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MAY 26, 2022

While the New Zealand-based company is still at an early stage – it’s about halfway through its proof of concept – if Humble Bee is successful, its bioplastics are likely to make it into the sustainable textiles industry. Humble Bee, which just raised $3.2 “It’s resistant to acids and bases. .

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Of course, biotech and fintech were in there too. tied) Serán Bioscience , $200M, biotech : The big biotech raise this week went to Serán Bioscience. The cash will be used to help complete AirPlant One, the company’s first sustainable aviation fuel plant. The new valuation represents a 62% jump from its previous $1.3

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Resilience’s founders identified problems in the therapeutic manufacturing process as one of the key problems that the industry faces in bringing new treatments to market — and that hurdle is exactly what the company was founded to overcome. billion to spend on sustainability and health-focused biotech. “It

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

UMI’s decision to invest in Boost comes from our evaluation of their team, technology, and the associated market opportunities. “These are critical areas to achieve food security and promote sustainable agriculture. Boost is already working with an undisclosed biomanufacturing partner to develop its bio-fungicide.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The life sciences industry is characterized by unique challenges and complexities, requiring leaders who deeply understand scientific advancements, regulatory frameworks, and highly dynamic market conditions.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 19, 2024

A solid online presence is crucial for conveying the complexities of biotech innovations while attracting stakeholders. This article explores strategies for enhancing the impact and visibility of your biotech website, ensuring it captures and retains your audience’s attention. A clear focus on biotech website design is essential.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

At N2Growth, we approach the healthcare leadership market with a nuanced lens, drawing on decades of industry experience to ensure that leaders possess the necessary technical expertise and the resilience, strategic insight, and emotional intelligence essential for inspiring teams and shaping the future of patient care.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The industrial biotech startup is working on bringing a novel protein to market — one it says will offer a nutritious, sustainable alternative to animal-derived proteins. But if this 2017-founded Finnish startup, Solar Foods , has its way fermentation could have a very special place in the future of human food too.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

Ayeni has a similar function at Helios Digital Ventures: to spot and back disruptive startups in frontier markets, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. . What we’re trying to do from a strategy perspective is to say what sectors are large enough from an addressable market point of view and affect or impact the mass market.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The global meat substitute market was valued at $4.51 Growing up with a father who was a food marketer, Boyd Myers said she saw firsthand what eating a diet of fast-food can do to a person and was always looking for more healthy food options that also had a positive benefit for the planet. AKUA co-founder and CEO Courtney Boyd Myers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

To examine the market forces and psychology driving climate tech, we surveyed an international group of investors to learn about how they evaluate new opportunities and what they’re looking for from the entrepreneurs who approach them. We’re constructive around things like voluntary carbon markets. I think it varies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The process involves synthetic biology, deep learning and genomics tools that produce fats that are more sustainable than the current oils, like coconut, that are used in plant proteins, but also mimic animal-based analogs in terms of flavor and texture, CEO Yulin Lu told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Indeed, two of the best funded companies in the lab-grown meat market hail from The Netherlands, where Mosa Meat is being challenged by a newer upstart, Meatable , which just announced $47 million in new financing. Strategic investors like DSM, one of the largest food biotech companies in Europe should help.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

Louis, Missouri-based venture capital firm soon after completing high school, 23-year-old Williams has backed dozens of companies — with a special interest in agtech and biotech and including a couple of very large tech companies that he’s not at liberty to mention. An early win we had was with Agrible and its sale to Nutrien.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Our survey respondents think the ecosystem is strong in sustainable energy, medtech, food tech, life sciences, marketplaces, deep tech, gaming and media. The investment scene is described variously as focusing on software, clean tech, life sciences, biotech, organoids, 3D bioprinting, AI and VR/AR. Utrecht is a bit lagging.”

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Crunchbase News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

However, it wasn’t just AI that got funding in September, as biotech makes up about half the list. Candid Therapeutics , $370M, biotech: The biggest biotech raise of the month went to Candid Therapeutics. Arsenal Biosciences , $325M, biotech: South San Francisco-based Arsenal Biosciences had the next biggest biotech raise.

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Crunchbase News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In tandem, a large cohort of startups have scaled up over the past few years with offerings aimed at slowing, sustaining or even shaving years off biological age. That’s because many of the companies working on biotech breakthroughs that could increase lifespans don’t pitch themselves as longevity startups.

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Crunchbase News

JUNE 28, 2024

Formation Bio , $372M, biotech: Every week there is a big biotech raise and this week’s is really big. More and more biotech startups are using AI to help with their drug processes and investors are clearly taking note. Sidecar Health believes a free-market approach will ensure healthcare is more accessible and affordable.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We want to create a sustainable and humane process that delivers the same flavors, smell and experience in an affordable and accessible way,” he told TechCrunch. He expects to be able to go to market in 2022, pending approval from the U.S. He also sees demand for products coming from markets that eat a lot of pork, like Asia.

