Newland Syndicate

Today we take another step in building Europe's leading syndicate in the Food&Ag space. We are excited to launch 'New Lens', a series from Newland Syndicate offering our perspective on the future of Agrifood technology. Similar to our investment philosophy, this series will take a technical approach to break down complex topics in these sectors. For our first publication, Joao Garcia (Assistant Professor of Cellular Agriculture at Wageningen University & Research) and Tom Facon (Associate) discuss specific approaches to reduce production costs and unlock scale for the Cultivated Meat industry:

Today we are announcing our investment in Messium, a pioneer in the use of hyperspectral imaging to solve nitrogen fertiliser overapplication, supporting hundreds of thousands of wheat farms across the world. We are excited to partner with George Marangos-Gilks and Vishal Soomaney Vijaykumar and can't wait for Messium’s plug-and-play solution to rapidly scale amongst the farming community and play an integral role in improving the profitability of farmers and the environmental sustainability of their farmland.

2023 has been a year of significant achievements and growth for Newland Syndicate. Our yearly highlights include: -> We completed three investments (Extracellular, and two others soon to be announced). These companies are working on the amplification of human interventions within Food and Ag and we are excited to support them on their journey -> Our syndicate now has over 40 operator-investors, each contributing valuable expertise to the deal sourcing process and supporting our portfolio companies -> We sponsored Portugal's first International Conference of Cellular Agriculture. Newland is committed to supporting nascent segments within Food and Ag and we expect more collaborations going forward As we look ahead to 2024, we are excited about the opportunities that await and look forward to working with exceptional founders who share our ambition of building resilient food systems in Europe. Onwards!

Newland is proud to support CellAgri Portugal with the country's first International Conference of Cellular Agriculture. We look forward to seeing friends and partners in Braga.