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| 27.09.2024 | Insect farmer Ÿnsect in ‘advanced discussions’ with investors after filing safeguard plan with French court | Ÿnsect—one of the highest-profile players in the nascent insect farming space—has filed a safeguard plan with a commercial court in Évry, France, in a bid to stay afloat as it raises funds to expand production at its mealworm facility in Am... |
| 29.08.2024 | W.F. Young Joins IndiePet: A New Era for Independent Pet Retailers | In a bold move, W.F. Young has stepped into the spotlight. The pet product producer has joined the Independent & Neighborhood Pet Retail Association, known as IndiePet. This partnership aims to breathe new life into independent pet reta... |
| 28.08.2024 | Nestlé names Laurent Freixe new CEO | VEVEY, SWITZERLAND — Nestlé SA has named Laurent Freixe as chief executive officer, taking over from Ulf Mark Schneider, who is leaving the company.
Plans call for Freixe, currently executive vice president and CEO for Latin America, to tak... |
| 17.04.2024 | Data snapshot: Investment in food waste tech down in the US, but sector still ‘well positioned to outperform overall trends’ | Data Snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
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| 26.03.2024 | 10 French startups to watch in 2024 | In 2023 French companies raised €8.4 billion over 410 deals. According to our Annual report, France took third place among countries by the total raised amount.
The companies within the energy sector contributed the most to the numbers, wit... |
| 25.01.2024 | OCEANIUM Appoints Benjamin Armenjon of Ÿnsect to Scale and Commercialise Innovative Seaweed Products | OCEANIUM, a Scottish seaweed specialist, announces it has hired Benjamin Armenjon as Managing Director. He will be tasked with driving the commercialisation of innovative seaweed ingredients and the scaling of its proprietary seaweed bioref... |
| 24.01.2024 | ŸNSECT GRANTED FIRST APPROVAL OF ITS KIND, TO COMMERCIALISE MEALWORM PROTEINS FOR DOG FOOD IN THE USA | PARIS, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ÿnsect, one of the strongest players in the production of insect-based proteins, has been granted authorization by the AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) to use defatted mealworm prot... |
| 27.09.2023 | Surprisingly Large Sums Have Gone Into Bug Farming Startups | 16 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Eat more bugs.
That is the last thing on most of our to-do lists. Startup investors, however, seem to think otherwise.
At least that’s the impression one gets looking at insect cultivation-related f... |
| 26.08.2023 | Barking Up the tech tree: pawsome innovations on International Dog Day | Today is International Dog Day, which makes it a perfect opportunity to explore some of the most exciting developments in technology designed for pets, especially for dogs.
Right now, there's a noticeable increase in pet technology centred ... |
| 13.08.2023 | Europe will strengthen its position in these 3 industries within the next decade | The European startup ecosystem’s decades-long innovation push has already produced widely known brands like Adyen, Klarna, Skype, Spotify, Supercell, Wise, Wolt, and Zalando. And thanks to a strong commitment to the green transition, common... |
| 10.07.2023 | Insect protein company Ynsect names insider as CEO | Dive Brief:
Shankar Krishnamoorthy is taking over as CEO of France-based insect protein company Ynsect, according to the firm. Krishnamoorthy joined Ynsect in 2021 to lead international development and the construction of the world’s larges... |
| 07.07.2023 | The A-List Investors: Top Celebrities Diving into the World of Startups | USA ~
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| 23.04.2023 | Sega acquired Rovio, Ÿnsect raised €160 million, and more than €1.1 billion was invested in European Tech last week | Last week, we tracked more than 110 tech funding deals worth over €1.1 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 17.04.2023 | Ÿnsect raises €160 million, but closes Dutch production plant and cuts 20% of workforce | Paris-based natural insect protein maker Ÿnsect has raised €160 million in a new funding round. According to the company, the new capital will be used to shift away from its current modus operandi of primarily animal feed to the more lucrat... |
| 17.04.2023 | Paris-based Ÿnsect bags €160M to focus on bug-based pet food; to shut Dutch facility | Paris-based Ÿnsect, a company that produces protein and natural insect fertilisers, has reportedly raised €160M in a fresh round of funding. According to Tech.eu, the French company did not disclose the names of the investors, noting that a... |
| 17.04.2023 | Brief: Ÿnsect raises $175m, cuts 20% of workforce as part of profitability strategy | Insect farming startup Ÿnsect has secured €160 million ($175 million) in funding. Bloomberg was the first to report the news. The France-based company is not disclosing investors to the round at this time. Past investors include Astanor Ven... |
| 22.02.2023 | ‘Massive impact on how we grow fresh produce.’ Why Astanor Ventures led $23m Source.ag Series A | Netherlands-based Source.ag has closed a $23 million Series A to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) system for greenhouse growers. Agrifoodtech VC Astanor Ventures led the round with participation from Acre Venture Partners and several... |
| 13.12.2022 | Corporativo Kosmos and Ÿnsect will develop an insect farm in Mexico | We are excited about the development of an insect farm site in Mexico, and we believe that the combination of both groups capabilities will result in a stronger and a successful partnership.”
