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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 247

Food Venture Financing Trends - U.K.-based meat-free protein company Quorn secured £18 million from its Filipino parent company to position itself as a market leader in the meat-free food sector....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 246

Food Venture Financing Trends - Bengaluru-based functional food startup Lo! Foods raised $3.5 million in a Series B funding round to enhance operational capabilities and launch new product lines....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 245

Food Venture Financing Trends - Ferrero, the maker of Nutella, is purchasing WK Kellog for $3.1 billion looking to grow their North American presence....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 244

Food Venture Financing Trends - Branded egg producer Eggoz, based in India, raised $20 million in a Series C round to strengthen its market presence, expand into new locations, and invest in technology....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 243

Food Venture Financing Trends - Seattle-based craft beverage company, Jones Soda Co., sold its cannabis beverage business to MJ Reg Disrupters for $3 million....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 238

Butternut Box, a European dog food startup, announced that it raised 75 million Euros in debt funding. Verdi, a Canadian agtech startup, raised $6.5 million in its seed round....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 237

Food Venture Financing Trends - Chobani, a dairy giant, announced the acquisition of Daily Harvest, a US startup offering plant-based smoothies, snacks, protein products and ready meals....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 236

Food Venture Financing Trends - Danone plans to acquire a majority stake in Kate Farms, a plant-based nutrition shake brand....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 234

Food Venture Financing Trends - Rebel Foods, an India-based cloud kitchen startup, announced that it raised $25 million from Qatar Investment Authority....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 232

First Water, a salmon farming startup, has raised $43 million in its latest funding round, facilitating its efforts to develop a system that supports seafood production while minimizing environmental impact. INTAKE, a B2C...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 228

Food Venture Financing Trends - PepsiCo announced that is plans to acquire Poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, for $1.95 billion, which includes $300 million in tax benefits....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 223

Olipop, a functional prebiotic soda brand (and DWT client), raised $50 million at a $1.85 billion valuation in its latest funding round. The round was led by JP Morgan Private Capital's Growth Equity Partners. Acres Farms, a...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 219

Food Venture Financing Trends - Inari, a seed gene-editing company, raised $144 million in its Series G round....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Project W: The Emerging Food Brands Lab Returns to Support Women Founders in the Food + Beverage Space

The food and beverage industry is known for being dynamic, innovative, and ready to embrace emerging companies of all shapes and sizes. We are thrilled to announce the return of our signature program for women founders in the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 179

Food Venture Financing Trends - Heura, a Spanish plant-based meat foodtech startup, announced that it raised 40 million Euros in its Series B financing. ProducePay, an agtech startup, announced that it raised $38...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Primer on Navigating VC for Growth in the Healthy F&B (Food & Beverage) Space

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Venture capital can be a vital source of funding and support for emerging companies in the healthy food and beverage space. In addition to providing capital, venture capitalists may offer strategic guidance, networking...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: A Discussion on Scaling in Food and Other Industries

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On this episode, Wiley's Amaru Sánchez is joined by Ryan Hawkins from Next Rung Technologies to discuss scaling across multiple industries and sectors and the difficulties startups are facing in the current investment...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 159

ENOUGH, an alternative-protein foodtech startup, announced that it raised $40 million Euros in its Series C round. The company plans to use the funds to expand production of its ABUNDA mycoprotein....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Project W: Uncovering a Promising Sector in Climate Tech

The food and ag sectors are tied to nearly a quarter of all global greenhouse gas emissions. However, those sectors receive disproportionately less climate tech venture funding. Beatriz Franco and Maya Benami of Vita Vera...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 155

Food Venture Financing Trends - AI is driving supply chain advancements for food manufacturers in various ways, including, for example, using social media data to predict consumer preference....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The fungal revolution and IP — the next frontier

Healthier and more eco-friendly alternatives to animal-based products are becoming an increasingly popular choice with consumers. Demand is high for animal-free products that can provide a more sustainable protein substitute...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Foodtech Patents: Who’s on the Board and What Moves are they Making?

The alternative (“alt-“) animal products industry is growing increasingly more popular each year, causing an increased demand in foods made from plant proteins or cultured in a lab. As more alt-animal products emerge, the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 113

Food Venture Financing Trends - Meati Foods, a fungi-based alternative meat company, announced that it raised $150 million in its Series C round. The company plans to use a portion of the funds to open a new production...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 111

Food Venture Financing Trends - Tropic Biosciences, an agtech startup, announced that it raised $35 million in funding. The company plans to use the funds to increase its gene-editing technology to develop high-performing...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Ten Talks - Focus on Women Entrepreneurs - "Extra" Conversation with Dr. Ashlie Burkart

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In this longer EXTRA interview, Gould & Ratner's Ammara Khan talks with Dr. Ashlie Burkart, Chief Scientific Officer at Germin8 Ventures, about her experience in medicine and what motivated her to move into venture capital,...more

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