Future Food Fund

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VitalFluid B.V. raises €5M funding for market introduction of sustainable alternative to agrochemicals VitalFluid is world leader in development of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) applications, which provides a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides and fertilizers. VitalFluid cooperates with leading greenhouse growers and has plasma systems running 24/7 on multiple locations in the USA, Europe and Africa. Future Food Fund, Graduate Entrepreneur Fund, Horticoop and Innovation Industries support VitalFluid in a €5M seed funding round. The investment enables VitalFluid to speed up further market introduction. Erik Hertel, CEO VitalFluid: “We are proud to team up with these strong investors that recognize the potential of plasma technology in agriculture. ” To secure global food production, chemical pesticides play a crucial role, and at the same time impose an enormous threat to human health, biodiversity and the environment. Governments and industry have set strong targets and recognize that the transition can only be successful when alternatives become available. It is clear that there is an urgent need for sustainable solutions. In a thunderstorm, lightning causes the natural transformation of water into Plasma Activated Water (PAW). By copying this natural process, VitalFluid creates ‘lightning in a box’. This on-site PAW production provides a natural and sustainable alternative to the pesticides that are currently needed to enhance plant health. VitalFluid PAW has demonstrated to be a safe, effective and scalable solution to safeguard vegetable cultivation without negative side effects. A wide range of scientific and commercial cultivation trials in greenhouse vegetables, ornamentals and orchards confirm the huge potential of VitalFluid PAW to play a crucial role in a sustainable food production system. The plasma systems developed by VitalFluid allow farmers to produce VitalFluid PAW on site and can be seamlessly integrated in existing greenhouse and orchard infrastructure. Multiple plasma systems are now running 24/7 in greenhouses around the globe, supporting leading growers like world’s largest fresh tomato grower Azura Group, Europe largest organic tomato grower Biosabor SAT in Spain, US biggest leafy greens growers, leading rose grower Rozenkwekerij Porta Nova, and several other vegetable growers from the Netherlands. Jeroen Kimmels; Future Food Fund, Auke van den Hout; Graduate Entrepreneur Fund, Wilco Schoonderbeek; Horticoop and Vincent Kamphorst; Innovation Industries, in combination with incumbent investors VDL Groep, and Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM) have committed the funds that allow VitalFluid to transition into the next stage of growth. The €5M in funding will enable VitalFluid to expand its greenhouse PAW program, further optimize its plasma systems for plant health application, and accelerate commercial activity. #sustainablefarming #sustainableagriculture #plasmatechnology #agriculture

Pleased to announce the closing of OlsAros €2.5 million seed round!💥 We are excited to welcome the leads Future Food Fund and PINC, the venture arm of Paulig Group, and also AgFunder, FLORA Ventures, Mudcake on the journey! We are super excited to have this strong group of investors onboard, where we highly value thieir knowledge and network in the agrifood sector to boost us on the journey ahead! 🚀 “The investment will enable us to expand our geographical reach, refine our proprietary tech platform and continue our journey towards discovery of crops that can thrive in challenging climate conditions, boosting food security and resilience in the global food system,” says OlsAro CEO Elén Faxö. 🌏 🌾 Link to press kit in comments below 👇 #seedround #fundraising #agrifood #climateadaption #wheat

The countdown is on and we're excited to announce our upcoming opening keynote at #FUTRXPO: "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞." 🌱 💡 Startups are driving the charge for change, revolutionizing business models by harnessing talent and emerging tech. Join our expert panel consisting of Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau, Laura Rooseboom, Silla Scheepens and Anne Pleun van Eijsden as they delve into navigating the dynamic landscape of tech, social, and environmental shifts. 💭 In this panel, led by Tom Cummings, Discover how startups play a key role in driving a new business agenda that combines startup agility with a relentless can-do mentality fuelled by first-stage investors, corporate venturing, and institutional backing. The session will examine specific strategies and examples shared by each panellist that showcase the successful fusion of new technological thinking with sustainable business models. 📅 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! Circa Amsterdam | 𝟬𝟳.𝟭𝟮.𝟮𝟯 🎟️ www.futrxpo.com Kimberly de Liguori Carino Lauren Sanders Marta Castán Elena Massucco Alceo Rapagna Simone Lentjes Marc Jellema Bruna Pereira de Souza Natasja van Paassen Maarten Bushoff Dennis Vollebregt

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