By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Early stage food tech investor and accelerator Big Idea Ventures (BIV) has revealed its latest cohort of 17 early-stage startups chosen to participate in its bi-annual new protein accelerator program. With accelerators in New York, Singapore, and now Paris, and headed by managing general partner Andrew Ive, Big Idea […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Five years after the success of its first fund, Capagro I, the pioneer European agtech and food tech venture capital fund, Capagro announced the launch of Capagro Agri-Food Innovation Fund II (Capagro II) with €200 million (US$192.52 million) to support the growth of the most promising startups in the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media PeakBridge Growth Fund II S.C.A. SICAV-RAIF (SFDR 9) has successfully completed its first close at approximately €100 million (US$100.2 million), and has begun deploying capital, making two initial investments in Netherlands-based Rival Foods, and France-based Standing Ovation. This food tech fund was the result of a partnership between Edmond […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It was in April of this year that 301 INC, the venture arm of General Mills, committed a combined $15 million to two early-stage venture capital funds dedicated to supporting food enterprises led by women of color as part of its dedication to promoting racial and gender equality through […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media At a time when one in seven Americans is food insecure, 52 million tons of food ends up in a landfill, not counting another 10 million tons of food that is left in fields discarded or unharvested each year. One-third of the food produced in the U.S. is never […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Synthesis Capital already has more than $300 million in-pocket to invest in the next wave of innovative food tech startups and alternative protein platforms, making this new vehicle the largest fund ever raised in its class. Synthesis Capital Fund I is oversubscribed, anchored by private equity pioneer Jeremy Coller, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With a mission to invest and partner with innovators affecting real transformation on the world’s food ecosystem through biotech and digital technologies across food, agriculture, and animal health, Anterra is an international food and agriculture specialist venture capital firm that brings together the traditional notion of venture investment with […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media India-based Omnivore Partners is launching a third fund with a target of $130 million to back tech startups advancing agriculture, food, and the rural economy, including those with a mission to take action to mitigate climate change or to drive resilience and adaptation in the face of climate change. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 1926, Tnuva is the largest food brand in Israel with the country’s largest distribution network for chilled and frozen products, a 15 percent share of the overall food market, and a 50 percent share of the dairy market in the country, generating revenue of over $2 billion. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Better Bite Ventures is a new venture capital investor launching with its first fund – a $15 million alternative protein fund with a dedicated focus on the Asia Pacific region. The first-of-its-kind vehicle comes to light with a portfolio already including 10 Asia Pacific startups leveraging plant-based and cellular […]
