Oct 22, 2024 · 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, with casein proteins to follow.. All G was founded in late 2020 by Jan Pacas (CEO), cofounder of Australia’s largest online pet care …

Nov 7, 2024 · “Current sentiment around cultivated meat includes skepticism regarding its scalability and market readiness, with concerns it may be more hype than a viable alternative,” says SuperMeat cofounder Ido Savir. “Our new report provides proof that with the right technology there is a commercially viable path to market.”. One of the earliest players in the sector …

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Oct 23, 2024 · Carbon Robotics has raised a $70 million Series D round that will fuel the growth of its autonomous LaserWeeder platform for farmers.; This round brings the US-based company’s total funding to date to $157 million. VC firm BOND led the round with participation from existing investors NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture arm), Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition …

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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 disrupted supply chains. But for many foodtech startups, 2024 was a ...

Oct 18, 2024 · “We must urgently address market gaps in financing high-potential but underserved segments of the agrifood sector in low-income countries,” Felipe Dizon, acting program manager, Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), recently told AgFunderNews. He noted this not long after GAFSP launched a new $75 million investment …

Sep 25, 2024 · [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Eion] Eion—a startup with a patented approach to measuring carbon dioxide removed through enhanced rock weathering (ERW) on farmland—has signed a contract to deliver 8,000 tons of permanent CO 2 removal to Microsoft and closed a $3 million series A extension.; Eion will …

Jan 1, 2025 · Guus Hovius is executive director, equity private placement, at Rabobank North America. Josh Bean is associate, equity private placement, at Rabobank North America. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AgFunderNews. In 2024, the agtech ...

Jul 8, 2024 · The best-known feed additive for reducing methane emissions from burping cows, Bovaer (3-NOP) has just secured the regulatory green light for use in lactating dairy cattle in the US.