Unilever invests in biotech alternatives to palm oil for greener cleaning
GreenBiz
JUNE 24, 2022
New $120m venture aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products.
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GreenBiz
JUNE 24, 2022
New $120m venture aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 18, 2022
Not all impact investing. The post The Brief: Impact VC performance, BlocPowered, Black-led biotech, solar-powered windows, BMW’s venture fund, e-waste reduction appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Impact Voices Do impact venture capital funds outperform traditional VC? Yes, no and maybe.
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Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 8, 2021
ImpactAlpha, December 8 — The Singapore-based manager’s Disrupt fund made its first investments in Arzeda, a Seattle-based biotech company that develops healthy and. biotech and recycling startups appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The post Circulate Capital backs three U.S.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 8, 2021
Reminder: Tideline is hosting “Impact Investment at the Institutional Tipping Point,” Thursday, June. The post The Brief: Capitalism reimagined, good jobs in Pakistan, impact exit in Uganda, edtech in Vietnam, biotech financing in Hong Kong, biodiversity risk disclosure appeared first on Impact Alpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!
AFN Sustainable Protein
JANUARY 25, 2023
Climate tech investment landed in the spotlight in 2022. eGrocery, food delivery) saw valuations nosedive and VC dollars dwindle, climate tech investment “hovered at historic highs,” according to PWC’s State of Climate Tech 2022 report. While other sectors (e.g., Disclosure: AFN’s parent company is AgFunder.]
Business Green
MARCH 26, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: UK biotech firm secures investment from the Clean Growth Fund to accelerate commercialisation of its low carbon fats and oils alternatives technology
Business Green
JUNE 15, 2022
The consumer goods giant announced this morning that it had partnered with US biotech firm Genomatica on a £120m venture to commercialise and scale alternatives to environmentally damaging feedstocks used to manufacture everyday cleaning and personal care products.
GreenTechMedia
JUNE 22, 2020
A new fund is channeling philanthropic dollars into early-stage clean technology investments in the hopes of catalyzing major climate-change impacts. The Prime Impact Fund closed a $50 million raise in recent weeks and has already made eight investments. billion , but other cleantech pitches didn’t land.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 15, 2020
Signals: Ahead of the Curve With indexes and stewardship, BlackRock pledges to retool passive investing for climate action. Fink The post The Brief: Larry’s letter, immersive third spaces, diverse businesses, biotech funding, black innovation economy appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!
Impact Alpha
JULY 23, 2021
ImpactAlpha, July 23 – Breakthrough biotech research is driving eight- and nine-digit investments in alternatives to high-carbon food production. Plant-based cheesemaker Nobell Foods, an. The post Deaflow spotlight: Agrifood megadeals appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 17, 2022
Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m The Conduit Impact Fund managed by Ascension led the round, investing £900,000, with new investor SIS Ventures putting forward £350,000. The investment will also help grow the team at MiAlgae and increase its expertise.
Business Green
MAY 12, 2021
Fifteen of the UK's most exciting clean tech start ups will be touting their climate solutions to investors at this year's edition of BusinessGreen's Technology and Investment Forum.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
10 – The Gates Foundation’s $55 million equity investment last fall into a German biotech company could have big payoff: an. ImpactAlpha, Nov.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
However, global investment in sustainable proteins almost halved from a record-breaking £4.1bn in 2021 to £2.3bn, a slowdown that was attributed to the wider scaling back of venture capital activity in the face of last year's economic headwinds.
Business Green
MAY 11, 2021
Investors and interested parties have just a few hours left to sign up to attend tomorrow's BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum and hear from 15 of the UK's most exciting clean tech start ups. Investors can register their attendance free of charge through the event website.
AFN Sustainable Protein
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
AFN: What was your experience in putting together a biotech team? In South Africa, we were the first company to [apply biotech to food], so we didn’t have a precedence. In South Africa, we were the first company to [apply biotech to food], so we didn’t have a precedence. We can do great things with investment.
AFN Sustainable Protein
AUGUST 25, 2022
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.
AFN Sustainable Protein
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
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.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
DECEMBER 15, 2020
While clean energy and cleantech investing has gained momentum over the last five years, 2020 was undoubtedly a landmark year for the industry, as investments on both a dollar and deal-count basis reached record levels globally. Tovo worked at AlpInvest Partners, where she was Associate in the Private Equity Secondary Investments team.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
On the opening panel, Jennie Smith, director of building maintenance at Mitchells & Butlers, explained how the pub and restaurant operator has undertaken its own trials of grease management equipment due to the lack of an industry standard to guide investment in new systems. We couldn’t get that, so we did our own trial.”. .
Climate Tech VC
JANUARY 5, 2024
We've been meticulously tracking climate tech investment, deal by deal, since the term ‘climate tech’ emerged. In 2023, a challenging macro environment marked by higher interest rates and a cautious private investment market raised the hurdles for deployment.
GreenBiz
MAY 3, 2021
In contrast, "synthetic biotech allows you to go right to the final chemical transformation," Tickner said. You can do them at smaller scale and in lower investment because you're letting bugs do the work that you had molecules doing before.".
