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🌏 How are European agrifoodtech innovators different from those in the rest of the world? According to new research from AgFunder and Foodbytes by Rabobank, Europe’s agrifood-tech startup industry is succeeding in the following ways: 🌱 More resilient investments in plant-based startups ☁️ More startups are tackling the problem of methane gas 🐝 More startups are advancing pollen and bee-related tech Dive in deeper for the full report>> https://lnkd.in/e57BwCTr #AgTech #FoodTech #Sustainability #StartupInvestment

In the agrifood tech landscape of Latin America, a compelling story is unfolding: startups and corporates are joining forces, unlocking game-changing innovation. The region, while only attracting 5% of global agrifoodtech VC investment, has seen startups rake in $7.3 billion since 2018. Why? Collaboration. Corporates bring scale, startups bring agility, and together they're redefining the future of food systems. But as we celebrate these partnerships, a thought looms: if this collaborative model is a goldmine in Latin America, what's stopping it from being the global norm? Could this be the blueprint for future enterprise and startup synergies worldwide? More here from this AgFunder news article: https://lnkd.in/ehQaniQC #AgrifoodTech #Partnerships #Innovation #FutureOfWork

Ecovative - the mycelium technology company, is changing the way we see mushrooms. From our humble food to providing raw materials for vegan leather, packaging, sustainable building materials, and meat alternatives, mushroom has come a long way. Ecovative is using mycelium, a root-like structure of mushrooms to make a variety of products for sustainable use. They give mycelium spawns to fellow mushroom farmers and also work with partners to grow this business in different locations. By growing mycelium vertically, the company uses the space and resources efficiently. Mushroom along with other climate-smart solutions is slowly changing industrial systems for a sustainable future. Pratap Raju | Jui Joshi | Soumyashree Pattnaik | Aayushi Tiwari #climatestartupschool #climatetech #climateaction #circulareconomy #sustanibility #startups #climatesolution #sustaniblepackging

#agrifood #tech #startup investments in #Europe: Key messages by AgFunder are: - European #plantprotein #startup investments have been more resilient than elsewhere in the world (despite the market cooling off here as well to more normal levels after the hype) - European #startups are more likely to tackle #methane #emissions than any other geographies - European #startups are more likely to focus on #bee related technologies and #pollination https://lnkd.in/e229haXE

Rockstart Startup Fund for AgriFood 🌎 Where: online 🧠 Requirements: for early-stage startups with a focus on agritech and foodtech 💸 Reward: they offer domain-focused programs and co-investments up to Series B ⏰ Deadline: April 1 Rockstart empowers early-stage startups with groundbreaking visions for a regenerative and sustainable future across three domains: Energy, AgriFood, and Emerging Technologies. Criteria: • Regenerative & future-proof: solutions that restore our soils and oceans to become powerhouses for CO2 capture • Responsible & circular: innovations that create value from wasted food and reduce food loss with sustainable solutions • Quantifiable consumption: tools that provide consumers with better access to trustworthy, nutritious food that tastes good and does good 🌱 More information: https://lnkd.in/gG2sz9y8 🌱 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dVuzDrnw 🌱 Follow for more ✓ Opportunities in Sustainability

Exciting News! 🚀 We're thrilled to kick off Batch#5 and introduce the seven groundbreaking startups that will shape the next 12 weeks of our accelerator program. These innovative ventures are on a mission to positively impact our world. 🌍 Out of an impressive pool of 300 applications, we're proud to welcome the following startups: Amata Green, SL (ES) - Turning agri-waste into biochar for global sustainable food production. eco:fibr GmbH (GER) - Valorizing pineapple waste with a resource-efficient circular process. Farmula GmbH (GER) - Biochar seed coating for optimal plant benefits and water storage. NoMaze (GER) - Intuitive data tools for effortless insights from existing data. Proofminder (HUN) - AI-driven insights from drone images for precise farm management. Regen Insight (FR) - Platform for regenerative ag with environmental analytics and traceability. Verdancy (GER) - Eco-friendly delivery of crop substances using biopolymers and peptides. Our team of dedicated coaches and mentors is geared up to work closely with these startups on diverse topics, fostering their growth over the program. Stay tuned for updates as some of these startups collaborate with us on exciting pilot projects. 👉 Interested in getting to know more about the startups? Read our latest blog article "Driving Change in Agriculture: RootCamp launches Batch#5” by Thi Thu Linh Pham on our website (link in the comments). A huge shoutout to our valued partners for their role in selecting and supporting these startups. Special thanks to K S Gruppe, KWS Group, hannoverimpuls GmbH, SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator, DLG-Konzern, and all our partners. Let's invest in a sustainable future together! 

