AgFunder Global AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2024 now available 💰 Due to the economic situation, the foodtech and agritech markets – like all other markets – saw a decline in venture capital funding in 2023. Globally, the amount of investment in these sectors was 15,6 billion USD, a 49% year-on-year decline. Agrifoodtech investments… Read More »Fresh news from foodtech.ac – April 2024
Batch 7 of foodtech.ac acceleration program takes off with ALL-STARS 🏆 Over the past 5 years, we have conducted 6 batches of our acceleration program, for which we have qualified 32 projects from more than 300 applications. 13 of them have raised a total of more than 15 million PLN… Read More »Batch 7 of foodtech.ac acceleration program takes off with ALL-STARS
High Culture kicks-off 🚀 High Culture is a popular science portal and research and development project dedicated to substances, technologies and practices that affect brain fitness and mental health. 🧠 In collaboration with scientists, we create products with nootropic, psychoactive and generally health-promoting properties when it comes to the human… Read More »Fresh news from foodtech.ac – March 2024
Foodtech in Polish VC Market Outlook 2023 by PFR Ventures 💰 23 investment rounds for a total of 60 million PLN (~14 million EUR) were raised by foodtech startups in Poland in 2023, according to a report prepared by PFR Ventures in cooperation with Inovo. The report also includes a commentary by Piotr Grabowski in the… Read More »Fresh news from foodtech.ac – February 2024
DigitalFoodLab Report: FoodTech trends in 2024 📊 DigitalFoodLab compiled 28 foodtech trends for 2024 and divided them into 6 categories: resilient farm, sustainable proteins, food as medicine, the smart supply chain, instant retail and food automation. This 67-page report is a New Year’s must-read for everyone involved in foodtech and agritech. Download… Read More »Fresh news from foodtech.ac – December 2023
Polish Association of Plant-based Food Producers has been launched 🥦 Polish Association of Plant-based Food Producers has been launched and foodtech.ac is a part of it! The initiative aims to unite forces and jointly represent the interests of plant-based food producers in contacts with state bodies, local governments and international… Read More »Fresh news from foodtech.ac – November 2023
Speed-dating with green funds 📍 On 19 October in Warsaw, PFR Ventures is organising a meeting with a group of VC funds that 💰 finance the development of green innovations. The invited funds – BeyondNetZero, Contrarian Ventures, Eurazeo, PKO BP, TiLT and Montis Capital have diversified strategies and are looking for companies… Read More »Fresh news from foodtech.ac – September 2023
Applications have just opened for the contest for foodtech startups accompanying the Plant-Powered Perspectives conference. Plant-based producers who develop innovative products and have the potential for interesting R&D can win cash prizes of 8 500 EUR and 2 150 EUR, besides getting support and mentoring from the pitching organizers. Michał… Read More »Plant-Powered Pitching 2023: 10 650 EUR cash prizes for plant-based foodtech startups
Investors on key trends in foodtech and agritech 📈🌱 FoodHack has collected the hottest topics in food technology and agriculture from 30 leading investors in the industry. Piotr Grabowski also included his types on the list. We summarize for you the most interesting TOP 10: 🍄 Mushroom-based innovations in nutrition… Read More »Fresh news from foodtech.ac – July 2023
Summary of the DigitalFoodLab Report: Foodtech in Europe 2023 In 2022, investments in foodtech startups in Europe decreased by 36% to 5,9 billion EUR compared to 9,2 billion EUR in 2021. Excluding the heavily saturated delivery segment, the remaining areas of foodtech experienced a 21% increase in investment scale year-on-year.… Read More »Fresh news from foodtech.ac – April 2023