π«π·Β πΌ Loop Dee, a French startup, raised 1.8β¬M for its quick pathogen analysis tool dedicated to the food industry.
πΊπΈΒ πΒ Beyond Meat (one of the plant-based industry leaders, often considered an indicator for the overall industry) has again downgraded its annual revenue forecast and announced that it would lay off 19% of its non-production workforce.
πΊπΈΒ π§¬Β 23andMe, a leading genetic analysis startup, received $300M of funding from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Beyond funding, GSK will gain exclusive access to the startupβs DNA database to develop new treatments for diseases linked to genetic mutations.
π³π±Β π£ In Ovo, a Netherlands-based startup raised $42M for its technology determining the sex of hatching eggs. This combination of tech-enhanced profitability for hatcheries (previously, humans had to determine the sex of hatching eggs) and focus on animal welfare seems to be a winning approach.
π©πͺΒ π Tupu, a German startup, raised $3.2M for its indoor mushroom production.
πΊπΈπ§¬ Triplebar, a US-based startup, raised $20M for its platform optimising biomanufacturing, notably for products made through precision fermentation and cellular agriculture.
π²π½πΎ Verqor, a Mexican startup, raised $7.5M to offer loans to farmers, allowing them to get supplies such as inputs and pay with harvests.
π©π°π± Bioomix, a Danish startup, raised β¬6.7M for its innovative microbial solutions for farmers, aiming to replace pesticides, antibiotics, and synthetic fertilisers in agriculture.
