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The Week in AgriFoodTech:Tidal Vision completes $140m B round, Oobli raises $18m, Agteria bags $6.2m

March 13, 2025

The week brought money flows on the agbiotech front, as chitosan solutions developer Tidal Vision announced a Series...

Progress report: Where are vertical farming’s biggest leafy green growers now?

March 13, 2025

In many ways, onetime unicorn Plenty’s highly publicized 90% valuation slash in January felt like the end...

Ag biologicals growth could match chemicals within 20 years. Here’s what growers should be asking

March 13, 2025

“You ought to care about biologicals because it’s going to be a very significant segment — and...

Ag spray drone co Hylio raises $2m to expand production capacity, builds on ‘Made in America’ positioning

March 13, 2025

Texas-based ag drone maker Hylio has raised $2 million on equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine to expand production...

Ransomware attacks on food and ag expected to rise, possible ‘cascading impacts’ on the sector

March 13, 2025

Food and ag continues to be a target for ransomware attacks, according to a new report from threat...

Biomass fermentation startup MOA Foodtech secures $15.4m investment commitment from EIC

March 13, 2025

Spanish biomass fermentation startup MOA Foodtech has secured a €2.3 million ($2.4 million) grant from the European...

Agtech startup predicts waterfowl movements to help farmers fight avian flu

March 13, 2025

Every poultry farm should implement biosecurity measures to prevent wild birds from infecting their flocks with avian...

Unibio CEO: ‘We have the most efficient reactor design for gas fermentation’

March 13, 2025

In the third of our series of interviews with players in the gas fermentation space (read about...

Guest article: Beyond the hype cycle… why alt-meat won’t follow Silicon Valley’s playbook

March 13, 2025

Christie Lagally is the founder and CEO of Rebellyous Foods, a plant-based chicken manufacturing and technology company...

Square Roots unveils Tokyo company to blend traditional Japanese farming with high-tech indoor ag

March 13, 2025

Indoor agriculture player Square Roots this week announced its expansion to Japan via a new company. Under...

Food Brewer nets funding from Lindt and Sparkalis for cocoa grown via plant cell culture

March 13, 2025

Food Brewer—a Zurich-based startup producing cocoa via plant cell culture—has attracted chocolate giant Lindt & Sprüngli, and Sparkalis (the corporate...

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Spore.Bio bags $23m for rapid on-site microbiology testing, Imperia raises $10.5m

March 13, 2025

This week French startup Spore.Bio raised a $23 million Series A to expand its rapid, on-site microbiology...

Consumers have heard of regenerative agriculture. What will convince them to to actually buy it?

March 13, 2025

Over the past few years, “regenerative” has become a buzzword in the food industry. Major brands, from...

Tropic to launch non-browning bananas in March, extended shelf-life bananas by year-end

March 13, 2025

[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Tropic ] UK-based plant biotech co Tropic is...

Brief: Monde Nissin may book ‘significant’ write down for struggling Quorn business

March 13, 2025

Instant noodles giant Monde Nissin says it may book £80-100 million ($101-126 million) in impairment charges for...

Hot off the press: Australia breaks multiple red meat records

March 13, 2025

Australian red meat exports were at an all-time high in 2024, according to data from Meat and...

Agtonomy’s Tim Bucher on bringing a lifetime of farming to ag automation: ‘It’s a big unfair advantage’

March 13, 2025

“If there was ever a computer engineer/farmer that dreamed of building an autonomous tractor manufacturing company, it’s...

Breaking: Ÿnsect seeks to enter judicial recovery procedure after recovery plan fails

March 13, 2025

French insect ag pioneer Ÿnsect has requested to enter a judicial recovery procedure with the Evry Commercial...

Vivici raises $34m to expand animal-free dairy operation, plans move into lactoferrin market

March 13, 2025

Vivici—a startup formed by Fonterra and DSM-Firmenich to produce dairy proteins via precision fermentation—has raised a €32.5 million ($34...

Actual Veggies raises $7m series A, anticipates $20m+ revenues in 2025: ‘We’re not trying to imitate meat’

March 13, 2025

Actual Veggies has raised a $7 million Series A round led by Relentless Consumer Partners to expand...