Celia Zheng

I do best to Connect, Influence, and Drive. Books and Japanese lover.

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

🫖 2 deals targeting China’s consumer tea market
🧃 3 Functional Foods deals in China, US and Japan
📱 Smart Farming / IOT solutions pick up more interests
🛵 3 Food Delivery / Cloud Kitchen deals in Dubai, Japan, US
🥗 4 more F&B deals in China
🛒 2 over-US$100M eGrocery deals

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

[Agrifood Investment in the week of 28 Jun- 4 Jul 2021]

The largest agrifood investment deal in the past week was bagged by Dubai’s cloud kitchen Kitopis (US$415Mil, led by Softbank).
#agritech #VentureCapital #foodtech #Investment
Also these VC trends:

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

How absurd: It turns out that GenZ has become the driving force for the growth of supplements and functional foods in China, like anti-hairloss products!

Source: Tmall and CBNData’s 2020 Chinese food consumption Report.

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

Do you know how much agrifood investment has been raised last week? 

This is a weekly startup fundraising scan of agritech, foodtech, and consumer food sectors.

Now, which startup excites you the most?

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

Celebrating #IWD18 with @ywlcsg and get cool inspirations on personal branding.

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

Everything data and its application trends in FMCG industry - @FoodIndAsia & @Astarhq

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

Sophia the robot is speaking at #RBFSingapore about AI and partnership

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

“Healthier Choice” FOP logo launched in China by Chinese Nutrition Center

[NCDFREE @NCDFREE]

CocaCola turning to public to find #sugar alternative. #SweetenerChallenge https://t.co/W6n08gNBLV

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

A diamond is not forever, but will last at least 5,730 years https://t.co/z9C7QfomjA

[World Economic Forum @wef]

Imagine if your phone still had 50% charge after 5,730 years. Read more: https://t.co/qowF4tlw2h

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

Here we r at #FIALunchSeries today with @FoodSouthAus - It's not just about good food & good wine! @FoodIndAsia

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

China's new #AI national strategy is ambitious, and more interesting than you'd expect https://t.co/P8OW9Go7Xz

[People's Daily, China @PDChina]

Selfless dog in Suzhou clears over 2,000 plastic bottles from river in 10 years https://t.co/lZVw9QNWMd

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

So it's both Minor Heat (小暑,Chinese lunar season) and #FriedChickenDay today. What a Friday 😎

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

#Nanotechnology has been a buzzword for decades, I hope it will bemore than that for food industry & consumers https://t.co/4VPpHEINwm

[Codex Alimentarius @FAOWHOCodex]

#NowReading What is the future of nanotechnology in food? https://t.co/gJQWsNRfkG via @FoodDive

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

Well I'm not very sure about this, unfortunately it's not such a good time for halal positioning in China now https://t.co/rekNptuQWP

[The Business Times @BusinessTimes]

#Singapore companies well-placed to tap #China's #halal market https://t.co/Rra7vkxY7e

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

Looking forward to the "automation" part https://t.co/bynaa4hP5Q

[leehsienloong @leehsienloong]

Caught a preview of @changiairport’s new T4 ytdy. Impressed by the design & automation. – LHL https://t.co/BI23J2xCrY

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

It was great experience last night. I'm already looking forward to the next gathering at @womagasia https://t.co/EbOn6rj1Kn

[Women in Agri Asia @womagasia]

A huge thanks to our panelists for last night! Celia Zheng, John Young Simpson, Hermant Bahtt & Naveen Sharma @jy_simpson @CeliaXYZHENG

[Celia Zheng @CeliaXYZHENG]

So many great ideas to reduce packaging waste at #SingaporePackagingAgreement Conference for #Sustainability #WorldEnvironmentDay