Regulatory shifts and competitive spirit: drivers of market disruption
From plastics and packaging to the competitive spirit of startup funding, this weekly roundup explores the headlines in disruptive technology and industrial transformation.
From plastics and packaging to the competitive spirit of startup funding, this weekly roundup explores the headlines in disruptive technology and industrial transformation.
Solein, a novel protein ingredient made from thin air and electricity, is approaching commercialisation following its first official sampling in Singapore.
Founded by Marco Perlman, Bruno Schrappe and Aline Azevedo towards the end of 2022, Aravita is developing a technological solution to reduce the burden of food waste. Having recently closed a $2.5 million fundraising round led by Qualcomm Ventures, the Brazilian startup has ambitions for global expansion.
Based in Chicago, US, Aqua Cultured Foods uses its proprietary fermentation technology to produce sustainable seafood substitutes.
Biotechnology company Triplebar and cultivated seafood platform company Umami Meats have partnered to come up with solutions to cultivate Japanese eel.
Canadian startup New School Foods has developed a proprietary platform to create whole-cut, plant-based salmon that starts raw and cooks like wild fish.
US-based startup Planetarians has raised a $6 million seed II round to fund commercial production of its patented, whole-cut, plant-based protein based on just two ingredients.
Canadian startup New School Foods has developed a method to produce whole-cut, plant-based salmon that looks like the real thing. It has also raised $12 million in seed funding.
Four startups have been chosen as the winners of 2022’s Global FoodTech Challenge and will share $2 million in prize money to expand their businesses within the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
German food-tech startup Project Eaden, a developer of new fibre technology to produce ultra-realistic plant-based meat, has extended its seed round to €10.1 million.