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Meet the founder: Marica Quarsingh of Sea-Stematic on creating the ‘Tesla of Seafood’

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Marica Quarsingh calls her startup Sea-Stematic the “Tesla of seafood” to communicate how she believes seafood should be produced: sustainably and with the right global benchmarks and market insights. Quarsingh talked to AFN about her goal and journey to putting Africa on the map for cellular seafood.

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This volcanic microbe startup is taking on Beyond Meat and Impossible in plant-based race

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For now, the products that the Chicago-based biotech startup plans to launch are a complete secret. So far, plant-based startups have mainly managed to replace ground beef , which may be the fodder of countless popular dishes but that leaves poultry, pork, and seafood largely in the lurch.

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2022’s 5 biggest foodtech deals

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LanzaTech secured $500 million in financing from Brookfield Renewable Partners , a firm that invests in renewable energy assets whose parent firm is Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management. The California-based startup also acquired Cultured Decadence , a seed-stage cultivated seafood startup from Wisconsin.