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Brief: Nutrition Technologies lands $20m to expand insect-protein operation across Asia

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The biotech company’s production system leverages black soldier fly larvae to produce proteins for animal feed and fertilizers. PTT Ventures led the round with participation from Sumitomo Corporation , ING Sustainable Investments and Mandala Capital.

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India’s first insect farming startup Loopworm secures $3.4m seed round led by Omnivore, WaterBridge

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Indian insect biotech startup Loopworm has raised $3.4 The investment is Omnivore’s second investment under its OmniX Bio initiative, which backs early-stage agrifood life science startups. . million in seed funding co-led by Indian agrifood VC Omnivore and WaterBridge Ventures.

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Decarbonizing Cement, Concrete, & Steel • 6/10/21

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They also continue to be in high demand as the global population grows, emerging economies develop, and infrastructure investment accelerates. She has been involved in oil, gas and mining projects and businesses in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. Janice provides the leadership and financing strategy for Kanin Energy.

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BREAKING: Entocycle lands $5m Series A from Climentum, Lowercarbon Capital to roll-out precision ag tech for insect farms

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Other investors included Lowercarbon Capital , which invests in companies that reduce carbon emissions, Paris-based and sport star-studded investment firm Teampact Ventures , and global investment group ACE & Company.

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Can alternative protein startups justify their climbing valuations?

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Editor’s Note: Yanniv is an investment associate at AgFunder. As a result, follow-on investments will be rare, and startups are likely to see demotivating and bad term sheets in their next funding rounds. There is no glory in investing at too high of a valuation.”.

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2022’s 5 biggest foodtech deals

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Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. billion and were split across North America, Asia and Oceana. The top 2022 deal was Getir’s $768 million Series E raise led by Emirati and state-owned Mubadala Investment Company. A Getir e-bike.

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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic

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However, it is also clear the pandemic has turbocharged the sector's growth beyond previous expectations, with a more recent report from FAIRR noting that the plant-based protein sector attracted double the amount of venture investment in the first half of 2020 than it did the whole of 2019, at $1.1bn.