Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Vertical farming company Kalera announced this week it has acquired Vindara, a company developing seeds specifically for the indoor vertical farming environment and other controlled environment agriculture methods. With this […]
At one point in the not-so-distant past, vertical farming’s role in our future agricultural system was far from certain. Growing leafy greens in warehouse-like environments controlled by tech seemed like […]
Pairwise, which uses CRISPR technology to enhance fruits and vegetables, announced today that it has raised a $90 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by Pontifax […]
Brightseed, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover previously hidden phytonutrients in plants, today announced preclinical data from its first major discovery targeting liver and metabolic health. The discovery was […]
One thing we can say about indoor farming in 2020: it grew, both in market size and investment. At the start of the year, a big part of our attention […]
This is a guest post written by Seana Day and Brita Rosenheim, Partners at Culterra Capital, an advisory firm focused exclusively on tech-driven innovation across the food system. You can […]
The fact that I hate beer either makes me the worst person to do a review of the BEERMKR countertop home brewing system or the best person to do such […]
You know those hydraulic press videos on YouTube that are super popular? The ones where an industrial press basically smashes various items like soda cans, basketballs and red hot steel? […]
BrightFarms has raised a $100 million Series E round of funding for its indoor farms, Food Navigator reported yesterday. The round was led by Cox Enterprises, with participation from Catalyst […]
That Singapore is a fast-rising superpower in food tech is something that’s become apparent over the last several months. And yesterday, during a SKS 2020 panel on the Asian food […]
Vertical farming startup Plenty announced today it has raised a $140 million Series D round led by Softbank’s Vision Fund 1. The round also included participation from berry producer Driscoll’s, […]
The main point Oshiorenoya Agabi, founder and CEO of Koniku, wanted to drive home during my interview with him this week was that his company was not building a digital […]
