, 2021 | ADM opens plant-based innovation lab in Singapore | US agribusiness major ADM has unveiled a new innovation lab in Singapore targeting the growing appetite for plant-based foods in the Asia-Pacific market.
The lab, situated in the city-state’s Biopolis science park, will develop “next-level,... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Leonardo DiCaprio Joins Alt Dairy Pioneers Perfect Day as Part of New Sustainability Council | ©Perfect Day
Alt-dairy startup Perfect Day has unveiled a new advisory board – the Sustainability & Health Advisory Council (SHAC) – featuring Hollywood actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio. The company also released results revealing t... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Leonardo DiCaprio Joins Alt Dairy Pioneers Perfect Day as Part of New Sustainability Council | Alt-dairy startup Perfect Day has unveiled a new advisory board – the Sustainability & Health Advisory Council (SHAC) – featuring Hollywood actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio. The company also released results revealing that its non-a... |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Perfect Day Forms Expert Sustainability & Health Advisory Council, Unveils Report Validating Environmental Benefits of its Protein | |
| Apr 14, 2021 | I can’t believe it’s not meat! Mycelium meat replacement company aims for summer launch of first products | Meati, a company turning mycelium (the structural fibers of fungi) into healthier meat replacements for consumers, is prepping for a big summer rollout.
Co-founder Tyler Huggins expects to have the first samples of its whole-cut steak and c... |
| Apr 6, 2021 | К 2030 году мясо из пробирки станет дешевле обычной говядины | Выращенные в пробирке куриные наггетсы и стейк рибай — только начало развития рынка культивируемого мяса, уверены в нидерландской консалтинговой компании CE Delft. Исследователи представили анализ жизненного цикла отрасли, в котором прогноз... |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Brief: Temasek invests $500m into impact fund LeapFrog | Singapore sovereign fund Temasek has invested $500 million into LeapFrog Investments, an impact-focussed private equity firm, as part of a wider strategic partnership.
In a joint statement, the pair said Temasek’s commitment will take the f... |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Brief: Temasek invests $500m into impact fund LeapFrog | Singapore sovereign fund Temasek has invested $500 million into LeapFrog Investments, an impact-focussed private equity firm.
The pair said Temasek’s commitment will take the form of a “multi-fund investment […] to anchor LeapFrog’s future ... |
| Mar 8, 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... |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Agtech CVC: ADM Ventures on the many ways corporations can invest in innovators | This interview is part of a series on agrifoodtech corporate VC investment strategies and insights. The series is produced in collaboration with the OnRamp Agriculture Conference, which brings together the agriculture and food industries’ l... |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Nick’s: Swedish Sugar-Free Ice Cream Feat. Perfect Day Tech Raises US$30M To Fuel U.S & Germany Expansion | 1
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Sweden-based brand Nick’s, parent company, LUB Foods recently secured US$30M in funding that will execute its plans for international expansion of its sugar-free ice cream products, mainly in the U.S. and Germany, alon... |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Best Vegan Food Gifts | Cheeseboarder's beautifully arranged vegan cheeseboard contains sweet and savory treats alongside ... [+] housemade, vegan cheeses Source: Cheeseboarder |
| Feb 8, 2021 | U.S Expansion: Fermented Dairy Ice Cream Brave Robot Now Available At 5,000 Stores | 3 1
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Newly launched alt dairy ice cream brand, Brave Robot has expanded rapidly across the U.S and under just seven months, is now available in 5,000 stores.
California-based fermentation dairy food tech Perfect Day-back... |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Animal-free dairy ice cream Brave Robot secures listings in 5,000 stores | The vegan* ice cream brand, which is pioneering a new ‘animal free dairy’ category promising the taste and performance of real dairy, without cows, utilizes whey proteins from Perfect Day, made via microbial fermentation.
It is one of a h... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Perfect Day Launches Asia’s First Animal-Free Dairy Ice Cream in Hong Kong | Perfect Day has launched a range of vegan ice creams in Hong Kong in collaboration with Igloo Dessert Bar. The range, called Ice Age!, uses Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein.
The whey protein is developed through fermentation, and is i... |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Asia’s First Animal-Free Ice Cream Made With Perfect Day Dairy Proteins Launches In Hong Kong | 2
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Partnering up with U.S. fermentation dairy food tech Perfect Day, Hong Kong’s Igloo Dessert Bar has launched Asia’s first-ever animal-free ice cream made with real dairy proteins, but without any cows. Forged alongsid... |
| Jan 21, 2021 | Forsaking funding at a $1 billion valuation, Solugen preps a new green chemical product and a big 2021 | Late last year, Solugen, a startup using synthetic biology to take hydrocarbons out of the chemicals industry, decided against pursuing a new round of funding that would have valued the company at over $1 billion, TechCrunch has learned.
