Investment Climate Podcast: Randi Wahlsten of Matr Foods Shares How to Get Funded in 2026
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …
Innocent Meat Raises €6M to Develop Automated Cell-Based Meat Platform
German biotechnology company Innocent Meat has secured €6 million in a new financing round to support the development of its automated production technology for cultivated meat and to begin construction of a demonstration facility. Founded in 2020 by Laura Gertenbach and Patrick Inomoto, Innocent Meat focuses on industrial-scale production systems for cell-based meat. The company’s platform is designed to enable meat processors to produce cultured meat using an integrated system …
Maia Farms Raises $2.7M in Oversubscribed Funding Round to Scale Mushroom & Mycelium-Based Ingredients
Maia Farms, a Canadian food tech company developing mushroom and mycelium-based ingredients, has secured $3.75 million CAD ($2.7 million USD) in an oversubscribed seed equity round. The round was led by Active Impact Investments, with follow-on investments from Nya Planet, Ag-West Bio, PIC Investment Group, and Deep Checks. Maia Farms previously announced strategic and non-dilutive support from Genome BC, Natural Products Canada, Protein Industries Canada, and the National Research Council …
Investment Climate Podcast: Jim Mellon of Agronomics Shares How to Get Funded in 2026
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …
Investment Climate Podcast: Gentiane Gorlier of The Yield Lab Shares How to Get Funded in 2026
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …
The Protein Brewery Receives €2.3M EU LIFE Grant to Scale Mycoprotein Powder for Use in Dairy Alternatives
Dutch company The Protein Brewery and an international food industry partner have been awarded a €2.3 million grant from the EU LIFE Programme. The funding will be used to scale and commercialize Fermotein®, a mycoprotein powder produced by The Protein Brewery, for use in dairy alternative products. The EU LIFE Programme is the European Union’s funding instrument for environment and climate action. It supports pilot and demonstration-scale projects that reduce …
Bactolife Raises Over €30M to Commercialize Precision Fermentation-Derived Binding Proteins
Danish company Bactolife has secured over €30 million in Series B funding to commercialize Binding Proteins, a new food, feed, and dietary supplement ingredient made using precision fermentation. The funding round was led by Cross Border Impact Ventures (CBIV) and EIFO (Danish Export and Investment Fund), with participation from existing investors Novo Holdings and Athos. The proceeds will be used to execute Bactolife’s human study program across the US, EU, …
Investment Climate Podcast: Veronica Breckenridge of First Bight Ventures Shares How to Get Funded in 2026
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …
Mosa Meat Raises €15M to Support Regulatory Filings and Restaurant-Ready Pricing
Cultivated beef developer Mosa Meat has secured an additional €15 million in funding, bringing its total raised over the past two years to €58 million. The company also reports a dramatic cost reduction in its production process, with cultivated beef burgers now priced for commercial foodservice markets, a substantial decrease from the €250,000 prototype first introduced in 2013. The latest round includes investments from Dutch state-backed Invest-NL, German poultry producer …
BlueNalu Secures $11M in Financing to Advance Commercialization of Cultivated Bluefin Tuna Toro
BlueNalu, a US-based producer of cultivated seafood, has announced new convertible note and preferred stock financings. The round was led by Agronomics, Siddhi Capital, and Lewis & Clark AgriFood, with participation from around 40 other existing investors. Through the insider-led financing, BlueNalu has secured approximately $11 million in cash and stock proceeds. The capital will be used to support the market entry of BlueNalu’s cultivated bluefin tuna toro, once this …