Latam AgriFoodTech Investment Report - 2023 New!
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Latin America AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2023
The inaugural Latin American AgriFoodTech Investment Report released by AgFunder, in collaboration with SP Ventures, Alianza Team, BASF and Cibersons, details $7.3 billion of investment in the sector since 2018.
In 2022, agrifoodtech startups, innovating from farm to fork, raised $1.7 billion in funding, an increase from under $1 billion in 2018 but a 39% decline on record-breaking 2021 investment levels, in line with the global venture capital pullback.
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NEW REPORT: VCs are underinvesting in Latin America agrifoodtech. Fintech and conservation tech could change thatAFN, by Jennifer Marston
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AFN Industry News
Bunge could join agricultural ‘big leagues’ via proposed merger with ViterraAFN, by Jennifer Marston
Meatless Farm exec: ‘The business has unfortunately made all the teams redundant’AFN, by Elaine Watson
UPSIDE Foods COO gets USDA green light for ‘cell-cultivated chicken’ label, targets ‘conflicted carnivores’AFN, by Elaine Watson
AFN Funding News
Cultivated meat startup Higher Steaks raises $30 million series A, rebrands as ‘Uncommon’AFN, by Elaine Watson
Number 8 Bio raises $1.2m for novel enteric methane reduction technologyAFN, by Elaine Watson
The Week in AgriFoodTech: HUNGRY bags $10m, USDA greenlights cultivated chicken labels, making leather from beerAFN, by Jennifer Marston
How the Croptix platform is changing plant nutrition and disease monitoringAFN, by guest contributor John Kempf
AFN Interviews, Opinions and Analysis
🎥 Verb Biotics: Next gen ‘precision biotics’ will deliver ‘measurable effects that consumers can feel’AFN, by Elaine Watson
Meet the founder: Tawi Fresh’s Cherotich Rutto on empowering women and youth through agribusinessAFN, by Jennifer Marston
People moves: Ag CEO leads Bill Gates-backed rice venture, new CEO for Oatley, chef Marcus Samuelsson joins Aleph FarmsAFN, by Jennifer Marston
What We're Reading
Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’The Guardian
The planet can’t sustain rapid growth much longerWired
EPA sued over pesticide-coated seeds' 'devastating impacts' on US wildlifeThe Guardian
America has a chance to make farming more climate-friendly$ The New York Times
US producer inflation subsides as energy, food prices dropReuters
Opinion | America has a chance to make farming more climate-friendly$ The New York Times
'We can't sell yogurts and save the planet'The Future Market substack
Why we could all be wearing seaweed one dayVogue
In Case You Missed It
🎥 Could fruit flies give microbes a run for their money? Future Fields thinks outside the fermentation tankAFN, by Elaine Watson
Nium raises $3m seed round from AgFunder, DCVC to eliminate Haber-Bosch from ammonia productionAFN, by Jennifer Marston
Cultivated meat: Foodtech fantasy or the future of meat? ‘None of this stuff makes any commercial sense until everyone’s eating it’AFN, by Elaine Watson
Plant cell culture deep dive: As cracks emerge in botanical supply chains, ‘It’s a huge space to watch’AFN, by Elaine Watson
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