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| Jan 15, 2021 | From high-tech fats to ‘non-animal’ dairy: Swedish foodtech brand Nick’s raises $30m, hires ex-siggi’s exec to drive US expansion | The latest round of funding* – led by Stockholm-based Gullspång Invest (early investors in Oatly) and Capagro, a VC fund dedicated to food-tech – will help Altschul, formerly CEO at skyr brand siggi’s, to build his team and expand distribut... |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Fermentation Dairy Startup Perfect Day To Establish Singapore R&D Centre With A*STAR | 8 1
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California-based alternative dairy startup Perfect Day will soon open its Singapore-based R&D centre this year, in partnership with the government-run Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Called... |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Are We Ready To Make The Change To Lab-Produced Foods? | getty |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Elysabeth Alfano’s Top 10 Predictions for 2021 | Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. In preparation for the New Year, today she brings us her top ten predictions for 2021.
Here a... |
| Dec 17, 2020 | TurtleTree Labs raises $6.2m to support cell-cultured milk platform | The startup - which has offices in Singapore and San Francisco - will use the funds to accelerate research and production of functional, bioactive proteins and complex sugars found in human breastmilk.
HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Tal... |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Temasek acquires micro-irrigation firm Rivulis | Temasek has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Israeli irrigation tech company Rivulis. The Singapore sovereign fund now owns approximately 85% of Rivulis, having taken control of stakes previously held by Israel’s FIMI Opport... |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Ohio Brand Graeter’s Launches Vegan Ice Creams in Collaboration with Perfect Day | 150-year-old Cincinnati ice cream brand Graeter’s has launched its first-ever vegan ice cream pints. The ice cream was created in collaboration with California startup Perfect Day, which produces proteins virtually identical to dairy using ... |
| Nov 26, 2020 | ‘Indistinguishable’ Vegan Ice Cream Maker Eclipse Foods Raises Star-Studded US$12M Series A | 4 Mins Read
Eclipse Foods, the food tech that makes dairy products that are “indistinguishable” from its conventional counterparts, has raised US$12 million in its Series A funding round. Having already launched its vegan ice cream via reta... |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Temasek plans dedicated agrifood unit; partners Singapore science agency on foodtech center | Temasek is setting up a dedicated agrifood vehicle to drive and manage investment into food and agriculture-related businesses, including tech startups.
The Singapore sovereign fund’s managing director for agribusiness, Anuj Maheshwari, tol... |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Backed By Ex-Nestlé Directors, Spain’s Plant-Based Pink Albatross Set To Disrupt The Ice Cream Market | 1
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Based in Madrid, Pink Albatross is the first plant-based ice cream brand in Spain offering clean-labelled dairy-free ice creams suitable for vegans and gluten-free folk. Already in regional supermarkets in online deliv... |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Graeter’s Ice Cream partners with Perfect Day on ‘animal-free’ vegan ice cream launch | The products, which come in six of Graeter’s traditional flavors (Black Cherry Chocolate Chip, Cookies & Cream, Oregon Strawberry, Mint Chocolate Chip, Chocolate and Chocolate Chip) and are made using the company's small-batch, French P... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Disney’s Robert Iger Joins Board Of Animal-Free Dairy Startup Perfect Day | 11 0
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Animal-free dairy makers Perfect Day has recently announced that Robert Iger, former CEO and current executive chairman of The Walt Disney Company has joined the startup’s board of directors. Filling the first fou... |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Bob Iger goes from managing Mickey to directing a milk replacement startup as new Perfect Day boardmember | Bob Iger, the chairman and former chief executive at Walt Disney, is trading his mouse ears for milk substitutes as the new director of massively funded dairy replacement startup Perfect Day.
Milk substitutes are a $1 trillion category and ... |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Вкус, текстура и вязкость настоящего мёда: американский стартап MeliBio разработал прототип синтетического мёда Статьи редакции | Аналог пчелиного мёда может преуспеть на рынке веганской продукции, который в 2018 году оценивался в $14,2 млрд.
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| Oct 5, 2020 | Fermentation sees foodtech investors bubbling up in 2020 | A recent report from the Good Food Institute (GFI) indicates that the last 18 months has been a record period of investment for fermentation companies creating alternatives to animal-derived foods and ingredients.
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| Sep 9, 2020 | Competing with both Perfect Day and Beyond Meat, Chile’s NotCo raises $85 million to expand to the US | NotCo, the Chilean food technology company making plant-based milk and meat replacements, has confirmed the close of a new $85 million round of funding to take the company’s products into the U.S. market.
