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Better Bite Ventures Launches First Alternative Protein Fund Dedicated to Asia Pacific Startups

New venture capital firm Better Bite Ventures launches today with a US $15 million fund, including an initial portfolio of 10 Asia Pacific startups, harnessing plant-based and cellular agriculture technologies to create climate-friendly meat, dairy, egg and seafood alternatives that…

Yali Bio Raises $3.9M Seed Round To Advance Plant Based Cultured Fat Production

Yali Bio, a CA-based food tech company focused on designer fats for plant-based meat and dairy products announced today it has raised a $3.9M seed round, bringing their total funding to $5M. The round was led by Essential Capital with…

Next Gen Foods Debuts TiNDLE in the United States and Announces a Record-Breaking $100 Million Series A Funding Round

Next Gen Foods announces today that its first product, TiNDLE is now available in a range of iconic restaurants across the East and West Coasts in some of the country’s leading “foodie” cities and a $100 million Series A funding…

Change Foods Closes Record-Breaking Seed Round; Signs Two Industry Collaboration Agreements to Fuel Innovation

Change Foods announced a $12M Seed Extension round, bringing the total Seed investment to over $15.3M, a new record among precision fermentation companies. The over-subscribed round was led by Route 66 Ventures and included Upfield, Orkla, Green Generation Fund, Blue…

AgriTech Startup Greenlabs Bags $140M Series C to Accelerate Global Expansion

Greenlabs, a startup member of Born2Global Centre, has announced that it has raised $140M in a Series C funding round to accelerate its global expansion. Three institutional investors participated in the latest round: BRV Capital Management; Skylake Incuvest & Co.;…

Kopi Kenangan, Indonesia’s Fastest Growing New Retail F&B chain, Hits Unicorn Status with Series C Funding

Kopi Kenangan, Indonesia’s fastest growing New Retail F&B chain, well-known for its great tasting coffee, today announced that it has raised $96m in the first closing of a Series C funding, giving the company a valuation of more than $1bn….

Global Asian Food Delivery Leader HungryPanda Secures $130 Million Series D Round

HungryPanda has today announced a $130 Million Series D round to strengthen its position as the leading specialist online food delivery platform serving Asian restaurants and populations overseas. The London headquartered company has now raised $220 Million over the last…

Global Sustainability Platform abillion Raises US$10 Million Series A

abillion, a rapidly growing social commerce platform designed to help people and businesses around the world be more sustainable, has successfully closed a US$10 million Series A financing round. The Series A was led by NYC-based venture fund 1/0 Capital….

Impossible Foods Closes $500m in New Funding Amid Record Growth

California-based Impossible Foods announced today that it has secured approximately $500 million in its latest funding round, led by existing investor Mirae Asset Global Investments with participation from other existing Impossible Foods investors. Impossible Foods is now the fastest-growing plant-based…

Big Idea Ventures Announces 17 Startups that will Feed the World Using Innovative Solutions

Big Idea Ventures, global leader in early stage investing in the food technology sector, revealed its latest accelerator cohorts today. Seventeen early-stage startups were selected for pre-seed investment as part of Big Idea Ventures’ bi-annual accelerator program. Investments were made…