The Alt Chicken Sandwich Wars on the Horizon
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Solar Biotech Raises $2M for Its Fermentation Tech
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Solar Biotech has raised a $2 million in a debt-financing round from a single, unnamed investor, according to WRAL Tech Wire, which first broke the news. The […]
A Plant-Based Restaurant Redefines the QSR
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. I’ve been writing a lot about the plant-based […]
Big Idea Ventures Unveils the Third Cohort for Alt-Protein Accelerator
Food tech investment firm Big Idea Ventures (BIV) this week unveiled the companies chosen for Cohort 3 of its alt-protein-focused accelerator program. Fifteen early-stage startups will participate in the five-month-long […]
Cell Ag Startup Mission Barns Raises $24M for its Cultivated Fat
Mission Barns, a cellular agriculture startup creating cultured fat, announced today that it has raised a $24 million Series A round of funding. Investors in the round include Lever VC, […]
TurtleTree Scientific Partners With JSBiosciences to Develop Cell Culture Media at Commercial Scale
TurtleTree Scientific, the B2B arm of cellular ag company TurtleTree Labs, announced today a new partnership with JSBiosciences to collaborate on the development of cell culture media. The overarching goal […]
NASA Harvest Partners with CropX to Combine Soil Monitoring and Satellite Data
NASA’s Food Security and Agriculture Program, NASA Harvest, and soil analytics company CropX announced a partnership today that will provide insights into soil conditions around the planet to support more […]
ChickP Expanding to US, Begins Commercial Production of Chickpea Isolate Protein
ChickP, an Israeli-based chickpea protein start-up, announced today that it will be expanding to the US to explore partnerships and that it has started commercial production of its chickpea isolate […]
Pairwise Raises $90M Series B for its CRISPR Food Tech
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 […]
Russia Gets Its First Alt-Protein Food Tech Accelerator
A newly formed nonprofit called the Association of Alternative Food Producers (AAFP) has joined forces with food awareness organization ProVeg to launch Russia’s first-ever incubator program dedicated to animal-free protein. […]
BlueNalu Secures $60M for Production of Cell-Based Seafood
San Diego-based BlueNalu, a startup building technology to make cell-based seafood, announced today that it has raised $60 million in convertible note financing from new and existing investors. Rage Capital […]
KFC Launches Plant-Based Zero Chicken Burger in Locations Across Singapore
KFC announced today the launch of its new plant-based burger, called the Zero Chicken Burger, in restaurants throughout Singapore (h/t VegNews). The new menu item is now available in 80 […]
