News Commentary | September 12, 2019
This is the second investment from Evolv Ventures since Kraft Heinz established the $100 million fund in October 2018, but it is the first into a deep‑tech startup. New Culture is looking to fill the void that Perfect Day can't: mozzarella cheese. It took Perfect Day five years to get to market – so... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | March 06, 2020
WeedOUT has been gaining momentum in the past year, winning $250,000 in funding from the Radicle Challenge before opening this Series A. The current news focuses on Syngenta Ventures' $20 million leadership of the round; other investors, including Zora Ventures and CreditEase Israel Innovation Fund... To read more, click here.
News Commentary | June 25, 2020
Through the press release, the company communicated the order of priority for applications of its platform: 1) human breast milk and then 2) cow's milk. The first application puts it in direct competition with newcomer Biomilq, which just raised a $3.5 million seed round. According to a recent ... Not part of subscription
by Thomas Hayes
Cambridge Crops will use the funding to complete FDA and USDA regulatory milestones, support production scale-up, and help form commercial partnerships. Its coating, derived from silk, can allegedly extend the shelf life of produce by preventing oxidation, improving water retention, and slowing microbial growth. The effectiveness of the coating with respect to each metric remains a big unknown, making it unclear how the company will stack up against startup peers Apeel Sciences and Startchy in the edible coatings arena. But remember, ethylene-blocking inserts like those from Hazel Technologies (which coincidentally just raised a $13 million Series B round) should be prioritized given their ease of implementation.
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