GOURMEY’s Post

🌱 Kudos to our 2023 #BetterPlate alumni, KaYama Foods, and their dedicated team Gad Harris and Anna Sliozberg. 🎙 In a recent interview with Israel Hayom ישראל היום, they discussed one of the biggest challenges of the #alternativeproteins industry and how their technology can solve it: "The alternative meat market currently falls short in delivering a complete experience. Even the most advanced substitutes encounter a significant issue—texture dryness and the absence of a crucial fat supplement essential for enhancing the meat-like taste." >> https://lnkd.in/dp2vNVqg 🚀 Ready to take your #earlystage foodtech startup to new heights? Applications for the 2024 Better Plate #accelerator program are now open! ➡ https://lnkd.in/dKb7bwke #SustainableInnovation #StartupOpportunity #AlternativeProteins 🌍🌿🚀

The FoodTech 500 showcases selected international AgriFoodTech startup and scaleup companies that are acting as a force of good for creating a brighter future of food. With over 1,500 applicants from over 70 countries, this list celebrates the global entrepreneurial talent at the intersection of food, technology, and sustainability. The 2023 FoodTech 500 list was recently announced and we want to congratulate all of the companies listed! We want to specifically highlight the following CFIN member companies who also made the list (super exciting!): 1) Biofect Innovations 2) Chinova Bioworks 3) CrushDynamics 4) GOURMEY 5) New School Foods 6) Opalia 7) Piecemeal 8) Rainfed Foods 9) Relocalize 10) Renaissance BioScience Corp. 11) Thimus 12) ThisFish Inc. 13) Vivid Machines CFIN is SO excited to see Forward Fooding champion this list of companies and all of their achievements. Here's to the future of foodtech! Read the full list here: https://lnkd.in/eMP64QU #FoodTech500 #Foodtech #Innovation #Sustainability #ForwardFooding

🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Seqana has been featured on the most recent #FoodTech500 list, curated by Forward Fooding! 🌟 Inspired by the iconic Fortune 500, the FoodTech 500 is a leading initiative, shining a spotlight on the global entrepreneurial talent driving innovation at the intersection of food, technology, and sustainability. 🌍🌱 The FoodTech 500 showcases the most innovative AgriFoodTech companies worldwide. From farm to fork, and everywhere in between, these companies are revolutionizing the way we produce, distribute, and consume food. 🌽🚀 At Seqana, we're so happy and grateful to be featured on the list amongst all these fantastic companies which are making a positive impact on the world. 🌱💚 But what exactly does it take to make it onto this esteemed list? Forward Fooding's evaluation process considers three key factors: business size, digital footprint, and sustainability efforts. It's about companies that are leading the charge towards a more sustainable and resilient food future. We're very proud be among the selected and to be recognized for our efforts in these areas 🌍🥕 Thanks to @Forward Fooding for this incredible honor, and congratulations to all the other companies featured on the FoodTech 500 list. Together, we're driving positive change and shaping a more sustainable, tech-driven future for food. 💪🌿🌏🛰️ ✨✨ Find the full FoodTech 500 List here 👉👉👉 https://lnkd.in/esgFx5sA 🌱🛰️ More about Seqana 👉👉👉 https://www.seqana.com/ #FoodTech500 #Innovation #FoodTech #FutureofFood #Sustainability #CarbonOffset #SoilRegeneration #CarbonFarming #RegenerativeAgriculture #Startups #SaaS #MRV #ClimateAction

#CultivatedMeat Innovation: Clever Carnivore's $7M Game Changer Clever Carnivore, the Chicago-based food biotech startup, has just butchered industry norms with a meaty $7 million seed investment aimed at carving a new future for meat production. As sustainability becomes non-negotiable, this seed capital—a testament to investor confidence—puts Clever Carnivore on the frontline of the cultivated meat revolution. Striking Partnership Synergies: 🥩 Leveraging cutting-edge cell biology and biotech, and the expertise of Dr. Paul Burridge, Clever Carnivore is set to offer ethically sustainable and nutritionally accurate meat alternatives. 🥩 A cost-competitive edge is obtained via revolutionary cell culture media, setting the company apart in the cultivated meat sector. Strategic Market Implications: 💡 Traditional meat production meets its match with cultivated alternatives, promising healthier, cruelty-free choices. 💡 Clever Carnivore's readiness to scale operations asserts an aggressive approach to dominating the market. 💡 International investment voices echo a unified vision of sustainable, innovative food production. Investment Essentials: 📈 Consider Biotech: Tap into companies merging biotech with food production for high-growth potential. 📈 Watch Alternative Proteins: The evolving landscape of plant-based and synthetic proteins hints at vibrant investment avenues. 📈 Be Mindful: Consider market maturation and gauge consumer adoption closely. Ethical Investing Cue: 🧭 Navigate regulatory and market risks with a balanced portfolio. 🧭 Ethical disclosures strengthen investment decisions. Clever Carnivore's approach is simple: hitch scientific brilliance to ethical market demand, yielding an investment-worthy alchemy. Join us at #MarketUnwinded for more on this and other transformative market narratives. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gRt33TYT #CleverCarnivore #SustainableInvesting #FoodTech #BiotechInnovation #SeedRoundSuccess

