Catch up on this week's FoodTech headlines in <5mins 📈 What’s up? 11 Dutch retailers, including Spar Holding Netherlands and Picnic Technologies, have committed to selling 60% plant-based proteins by 2030. 📈 Cellular Agriculture Europe has grown its membership by 150%, with 12 companies including Mewery (Czech Republic), Re:meat (Sweden) and Upstream Foods (Netherlands). 📉 What’s down? Data from AgFunder shows that global agrifoodtech funding is down 12.5% year-on-year in H1 2024. 👎 UPSIDE Foods is undertaking another round of layoffs, in a bid to extend its runway in a difficult market. 🍌 Philippines’ Department of Agriculture approved gene-edited banana varieties with reduced-browning characteristics, developed by Tropic Biosciences, thanks to their potential to help reduce food waste. 5️⃣0️⃣ DigitalFoodLab reveals their Top 50 European FoodTech startups. 📊 A study by HealthFerm - Plant-Based Fermented Foods Ecosystem reveals that making fermented alternatives cheaper than animal products could actually make consumers less likely to buy them. 🇪🇸 Seaya closed its latest ClimateTech fund, ‘Andromeda’, with €300 million, bringing its assets under management to €650M 🇲🇼 The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Government of Malawi launched a $53 million programme to combat food insecurity. 🇧🇷 Gênica raised $12 million in a funding round led by Mitsubishi’s Agrex Group 🌾 eAgronom secured €10 million Series A2 funding to encourage farmers into more sustainable farming practices 🍄 Afterlife Ag is building a circular solution for restaurant waste. 🌾 Platypus has developed a gel supplement which makes the process of using pesticides safer, more effective, and more environmentally friendly. 🍓 OLIPOP PBC rebranded, and is now on track for $500 million in yearly sales, read why it worked. 🥩 Redefine Meat launched its 3D-printed plant-based flank steak in Ocado in the UK and Coop in Switzerland ❌ Australian Plant Proteins - the country’s first and largest plant protein isolate manufacturer - has gone into administration 🇨🇦 Above Food Corp. has gone public via a SPAC merger with Bite Acquisition Corp. 🫛 Plantaway Foods launched what it claims is India’s first plant-based whole-cut chicken fillet, made from pea protein. 💡 Andre Menezes, former TiNDLE Foods CEO explores the decline and future of plant-based foods. 🍍 Aldi UK is trialling crownless pineapples to help cut food waste. 🥛 Oatly set up a soft-serve truck marked with statistics about its climate credentials next to a legacy ice cream event to offer “delicious liberation from dairy propaganda”. 🤝 Morrisons is joining forces with Sea Forest to feed its cattle methane-reducing seaweed-based livestock feed 🔬 Jobs from Hoxton Farms, Meala Foodtech, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) 💡 How to make fundraising your superpower by Helena Wasserman Take a read of the full recap: https://lnkd.in/ebrpDCd3
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AI is changing the world. And FoodTech is no exception That's why FoodHack Berlin invited 90+ attendees and a stellar line up of speakers to Choco to share their unique perspectives on AI & FoodTech opportunities, real-world use cases and to finally answer the question “do VCs require FoodTech's to integrate AI?” The answer: No. But it is fundamentally important to be aware of what’s happening in the space and have analysed the risks and opportunities you’re missing out on. But don’t just integrate it for the sake of it. Moderated by Ramona Brunner We heard from a stellar line up of speakers: - Will Norris of Choco - Lia Carlucci of Food Campus Berlin - Peter Dorfner of Green Generation Fund - Maximilian Köhler of Optiwiser A.I. Solutions And food tastings of BettaFish SAL-NOM and Mondarella’s cheese while catching up with new and familiar faces. With thanks to Ambassadors Arianna Spaggiari, Sarah Decoine, Jordi Morales-Dalmau, Paul Steinhardt
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11 FoodTech Funds and Funding Rounds just announced this week 💸 🇪🇸 Seaya closed its latest climate tech fund, ‘Andromeda’, with €300 million, bringing its assets under management to €650 million and making it the largest venture firm in the country. 🛒 Rohlik.cz secured $170 million, having served 800,000 customers in 2023. It plans to launch in ten more European cities in the next six years and will launch its tech platform licensing initiative later this year. 🇲🇼 The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Government of Malawi launched a $53 million agricultural development programme to help combat food insecurity in the country. 🇧🇷 Gênica, based in Brazil, raised $12 million in a funding round led by Mitsubishi’s Agrex Group, and claims it’s the largest amount raised so far for ag biologicals in the country this year. 