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FOTONIQ, a spinoff company of PHYSEE (StartLife alumnus), has closed its latest investment round, led by Navus Ventures B.V. and Icos Capital (StartLife Investor Partner), and includes participation from existing shareholders, https://t.co/RTI9aD2iUT and EG Wernink.
๐ Congratulations to our Investor Partner Future Food Fund for closing its Future Food Fund II (FFF II) with โฌ40M raised! ๐ฅ
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One of our 'Next Heroes in Food & Agtech 2024' will also go home with the Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award - including a โฌ25,000 grant. Named in honor of sustainability champion and former DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma. https://t.co/D8tXgMFTpe #DSM#FANext2024#food#agtech
StartLife's Program Director Loet Rummenie dove deeper into the role of the ecosystem in stimulating sustainable innovation in the food system and how StartLife plays a role in helping innovative AgriFoodTech startups make meaningful impact on our food system. 4/4
After a welcome from Wageningen University & Research, delegates met Aria Samimi of InsectSense, StartLife Accelerate Spring 2022 alumnus, who discussed the benefits of being based in Wageningen and the role of the FoodValley ecosytem in the growth of AgriFoodTech startups. 3/4
StartLife alumnus Verdify successfully raises โฌ2.4 million in funding to scale its personalized nutrition innovation for fostering human and planetary health.
We're proud to see Verdify's growth flourish since the start. Keep it up!
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Is your startup making big changes in food and agriculture?
F&A Next is offering 10 amazing AgriFoodTech startups a unique chance to shine on stage at the summit.
๐ Great to see our Coporate Partner @Royal_Cosun invest in Growth Fund II of our Investor Partner @PeakBridge!
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Our first workshop is Navigating Cap Tables and Closing Deals with Confidence with Bastiaan de Wit and Ralph Winkelmolen of Zebra Legal B.V.
๐ Wednesday 14 February
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What business model makes sense for cultivated meat when scaling? Particularly when funding from venture capital isn't guaranteed.
The answer lies in collaboration with other stakeholders, particularly larger food companies, according to Mihir Pershad, CEO of Umami Bioworks.
โOur view is that startups cannot be in the capex business. Instead, we need to figure out where we can tap into expertise, capital and muscle from existing industry and use that to help us scale however we can.โ