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No beats, just bites! 🎧🍽️ As the #ADE crowd clears out, it's time for the food-tech innovators to take over Amsterdam! Our venture partner Tijl Hoefnagels will be stepping into the spotlight at the The Future of Protein Production event, joining the panel at the Food-Tech Lightning Pitch Session. Tijl will be joined by Claire Smith (Beyond Impact VC) and Floor Buitelaar (Bright Green Partners) to hear bold pitches from food-tech startups and tackle some key questions: 💸 Price Parity is Everything – Will consumers pay more for sustainable proteins, or is cost control the real key to scaling? 📜 Regulation: Friend or Foe? – Are new rules like the Green Deal empowering growth or holding things back? 👥 Building Strong Teams – How are startups managing fast growth while keeping their teams strong? If you're attending and up for a chat, drop us or Tijl a DM – let's share a protein bar and talk about the future of food-tech! 🍫🚀 #impact #impactinvesting #food #tech #agri #foodinnovation

🧜♂️ Meet, the trailblazing Co-founder & CEO Zac Austin who is holding down Pacifico Biolabs. 🌊This Berlin-based team harnesses the power of bio-mass fermentation to develop sustainable seafood alternatives using mycelium and micro algae, emphasizing the importance of using up-cycled waste and proprietary technology for cost-effective and sustainable production. Nutritionally, their products exceed conventional seafood such as cod or salmon in both protein and omega-3. They are developing whole-muscle structures for fish alternatives, although its tech can be used to create a range of meat analogs as well as in functional food applications. 💡Fun Fact: Global demand for seafood is forecasted to double by 2050. 💼 Snapshot of Zac: 👉Earned his Master's in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge 👉Worked as a strategy consultant at Mckinsey 👉Served for the cabinet office as the Assistant Director, COVID-19 Taskforce 👉Head of Special Projects at Razor Group After being a non-meat eater for years and making consistent food compromises to lead the charge in food tech, Zac shares his excitement for the future: “I'm very excited for the development and maturation over the next 10-20 years of many of the technologies that will make it so much easier for consumers and corporations to make the right choices for the world. Removing green premiums (financial or otherwise) is what will create the momentum to drive real change.” 🚀 Join us as we delve into Zac’s story and a whole lot more! We discuss the interconnectedness of climate action and food systems, the need for practical solutions that address the emotional and taboo nature of food in the climate conversation, and both the challenges and opportunities in the development of seafood alternatives. Stay tuned to discover how Pacifico Labs is navigating new waters to transform the alternative seafood sector 🌊 Subscribe HERE: https://lnkd.in/g2A9uNFY #climatetech #startups #earthfirst #foodtech #innovation #technology #sustainability #leadership #entrepenuer#founders #climatechange

Rob Appleby will be attending the World Agri-Food Tech Innovation Summit on the 30th September 2024.   Join Rob at 5:15pm, where he will be on a panel discussing “Seizing Opportunities: Strategic Moves in the Evolving AgTech Funding Landscape”. He will be joined on the panel by Alexander Corbacho, Rogier Pieterse, Anne-Valérie Bach and Eduardo Mufarej.   Chaired by Adam Anders, the panel will address the following questions:   In the past year, the agtech sector has undergone substantial consolidation. What challenges are arising in both public and private investments? How is this impacting early and later stage start-ups? How are start-ups and investors engaging with innovative strategies like roll-ups and partnerships? Where are the unique opportunities for growth and expansion through this process? What is the trajectory for the future of agtech investment? How do VCs view the current landscape and investment opportunities, and where do we see promising signs of sustained growth and recovery in the sector?

Who is going to F&A Next? Tomorrow Rosemari is joining thought leaders, innovators, founders, and fellow investors in Wageningen for two days packed of agrifood networking. 👋 Connect with her and ask about what 15+ years in investment roles have taught her, her experiences with extreme sports, and what it was like growing up on an (almost) self-sustaining farm. 👩🌾 #F&ANext #cvc #futurefood #impactinvesting

See you at the Symposium Panel: Food Waste Diversion Strategies (Nov 6, 3:35-4:20PM). Panel focus: Innovative approaches and practical solutions aimed at reducing food waste are emerging across the supply chain, minimizing strain on landfills, promoting sustainability, and building a more resilient food system for the future. This discussion focuses on the impact of these new approaches and technologies and what’s needed to encourage wider adoption.  Grow-NY @grow_ny