— Jack LandsmanasMEXICO CITY, MEXICO CITY, MEXIC... |
| 13.10.2022 | A strâns 450 milioane EUR să producă mâncare din insecte: „Este o nouă posibilitate, o șansă pentru Europa, fără să fie obligatorie, bineînțeles”. Interviu cu fondatorul Ynsect | Video: Adi Iacob
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| 20.09.2022 | Innovafeed becomes world’s biggest bug business with fresh $260m raise | Innovafeed, a French startup that breeds insects to feed animals, has become the world’s best-financed insect-farming business after announcing a fresh $260m investment.
The Series D raise, the largest ever agritech investment round outside... |
| 20.09.2022 | InnovaFeed nabs $250M to extend its vertical insect farms to the U.S. | InnovaFeed, a vertical insect farm operator that’s rearing insects for animal and plant nutrition, has raised $250 million in a series D round of funding led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.
While countles... |
| 07.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Green Generation Fund raises $120m, Amazon takes Grubhub stake | This week, Germany’s Green Generation Fund landed more capital to invest in alt-protein startups, while Israeli foodtech firm Phytolon scored funding for its natural food coloring tech.
In the food delivery realm, Amazon bought a stake in G... |
| 04.07.2022 | Ÿnsect Poised to Ramp Up Production of Lesser Mealworm for Human Consumption | EFSA has given a provisional green light for human consumption of the Lesser mealworm in a major step forward for the insect industry
With production already underway in the Netherlands, Ÿnsect is now ready to accelerate the commercialisati... |
| 31.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Beewise closes $80m round, Arzeda nabs $33m | This week, Israeli bee tech company Beewise raised funds to save the world’s apine population with robotic hives, while US autonomous greenhouse tech provider Koidra closed its seed round. In alternative protein, US-based companies closed r... |
| 29.03.2022 | 'Everything we do is geared towards making insect protein affordable...' European edible insect firms Ÿnsect and InnovaFeed outline US ambitions | InnovaFeed, which specializes in black soldier flies, is planning to build a large-scale production facility in Decatur, Illinois; while Ÿnsect, which specializes in Buffalo and Molitor mealworms, has just acquired Nebraska-based mealworm... |
| 29.03.2022 | French insect farming startup hatches plan to take on the U.S. backyard chicken market | As an ever-increasing number of Americans spent more time at home during the pandemic, the backyard chicken market saw significant growth. By 2026, the U.S. market is predicted to reach approximately $400 million, according to a recent stud... |
| 29.03.2022 | ŸNSECT OPENS FIRST MEALWORM FARM IN THE US AND ENTERS LOCAL PREMIUM CHICKEN FEED MARKET AFTER JORD JOINED ITS PRODUCTION PLATFORM. | PARIS, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jord Producers, Nebraska-based, has been incorporated into Ÿnsect's production portfolio, signifying the global leader's entry into North American mealworm production. The move comes off the back of Ÿns... |
| 08.02.2022 | The Lowdown: ADM & InnovaFeed’s insect protein partnership | French insect farming startup InnovaFeed and US agribusiness giant ADM have entered into a strategic partnership agreement which will see the two collaborate on insect protein production.
