article thumbnail

Unilever invests in biotech alternatives to palm oil for greener cleaning

GreenBiz

New $120m venture aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products.

Biotech 370
article thumbnail

The Brief: Impact VC performance, BlocPowered, Black-led biotech, solar-powered windows, BMW’s venture fund, e-waste reduction

Impact Alpha

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.

Biotech 98
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Circulate Capital backs three U.S. biotech and recycling startups

Impact Alpha

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.

Biotech 52
article thumbnail

The Brief: Capitalism reimagined, good jobs in Pakistan, impact exit in Uganda, edtech in Vietnam, biotech financing in Hong Kong, biodiversity risk disclosure

Impact Alpha

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!

Biotech 119
article thumbnail

With $3bn in deals, agrifoodtech startups prove themselves a vital part of climate tech investment

AFN Sustainable Protein

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.]

Startups 113
article thumbnail

Clean Food Group bags £2.5m to help deliver sustainable fats and oils technology

Business Green

EXCLUSIVE: UK biotech firm secures investment from the Clean Growth Fund to accelerate commercialisation of its low carbon fats and oils alternatives technology

Biotech 43
article thumbnail

Greener cleaning? Unilever and Genomatica team up to develop biotech alternatives to palm oil

Business Green

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.

Biotech 68