In the quest to replace traditional seafood with alternatives, Berlin-based Pacifico Biolabs believes it has a unique approach to making whole muscle structures using fermentation. While fermentation, the […]
Kost Capital raising inaugural fund to invest in European food tech startups
Kost Capital, a new Danish venture capital fund, is out to bring better food to more people. General partner Bodil Sidén started the firm with LPs Kasper Hulthin, […]
Chunk Foods secures funding, Latin America deal for plant-based whole cuts
Chunk Foods, a company making plant-based whole cuts of alternative protein, closed on another $7.5 million in seed extension funding amid a new strategic partnership with one of […]
Elo Life Systems grabs another $20.5M to get its monk fruit sweetener to market
A year after securing $24.5 million in Series A capital, ingredient company Elo Life Systems is back with a $20.5 million Series A extension from existing investors. This […]
Isomorphic inks deals with Eli Lilly and Novartis for drug discovery
Isomorphic Labs, the London-based, drug discovery-focused spin-out of Google AI R&D division DeepMind, today announced that it’s entered into strategic partnerships with two pharmaceutical giants, Eli Lilly and […]
On ocean world Enceladus, NASA found a vital element for life
NASA scientists found more compelling evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus may be a habitable world. They concluded the ocean moon harbors hydrogen cyanide, a critical molecule for life.
In the fight against Methane, a key GHG, Valley investors have hit upon an unusual target: Cow burps
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. And a Sacca […]
Food tech roundup: VC funding declines again in Q3 amid fewer deals
Venture capital investment into the food tech sector experienced its eighth consecutive quarter of decline in the third quarter of 2023, with 205 deals worth $2 billion, according […]
New capital infusion puts Farmless on path to first alternative protein products
Farmless, a Dutch startup working on alternative protein sources via fermentation technology, closed on €4.8 million in seed funding. The new investment also comes seven months after Farmless […]
Drug discovery startup Pepper Bio hopes to challenge Eroom’s law with new funding
Whether you are a tech optimist or not, you have to acknowledge that progress rarely follows a straight line. While the world keeps getting better at churning semiconductors, […]