Agri-food

Startups in the food tech sector are gradually becoming more attractive to venture capital as pioneers reach maturity and early investors realise their exit strategies. 

Other key impact themes covered by these funds include access to food, food tech, smallholder farming, and small-scale fisheries.  

Royal Cosun and Oost NL’s investment in Revyve will allow the company to scale-up production of animal-free ingredients to create texture in food.

Three Dutch financial institutions are the latest investors in the impact investing cooperative’s Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II, which is set to close later in 2023 with a target of €60m. 

Climate change is making investing in the meat industry increasingly controversial. Several Dutch pension funds are leaving large Brazilian meat companies, according to a FD report. Are pension funds turning vegetarian?

The agriculture benchmark, which follows the launch of a financial inclusion benchmark last year, is part of a series being developed by GIIN’s Impact Lab.

The company’s mission is to transition the chemical feedstock market for industrial and commercial products from a petrochemical to a bio-based production model using microbial cell factories.

The impact investor has lead a €2.75m investment in OneThird, a company which has developed AI-powered infrared scanning technology aimed at reducing food waste. 

The project aims to boost Cambodia’s rural economy using climate-resistant coffee strains and sustainable growing techniques.   

We are in the middle of a new agricultural revolution driven by technology. Investors leading the charge talk to Impact Investor about the opportunities and challenges presented by agtech.