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Crunchbase News

JULY 12, 2024

After a quiet holiday week, investors were back in action dishing out big rounds to startups in robotics, biotech, healthcare and more. Element Biosciences , $277M, biotech: It’s hard to get through a week without a big biotech raise, and this one’s no different. based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Munich-based QOA is gearing up to be among the first to bring a chocolate product to market that is 100% cocoa free. We love chocolate, however, we realized that there are some sustainability risks and wanted to do something about it so we can still have it in the future.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Sales of plant-based alternatives, like dairy and meat, are surging in the global market , and Perfeggt wants to do the same for the egg. Backers in the round include EVIG Group, Stray Dog Capital, E2JDJ, Tet Ventures, Good Seed Ventures, Sustainable Food Ventures and Shio Capital. Today, the company announced it raised $2.8

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Crunchbase News

MAY 7, 2024

Large fundings were also raised by several deeptech and energy sustainability companies: electric vehicle developer Hozon ; solar provider Pine Gate Renewables ; and quantum computing company PsiQuantum. Top sectors Biotech and healthcare was the leading sector by funding amount in April. Companies in that space raised $5.7

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The venture market was down 38% last year as investors continued to reel back their funding with money becoming more expensive and liquidity options drying up. With its cash-intensive research and long product-to-market lead time, it usually is not attractive to investors in a down market where cash is king.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

We want to change the food industry in a way that we make food sustainable, nutritious and deliver it at no cost to our dearest animals, in our case, the bees,” he told TechCrunch. MeliBio will produce honey in three shifts, 365 days per year and make it a price parody with honey on the market.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

It’s been a big two years for biotech investors. But I think more of it is that some major theses in the markets are being proven out,” he says. . This new approach, ideally, would help the market pivot away from sunscreens that have been shown to harm the environment, particularly coral reefs and other marine life. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2021

Alongside the funding, the company is also bringing on a number of key senior executives, including Claire Vo (formerly of Optimizely) as chief product officer, Emily Reuter (formerly of Uber, where she played a key role in its IPO process) as VP of Strategy and Operations, and Ashley Chandler (formerly of Stripe) as VP of Marketing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

It’s worth acknowledging that there is a sizeable element of marketing magicianship to this announcement. But at the same time, it’s also a promotional campaign for cultured meat in general, and the role it could play in creating a sustainable protein source that doesn’t involve killing animals.

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Crunchbase News

MARCH 26, 2025

By Anas Nader With signs indicating that 2025 will finally bring the upswing in M&A the market has long been predicting, many management teams (and their investors) will be looking to pursue a buy and build strategy this year. For founders who are used to being in sales mode, the pivot to being a buyer can be a tricky gear change.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

While countless companies are developing alternative and more sustainable ways for humans to get their protein fixes such as through lab-grown meat , others are tackling the underlying problem from a different angle by exploring new ways of fostering the traditional meat and fish populace through insect protein. InnovaFeed at work.

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Crunchbase News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Every company wants to increase revenue and find new revenue streams, so clearly FTV sees a growing market for the Denver-based startup’s platform. tied) Accent Therapeutics , $75M, biotech: Another week, another big biotech round. Founded in 2012, the company has now raised $104 million, per Crunchbase.

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Capgemini

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Sustainable technology: A competitive advantage for businesses Greg Bentham 03 Sept 2024 Facebook Twitter Linkedin The strategic imperative of sustainable technology In today’s fast-paced business environment, sustainable technology isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s a strategic imperative. Behavioral r esistance : Change is hard.

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

Ashkenazi Otmazgin expects these products to hit the market in 2023. She also claims the market potential for functional ingredients is huge, about $22 billion per year. Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time? Helping to accelerate the products is a new $3.2 million seed round that was closed in January.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

This results in operational cost reduction by eliminating the need to replace their existing fleet and yields a safer, more efficient and sustainable transportation system,” CEO Raghavender Sahdev tells TechCrunch. The Hurd Co. Image Credits: The Hurd Co. The Hurd Co.’s

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Other fungicides on the market today require seven days before re-entry and pre-harvest, Uknes explained. We want to feed the world responsibly, and these products have the ability to substitute for synthetic chemicals and provide growers a way to protect their crops, especially as consumers want natural, sustainable tools,” he added.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Cityblock Health is focused on providing affordable, human-centered healthcare in lower-income and marginalized communities, while also building sustainable business models. So, yes, I would have designed it differently and I’m also not content to b h and moan about it. We’ve got to do something.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

The global wholesale market of next-generation fabrics to replace leather, silk, down, wool, fur and exotic skins with plant-based, microbe-derived, mycelium, recycled and other sustainable materials is projected to reach approximately $2.2 Its pre-money valuation is approximately $40 million (50 billion WON), according to Sah.

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