🚀 Stand Out in the Crowd: The 95-5 Rule for Startups! 🌟 In the dynamic world of startups, there's a common thread that unites industries like fintech, foodtech, and edtech - the 95%. But let's not forget about that remarkable 5% that sets you apart from the rest! 🚀 Just wrapped up an incredible 2-day workshop co-moderated with the amazing Katalista Ventures team, and my key takeaway is crystal clear: Embrace the 95%, but don't underestimate the power of that unique 5%. 💡 In a sea of innovative ideas and solutions, it's those extra touches, unconventional strategies, and daring innovations that can elevate your startup to new heights. 🚀

I am excited to discuss some real applications of Artificial Intelligence in AgTech at Bonny Doon tomorrow. A lot of the discussion around AI has been around what happens in a production environment - see & spray, yield forecasts, quality assessments, weather impact etc. I am also trying to understand how AI is and can help in product development processes. For example, herbicide discovery. Can AI help with the fact that it has become harder and harder to come up with new molecules and modes of action, especially when herbicide resistance is real? Which experts can I talk with to understand the impact of AI on upstream processes like herbicide discovery? #artificialintelligence #agtech #discovery #pipeline

🌱 With clickbait headlines proclaiming the death of cultivated meat, and some vegan brands closing, what is the real situation with regard to the funding and development of the alternatives protein industry? 💰 Louise Davis speaks with 10 financial experts to get a definitive answer. 💡 This talking heads article features Gautam Godhwani, Managing Partner of Good Startup, Claire Smith, CEO of Beyond Investing, Bastiaan Gielink, Senior Investment Manager, Invest-NL, Lissy Smit, CEO of Aqua-Spark, Yoni Glickman, Managing Partner of FoodSparks by PeakBridge, Jan Christoph Gras, Co-founder & General Partner, Planet A Ventures, Nick Cooney, Founder & Managing Partner, Lever VC, pieter wolters, Managing Director of dsm-firmenich Venturing, and Trevor Sieck, Startup Engagament at Foodbytes by Rabobank. 👏 Thank you all for sharing your insights! Don't miss out on this must-read article on the future of alternative proteins. Hint: it's not all doom and gloom! Read the full article here: https://hubs.ly/Q02t7Qk00 #alternativeproteins #foodtech #funding #innovation #sustainability #futureoffood

We’re absolutely blown away that we’ve moved up 224 places in the FoodTech 500 ranking in just a year 🥹🙌 In 2022, we were thrilled to make it to number 432 in the rankings - we definitely weren’t expecting to make it to number 208 in 2023. This feels like massive industry recognition for the game-changing power of mycelium and fermentation that we’re working hard to make viable at scale. 🚀 The FoodTech 500 showcases selected international AgriFoodTech startup and scaleup companies that are acting as a force of good for creating a brighter future of food. There was a pool of over 1,500 entries from 57 countries to make a list of the most innovative global businesses at the convergence of food, technology and sustainability. 🍽️🌍 We look up to so many companies included in the list - you can have a look at the full ranking here: https://shorturl.at/aINW4 #AgriFood #FoodTech500 #FoodSystem

This 👇🏾 #flashback The third and final AgTech FoodTech Summit organized by yours truly.. I want to stress that I organized this simmo for three years on Berlin starting in 2015. I never received a penny of financing from the German government or any entity. However the summit identified up and coming agritech founders, provided a platform for conversation and collaboration and jump started a lot of emerging topics and entities focused on the agrifood sector. #foundedinGermany #trailblazers #innovation #femalefounded #blackfunded