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🌱 Discover the Untapped Potential of Agrifood Tech! Despite a significant increase in agrifood-focused VC funds - from just 42 in 2013 to over 280 now - this innovative sector still represents a mere 2% of global investments. As our world grapples with climate change, scarce resources, and evolving food demands, the need for tech-driven solutions in agriculture and food is undeniable. Yet, as Roberto Viton from Valoral Advisors highlights, the journey ahead is fraught with challenges, predicting a tough year for the industry. Join the conversation on why agrifood tech deserves more than a sliver of the investment pie and how it could be the key to a sustainable future. #AgrifoodTech #VentureCapital #SustainableInvesting #Agtech #FoodInnovation

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🌿 70% of global deforestation is linked to the food industry 🌿 Yet over 30% of this food chain is wasted 🌿 It is responsible for up to a third of all greenhouse gasses Newtree Impact is a sustainable impact fund - they invest in promising scaleups that provide direct technological solutions to strengthen the food chain, while improving its environmental impact. CUBIQ FOODS are a proud part of the Food Tech pillar - Developing technologies to make the food chain more sustainable 🌱 #ImpactInvestment  #Sustainability  #Innovation  #FoodTech https://lnkd.in/eW4WDHaQ

The AgFunder GROW SEARCH IS ON(!!!) for #startups to apply for the fifth cohort of the AgFunder GROW #impact #Accelerator! #Applynow ⏰ before 25 February 2024!!! #startup #agtech #agritech #foodtech #climatetech #aquaculture #biotech #synbio #climateaction #sustainability #precisionfermentation #biomaterials #functionalnutrition #functionalingredients #ai #digitaltransformation #generativeai #digitaltwins #alternativeproteins #bioprocessing #regenerativeagriculture #supplychaininnovation #decarbonization #wastetovalue #valorisation #moonshot #venturecapital

Applications are now open for agrifoodtech founders to join the fifth cohort of the AgFunder GROW Impact Accelerator. [Disclosure: AgFunder is the parent company of AgFunderNews.] As part of GROW’s 2024 program, which kicks off in April, 10 founders will receive a $100,000 cash investment from AgFunder, introductions to its global network of co-investors, and mentorship and support from Singapore-based agrifoodtech accelerator, GROW, over a five-month period. GROW is particularly interested in hearing from startups innovating in areas including, but not limited to: - Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation - Carbon market solutions - Food production optimization and waste valorization - Food science, functional ingredients production and bioprocess technologies - Precision agriculture and aquaculture technologies - Sustainable biomaterials (including packaging) Think you have what it takes? Get more details here: https://lnkd.in/gekihrFU) and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gEafKpuZ

As we gather steam in the New Year, our search is on for startups to apply for the fifth cohort of the AgFunder GROW Impact Accelerator! As always, our focus is on technologies we believe have the greatest potential to drive transformative change across our global agrifood system. This year we’ve identified six such focus areas (see image). Reflecting on the recent #cop28 summit and its Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems & Climate Action (https://lnkd.in/gMSf75h5), it got me thinking about which of our focus areas might deliver the most promising, impactful solutions to the complex interplay between food systems and climate change. For my money, the ‘carbon market solutions’ category, while broad-based, has great potential to shift the needle on climate change and shape a more resilient food system. Decarbonisation is obviously top of mind for many corporations and indeed investors today. For that reason, I’d expect startups developing unique products or employing innovative business models in this space to receive strong interest... Having said that, there's not yet a clear and definitive framework for carbon markets, so the challenge is on for startups to demonstrate clear regulation, standardization, and transparency frameworks, without which investors will be understandably cautious about directing funds. ‘Carbon solutions’ tends to be a bit of a catch-all, and within this vertical one of the areas I think we should be looking at more closely is the upstream “agbiotech” arena; in particular, the ability to leverage novel biotechnologies to engineer plants and inputs along the agricultural value chain to function better, grow stronger, and perhaps sequester carbon in the process? I’d love to hear which of our focus categories you feel will achieve the most bang for the agrifoodtech investment buck in pursuit of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  Are you the startup we’re looking for? Apply for the AgFunder GROW Impact Accelerator by 25 Feb: https://lnkd.in/gD6SeJ99 #goGROW #agrifoodtech #agbiotech #investment #innovation #carbon #climate #impact

It's alarming yet enlightening to understand the environmental implications tied to our food industry and an honor for CUBIQ FOODS to be associated with Newtree Impact. We’re committed to driving change through innovation, addressing waste, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Our alternative fat solutions are not just about offering healthier options but are rooted in a comprehensive approach to sustainability. Let’s together transform the food chain into a bastion of environmental resilience! 🌍💪 #EcoFriendly #SustainableFoodChain #CUBIQImpact

Excited to have joined forces with over 20 forward-thinking VCs in FoodHack's Investor Predictions Article to share our priorities for the year ahead here at ICL PLANET Startup Hub. This year, we're on the brink of transformative shifts in several sectors, and here are the areas I'm most enthusiastic about: 1️⃣ 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Transforming captured carbon into sustainable resources, paving the way for a revolutionary approach to environmental stewardship. 2️⃣ 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: AI is reshaping agrifood, merging ancient farming wisdom with futuristic tech to revolutionize food production and security. 3️⃣ 𝐈𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐭: Redefining the food ecosystem, focusing on optimizing ingredients for cultivated meat to foster a sustainable protein supply chain. I highly suggest diving into all the predictions here as each spark thought-provoking conversations. It's collaborations and dialogues like these that will pave the way for a more sustainable, innovative future. Dive in here>> https://lnkd.in/eBQdZM2E #FoodTech #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #FoodTechStartup #2024Trends #AgTech #AgriFoodTech

Food systems require urgent and profound transformation to become sustainable, both in Europe and worldwide. #Innovation plays a pivotal role in transforming today’s food systems into ones that are economically and socially feasible, and sustainable within planetary boundaries. But innovation at scale and speed needs to be catalysed by a robust agrifood community. 🌱 We need industry-leading corporates, research centres & game-changing startups to work together to achieve a net-zero, resilient and transparent #FoodSystem. 🤝🌎 All have a key role to play in financing and supporting the next phase in scaling the many impactful ideas. How do we engage institutional capital and the food industry to help bring new #FoodInnovations to market? 🤔   At #VentureSummit23 we'll explore the gaps, opportunities and stories of successful collaborations: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dTucNvhQ #FoodTech #ImprovingFoodTogether

🌿 70% of global deforestation is linked to the food industry, yet over 30% of this food chain is wasted and it alone is responsible for up to a third of all greenhouse gases. This alarming realization drove me, as an entrepreneur, to launch Newtree Impact, a sustainable impact fund. We invest in promising and innovative startups and scaleups that provide direct technological solutions to strengthen the food chain while improving its environmental impact. We focus on three main pillars: - FoodTech: Developing technologies to make the food chain more sustainable. - AgriTech: Creating technological solutions for better food production. - Food Loss: Preventing food waste. And this is just the beginning! Many thanks to LN24 and Pierre Hermant for inviting me to share this exciting journey on #SuccessStories alongside Olivia Van Hellemont, Benoît van den Hove, Ann Vandeplas, and Ewbank de Wespin Hubert. LN24: https://lnkd.in/eY9AWUjs 🌱 #ImpactInvestment #Sustainability #Innovation #FoodTech #AgriTech