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| 14.07.2025 | Survey: 83% of Filipino Consumers Plan to Increase Their Consumption of Plant-Based Foods | Tokyo-based consumer research agency GMO Foods has conducted a survey on the attitudes of Filipino consumers toward plant-based foods.
The results are overwhelmingly positive, with 83% of respondents saying they intend to increase their con... |
| 14.04.2025 | Report: Cultivated Meat is “Proving Doubters Wrong” as It Becomes Increasingly Viable | A new report by Lever VC has found that skepticism about the viability of cultivated meat may be unfounded.
In 2021, an analysis published by researcher David Humbird claimed that it was essentially impossible for cultivated meat production... |
| 14.02.2025 | Oobli, Ingredion form sweet protein partnership | DAVIS, CALIF. — Oobli and Ingredion Inc. have formed a partnership after testing co-developed products formulated with sweet proteins manufactured by Oobli with sweetener options like stevia that are sold by Ingredion. The partnership will ... |
| 14.02.2025 | Ingredion Joins Forces with Oobli to Expand Access to Next-Gen Sweet Protein Solutions | Oobli, a biotechnology company specializing in sweet proteins, has announced a partnership with global ingredient solutions provider Ingredion. The collaboration aims to expand industry access to alternative sweetener systems by integrating... |
| 14.02.2025 | GLP-1 Boom Fuels Sugar Shift As Oobli Lands $18M For Sweet Proteins | 5 Mins Read US food tech firm Oobli has raised $18M and partnered with global ingredients supplier Ingredion to co-develop better-for-you sugar alternatives with sweet proteins.
As Americans turn their backs on sugar in the Ozempic era, one... |
| 05.02.2025 | Food and agtech investor Lever VC hits $50m first close on Fund II | - |
| 30.01.2025 | Lever VC announces $50m first close of agrifoodtech Fund II | Lever VC has announced the first close of its Fund II with an initial $50 million for early-stage investments in agrifoodtech startups.
The fund—which will remain open to new investors until its final close later in the year—has secured a r... |
| 13.12.2024 | Gavan: $8 Million (Series A) Raised To Commercialize Plant-Based Fat | Food technology company Gavan Technologies has raised an $8 million Series A. This new funding round will enable Gavan to enter the European food market with its plant protein-based fat solution, Fatrix. MoreVC led the round, which also inc... |
| 12.12.2024 | Gavan's $8 Million Leap: A Game-Changer in Sustainable Food Tech | In a world increasingly aware of its environmental footprint, Gavan Technologies is stepping up to the plate. The Israeli food tech startup has just secured $8 million in Series A funding, a financial boost that promises to shake up the Eur... |
| 10.12.2024 | Gavan Raises $8M to Introduce Clean Label “One-to-One” Butter Alternative in Europe | Israel’s Gavan, a food tech company focused on replacing animal fat with sustainable alternatives, announces it has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round.
The funds will be used to establish a new European pilot production facility ... |
| 11.09.2024 | The Rise of Fermented Fats: Melt&Marble's Milestone in Sustainable Food Production | In the world of food innovation, a new player is making waves. Melt&Marble, a Swedish startup, has crossed a significant threshold. They have successfully produced over 10,000 liters of fermented fats. This achievement is not just a num... |
| 09.09.2024 | Melt&Marble Achieves Demo-Scale Success with Over 10,000 Liters of Fermented Fat | Precision fermentation startup Melt&Marble has achieved a milestone in biomanufacturing with the demo-scale production of over ten thousand liters of fermented fats.
According to the Swedish startup, the target bioprocess performance wa... |
| 09.09.2024 | Fermented Fats Designer Melt&Marble Achieves 10,000-Liter Production Milestone | Precision fermentation startup Melt&Marble has achieved a milestone in biomanufacturing with the demo-scale production of over ten thousand liters of fermentation for fats.
