Upcycled Food Innovator Anina Announces US$3.3M Seed Round and Product Launch - vegcono...
Israeli food tech Anina announces a US$3.3M SAFE round and the launch of its ready-to-go plant-based meals made with upcycled vegetables.
Bacon jam maker launches equity crowdfunding campaign
TBJ Gourmet to expand use of upcycled ingredients in new product development.
MycoTechnology raises $85M for innovation and international expansion
MARCH 2022 - In its Series E round, the fermented mushroom ingredient giant received money from the venture arms of Griffith Foods, Tyson Foods, Bunge, Continental Grain and Maple Leaf Foods.
ReFED and Upcycled Food Association launch Food Waste Funder Circle
DECEMBER 2021 - The Food Waste Funder Circle offers a curated platform for education, collaboration and investment to close the gap in capital needed to reach the national goal to reduce food waste by 50 percent by 2030.
Cold Brew and Cascara Drink Maker Riff Lands $2.5 Million Seed Round
NOVEMBER 2021 - Bend, Oregon-based coffee drink maker Riff has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round with investments from 35 parties, including 2-time NFL Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis and former Anheuser-Bu…
European Innovation Council Grants Kaffe Bueno €2.5 Mn to Build The World’s 1st Coffee Biorefinery
OCTOBER 2021 - The European Innovation Council has approved a €2.5 Million grant for Kaffe Bueno through their EIC Accelerator program.
Grounded Foods Eyes EU Market for Its Novel Dairy-Free Cheese With $2.5M Pre-Seed Raise
OCTOBER 2021 - Grounded Foods has raised $2.5 million in pre-Series A funding, which will help to bring its dairy-free cheese to Europe.
Spudsy Bags $3.3M to Turn 'Ugly' Sweet Potatoes into Snacks - VC Fast Pitch
SEPT 2021 - Spudsy, a brand that upcycles imperfect sweet potatoes and turns them into plant-based snacks, announced Thursday that it raised $3.3 million in Series A funding in a round led by KarpReilly and Stage 1 Fund. With the new funding, the company has raised a total of $6.5 million since the company was […]
Agricycle Global, Impact-Driven Food Startup, Raises Series Seed Round
SEPTEMBER 2021 - Agricycle Global, an innovative “landless” ingredient upcycling startup, announced the close of its two-part $2.4M Series Seed funding round.
Single ingredient plant-based meat start-up launches fund raise: ‘We have done the hard work… Now we feel ready to move further’
SEPTEMBER 2021 - Planetarians – a clean label, zero waste, zero emissions, plant-based ingredient start-up – is launching a WeFunder crowd-investing campaign to accelerate growth.
Food Waste Start-up Agricycle Global Raises $2.4M Seed Round
SEPTEMBER 2021 - Agricycle Global, a food and agriculture waste start-up based in Wisconsin, announced this week that it has raised a two-part seed round totaling $2.4 million. The round was led by MaSa Partners an…
Comet Bio Raises $22M Series C for its Upcycled Ingredients
JULY 2021 - Comet Bio, which manufactures various ingredients through upcycling, announced today that it has completed its Series C with an initial close of $22 million. The round was led by Open Prairie, the …
Upcycled Dried Snacks Company RIND Closes $6.1 Million Series A Led By Valor Siren Ventures
JUNE 2021 - “There needs to be significant investment in upcycled brands and processing infrastructure,” Moore said, noting how The Ugly Co. has raised $700,000 in total from investors, including PE firm Value Creation Strategies, to date.
Planted: Gullspång Re:food Invests In Swiss Pea, Oats & Upcycled Sunflowers Plant-Based Meat Company
JUNE 2021 - After closing its Series A round with approx. US$18.1M, plant-based meat startup Planted has received an investment from Gullspång Re:food.
Take Two Launches Its Barleymilk Nationwide At Sprouts Farmers Market - BevNET.com
June 2021 - Take Two, an upcycled foods company creating second chances for people and the planet, is honored to announce that Take Two Barleymilk is now available at Sprouts Farmers Market nationwide.
ICA Accelerates Upcycling Leader, Renewal Mill, with $250,000 Investment - Restaurant Newswire
May 2021 - Award-winning food upcycling leader, Renewal Mill, is the latest company to join ICA‘s investment portfolio. The company just closed on a new $250,000 investment from ICA‘s Growth Fund, as part of its most recent $1M funding round.
Imperfect Foods attracts $110MM in investments
February 2021 - Imperfect Foods the leader in the sustainable online grocery space, today announced its Series D commitment will total $110M, a $15M increase from the previously-announced January commitment.
Outcast Foods secures $10M financing led by District Ventures
February 2021 - Outcast Foods receives investment to combat food waste and promote sustainability.
Atomo Coffee raises $9M and will build a Seattle roastery for its molecular brew near Starbucks HQ
August 2020 - That's a lot of beans. Or, lack of beans. Seattle-based Atomo Coffee has raised $9 million in new funding to power its idea around molecular coffee that can be reverse engineered without the bean.
Milwaukee startup Agricycle raises $1.5M to make dehydrated fruit snacks
April 2020 - Agricycle Global, a Milwaukee startup and social enterprise, has closed a $1.5 million funding round to finance additional manufacturing of its zero-electricity dehydrators that make fruit products.