The week brought money flows on the agbiotech front, as chitosan solutions developer Tidal Vision announced a Series B round, sweet protein innovator Oobli teamed up with ingredient giant Ingredion, and Stockholm-based Agteria raised a seed round to develop methane-reducing feed additives.
Downstream companies saw some consolidation moves: India-based KiranaPro acquired grocery delivery service Joper and Finnish startup Raisio its sold plant protein business to dairy giant Valio.
Startup funding
Tidal Vision completes $140m Series B to scale chitosan tech globally PR Newswire
With $115m in new funding, 80 Acres Farms tackles plant genetics AgFunderNews
Oobli joins forces with Ingredion & raises $18m to develop sugar reduction techniques FoodNavigator USA
Swedish Agteria raises $6.2m to advance methane-reducing feed additives Arctic Startup
IBI Ag closes $6.1m round to scale up ‘cost-effective’ bioinsecticides AgFunderNews
AI-driven CPG manufacturing database Keychain raises $5m for European push Tech Crunch
Dutch Collie secures $3.6m Seed investment for digital livestock management Tech.eu
French natural hydrogen exploration startup Mantle8 raises $3.5m H2 View
Proba secures $1m to decarbonise agritech through insetting Tech.eu
Jitterless coffee creator Rarebird secures $1m strategic round PR Newswire [Disclosure: AgFunderNews parent company AgFunder is an investor in Rarebird.]
UK’s CroBio secures $840k to boost soil health with microbial innovation Agritech Digest
Climate-smart pet food startup Omni bags $94k on Dragons’ Den Green Queen
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
India’s KiranaPro acquires grocery delivery service Joper Tech In Asia
Raisio sells plant protein business to Finnish dairy giant Valio in $7m deal Vegconomist
Nordic SeaFarm and FutureLab & Partners join forces to explore seaweed’s potential in biomaterials Arctic Startup
Sustainable leather technology advances with collaboration between Meatable and Pelagen Cision
Ella Mills acquires Allplants and plans a new direction for the brand Vegconomist
Funds, grants & accelerators
Australian government backs Magic Valley with $100K to advance cultivated meat Cultivated X
People moves
Christina Trampota joins NotCo’s as new chief product officer LinkedIn
Vive Crop Protection welcomes four industry experts to commercial team Crop Life
New player on lactoferrin block plans precision fermentation site in the Midwest AgFunderNews
Walmart includes in-ovo sexing in new egg supplier guidelines Innovate Animal Ag
Oxbury bank unveils blended finance for UK farmers to make sustainable changes AgTechNavigator
Slovenian meat-free startup Juicy Marbles debuts ultra-realistic marbled lamb Green Queen [Disclosure: AgFunderNews parent company AgFunder is an investor in Juicy Marbles.]
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