According to the Swedish startup, the target bioprocess perform... |
| 13.05.2024 | Report Identifies 5 Disruptive Technologies to Shake Up Fermentation Industry | Following a comprehensive review of the fermentation sector, Lever VC, a leading venture capital firm specializing in alternative protein investments, announces the release of its latest report highlighting the top technologies that could a... |
| 24.04.2024 | Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition shakes on strategic partnership with Bond Pet Foods | ST. JOSEPH, MO. and BOULDER, COLO. — Following a major milestone in its partnership with Hill’s Pet Nutrition earlier this year, Bond Pet Foods announced April 23 it has teamed up with Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC, to develop sustainable pet... |
| 29.03.2024 | HerdDogg: Livestock Management Company Raises Funding In Round Led By Serra And Wonder Fund North Dakota | HerdDogg, a leader in data-driven livestock management, announced the closing of its Series A-4 Preferred Equity financing. This significant investment will accelerate commercialization and fuel innovative hardware and data solutions for th... |
| 29.11.2023 | Continued Decline in US Meat Consumption is “Long-Term Industry Disruption” Creating Significant Opportunity | The United States has witnessed a steady decline in meat consumption for the second consecutive year. Retail sales data from IRI Worldwide reveals that 2023 marks the second consecutive year of declining meat purchase volumes.
As of October... |
| 20.11.2023 | Crunch time for cultivated meat: ‘Probably 70-90% of players will fail in the next year’ | On paper, cultivated meat might seem like a no-brainer. Unlike plant-based options, which still don’t quite hit the spot for many consumers, it promises the allure of ‘real’ meat without the ethical and environmental baggage that comes with... |
| 23.05.2023 | Lever VC Report Navigates Cultivated Meat Risks: ‘It Is Especially Important to Scrutinize’ | 3 Mins Read Lever VC has released its “Cultivated Meat Scientific Benchmarks” white paper in an effort to bolster investor understanding and confidence in the cultivated meat sector.
The investment firm Lever VC, notable for its ventures in... |
| 16.05.2023 | Lever VC: How do we avoid a Theranos for cultivated meat? | Alternative protein investor Lever VC has released internal benchmarks for assessing the scientific progress of early-stage cultivated meat companies to help investors place more informed bets in a “complex and nascent industry” and help av... |
| 02.02.2023 | The week in agrifoodtech: Plant-based salmon reels in $12m, new funding for ag robots, Impossible layoffs | This week, Canada’s New School Foods snagged seed funding for its whole-cut plant-based salmon. In agtech, BloomX secured funding for its pollination tech and E-Terry for its farm robot. Meanwhile, KFC struck a deal to put robots in its kit... |
| 03.11.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Bayer backs high-protein chickpeas, Qwick lands $40m, vertical farms shut down | Bayer’s investment arm, Leaps by Bayer, invested in high-protein chickpeas startup NuCicer and hospitality staffing platform Qwick picked up $40 million. In agtech, Ostara closed a $70 million round for fertilizer from water treatment plant... |
| 19.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Downey Jr’s Footprint backs Motif; Unilever joins $1bn regen ag fund | One of India’s leading food and restaurant delivery services made another big-ticket acquisition this week, while alt-protein producers raised several early-stage rounds. Upstream, Unilever joined a new $1.06 billion fund to accelerate adop... |
| 12.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Absolute Foods scores $100m, Mashgin bags $63m | Among this week’s largest funding rounds in agrifoodtech was the $100 million raised by India’s Absolute Foods, which is seeking to vertically integrate the ag value chain. Mashgin, a US maker of contactless self-checkout machines, also sco... |
| 05.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Zepto bags $200m, Stanford launches climate change school | This week, Indian “instant delivery” e-grocer Zepto got closer to unicorn status with its Series D fundraise, while Colombia’s RobinFood raised funds to expand its ghost kitchen network across Latin America. Elsewhere, cultivated leather st... |
| 21.09.2021 | Lever VC - early stage investor in alt protein startups - closes Fund I at $80m; plans fund II in early 2022 | The fund – which has already built a portfolio of 19 plant-based, cell-cultured, and fermented animal protein companies in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America – is backed by some of the world’s largest meat companies and ingredient and... |
| 16.09.2021 | Global Food Giants Pour $80M Into Lever VC Alternative Protein Fund | 1
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Multinational food giants and big meat companies have jumped to back Lever VC’s alternative protein focused fund, which closed with $80 million. The fund is dedicated to investing in food techs using novel plant-based,... |
| 16.09.2021 | Alternative protein investor Lever VC closes $80m debut fund, already tapping up LPs for Fund II | - |
| 16.09.2021 | Lever VC closes debut vehicle at $80M | Lever VC has announced a final close of $80 million for its first flagship VC fund. The New York-based firm primarily invests in early-stage startups offering alternative protein products. Its portfolio includes Bond Pet Foods, a developer ... |
| 15.09.2021 | Lever VC raises $80 million to back alternative protein companies | NEW YORK — Alternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC reached a final close on its Lever VC Fund I with $80 million raised to back early-stage plant-based and cultivated meat and dairy companies.
