Biodesign startup Geltor, an early SDC investment, has raised a $91.3 million series B funding, led by fellow alternative protein investor CPT Capital with significant commitment from WTT Investment … [Read more...]
Venture Investors Double Their Bets on Faux Meat Startups
More than 20 alternative meat startups raised about $1.4 billion from venture investors in the first seven months of 2020, according to a report from London-based investor network Farm Animal … [Read more...]
Beyond Meat partners with Social Change Fund to fight racial inequality
Beyond Meat Inc., a leader in plant-based meat, and non-profit Social Change Fund have formed a partnership to fight disparities in the Black community through initiatives tied to social justice, … [Read more...]
Food technology – the protein alternative for a better future
“The development of alternative proteins is turning out to be one of the most important missions of our generation,” says Prof. Yaacov Nahmias, head of the bioengineering department at the Hebrew … [Read more...]
Grounded Foods: “Do you Realise What You’ve Done? This Could be Huge”
After closing an over-subscribed seed round led by Stray Dog Capital, Grounded Foods co-founders Veronica Fil and Shaun Quade spoke with Vegconomist about their products, their goals, and the future … [Read more...]
Call It ‘Cell-Based’: New Study Looks At Selling Seafood Grown From Cells
Commissioned by the cell-based seafood maker BlueNalu, Rutgers University psychologist, William K. Hallman, PhD, tested the reactions of 3,000+ participants to seven possible product names. The term … [Read more...]