Business Green
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Arrival, Octopus Energy, ITM Power, and OVO have been named among the leading lights of the UK's most valuable tech start-ups in a fresh analysis released today by the government, which estimates the country's top 12 'impact unicorns' have together attracted £2bn in investment over the past year.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 29, 2020
He includes upfront capital investment, electricity costs and vehicle replacement cycles into his budget. On the corporate side, biotech firm Genentech is using its progress on electrifying commuter vehicles to help smaller companies in its own business district who can’t afford to do so. "As Remember, it will take a village.
AFN Sustainable Protein
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Government investments. Walden and Dillon both believe that for the UK alternative protein sector to establish itself as a leader, it needs to invest in establishing more support for the sector to grow in the country, besides the regulatory landscape. Spain also invested $5.2 UK alternative protein consumer education.
TechCrunch: Climate
DECEMBER 15, 2023
And a Sacca investment just raised $20 million to do just that. What do iconic Valley investors Zachary Bogue and Chris Sacca have in common? They are both trying to stop cows from burping methane. No, really. What gives? With the conclusion of COP28, the global talks on the climate crisis, Methane is going up […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Investment in foundation industries is key to industrial heartlands' regeneration and the success of Levelling Up, writes UKRI's Dr Hugh Falkner. These investments, says the White Paper, are inspired by MIT-Greater Boston and Stanford-Silicon Valley models. Foundations of new industries. Levelling Up is deeply rooted in infrastructure.
Business Green
JUNE 27, 2021
Moreover, the biotech firm claims its patented, high-speed process is 10,000 times more efficient than any other biological plastic recycling trial to date , as it is able to break down 97 per cent of plastic within around 16 hours.
Business Green
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The report assesses the policies and practices of 389 large companies spanning eight sectors with a particularly significant impact on nature: metals and mining; construction and engineering; construction materials and supplies; containers and packaging; pharma and biotech; tyres and rubber; apparel and footwear; and chemicals.
Better Ventures
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Back in those days, there were very few venture funds with an explicit mandate to invest in companies focused on positive social/environmental impact and even fewer that were focused on seed stage, mission-driven technology startups. McKinsey has a good overview of these here. Come join us!
Better Ventures
JANUARY 15, 2020
One investment theme we’re increasingly excited about is synthetic biology, due to its potential to replace carbon emitting production methods for a number of products reliant on fossil fuels, from food and materials to therapeutics and petrochemicals. We’ve made two recent investments in this space?—?in
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Xavier Creative House (XCH) is a sustainable marketing agency operating in the healthcare industry, specializing in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices. This is the third year running in which Xavier Creative House have addressed their carbon footprint by investing in carbon offset schemes.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MAY 21, 2021
They also continue to be in high demand as the global population grows, emerging economies develop, and infrastructure investment accelerates. Prior to Kanin, Janice was an early employee and Director at Generate Capital, a project finance investment firm that focused on investing in renewable energy projects.
Michael Grossman
JUNE 1, 2019
So please, if you’re in the biotech space, don’t make the first thing your viewer sees is a microscope or the double-helix you’ve reconfigured. An outsider is invested in the company and its people, not necessarily the inventions. Individuals and companies can and should be proud of their achievements.
AFN Sustainable Protein
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Dahl is President and CEO of ZIVO Bioscience , a ag biotech R&D company engaged in the commercialization of nutritional and medicinal products derived from proprietary algal strains. The growth potential is limited only by investment in production and processing capacity to establish a robust, ever-expanding supply chain.
AFN Sustainable Protein
JANUARY 30, 2023
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.
AFN Sustainable Protein
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Dahl is President and CEO of ZIVO Bioscience , a ag biotech R&D company engaged in the commercialization of nutritional and medicinal products derived from proprietary algal strains. The growth potential is limited only by investment in production and processing capacity to establish a robust, ever-expanding supply chain.
Business Green
MARCH 7, 2023
The industry is attracting investment as new technologies for cultivating meat are emerging and start ups edge towards commercialisation. According to the Good Food Institute, in 2021 cultivated meat companies attracted $140m of investment in Europe.
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 14, 2022
90% of institutional investors are more likely to divest from companies with poor sustainability performance, meaning investors are paying more attention to a brand’s sustainability performance when making investment decisions. What is the return on investment (ROI) of green business certification ?
AFN Sustainable Protein
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
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.”.
AFN Sustainable Protein
OCTOBER 18, 2022
.” Seren Kell, science and technology manager at the Good Food Institute Europe and cofounder of Cellular Agriculture, is speaking to AFN following a £20 million ($22 million) pledge from UK’s Biotechnical and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Innovate UK to jointly invest in the alternative protein industry.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Investments in software and data, as well as building deep relationships with utilities, will be key to helping fleets navigate this daunting ecosystem. Biotech giant Genentech is a surprising fleet leader: It's got the most aggressive electric commuter bus programs around, in addition to its other EV fleet goals. Media Authorship.
AFN Sustainable Protein
MARCH 19, 2020
The flagship event, held in the innovation capital of the world – San Francisco – brings together 800+c-suite food brand executives, investors and entrepreneurs to share ideas, network, collaborate and invest. The post Future Food-Tech San Francisco appeared first on AgFunderNews.
Business Green
MARCH 13, 2020
Michael Rohlfsen, vice president of business development for investment firm TechAccel, which specializes in food-tech innovation, said there are myriad opportunities for biotech innovation around aquaculture - including better approaches for water treatment and protein alternatives that ensure the health of the fish and shrimp being raised.
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