The fund already has built a portfoli... |
| 14.09.2021 | WEBINAR: Join Plantible, Noblegen, Mattson, Superbrewed Food, and Lever VC to discuss Protein 2.0 | Find out tomorrow (Sept 15) in a FREE 60-minute webinar, moderated by FoodNavigator-USA editor Elaine Watson, which brings together three exciting startups, an investor in alternative proteins, and a product innovation specialist, to expl... |
| 01.09.2021 | Plant protein that behaves like animal protein? Lemna-fueled Plantible Foods raises $21.5m, gears up for 2022 launch | The cash injection, bringing its cumulative funding to $27m, will enable Plantible Foods (currently operating at pilot scale in San Diego) to build its first commercial facility (in the Midwest) and introduce food formulators to a plant-... |
| 27.08.2021 | Protein 2.0 webinar: What’s the greenest, most efficient way to make high-quality food protein? | In this FREE 60-minute webinar, moderated by FoodNavigator-USA editor Elaine Watson, we've brought together three exciting startups, an investor in alternative proteins, and a product innovation specialist, to explore the current protein ... |
| 16.08.2021 | WEBINAR: Protein 2.0 from plant-based to fungi, lemna, bacteria, and more... | In this FREE 60-minute webinar, moderated by FoodNavigator-USA editor Elaine Watson, we've brought together three exciting startups, an investor in alternative proteins, and a product innovation specialist, to explore the market potential... |
| 14.04.2021 | Alt-Protein Fund Lever VC in $46 Million Fourth Close as Portfolio Value Grows 2.33x | Global alt-protein venture capital fund Lever VC has announced a $46 million fourth funding close, counting an agri-food giant, as well as NFL and NBA athletes and British nobility among its new investors. News of the close comes with a 2.3... |
| 14.04.2021 | Lever VC raises $46M for Fund I | Lever VC has announced the fourth close of its first flagship VC fund at $46 million. The firm primarily invests in early-stage startups offering alternative protein products; its portfolio includes Mission Barns, which uses animal cells to... |
| 17.12.2020 | ‘Mammal-free milk’ startup TurtleTree Labs raises $6.2m pre-Series A funding | TurtleTree Labs, a Singaporean startup producing ‘lab-grown’ milk, has raised $6.2 million in a pre-Series A funding round.
Existing investors participating in the round included Green Monday Ventures — part of Hong Kong’s alt-protein focus... |
| 14.09.2020 | From Burger King to Saudi prince: Bond founder on why cats & dogs could be cultured meat’s first mass consumers | Providing advertising makeovers and comms tips to a fast food giant used to gnaw at the moral fiber of former brand strategist Rich Kelleman.
“I was a vegan at Burger King,” he explains to AFN.
This was a decade ago, long before the days of... |
| 21.08.2020 | Lever VC Launches New $23M Fund Targeting Global Alternative Protein Sector | Global alt-protein venture capital fund Lever VC has closed its first fund with $23 million in capital commitments. The fund was formed by partners who have successfully invested in Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, Memphis Meats, and other se... |
| 21.08.2020 | Lever VC’s €19.5 million fund is looking for plant-based and cell-cultivated protein startups across Europe, US and Asia | One of Lever's portfolio companies, 'Grounded'
Lever VC, a global alternative protein venture capital fund whose partners were investors in Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, Memphis Meats and other sector leaders, has announced recently comple... |
| 21.08.2020 | Lever VC Launches New $23M Fund Targeting Global Alternative Protein Sector | © Lever VC
Global alt-protein venture capital fund Lever VC has closed its first fund with $23 million in capital commitments. The fund was formed by partners who have successfully invested in Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, Memphis Meats, a... |
| 21.08.2020 | Fond de 23 milioane dolari pentru startup-uri care „cresc carne în eprubetă”, pentru consum | Se dezvoltă tot mai mult, la nivel mondial, curentul startup-urilor de biotehnologii care generează carne și produse lactate în laborator, ca soluție de a oferi hrană oamenilor, fără a sacrifica și a exploata animale în ferme.
