Alternative Protein

The company still needs regulatory approval from the USDA to sell its products but it is now one step closer to realizing that goal.

Cell-cultured meat fundraising rose to $1.38bn in 2021, up from $60m in 2019, as Agronomics backs the tech to leave plant-based behind.

Adoption of cultured meat and precision fermentation dairy ‘will start very slowly and then go boom’, Agronomics co-founder Anthony Chow says.

Cell-cultured fish start-up says it will be able to hit price parity with natural fish products when its 140,000 sq ft facility becomes operational in 2027.

The Paris-based firm will target sectors including robotics, specialty ingredients and carbon farming for its follow-on vehicle.

Helen Crowley, managing director at Pollination, outlines how the public and private sector need to work together to ensure the Nature Restoration Law proposals become a reality.

From intriguing fund launches to clear indications as to which sectors in the agri space are attracting the most capital – find out which stories have received the most interest.

The Colorado-based agtech start-up also attracted investment from restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill's new $50m venture fund Cultivate Next.

Boston Consulting Group predicts that an 11% market share for alt-proteins by 2035 would be ‘equal to decarbonizing 95% of the aviation industry.’

Synthesis Capital – founded by two former VC investors at Jeremy Coller’s family office – has raised $300m for its debut alternative protein venture fund.