The Paris-based startup will supply its black soldie... |
| 30.11.2021 | Ÿnsect Announces New Organization & Management to Lead Acceleration and Growth Alongside its Ambition to Feed the World Sustainably | PARIS, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ÿnsect, the world leader in natural insect protein and fertilizer production, has today announced the hiring of three new leadership positions. In January 2021, Ÿnsect entered the food market, followed b... |
| 30.11.2021 | Ÿnsect Announces New Organization & Management to Lead Acceleration and Growth Alongside its Ambition to Feed the World Sustainably | PARIS, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ÿnsect, the world leader in natural insect protein and fertilizer production, has today announced the hiring of three new leadership positions. In January 2021, Ÿnsect entered the food market, followed b... |
| 12.10.2021 | Emmanuel Faber and David Barber Join Impact Investor Astanor Ventures | NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Astanor Ventures announced today the addition of David Barber and Emmanuel Faber to its partnership team. Barber and Faber, two internationally recognized leaders in the movement towards a sustainable... |
| 26.08.2021 | Data Snapshot: Insect ranches, vertical ag among 2020’s top-funded ‘Novel Farming’ startups | AFN‘s parent company AgFunder released the latest edition of its annual Farm Tech Investment Report earlier this month, which showed that funding for agritech startups last year saw its biggest annual increase in since 2018.
According to th... |
| 04.08.2021 | Farm tech investing is accelerating faster than ever – new report | Editor’s note: A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.
We’ve been watching the surge of investor interest in upstream, close-to-the-farm technologies since the Covid-19 pandemic started. We now have numbers that show just h... |
| 29.07.2021 | Farm Tech Investing Is Accelerating Faster Than Food Tech And General VC - New Report | As devastating as the pandemic has been, some good has emerged from the global health and economic crisis: investment to shore up global food systems has soared. Back in February we confirmed the extent of the boost investors gave entrepren... |
| 01.06.2021 | Maastricht University research finds that mealworm protein is as beneficial as milk protein | Insect proteins offer the best of both worlds: extremely sustainable and great quality protein
PARIS, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Research by Maastricht University proves for the first time that insect protein is as beneficial as the 'gold... |
| 24.05.2021 | The $100M+ Dollar Club of French Startups | Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, France is renowned for its wines and sophisticated cuisine. As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, France wields considerable power over worldly affairs. The... |
| 13.04.2021 | Ÿnsect acquires Protifarm to raise insects for human consumption | French insect protein startup Ÿnsect announced this morning that it has acquired Netherlands counterpart Protifarm, which raises mealworms for human food applications.
At the start of the year, the European Food Safety Authority announced i... |
| 13.04.2021 | Paris-based Ynsect bugs out, acquires Dutch agTech Protifarm | Paris-based natural insect protein maker Ynsect has acquired Ermelo, Netherlands-based mealworm-ingredients-for-human-food maker Protifarm.
No financials were provided, however, Protifarm’s lead investors Marvesa and P.O.T BV will become sh... |
| 12.02.2021 | Insect protein startup Protix raises $19m for international expansion | Netherlands insect farming startup Protix has raised €15.5 million ($18.6 million) investment round this week led by existing aquaculture-focused investor Aqua-Spark. Rabo Corporate Investments, Brabant Development Company, and Dutch invest... |
| 02.02.2021 | ‘Iron Man’ launches new venture fund for sustainable tech | Renowned actor, known for his role as Iron Man in the popular Marvel series, Robert Downey Junior has launched Footprint Coalition Ventures, a new venture capital fund focused on investing in sustainable tech startups.
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| 02.02.2021 | Robert Downey Jr. Launches Venture Fund To ‘Catalyse’ Sustainable Tech Investment | 93 1
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| 02.02.2021 | ‘Iron Man’ launches new venture fund for sustainable tech | Renowned actor, known for his role as Iron Man in the popular Marvel series, Robert Downey Junior has launched Footprint Coalition Ventures, a new venture capital fund focused on investing in sustainable tech startups.
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| 27.01.2021 | Robert Downey Jr. backing Seattle bamboo toilet paper maker Cloud Paper as part of new VC effort | (Cloud Paper Photo)
Iron Man is a softy for sustainable toilet paper.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. launched two venture funds on Wednesday focused on sustainable technology, and one of the companies he’s backing is Seattle-based startup Cloud Pa... |
| 14.01.2021 | The EU just approved mealworms for human consumption. Will Ÿnsect take the bait? | On Wednesday, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced its approval of mealworms for human consumption. The ruling opens the gateway for the growing startup industry around insect protein to tap into a new market.
The EFSA conduc... |
| 30.12.2020 | The 20 highest-funded agrifoodtech startups of 2020 | It safe to say that 2020 has been a difficult year for many of us – to say the very least. But as the global Covid-19 pandemic has rumbled on, agrifoodtech startups have continued to attract capital from investors.
They’ve had to work even ... |
| 10.12.2020 | EXCLUSIVE: Beta Hatch banks $9.3m Series A, breaks ground on US’s largest insect farm | Mealworms may be the last critter that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘ranch,’ but Beta Hatch is hoping to change that perception – and a global pandemic presents the perfect opportunity.
