Following two successful programs in North America and in Europe, Bühler, Cargill, and Givaudan bring their combined innovation power to bear and help plant-based protein start-ups to scale up and commercialise in Asia-Pacific with the Scale It Up! Challenge. Registration for this unique program is now open. The top 15 start-ups selected in the first round will pitch their proposals to the partner companies. Five start-ups will access the partner companies’ testing and scale-up piloting … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific Scale It Up! Innovation Challenge gives plant-based food startups the opportunity to bring their projects to market faster
startup news
Mori secures Series B1 funding for shelf-life extension solutions
Food tech company Mori has successfully raised $50 million Series B1 funding to further develop and expand its shelf-life extending product line. This round was led by Prelude Ventures and included previous investors The Drawdown Fund, Acre Venture Partners, The Engine, Refactor Capital, Blindspot, Closed Loop Partners, Knollwood Investment Advisory as well as new investors Collaborative Fund and Thia Ventures. This additional capital will help the supplier meet its goal of reducing waste and … [Read more...] about Mori secures Series B1 funding for shelf-life extension solutions
Umami Meats secures pre-seed funding for cultivated seafood
Singapore-based food tech startup Umami Meats will be moving forward in advancing technology for cultivated seafood, as it has secured $2.4 million in pre-seed funding. This will go towards the company’s goal of creating healthy, sustainable seafood without using animals or causing heavy impacts to the ocean. The fund will be utilised to further develop plant-derived growth serum, which will be integrated in its future robust cell lines from multiple fish species. Additionally, Umami Meats … [Read more...] about Umami Meats secures pre-seed funding for cultivated seafood
