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$24m to bring to market non-dairy ‘milk’ The product this company founder is holding is claimed to taste much more like milk than other dairy alternative products. Venture and strategic investors have provided $24.4 million in funding to get the precision fermented product on supermarket shelves. Read more about this, and much more about venture capital and private equity, at: https://lnkd.in/gE-aPUTb #privateequity #venturecapital #alternativefoods

🤓 Having seen and reviewed over 1,000 past applications to Future Food Asia Awards (🤯), we've picked up a thing or two about nailing that Series A funding round. Plus, we've notched up a cool 13 investments on our own and chipped in to double that number through our wide-reaching investor network. We've got your back!   Our two cents?   Stop reading doomsday stories about venture funding returning to Ice Age or going extinct. And don't just sit around waiting for the ice caps to thaw, either! 😱   Check out these 5 easy tips from our awesome team. They'll not only boost your chances of snagging the USD 100,000 Grand Prize or the Cargill Award for the Nutrition of Tomorrow at Future Food Asia 24 but also make applying a breeze. Link to apply: https://lnkd.in/eU3b7W3w Deadline: 15 March 2024 Thanks to our amazing partners Cargill, A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research, IFC - International Finance Corporation, Bühler Group and Roquette And media partners FoodNavigator Asia, VCearth, ASIA FOOD BEVERAGES REPORT and The DairyNews Global

I love this story! It was total #serendipity! Check out the article linked below from earlier this summer. It tells the story of how the #accelerator, now 5 years old originally came to be! #Dairy #Innovation

👏 👏 👏 Congrats to #Danish VC Kost Capital on closing its first targeted fund of €25 million. 💐 Kost Capital is a new food tech VC focused on early-stage companies across Europe. It plans on investing in pre-seed and seed startups across Europe, focusing on B2B inputs in the future of food. 🔦 We at the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands wish Kost Capital nothing but 💪 for 2024! . . . The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands . . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #SCCN #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #MarketAccess #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurs #Startups #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechUK #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #Investment #Entrepreneur #DanishStartup #TechDenmark #DenmarkVC #FoodTEch #FoodTechVC

Five years ago today, on May 2nd 2019, Beyond Meat began trading on the NASDAQ as a public company. At the time, it was the most successful IPO in more than 20 years, and its market value would soar to over $10 billion, becoming a rarified “decacorn.”   But recently, the alt-protein movement has faced setbacks and adversity, calling into question whether or not the plant-based “revolution” we were promised is indeed coming.     In my newest Third Nature Investments blog, I reflect on being an early investor in Beyond Meat, the environmental and human health benefits of alternative protein, the challenges to overcome, and where we go from here.   Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gFH4tM2i   #systemicinvesting #plantbased #climatechange #altprotein

#Upcycling food byproducts ♻🥘 have you ever thought about the potential? The global market for upcycled food products is on a remarkable upward trajectory, projected to soar from $52 billion in 2024 to $97 billion by 2032. Major retailers and food industry leaders have recognized upcycled foods as a top trend for 2024, making this shift not just a trend, but a movement towards a more #sustainable and health-conscious future. 🌎 As consumers become increasingly eco-conscious, the demand for sustainable, nutrient-dense foods made from byproducts is reshaping the food industry. From spent brewer’s yeast to surplus vegetables, innovative companies transform waste into culinary gold, driving #environmental and economic benefits. 🌾 With this in mind, one of our portfolio companies, Onima, is transforming upcycled brewer's yeast into high-quality, nutritionally complete ingredients. Their innovative process ensures that this valuable byproduct is repurposed into superfoods rich in protein, fibre, vitamins, and minerals, perfect for applications in meat alternatives, sports nutrition, and more. Did you happen to know about this? Let us know what you think in the comments below! 👇

🤓 Having seen and reviewed over 1,000 past applications to Future Food Asia Awards (🤯), we've picked up a thing or two about nailing that Series A funding round. Plus, we've notched up a cool 13 investments on our own and chipped in to double that number through our wide-reaching investor network. We've got your back!   Our two cents?   Stop reading doomsday stories about venture funding returning to Ice Age or going extinct. And don't just sit around waiting for the ice caps to thaw, either! 😱   Check out these 5 easy tips from our awesome team. They'll not only boost your chances of snagging the USD 100,000 Grand Prize or the Cargill Award for the Nutrition of Tomorrow at Future Food Asia 24 but also make applying a breeze. Link to apply: https://lnkd.in/eRsKRKzU Deadline: 15 March 2024 Thanks to our amazing partners Cargill, A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research, IFC - International Finance Corporation, Bühler Group and Roquette And media partners FoodNavigator Asia, VCearth, ASIA FOOD BEVERAGES REPORT and The DairyNews Global

Years ago, when the TransCap Initiative's work on systemic investing was in its infancy, we were looking for cases of traditional impact investing that were financial successes but failed to deliver deep, structural, and lasting change in the systems that matter most for human prosperity, including food and agriculture. Learning about Jason W. Ingle's early-stage investment in Beyond Meat was a turning point for us, as it provided a compelling story through which to explain the limitations of single-asset investing. "To maximize impact, we need to see the fuller picture and identify opportunities for our portfolio companies to reinforce each other," says Jason in this article published under his new firm Third Nature Investments. That's #systemicinvesting in a nutshell. https://lnkd.in/dg9vb3et

Missed yesterday’s deep dive into Synonym’s new tool, Scaler?     Fear not, we have you covered! The webinar recording for ‘Using Scaler to jumpstart your techno-economic analysis for fermentation’ is now available to watch.   We delved into this impressive tool, seeing firsthand how Scaler can empower alternative protein companies with a better understanding of the unit economics required to launch their bioproducts in the mass market.    Whether you are a startup developing a new bioproduct, a Fortune 1000 company buying a bioproduct, or a venture capital firm considering an investment in a synbio company, Scaler can help you evaluate the economic impact of your decisions.    Learn more about Scaler here: https://scaler.bio/   Watch here: https://lnkd.in/e7EmCUX3

Canopus Biopharma Follows PepsiCo Distributor Deal With Securing A $1 Million Venture Capital Investment ($CBIA): Canopus Biopharma Inc. (OTC PINK: CBIA) dba Blue Heaven Coffee Inc. (BHC) is changing the unattended retail sector landscape. And based on its announcement Wednesday, there are a million more reasons to appreciate what they’re doing, including in dollar terms. … Continue reading → #Business #FinancialMarket #FoodBeverage #MarketingSales