“Some of our customers have reported as much a... |
| 25.11.2020 | Here Are Four Food Tech Trends That Will Still Be Trending In 2021 | Meatless 'Impossible Sliders' on a table at a White Castle restaurant, April 12, 2018, in the Queens ... [+] borough of New York City. They are the first plant-based burgers sold in an American quick-serve restaurant. (Photo illustration by... |
| 21.10.2020 | French agtech startup Ÿnsect raises $224 million | French agtech startup Ÿnsect raises $224 million
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| 14.10.2020 | Insect farming startup Ÿnsect extends funding to USD 372 million | Ÿnsect, an insect farming startup based in Paris, France, has announced an extension of its Series C funding to USD 372 million (EUR 316.2 million). That increase takes the company’s total funding to USD 425 million (EUR 361.2 million), whi... |
| 09.10.2020 | Ÿnsect Extends Series C to $372M | Ÿnsect, a Paris, France-based insect farming startup, extended its Series C funding to $372m.
The new funding, which brought total financing to $425m, came from Astanor Ventures (Series C lead investor), Upfront Ventures, FootPrint Coalitio... |
| 07.10.2020 | UK government earmarks $13m for industrial insect farm | In the same week that French insect farming startup Ÿnsect netted its massive $372 million Series C, the UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) has earmarked a more modest £10 million ($12.9 million) to help build the cou... |
| 07.10.2020 | This France-based startup raises €190.6M to build world’s largest insect farm by 2022 ; Here’s why | As per the UN, the world population is expected to reach a staggering 9.8B in 2050. If we near the said number in the future, it’s estimated that food production will need to be double as compared to today. While the next best solution woul... |
| 07.10.2020 | Insect farming startup Ynsect extends Series C to $372M | Ynsect, a Paris-based startup that breeds insects for animal feed and fertilizer, has raised an additional $224 million for its Series C, bringing the round's total to $372 million. The new capital comes from Astanor Ventures, Upfront Ventu... |
| 06.10.2020 | Ÿnsect extends Series C to $372m, targets pet food & aims for carbon-negative status | French insect farming startup Ÿnsect has raised an additional $224 million in Series C funding, bringing the round to $372 million in total. It had announced a first Series C close of $148 million in February last year.
According to Ÿnsect,... |
| 06.10.2020 | French mealworm startup Ÿnsect raises $372 million to open the world’s largest insect farm that is also carbon footprint negative | Are you ready to eat insects? Ÿnsect is a French mealworm tech startup that uses robots for its entire food production process. Ÿnsect breeds insects for pet food and organic plant fertilizers. Ÿnsect said it is able to produce around 22,00... |
| 06.10.2020 | Insect-farming startup Ÿnsect extends Series C funding to $372m | French insect-farming startup Ÿnsect just extended its Series C funding to $372m, the largest amount ever to be raised by a bug-based food company.
Not only that, but the company, which breeds insects and turns them into food, has bagged Ro... |
| 06.10.2020 | Insect farming startup Ÿnsect tops up Series C round to $372 million | Ÿnsect, a French startup farming insects to improve food production, has raised $224 million in further funding, bringing its Series C round to $372 million with Robert Downey Jr.’s tech funding initiative joining the round.
Ÿnsect farms me... |
| 06.10.2020 | Ÿnsect, the makers of the world’s most expensive bug farm, raises another $224 million | Ÿnsect, the startup building the world’s most high-tech bug colony, has added $224 million in equity and debt to an already impressive $148 million cash haul as it looks to commercialize its business.
Investors backing the company include t... |
| 27.08.2020 | “No alternative”: India embraces a meat-based future, and other 2030 food trends | If you’re in the US or Europe watching food trends, it probably looks like everyone will be living on an entirely plant-based diet a decade from now, given how much interest (and money) is chasing alternative protein research and products.
... |
| 29.07.2020 | Backyard black soldier flies: Grubbly grabs up $2.9m seed round led by Overline | “People are losing their clucking minds over backyard chickens,” reads a recent headline in The Hustle about how the coronavirus pandemic is fueling a resurgence of the US amateur poultry farmer.
Will this new chicken run spur a similar cra... |
| 22.07.2020 | Protenga nets $1.6m from UK, Singapore investors for novel approach to Black Soldier Fly farming | UK agritech venture builder Roslin Technologies and Enterprise Singapore’s SEEDS Capital, an investment vehicle linked with the city-state’s government, have pumped $1.6 million into insect farming startup Protenga.
