12 FoodTech news to know this week (2024 โ€“ week #43)

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ’ง BE WTR, a Swiss startup, raised โ‚ฌ40M for its home and foodservice solutions to provide high-quality water.

๐Ÿซ Blue Stripes, an American startup, raised $20M (notably from Hershey) for its products that use upcycled cacao shells, fruits and beans.

๐ŸŒฟย ๐Ÿฆ  Algiecel, a Danish startup, raised โ‚ฌ6.5M to scale its microalgae-based carbon capture technology (which turns them into valuable by-products such as omega-3 and proteins).

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿฆ  Biotalys, a Belgian agtech startup, raised โ‚ฌ15M to advance its bio-fungicide and biopesticide solutions.

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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑย ๐Ÿœ Protรฉine Resources, a Polish startup, raised โ‚ฌ1.36M for its insect-based animal feed.

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉย ๐ŸŒพ Agroshift, a Bangladeshi startup, raised $1.8M for its digital marketplace connecting farmers to buyers.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย ๐Ÿญ Liberation Labs, an American startup, raised an additional $3.5M for its fermentation-based food production facilities.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿฅฉ Sallea, a Swiss startup, raised โ‚ฌ2.6M for its plant-based scaffolds for cultivated meat and whole cuts.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿšœ Agtonomy, an American startup, raised $32.8M for its ย autonomous solutions for farming equipment.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐย ๐Ÿงƒ BeMakers, a Danish startup, raised โ‚ฌ3.5M for its European distribution platform for alcohol brands.

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ” 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.

 

 

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