🌾 eAgronom secured €10 million Series A2 funding to encourage farmers into more sustainable farming practices by incentivising them with its carbon credit program. 📦 Vytal raised €6.2 million, in a funding round led by Emerald Technology Ventures, for its digital reusable packaging system, which it operates across restaurants and canteens in 17 countries. 📲 Cluby, based in Finland, raised €2.9 million seed funding for its digital platform, which enables every restaurant to connect with their customers digitally to help encourage repeat business. 🌾 Aurea Imaging raised €2.8 million in Series A funding, specialising in sensor systems for orchard farming. 🥘 Australian startup ReciMe secured $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Even Capital. Its cooking app is designed to help home cooks organise, share and shop their recipes, and it will use the funds to further expand its presence in the US. 💨 Scientists at the University of Galway received a grant of €1.4 million from the Irish government to support research into novel technologies for methane mitigation in beef and dairy farming. 🏭 Spanish plant-based food tech VANETTA FOOD raised €400,000 to open the first plant-based factory in Galicia for products based on traditional vegetable proteins, with a focus on artisan-inspired production for the B2B2C channel. Congratulations Beatriz Gonzalez, Beth Faus, Ana Rocha, Carlos Fisch, Bert Rijk, Águeda Ubeira, Christine Nguyen, Ivy Nguyen, Will Kent, Kalle Ek, Joel Leino, Pekka Koskinen, Tomáš Čupr, Fernando Reis Robin Saluoks, Dr. Tim Breker, Josephine Kreische, Fredric Petit Catch the full recap: https://lnkd.in/eTJH5hYK
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🌟 Get ready for the next FoodHack Tel Aviv event on July 24th! Let’s discover how AI is transforming the foodtech landscape with our expert panel including Eyal Afergan, Co-Founder & CEO of Imagindairy, ilan Samish, Founder & CEO of Amai Proteins, and Kate Nir, VP of Product at Tastewise. This is your chance to connect with like-minded people in the Israeli foodtech community👩🔬🌱🔬👩🏽💻We can’t wait to see you there! 📅 Date: July 24th 📍 Location: Mazeh 9 Young Adult Center Secure your spot through the link in the comments! Nadav Zifroni Ofek Ron ⚓️ Ido Eliashar Ⓥ Coline Jeannet
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The next FoodHack Lisbon Meetup is tonight. See you there? Before you join us, here's what happened last time 🍇 André Soares Campos from SOGRAPE shared how they are building close relationships with startups with a small venture capital fund for them. 🥗 Maria Tolentino at Too Good To Go spoke about various initiatives to reduce food waste, such as labelling with "best before" instead of "expiration date" 📲 Milana Dovzhenko of Bairro revealed how their tech connects small and large companies to customers, massively simplifying the work and cost for companies looking to sell directly to customers. Ready for more? We've got you covered. The next FoodHack Lisbon Meetup is tonight Where we dive into the integration of ocean and food technologies. With André Almeida Santos, Indico Capital Partners Bernardo Ferreira de Carvalho, Oceano Fresco Joana Rosa, S2AQUAcoLAB Together with Climate Circle Lisbon. Sign up here: https://lu.ma/ocdm6typ With thanks to our Ambassadors Pedro Conceição and Nuno Lopes Gama
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Our largest FoodHack Meetup in Dubai to date 🇦🇪 Bringing together new and familiar faces from across the local FoodTech ecosystem at in5 Dubai We hosted a panel discussion moderated by Diane Fermin Roeder to discuss 'Fundraising for Food & Climate Tech: Opportunities & Challenges' Joined by: Nader Amiri - Ex-Founder, elGrocer by Smiles - Online Grocery Delivery / General Partner, Homegrown Ventures José Francisco Fernández Serna - AgriFood Tech Leader & Advisor/ VC Specialist/ Angel Investor Edward Hamod - CEO, Switch Foods Followed by a Q&A, 30 second pitches, networking and sampling by Dr.Amineh Razavian's Snac' N Smile kids snacks and Simon's innovative Millermite Thank you to everyone who joined us including: Abdelrahman Omran, Farida Ahmed, Oz Erbas Soydaner, Maher El-Tabchy, Balazs Lederer, Ahmed Khan, Monique Naval, Frando Sarmiento, Nada ARABI, Paul Mahacek Special thank you to Sascha Dutta, Diane Fermin Roeder, Kaoutar Makrache for co-hosting the event
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Should Vienna have its own Food Innovation Hub? 🇦🇹 The latest FoodHack Meetup hosted by Ryan Grant Little in Vienna was a chance to imagine what a FoodTech Hub in Vienna could look like. We hosted two short keynotes and a panel discussion with Vienna Business Agency, Climate Lab, Herd - Open Kitchen, Good Food Institute Europe Thanks to everyone who came including Hinnerk Hansen, Eva Czernohorszky, Shannon Falconer, Michel Kovac, Ivo Degn, Eva Hickl, Markus Linder, Michael Schuster, Viktoria Zimm, Marko Ertl Now to make it happen...
