The Week in AgriFoodTech: ‘Carbon ratings’ agency BeZero Carbon raises $32m, alt-cheese maker Willicroft shuts down

The Week in AgriFoodTech: ‘Carbon ratings’ agency BeZero Carbon raises m, alt-cheese maker Willicroft shuts down

Weekly Agrifoodtech Roundup: Funding, M&A, People Moves, and More

As we wrap up another week in the agrifoodtech industry, let’s take a look at some of the biggest deals, mergers, acquisitions, and personnel changes that have taken place.

Startup Funding

Some of the notable funding rounds this week include:

  • London-based BeZero Carbon closing a $32 million Series C round to expand global carbon ratings services

  • French farm robotics startup Aisprid raising $10.4 million

  • Indian produce marketplace KisanKonnect securing $4.5 million


A rendering of the forthcoming Calgary facility. Image credit: GoodLeaf Farms

M&A, IPOs & Partnerships

On the M&A front:

  • Pictor Biotech creates a vertically integrated synthetic biology and biomanufacturing powerhouse

  • Ag marketplace DeHaat adds farmer advisory services to its platform with AgriCentral acquisition

  • CH4 Global teams up with Mitsubishi on livestock methane reduction

  • Nexture Bio Acquires Matrix Food Technologies, Inc. to increase offerings of animal-component-free enabling technologies

Funds, Grants & Accelerators

Some key updates in funds, grants, and accelerators:

  • The51 holds $51 million final close for food and agtech fund amid challenging venture market

  • SLM Partners holds €30 million final close on Silva Europe Fund

  • Tender Food, Ginkgo Bioworks, and others secure millions in DOE grants for low-carbon food innovation

  • Inaugural ‘Innovate for Impact Challenge’ launched by World Food Prize Foundation to uncover agricultural breakthroughs

Image of animal-free egg white
Animal-free egg white from The EVERY Company. Image credit: The EVERY Company

People Moves

Highlights of personnel changes this week include:

  • Protein manufacturer the EVERY Company taps Evan Geisert as chief financial officer

  • Mars appoints Alastair Child as chief sustainability officer

  • Gresham House appoints global director of natural capital

  • Former Nike chief sustainability officer Noel Kinder joins UNCAGED Innovations’ board of directors

Image of animal-free mozzarella cheese
New Culture animal-free mozzarella cheese. Image credit: New Culture

Other News

Additional updates from the industry:

  • Dutch Mosa Meat seeks EU approval to sell lab-grown beef fat

  • New Culture submits animal-free mozzarella product label to California Department of Food and Agriculture

  • Deere sued by FTC over farmers’ right to repair equipment

  • Funding troubles: Dutch plant-based cheese startup Willicroft winds down

  • Singaporean alt-seafood leader swims into Gen Z trend with cultivated caviar

Stay tuned for more updates in the evolving agrifoodtech landscape.

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