Investment Climate Podcast: Andy Clayton of FermTech, How to Get Funded in 2025
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding alt proteins in 2024 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. Episode 17: Fermtech In this episode, …
Australian Government Backs Magic Valley with $100K to Advance Cultivated Meat
Australian cultivated meat company Magic Valley has received a $100,000 grant from the federal government’s Industry Growth Program (IGP). The funding, part of a broader $400 million initiative, is intended to help startups expand into fully operational enterprises. Magic Valley is known for its animal component-free cultivated meat, produced using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). This technology enables continuous cell growth without the use of fetal bovine serum, something that …
Investment Climate Podcast: Guy Maurice of B’ZEOS, How to Get Funded in 2025
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding alt proteins in 2024 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. Episode 16: B’ZEOS In this episode, …
Analysis: UK Government Has Invested £75M in Alternative Protein Innovation
A new analysis by GFI Europe has found that the UK government has invested £75 million in alternative protein innovation. This is more than half the total amount recommended by the National Food Strategy, a 2021 report led by businessman Henry Dimbleby. When the National Food Strategy was first published, there were concerns that the UK was at risk of falling behind other countries; however, GFI Europe says this is …
Mosa Meat Smashes Crowdfunding Goal, Raising €1.5M in Just 24 Minutes
Cultivated beef company Mosa Meat has quickly exceeded its crowdfunding goal, securing €1.5 million in just 24 minutes. Within a day, the campaign had reached more than 150% of its target, attracting over 800 new investors. The campaign will remain open until February 25 or until the maximum funding threshold is met. And as of right now, the company has raised over €2.5 million. The newly raised funds will be …
Stämm and SuperMeat Partner to Improve Efficiency and Scalability in Cultivated Chicken
Argentine biotechnology company Stämm has partnered with Israeli cultivated meat producer SuperMeat to enhance biomanufacturing processes for cultivated chicken. The collaboration, supported by mutual investor Varana Capital, will focus on integrating Stämm’s continuous bioprocessing technology into SuperMeat’s production system. The partnership will benchmark the application of Stämm’s Bioprocessor, an automated, bubble-free bioreactor designed to improve efficiency in cell culture. Previously used in biologics manufacturing, the technology has demonstrated a 15-fold …
Enduro Genetics Raises €12M to Transform the Efficiency of Biomanufacturing at Scale
Danish biotech company Enduro Genetics has secured €12 million in Series A funding for a new patented “synthetic addiction” technology with the potential to slash costs and emissions in biomanufacturing. The biomanufacturing industry — encompassing alternative proteins, industrial enzymes, biodegradable materials, and pharmaceuticals — is plagued by declining productivity at the industrial scale. This happens because large-scale processes cause microorganisms to mutate, creating cell-to-cell variation as cells prioritize their survival …
Precision Fermentation Firm Liberation Labs Secures $50.5M to Scale Production
Liberation Labs has closed a $50.5 million convertible note round, bringing its total raised capital for this financing effort to $75 million. This latest investment includes $31.5 million in new funding and $19 million from insider bridge notes raised earlier in 2024. Key investors in the round include NEOM Investment Fund (NIF), Galloway Limited, and Meach Cove Capital, alongside existing backers Agronomics, New Agrarian Capital, and Siddhi Capital. The funding …
Investment Climate Podcast: Steven Lockyer of Inform Ag, How to Get Funded in 2025
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding alt proteins in 2024 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. Episode 15: Inform Ag In this …
Nova Scotia Expands Precision Fermentation Hub with $1M Investment
The Government of Nova Scotia is investing over 1 million Canadian dollars to expand the capabilities of the Verschuren Centre’s fermentation plant in Cape Breton, aiming to enhance automation, support additional clients, and create skilled jobs in the biomanufacturing sector. With a contribution of $1,055,000 from the province’s Community Economic Development Fund, the Verschuren Centre will increase its client capacity from 40 to 50, allowing it to accommodate more advanced …