Zilele trecut... |
| 19.08.2020 | Hong Kong & Asian Investors Jump On First Lever VC Asia Alt Protein Fund | 8 1
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Hong Kong and New York-based alternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC has announced the first close of its Fund I, which is dedicated to investing in early stage plant-based and cell-based protein food tech... |
| 18.08.2020 | Lever VC launches new fund targeting alternative protein: deploys first $5m in 10 startups spanning plant-based eggs to cell-cultured breastmilk | Lever VC Fund I has already deployed about $5m in 10 startups including TurtleTree Labs, which makes cell-cultured human breastmilk and cow’s milk; Better Meat Co, which supplies the plant-based components in a new wave of ‘hybrid’ ... |
| 18.08.2020 | Lever VC raises $23m for alternative proteins | - |
| 28.07.2020 | Better Meat Co gets $8.1m to ‘enhance’ animal products with its plant-based protein | The Better Meat Co has raised $8.1 million in a seed round co-led by US funds Greenlight Capital and Green Circle Foodtech Ventures, a division of Green Circle Capital.
Also participating in the fundraise were US sausage maker Johnsonville ... |
| 01.07.2020 | Lever VC and Brinc Launch Investment Fund and Accelerator Program for Plant-Based in China | Lever VC announces it is partnering with Brinc, a global venture accelerator firm, to launch a joint investment fund and accelerator program to support plant-based and cell-cultivated brands across China. An initial sum of 40 million RMB (a... |
| 29.06.2020 | Lever VC & Brinc Launch China Alternative Protein Joint Investment Fund & Accelerator To Fund Domestic Startups | 1
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Hong Kong and New York-based alternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC and Asia venture accelerator firm Brinc have announced a new joint investment fund and accelerator to support plant-based and cultivated me... |
| 25.06.2020 | Singapore FoodTech Raises US$3.2M Seed To Scale Lab-Grown Breast Milk, Green Monday Backs Startup | 527 1
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Singapore-based biotechnology startup TurtleTree Labs has just announced fresh funding from global investors, including Hong Kong’s Green Monday Ventures, the investment arm of plant-based disruptor Green Monday... |
| 24.06.2020 | Singapore cell-based breastmilk startup TurtleTree Labs raises $3.2m seed funding | TurtleTree Labs has raised $3.2 million in seed funding from investors including Hong Kong alt-protein and sustainability specialists Green Monday Ventures, House of Saud-linked KBW Ventures, and Australia’s Artesian. US-based New Luna Vent... |
| 23.01.2020 | TurtleTree Labs, World’s First Company to Create Milk From Cells, Closes Pre Seed Round | ©TurtleTree Labs
Biotech startup TurtleTree Labs, has announced a pre-seed round to create real milk from animal cells, with no animals required. The investment round, led by Lever VC and with participation from vegan Prince Khaled’s KBW Ve... |
| 23.01.2020 | TurtleTree Labs, World’s First Company to Create Milk From Cells, Closes Pre Seed Round | Biotech startup TurtleTree Labs, has announced a pre-seed round to create real milk from animal cells, with no animals required. The investment round, led by Lever VC and with participation from vegan Prince Khaled’s KBW Ventures, will be u... |
| 22.01.2020 | Singapore’s TurtleTree Labs, Maker Of Milk Without Cows, Secures Pre-Seed Funding | 2
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Singapore startup TurtleTree Labs, the first company in the world to reproduce the full composition of dairy milk without cows, has just completed its pre-seed funding round. The financing was backed by Lever VC, K2 G... |
| 20.01.2020 | Why is a vegan Saudi prince investing in breast milk made from stem cells? | TurtleTree Labs, a Singapore-based biotech startup that has invited AFN to taste a glass of its lab-grown mother’s milk this spring, has completed its pre-seed funding round.
Alternative protein investors Lever VC led the round. They were j... |