Roslin Technologies is a... |
| 02.07.2020 | Distributed mini-farms and carbon-neutral eggs: The next phase of Black Soldier Fly farming | Last summer at a research lab on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK, I nervously rolled up my sleeve and tucked my hand deep into a tray of pulsing, writhing maggots. (Yes, keeping in touch with the future of farming is a mandate the AFN newsro... |
| 27.05.2020 | Fly, my pretties! NextProtein closes $11.2m Series A to scale up insect production in Tunisia | NextProtein, a French-Tunisian startup working on new ways to produce insect-based animal feed and fertilizer, has raised €10.2 million ($11.2 million) in Series A funding, the company disclosed to AFN this week. According to AgFunder data,... |
| 12.12.2019 | Roundup of the top French startup news of 2019! | So 2019 is almost over and what a great year it has been for the French startup scene! Newly minted unicorns, record investments and the new ‘tech talent visa schemes’ are among the highlights of this year. Here is our roundup of the top Fr... |
| 20.06.2019 | Future Positive Capital’s Vision for the Future of Farming and Food | Sofia Hmich cut her teeth in agtech venture capital backing a startup involved in a nascent field: insect farming. That company, Paris-based Ÿnsect, has since gone on to raise more than $180 million to harvest bugs for its range of sustaina... |
| 11.06.2019 | Ÿnsect wins €20 million backing from the European Commission for its new protein plant in France | Ÿnsect, a French foodtech startup that recently raised $125 million, has won another €20 million in backing from the European Commission for a protein plant project.
Dubbed FARMYNG, the new project is based in Amiens, France, and will prod... |
| 11.06.2019 | Ÿnsect Secures €20m Grant from EU to Make France an Industrial Bug Hub | Paris-based insect farming venture Ÿnsect has been awarded a €20 million grant from the European Commission and a €3.7 billion European public-private partnership to build an industrial-size facility in northern France. The facility, dubbed... |
| 11.06.2019 | Paris-based Ÿnsect wins €20 million in backing from the EU to build the first fully automated insect-based protein plant | Paris-based Ÿnsect aims to become the world leader in insect-based protein production for animal and fish feed. In February, Ÿnsect raised a €110 million Series C round – the largest funding round to date in an agtech startup outside of th... |
| 11.03.2019 | These 8 French tech startups had the biggest funding rounds in February 2019 | France is home for many tech startups such as BlaBlaCar, Virtuo, Shift Technology and more.
The tech is flourishing in cities like Paris, Lyon because there is a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation in the country. And, there are man... |
| 25.02.2019 | SG’s Visvires New Protein invests in Ynsect’s $125m Series C round | Premium
Singapore-based venture capital firm Visvires New Protein (VVNP) has invested in a $125-million Series C round for French insect farming startup Ÿnsect.
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| 25.02.2019 | Ÿnsect Raises $125M in Series C Funding | Ÿnsect, a Paris, France-based agtech company that specializes in breeding insects and transforming them into premium ingredients for fish feed, pet food and organic plant fertilizers, raised a $125m (€110m) in Series C funding.
The round wa... |
| 22.02.2019 | French tech startup that converts insects into animal food grabs €110M funding | Ÿnsect, an agritech startup based in Paris produces insect-based animal food. This startup has raised $125 million (€110 million) funding led by Astanor Ventures along with participation from Talis Capital, Bpifrance, Finasucre, Idinvest Pa... |
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| 21.02.2019 | Paris-based agtech startup Ÿnsect raises €110 million Series C to become world leader in alternative protein production | As global demand for protein rises, Paris-based Ÿnsect is one of the growing number of agtech startups innovating to meet this need, sustainably creating protein by breeding insects, and transforming them into premium protein for fish feed,... |
| 21.02.2019 | French agritech startup Ÿnsect raises $125 million | Paris-based agritech startup Ÿnsect that produces insect-based animal food has landed a mega-round of $125 million led by Astanor Ventures, with participation from Bpifrance, Talis Capital, Idinvest Partners, Finasucre, and Compagnie du Boi... |
| 21.02.2019 | Tech investors see bugs as a big business as Ÿnsect raises $125 million | A company using advanced technologies to grow and harvest mealworms (larval beetles) at scale is on track to become one of the venture capital industry’s oddest billion-dollar investments.
