Investment Climate Podcast: Charles Pontvianne of planetary Shares How to Get Funded in 2026
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2026 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 …
Formo’s Precision-Fermented Casein Enters Active FDA GRAS Review
Food technology company Formo has announced that its recombinant casein, co-developed with Belgian biotech firm Those Vegan Cowboys, is now under active FDA GRAS review. The company claims it is the first precision-fermented casein to reach this stage in the United States, with a no-questions letter expected later this year. Alongside the announcement, Formo has launched a US subsidiary, Formo Foods Inc., and appointed Rx Food Ingredients, LLC as its …
Investment Climate Podcast: Jonas von den Driesch of SHIFT Invest Shares How to Get Funded in 2026
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2026 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 …
Biospringer Adds Bacterial Fermentation Capabilities with PTX Food Corp IP Deal
Biospringer by Lesaffre has acquired selected intellectual property and technology from PTX Food Corp, a US-based food ingredient manufacturer focused on bacteria fermentation. The deal extends Biospringer’s capabilities beyond its established yeast fermentation portfolio into non-yeast fermented solutions. The acquisition includes selected assets related to PTX Food Corp’s Bioenhance product line. Biospringer plans to transfer the acquired technology and equipment into its existing global plant network. “At Biospringer, we are …
Big Idea Ventures Backs Five Startups Targeting Cost and Scalability in Food Biotech
New York-based foodtech investor Big Idea Ventures has announced 5 new additions to its Global Food Innovation Fund II (GFIF II), with the latest cohort spanning fermentation, plant cell biomanufacturing, cold chain stabilization, bioactive delivery, and enzyme-based extraction. The five companies come from four countries: Argentina, France, Mexico, and the United States, and each receives a $200,000 investment package alongside access to the fund’s accelerator network of mentors, R&D resources, …
GFI’s 2026 State of the Industry Reports Detail Mixed Year for Alternative Proteins Across All Three Sectors
The Good Food Institute (GFI) has published its 2026 State of the Industry report series, providing a comprehensive overview of the plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated meat sectors in 2025. The reports cover commercial activity, investment flows, scientific developments, and regulatory progress across each sector. While the funding environment tightened across all three categories in 2025, GFI’s analysis points to continued technical and commercial progress, with cost reductions, regulatory milestones, and …
An Update from vegconomist
Dear readers, supporters, and partners, You may have noticed that things have been quiet here over the past few days. Behind this isn’t a simple decision, but one that has required a great deal of thought and effort: we have had to pause our daily operations for now. This step wasn’t an easy one, but it was necessary to ensure the future of vegconomist. Since our founding in 2018, we’ve …
Data & Insights on New Production Facilities in the Alternative Protein Industry Globally
The fourth quarter of 2025 saw significant expansion in the alternative protein infrastructure, with ten new production and innovation facilities. The data in this article, compiled by Nicholas Dahl, founder and CEO of Alternative Proteins Global, showcases 10 new production facilities in the alternative protein industry in Q4 2025 detailing technology (plant-based, fermentation, cultivated, other), and geography (city, country), and provides links to further reporting. In the plant-based sector, dsm-firmenich unveiled its …
Op Ed: Annina Winkler – Rethinking Food Production: The Emerging Promise of Cell Cultivation
Annina Winkler is Senior Investment Manager – AgriFood & Packaging at Emerald Technology Ventures. She is a sector specialist focusing on food, agriculture and sustainability. Within the sector, she performs sourcing, evaluation and due diligence of investment opportunities. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from ETH Zurich. In this op-ed, Annina explores how plant and animal cell cultivation technologies are reshaping the future of food production, highlighting their …
AI in Cultivated Meat Market to See Rapid Growth, Reaching $573.45M by 2035
According to a new report by Towards FnB, the global AI in cultivated meat market was worth $54.65 million in 2025 and is expected to reach $573.45 million by 2035. This represents a CAGR of 26.5%. The research finds that the adoption of artificial intelligence across cell-line development, growth media optimization, and bioprocess automation is playing a critical role in advancing commercial-scale cultivated meat production. It is also contributing to …