The announcement confirms earlier r... |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Got Milk? These 6 Microbial Fermented Alt Dairy Startups Are Changing The Industry | 62 1
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It’s official: conventional dairy is out, and alternative dairy is in. As consumers become increasingly concerned about the health, sustainability and safety of traditional dairy products, more and more shoppers a... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Perfect Day-Backed Urgent Company Launches Alt Dairy Ice Cream Brand | 1
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The founders of California-based food tech Perfect Day have joined with a product developer in the dairy industry to launch Urgent Company, a new sustainable consumer food company. Its first brand will be Brave Robot, ... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Brave new world: Perfect Day spinoff The Urgent Co launches Brave Robot brand utilizing animal-free dairy | (Read about the first consumer product featuring animal-free dairy HERE.)
The first product to emerge from The Urgent Company – a spinoff from Perfect Day that’s focused on consumer brands - Brave Robot has just hit stores in the Paci... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Brave Robot ice cream launches as the first brand from the Perfect Day-backed Urgent Company | The founders of the alternative dairy protein manufacturer, Perfect Day, have joined with a longtime product developer in the dairy industry to create a new sustainably focused consumer food company called the Urgent Company.
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| Jul 14, 2020 | Slack acquires Rimeto, Sony invested in Epic Games, Kernel, Perfect Day and Permutive startups raised new rounds of funding
1. Slack acquires Rimeto corporate service created by former Facebook employees (Source)
2. Sony invested in Fortnite and Unreal Engine maker Epic Games (Source)
3. Kern ... | Slack acquires Rimeto, Sony invested in Epic Games, Kernel, Perfect Day and Permutive startups raised new rounds of funding |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Slack укрепился покупкой Rimeto, Sony вложился в Epic Games, а стартапы Kernel, Perfect Day и Permutive привлекли новые раунды финансирования
1. Slack купил корпоративный сервис Rimeto, созданный бывшими сотрудниками Facebook (Источник)
2. Sony инвестировала в создателя культовых Fortnite и Un ...... | Slack укрепился покупкой Rimeto, Sony вложился в Epic Games, а стартапы Kernel, Perfect Day и Permutive привлекли новые раунды финансирования |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Animal-Free Dairy Startup Perfect Day Series C Reaches US$300M As Investors Go All In On Milk Alternatives | 1
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California-based food tech Perfect Day has expanded its Series C funding round to US$300 million following a second tranche led by a US$50 million injection from Thematic Investing, the investment group under the Canad... |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Perfect Day Raises $160M in Series C Funding | Perfect Day, a Berkeley, California-based animal-free dairy startup, raised further $160m in Series C funding.
The round, led by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, brings the total round size to $300m. The company will use the funds ... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Perfect Day Expands Series C Funding Round To $300 Million | Pioneering animal-free dairy maker Perfect Day has announced the expansion of its Series C funding round to $300 million
Pioneering animal-free dairy maker Perfect Day has announced the expansion of its Series C funding round to $300 millio... |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Perfect Day expands Series C to $300m; significantly boosts efficiency of animal-free dairy protein production | The cash injection - bringing its cumulative funding to over $360m - was announced as Berkeley, Calif.-based Perfect Day revealed a series of incremental improvements in recent months enabling it to increase the efficiency of its production... |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Perfect Day raises additional $160 million in Series C round | BERKELEY, CALIF. — Perfect Day, a producer of animal-free dairy proteins, has raised an additional $160 million through a new tranche led by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The new funding follows an initial $140... |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Canada’s largest pension fund makes alt-dairy bet in Perfect Day’s $300m Series C | Perfect Day, a Californian startup using plants and fermentation techniques to manufacture animal-free dairy products, has expanded its Series C round to $300 million.
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| Jun 9, 2020 | Perfect Day: On a Mission to “Create a Whole New Category of Animal-Free Products — For a Kinder, Greener Planet” | Perfect Day is the innovative dairy alternative brand from California which most of our readers will be familiar with for its real dairy proteins made without the involvement of any animals. The company was valued at $440m during a recent r... |
| May 12, 2020 | Perfect Day’s ‘Real Dairy Protein’ is Approved by FDA, Already Available for Consumers at Smitten Ice Cream | ©Perfect Day Foods
Perfect Day, a startup famously using fermentation to create animal-free real milk proteins, has received official approval for its whey protein from the FDA. Now the startup has partnered with Bay Area’s Smitten Ice Crea... |
| Feb 10, 2020 | INTERVIEW: HappyCow Founder Eric Brent “One Day, Fast Food Chains Won’t Even Give The Choice Of Conventional Meat” | 0
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Twenty years ago, Eric Brent presciently founded HappyCow, a free online service that lists sources of vegan and vegetarian food all over the world including restaurant, grocery stores and all other type of vegan-friendly busi... |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Singapore’s TurtleTree Labs, Maker Of Milk Without Cows, Secures Pre-Seed Funding | 2
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Singapore startup TurtleTree Labs, the first company in the world to reproduce the full composition of dairy milk without cows, has just completed its pre-seed funding round. The financing was backed by Lever VC, K2 G... |
