🌳 Bioeconomy Newsletter #16/17
News, recent funding announcement and very interesting reads
This is a weekly newsletter of what was interesting and important in the Bioeconomy. If you like what you are reading why not share it with your friends and co-workers?
Note: This edition covers the last weeks.
In case you missed it! The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund announced their 2nd closing with € 175 m to support Scale-ups within the Bioeconomy. Read more here
Funding
🌿 Boston Meats - US - $ 1.5 m - Seed - Producer of alternative meats intended to make meats using the building-blocks of life. LINK
🌿 Envirokure - US - € 1.69 m - Seed - Manufacturer of liquid organic fertilizer intended to provide a sustainable alternative to improve soil quality LINK
🌿 Function Of Beauty - US - € 126.49 m - Series B - Developer and provider of customized sustainable beauty products LINK
🌿 Phycobloom - UK - n.a. - Pre Seed - developer of algae-based oil built to create products LINK
🌿 Rael - US - € 3.71 m - Bridge Round - Producer of organic feminine care products LINK
🌿 Aphea.Bio - Belgium - € 16 m - Series B - Developer of agricultural products intended to increase crop yields and to protect them against specific fungal diseases LINK
🌿 Mycocycle - US - n.a. - Seed - Provider of waste management services intended to remediate toxic constituents LINK
🌿 Agrellus - US - € 3.6 m - Seed - Operator of agriculture retail platform intended to connect buyers and sellers of agricultural inputs and commodities LINK
🌿 The Hemp Plastic Company - US - € 1 m - Seed - Manufacturer of biobased plastics and materials intended to be made from hemp LINK
🌿 3Bar Biologics - US - $ 780 k -Seed - Developer of a microbe inoculant system designed to increase crop yield LINK
🌿 Change Foods - US - $ 875k - Seed - Producer of animal-free cheese and dairy products LINK
🌿 New Wave Foods - US - $ 17.9 m - Series A - Provider of algae and plant-based food intended to preserve and enrich seafood traditions LINK
🌿 Satelligence - The Netherlands - € 2.3 m - Eearly Stage - Operator of a satellite-powered geodata analytics company LINK
🌿 Agrosingularity - Spain - € 1.2 m - Seed - Provider of food ingredients intended to transform fresh products that can become raw materials for the food industry. LINK
🌿 Tractor Zoom - US - $ 3 m - Series A - developer of a mobile auction platform intended to digitally connect farmers with equipment LINK
🌿 TurtleTree Labs - Singapore - $ 6.2 m - pre-Series A - lab-grown’ milk LINK
🌿 Nature’s Fynd - US - $ 45 m - Venture Debt - converting biological waste into oil-based products using microorganisms LINK
🌿 iUNU - US - $ 7 m - Series A - developer of a greenhouse management platform designed to connect plants, facilities, and people through a single interface. LINK
🌿 Beta Hatch - US - $ 9.3m - Series A - Producer of insect protein for animal feed LINK
🌿 Gotham Greens - US - $87 m - Series D - Producer of greenhouse-grown vegetables and herbs intended to provide a year-round, local supply of pesticide-free produce LINK
🌿 Mosa Meat - The Netherlands - $ 20m - Second Series B - lab grown meat LINK
🌿 SeeTree - Israel - € 25.15 m - Series B - agricultural operating system designed for managing permanent crops. LINK
🌿 Las Vegan's - Poland - € 0.22 m - Crowdfunding - Producer of vegan chocolates intended to create the vegan milk bar LINK
🌿 Better Dairy - UK - € 1.78 m - Seed - Producer of plant-based dairy alternatives LINK
🌿 Activ'Inside - France - € 4 m - Series A - Manufacturer of botanical ingredients and formulations designed to develop and commercialize the products for nutrition and well-being markets LINK
🌿 Hooked - Sweden - € 0.5 m - Seed - Provider of plant-based tuna and salmon products intended to offer vegan friendly seafood LINK
🌿 Recycleye - UK - € 1.33 m - Seed - Developer of digital tools designed to detect and provide analytics on waste management LINK
🌿 AnovonA Medsupps - Germany - € 0.2 m - Seed - Producer of protein powder intended for the regeneration and build-up of the body's own protein LINK
🌿 Nous Anti-Gaspi - France - € 8 m - Series A - Operator of an anti-waste grocery store chain intended to reduce wastage LINK
🌿 Remilk - Israel - € 9.47 m - Series A - precision fermentation technology intended to create a dairy products substitute that is similar to cow milk LINK
🌿 Crop.Zone - Germany - n.a - Seed - Provider of integrated weed management services intended to manage weed using multiple control tactics LINK
🌿 011h - Spain - € 8 m - Seed - building high-tech, wooden “smart buildings” LINK
🌿 Torbito - Sweden - € 0.8 m - Seed - production chain of insects for food and feed LINK
🌿 Solar Food - Finland - $ 5.2 m - Series A - producing natural protein using air and electricity LINK
News, Readings & Interesting Things
🌿 Singapore grants world’s first regulatory approval for ‘lab-grown’ meat LINK
🌿 Connecting Demand to Supply: 2021 Food Supply Chain Tech Outlook LINK
🌿 The skin microbiome and its relationship with the human body explained. Great read. LINK
🌿 Deep tech’ – for high impact and high returns – are starting to pay off. Case Study - fifty.vc - Data suggests the performance of Fifty Years’ $5 million first fund ranks in the top decile of venture funds of similar vintage. Their portfolio have increased in equity value by at least $3 billion, with at least eight companies now valued at more than $100 million. LINK
🌿 The Construction Pyramid. Construction material and the CO2 footprint. Interesting overview. LINK
🌿 Startups Focused On Gut Microbiome For Health Clues Raised $1B In VC Funding LINK
🌿 Great read on the state of fashion and how this industry is going to evolve. LINK
🌿 DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old problem of protein folding. LINK
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