Ÿnsect, (pronounced ‘insect”) is a Paris-based prod... |
| 20.02.2019 | French Insect Farming Startup Ynsect Raises $125m Series C Breaking European Agtech Record | Ÿnsect, the French insect farming startup, has raised $125 million in Series C funding in the largest early-stage agtech funding deal on record in Europe. This takes the company’s total fundraising to over $160 million since it was founded ... |
| 25.07.2018 | Demeter Hits €45 million 1st Close of New €70m Agtech Fund | European investment firm Demeter has raised €45 million ($52.5 million) in the first closing of its new Agrinnovation Fund. The fund is targeting a total of €70m to invest in 20 agtech startups.
The new fund attracted investment from major ... |
| 27.06.2018 | 6 Game Changers in the Aquaculture Industry | To take aquaculture to the next level, the sector has to embrace innovation. At AquaVision, 6 innovative companies presented their solutions for a more productive and sustainable aquaculture sector. |
| 25.10.2017 | Emertec: The Next M&A Revolution in Agrifood Tech Will be in Robotics | Emertec Gestion is an 18-year-old cleantech venture capital firm that has turned its attention to agrifood technology in the last decade. The firm’s portfolio contains startups across the sectors of agrifood tech from Farm Robotics, Mechani... |
| 17.10.2017 | Who are the Leading Insect Farming Startups? | You can tell that the public is captivated by a particular food, when its mere existence on a menu makes the news. Insects are one such ingredient. Cricket ice cream, cricket granola, cricket meatballs, cricket bars, cricket pasta, cricket ... |
| 30.01.2017 | The Opportunities and Challenges of Insect Farming for Feed | Editor’s Note: Sarah Nolet is the founder and CEO of AgThentic, a boutique consultancy for startups, investors, and government focused on food system innovation.
Nolet is also an advisor to Australian insect-for-feed startup, GoTerra, and h... |
| 19.01.2017 | AgFunder Innovation Awards 2016 Winners Announced | Today we are excited to release the winners of the inaugural AgFunder Innovation Awards.
Startup activity in food and agriculture technology is growing dramatically; at AgFunder we’ve come across over 5k companies since 2014. At the same ti... |
| 15.12.2016 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Clear Labs Raises $13m Series B from GV, Khosla, Soros-Linked Fund Invests in Arya Collateral, more | Clear Labs, a food analytics startup, raised a $13 million Series B from a series of venture capital heavyweights including Google’s venture arm GV, early-stage and angel funders Felicis Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Chinese internet, mobi... |
| 15.12.2016 | Term Sheet — Thursday, December 15 | TRUMP, VERIHOO, LAYOFF WATCH
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| 15.12.2016 | Ynsect Closes $15.2M Series B Funding | Ynsect, an Evry, France-based global leader in the mass-scale breeding of insects for the animal feed markets, closed a $15.2m Series B round of funding.
The round, which brought the cumulative amount raised from private and public sources ... |
| 14.12.2016 | Ynsect Raises $15.2m Series B for Robotics-Enabled Insect Farm to Replace Unsustainable Fishmeal | Insect farming is starting to raise some big bucks as French company Ynsect reveals today that it has raised $15.2 million in Series B funding from a range of global investors.
Ynsect farms mealworm for use as a fishmeal replacement in fish... |
| 14.12.2016 | Ynsect raises $15.2 million to turn worms into dinner for your pets, and maybe one day for you! | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Paris-based Ynsect has raised a second round of $... |
| 14.12.2016 | Ynsect raises $15.2 million to turn worms into dinner for your pets, and maybe one day for you! | Paris-based Ynsect has raised a second round of $15.2 million to expand its insect breeding technology that it hopes will create a more sustainable global food system.
That is the high-minded description of what Ynsect does. Here is the yuc... |
| 05.01.2015 | Ynsect Raises €5.5M in Funding | Ynsect, a French company specializing in insect biotechnology, raised €5.5m in funding.
Backers included New Protein Capital, and current investors Emertec Gestion and Demeter Partners.
The company intends to use the funds to advance its so... |
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| - | Orrick Advises Astanor Ventures in Ÿnsect’s $125 Million Series C | Orrick has advised Brussels-based VC firm Astanor Ventures, as lead investor, in France-based ag-tech startup Ÿnsect’s $125 million Series C financing round. This investment is the largest ag-tech funding deal outside of the United States.
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| - | Ynsect | “We are the world leader in insect ingredient production for animals, people, and plants. Our goal? To make the way we eat more nutritious and sustainable.” |
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