Category: Venture Capital
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This week, the Good Food Institute released its quarterly alt-protein investment update, so I thought it’d be a good time to check in and see which way things are trending. At this point it’s well-known that the alt-protein investment climate has had a couple tough years, and the latest numbers show things remain tough. According…
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The food tech sector navigated rough waters in 2023, as venture capital funding experienced a significant downturn for the second consecutive year. According to Pitchbook’s Q4 2023 report, food tech funding saw a steep drop of 59% in annual VC deal values, plummeting to $9.2 billion from $22.5 billion in 2022. This contraction is in…
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Like many segments across the venture investment landscape, the food tech sector has seen a significant pullback in investment over the past couple of years. However, according to a new report from Pitchbook, there are early signs that investors who have kept on the sidelines may slowly be pushing their chips back on the table.…
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The intake of excess sugar in our diets is an epidemic that has no season or one that lies stealthily in refrigerators or airplane tray tables. Healthy Food America notes that the United States leads the world in the consumption of added sugars and ranks third in the world in sales of sugary drinks. All…
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According to a new report from Pitchbook, total food tech venture funding declined by over one-fifth in total deal value in the second quarter of 2022, dropping from $6.9 billion in Q1 2022 to $5.6 billion in Q2 2022. The drop in deal value corresponds with a decrease in the total number of deals, which…
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What a difference a year can make. Last year, it seemed a day didn’t go by without word of a big new funding round in food tech. Alt proteins, restaurant tech, food robotics, food waste, and other sectors benefited from the combination of low-cost capital and a newfound urgency among investors to reinvent our antiquated…
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A new report from food and agtech investor S2G Ventures explores ten trends that are driving the transition to a climate smart, healthy food system.
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Fall is upon us in the Pacific Northwest, and alongside autumn colors and windy weather is lots and lots of food tech venture capital. This week’s funding news includes not one but two alt-mozzarella startups, a monster round for ugly produce online retailer Misfits Market, and three pieces of food robot funding news. On to…
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