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๐จ๐ญ๐ง BE WTR, a Swiss startup, raised โฌ40M for its home and foodservice solutions to provide high-quality water.
๐ซ Blue Stripes, an American startup, raised $20M (notably from Hershey) for its products that use upcycled cacao shells, fruits and beans.
๐ฟย ๐ฆ Algiecel, a Danish startup, raised โฌ6.5M to scale its microalgae-based carbon capture technology (which turns them into valuable by-products such as omega-3 and proteins).
๐ง๐ช๐ฆ Biotalys, a Belgian agtech startup, raised โฌ15M to advance its bio-fungicide and biopesticide solutions.
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๐ต๐ฑย ๐ Protรฉine Resources, a Polish startup, raised โฌ1.36M for its insect-based animal feed.
๐ง๐ฉย ๐พ Agroshift, a Bangladeshi startup, raised $1.8M for its digital marketplace connecting farmers to buyers.
๐บ๐ธย ๐ญ Liberation Labs, an American startup, raised an additional $3.5M for its fermentation-based food production facilities.
๐จ๐ญ๐ฅฉ Sallea, a Swiss startup, raised โฌ2.6M for its plant-based scaffolds for cultivated meat and whole cuts.
๐บ๐ธ๐ Agtonomy, an American startup, raised $32.8M for its ย autonomous solutions for farming equipment.
๐ฉ๐ฐย ๐ง BeMakers, a Danish startup, raised โฌ3.5M for its European distribution platform for alcohol brands.
๐ฆ๐บ๐ The Aussie Plant-Based Co, an Australian plant-based food startup (which was already the result of a merger of two brands), is liquidating due to financial struggles.