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7 cities, 5 continents, 20+ speakers, 400+ FoodTech bright minds Let's recap some of the recent FoodHack Meetups around the world 🌍 Bringing together local communities to share knowledge and experiences to accelerate impact into FoodTech. Each Meetup is led by a team of Ambassadors, who bring their unique approach to community building and driving impact around an important topic in AgriFood. 🇳🇱 Amsterdam. Hosting a Start-up Pitching Night with 5 start-ups taking to the stage: Spatialise, NIZO, Sproutfull, Peckish, Let's Cook. 🤝 With SHIFT Invest 📍 Google Amsterdam 🇹🇷 Istanbul. Learning how to launch a FoodTech startup with advice from: - Ceren Türkcan, CT Biyoteknoloji - Güzide Arslan, Fungio - Oktay Arslan, Avcılar Municipality Applied Solution and Innovation Center 📍Avcılar Belediyesi 🇲🇽 Monterrey. 20+ entrepreneurs discussing how technology is disrupting consumer shopping 📍 BBVA Spark 🇨🇭 Zurich. Overcoming the challenges to tackle food waste together, with: Naomi MacKenzie, KITRO Matthieu Ochsner, GoNiña Karin Friedli, Circunis 📍 ETH Student Project House 🇯🇵 Tokyo. Connecting Japanese startups with the global FoodTech ecosystem 📍 Nishimura & Asahi 🇺🇸 Boston. An evening of networking and camaraderie to get to know local talents 🤝 With Branchfood Foods from Oishii and High Time Foods 🇨🇭Valais. Sharing experiences and stories of failure while working in FoodTech, with Johnny Duarte, Swiss Vertical Farm Emilie Dellecker, HackGroup 🤝 With Fuckup Nights
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We had a great FoodHack Social together with the Branchfood Spring Mingle last week! 👯♀️ Big thanks to our wonderful hosts, BranchFood and Sam Adams, and our tasty sponsors, Oishii and High Time Foods. 🍓 🥟 🍺 Stay tuned for our next event this summer! 🙌
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Helping Food & Drink SMEs grow their business by optimising their Marketing Strategy | Consultant | Mentor | Interim Marketing & NPD | Networking Events & Investor Pitch Events
A big thank you to everyone who attended our biggest FoodHack Dubai Meetup on Monday evening with +100 registrations at in5 Dubai. I've only been an Ambassador for FoodHack Dubai since August 2023 and it was fantastic to see so many new and familiar faces. A special thank you goes out to my fellow FoodHack Ambassador Diane Fermin Roeder for moderating this much needed discussion on 'Fundraising for Food & Climate Tech: Opportunities & Challenges with the following inspirational speakers: > Nader Amiri - Ex-Founder, elGrocer by Smiles - Online Grocery Delivery / General Partner, Homegrown Ventures > José Francisco Fernández Serna - AgriFood Tech Leader & Advisor/ VC Specialist/ Angel Investor > Edward Hamod - CEO, Switch Foods It was also brilliant to see how engaged the audience was with some excellent questions during the Q&A, followed by some brave startups, who pitched in front of everyone. It was great to see Abdelrahman Omran, Farida Ahmed, Oz Erbas Soydaner, Maher El-Tabchy, Balazs Lederer, Ahmed Khan, Monique Naval, Frando Sarmiento, Nada ARABI, Paul Mahacek, Yolanda Esparza and Joanne Grace Tan amongst others. We ended the evening with some networking and sampling. Thank you to Dr.Amineh Razavian for your delicious Snac' N Smile kids snacks and Simon Miller, PhD for your innovative Millermite made from the yeast extract from the UAE's first brewery in Abu Dhabi. Finally thank you to In5 Tech for being our Ecosystem Partner and allowing us to use this fantastic venue, as well as FoodHack Dubai Ambassador Kaoutar Makrache كوثر مكراش for co-hosting this event with Diane and me. We missed Alexander M. Kappes our other FoodHack Ambassador as he's currently on paternity leave, but big congratulations to him! Enjoy the summer break and we look forward to seeing you again for our next Meetup in September! #FoodAndBeverage #FoodHack #FoodTech #AgTech #AgriTech #FoodInnovation
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