We launched the Generation Food Rural Partners fund here at Big Idea Ventures to do the hard things. Taking actual supply chain challenges in the agriculture and food industries and solving them. We achieve that by commercializing breakthrough technologies developed at research universities and institutes. But we don't just stop there. Our commitment extends to creating new businesses in rural US communities, generating living wage jobs, and fueling economic growth. This initiative marks our first impact level. The second level? Introducing innovative technologies that replace harmful products, positively impacting the environment. Curious to learn more? Explore our fund and the impressive portfolio of companies we support. #BigIdeaVentures #FoodTech #Sustainability #Innovation #Impact Andrew D Ive Frank Klemens Emily Linett Elsa Swanson Sareen Van N. Truskett Bill Arnold

It’s been a grim couple of years for foodtech investment, with the whole segment, fairly or unfairly, often judged by the performance of some high-profile alt protein players that have burned through huge amounts of money with little to show for it. So where do we go from here? What we need, argued Mary McCarthy at Sofinnova Partners at last week's Future Food-Tech conference in London, "is exits… not only for food, but for agriculture, because what has happened is all the capital is stuck where it is, so our LPS cannot reinvest…" The challenge, said James Caffyn at Lever VC, is that “Most of the capital that came into the space in 2021, 2022, was generalist capital, and a lot of it lost money, and therefore those people are not going to come back until there is more proof that you can make money from the space. “We’ve seen a few exits, but we haven’t seen many where the acquirer or the public via an IPO have been successful.” That said, there is “no lack of quality deal flow out there and still quite some dry powder as well,” said Laurent Vermer, partner at Kharis Capital, who noted that that the funding winter currently engulfing the agrifoodtech sector won’t last forever. “It’s a period of cleansing and resetting after some excess, and from my point of view, there are signs that we’re moving towards spring, but it’s going to be a long spring, and I’m not sure the summer will be as lush as the previous one.” Thanks also to Andrew D Ive at Big Idea Ventures for chatting with me on camera at the sidelines of the event on everything from where we are in the current downcycle to who will fund #cultivatedmeat (check out our video tomorrow for this particular segment of the chat)... Read the full article here via AgFunder News: https://shorturl.at/0fxad #foodtech #foodtechinvesting #innovation #foodinnovation #investing Future Food-Tech Rethink Events

We are excited to be part of this collaborative effort to accelerate innovation in agtech.  Unlocking innovation in the Americas is key to moving the needle on global food security and climate change. https://lnkd.in/eHhNMzEx

What an incredible workshop we had on "Partnering in Ecosystems"! It was the perfect complement to the Accelerator program "Fastlane," organized by Foodvalley NL and Invest-NL. Together with Mirjam Ros, whose extensive expertise is in Partnerships, Innovation, and IP, and leveraging my background in the Food Industry and Business Development, we took the time to dive deep into #PartnershipStrategies in relation to #Ecosystems and #Innovation. It was inspiring to see how all these companies—each in their own way—are driving change in the #FoodIndustry and working towards a more sustainable future. During this workshop we explored how #CollaborativeInnovation and #JointValueProposition are essential for long-term success and growth. Key discussions revolved around crucial topics like: - How to identify when a partner is a good fit - In which phase of innovation to engage a partner - What to establish before starting a partnership - The balance between open and closed innovation and partnership strategies Start-ups and scale-ups often face numerous opportunities that pop up along their growth journey. However, there's a critical balance between seizing opportunities on the go and consciously choosing the right partners with intention and strategy. Balancing intention with enthusiasm and optimism can be challenging, but key for #SustainableGrowth. We wrapped up the day by outlining a simple three-step plan to apply the insights and frameworks to build effective, strategic partnerships that can create new markets and ecosystems. A big thank you to everyone who participated for their insights, passion, and contributions. Special thanks to Minerve Vicente for the preparation and organization of this masterclass. It was a pleasure to be part of it! #collaborativeinnovation 🤝 Phycom Pablo Pena Willem Kuijsten MaGie Creations Madeleine Gielens Saia Agrobotics Ruud Barth PrimeJack®️ & FiberFoods Paul Schoenmakers Rik Hendriks Vivici Simon Penfold Stephan van Sint Fiet Marcel Wubbolts

We are excited to be part of this collaborative effort to accelerate innovation in agtech.  Unlocking innovation in the Americas is key to moving the needle on global food security and climate change. https://lnkd.in/eHhNMzEx