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🚀 StartLife Accelerate Fall 2023: Unleashing 10 game-changing agrifoodtech startups from 8 countries across 3 continents! 🌍 Let's ignite the future of food together! 🌱 #StartLifeAccelerate 🍂🌟   Here are the startups, in no particular order: 🍾Aircohol (🇫🇮) - Produces drinkable alcohol from air, more specifically from CO2 captured from fermentation, working together with breweries and distilleries to help them become more sustainable by significantly reducing their carbon footprint and usage of ingredients. 🍇VineForecast (🇩🇪) - Offers a software for specialty crop farmers to ensure crop health with minimal pesticide use and increase productivity in field operations by utilizing AI-powered disease forecasts and a tailored farm management system. 🍅 Plense Technologies (🇳🇱) - Helping growers gain more insights, safety and scalability by using ultrasound sensors and algorithms to measure the status of the crop. 🌴 Loamin (🇬🇧) - Provides tools to enable the efficient and robust measurement and monitoring of carbon and biodiversity projects at scale, unlocking the power of nature in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. ⚡ SYLVARUM (🇦🇷) - Developing electrostimulation technology to improve crop yields in controlled environment agriculture by enhancing plant metabolic processes, defense, and compound concentration. 🍎 Digital Bites (🇬🇷) - Uses Virtual Reality to develop food products, providing accurate insights into consumer behavior before physical prototypes are made. 🍄 SomaTech Ltd (🇮🇪) - Creates sustainable ingredients from local side streams via fungal mycelium fermentation, improving taste and texture in various applications. 💻 Fermata (🇮🇱) - Creating AI-powered plant monitoring systems with the Croptimus platform that detects pests and disease early, saving time, reducing pesticide use, and increasing yield. ☀ SolarFoil (🇳🇱) - Develops transparent foils that convert sunlight into the ideal light for plants and algae to grow, tailoring to the demands of the grower and making greenhouse horticulture more sustainable and efficient. 🖌 Lambda Energy Ltd (🇬🇧) - Produces a paint that converts unused sunlight to light used for photosynthesis, coatable on greenhouses for a 9% increase in crop yield. On 7 December, you can join our Demo Day (hybrid) — pre-register now! 👉 https://lnkd.in/egDKbYfh   🙌 We're excited to help these startups bring their visions to the market! Please help us welcome these changemakers to the StartLife community. 😀

#CEODesk 🖊️ Harvesting Innovation: Farmtheory's Strategic Infusion of Capital - A Seed for Transformation? Venturing out into the fertile fields of agri-food technology, we witness the sprouting of transformative startups like Farmtheory. The Bangalore-based B2B gem has just secured a succulent $1.45 million seed funding, led by the visionaries at Merak Ventures. In an ecosystem ripe with potential, Farmtheory's raise isn't mere capital – it's a strategic thrust positioning them at the forefront of agri-food innovation. 🌾 Building on a Culture of Transparency: Farmtheory's ethos celebrates the produce of the farmer, nurturing an ecosystem where trust and transparency thrive. It’s about acknowledging the toil behind our harvest and ensuring it culminates in fair value for all stakeholders. This value-driven approach finds echoes in the larger agri-food tech industry, as startups strive to elevate the farmer's role through tech-driven transparency and efficiency. 💡 A Calculated Cultivation of Funds: Strategically channeling the fresh funds to scale operations, tech upgrades, and supply chain enhancements speaks to Farmtheory's cognizance of what drives growth in our tech-savvy era. It parallels a pattern we see in agri-food tech where the synergy of AI and deep analytics sets the course for transforming cultivation and distribution. Synergistic Sowing with Stakeholders: Tending to relationships with over 3,000 farmers and serving north of 1,500 kitchens, Farmtheory's commitment is harvesting more than yields—it’s minimizing food waste and leading quality ingredients to commercial kitchens. This commitment to a waste-not ethos aligns with the recent surge in startups aiming to carve a sustainable path in the field, such as the novel approaches taken by companies like FarmInsect. 📈 Navigating a Lush Competitive Terrain: As Farmtheory plants its stake in India's burgeoning B2B agri-tech market, it joins a league of agri-avatars—Ninjacart, MeraKisan Pvt Ltd, and the like—each vying for a share of the crop. The key to thriving amidst giants lies not just in the novelty of solutions but in a strategy that ensures those solutions take root and flourish. 🚜 Investment Harvest: Readying the hoe for future investments means digging into the vigor of the agri-tech sector. The narrative of growth, interwoven with the threads of sustainability and efficiency, presents Farmtheory as a ripe pick for discerning investors' portfolios. Yet, as with any fertile field, investors should plant with prudence. The potentials are bountiful, but only a strategic blend of innovation and scalability will yield the most abundant harvest. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gya_wrDR #AgriFoodTech #Farmtheory #SustainableAgriculture #MarketInsights #SeedFunding #InnovativeInvesting #AgTech

People sometimes give me a dubious look when I express my interest in the Japanese #startup ecosystem. However, Towing (the company featured in this interview) highlights exactly why I'm so excited by what individual startups are able to accomplish here through their work: -upcycling waste to support #sustainable #agriculture -improving agricultural yield (supporting organic farming in particular) -embracing a unique distribution model to reduce costs -possibly even supporting future activity in space through sustainable farming