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The UK continues to be deeply affected by the agrifoodtech funding free-fall, with investment down 45% YoY in 2024, but there were some bright spots - particularly in AI-driven automation and robotics. ?? Dig into the agrifoodtech trends in our UK Spotlight mini-report, extracted from our recently published Global AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2025. ?? Download the full report https://lnkd.in/dkTg68NA Agri-TechE | Belinda Clarke OBE | Sophie Butler #AGFUNDERGLOBAL25 #AgFunder #AgFunderNews #WesternGrowers #US #USagrifoodtech #agrifoodtech #investmentreport #fundingreport #venturecapital #VC #VCmarkets #VCtrends

Few commodities can claim to have spawned an entire - global - culture, as has coffee, but its journey from tree to mug is becoming increasingly complex and fragile. Major disruptions mean changes afoot, write our guest columnists Dr. Gali Soria-Artzi, Eva Anna Everloo, Nurit Ben, and Aaron Z. but there are promising solutions shaping the future of coffee... #coffee #cellularcoffee #functionalcoffee #agrifoodtech #agtech #foodtech #supplychain #sustainability #traceability

Amid the debate about whether traditional venture capital is appropriate for agri-tech, the team at Agri-TechE is keen to see policies incentivizing blended finance models, public-private partnerships and ways to encourage longer-term investment... Belinda Clarke OBE | Sophie Butler | Louisa Burwood-Taylor #agriculture #agritech #agtech #innovation #investors #researchers #VC #venturecapital #funding #investment #financemodels #investmenttrends

Regulatory approval is a major hurdle for cultivated meat startups with the EU's novel foods process offering little structured pre-submission guidance. The UK's Food Standards Agency's cultivated meat sandbox is giving startups direct access to regulators, one-on-one support, and group workshops to streamline approvals, helping to clarify requirements upfront and bring cultivated meat to market faster... Robert E. Jones | Mosa Meat | Max Jamilly | Hoxton Farms | Lou Cooperhouse | BlueNalu | Vow |?GOURMEY | Roslin Technologies | Uncommon | VITAL MEAT | Future Food-Tech #biotech #biotechnology #foodsafety #novelfoods #cultivatedmeat #cellularagriculture #altprotein #alternativeprotein #cultivatedseafood

Ag robotics has the potential to fundamentally change food production, but many startups in the space fail to scale because they lack access to dedicated testing grounds, industry validation, commercialization pathways and workforce integration. The Reservoir addresses these challenges head-on, removing the bottlenecks that keep promising ag robotics companies from achieving real impact... The Reservoir | Danny Bernstein | Western Growers | Walt Duflock | Farm-ng | Robotics Plus #AGFUNDERGLOBAL25 #agrobotics #robotics #foodproduction #agriculture #agtech #agritech #precisionag #incubator #vc #venturecapital #testing #validation #adoption

Moving forward Eat Just, Inc. founder and CEO Josh Tetrick says the business will focus on building more cost-effective cultivated meat facilities that don't cost "hundreds of millions," and developing new cell lines that enable more efficient large-scale production... #cultivatedmeat #cultivatedchicken #chicken #cellculture #biotech ABEC

Rentenbank and TechQuartier invite you to the Growth Alliance | AgriFood Networking Summit 25 #GANS25 in Frankfurt on May 08. The annual meeting place for visionaries and movers and shakers in the agri-food sector, GANS25 offers a unique platform for the exchange of ideas and the development of highly innovative solutions. Look forward to inspiring keynotes, exciting discussions, and practical solutions on the latest trends in future farming. Take the opportunity to make valuable contacts and become part of a network that is actively changing the industry. This year′s Key topics: ?? Efficient water use - What technological options do we have? ??? Precision fermentation and its impact on agriculture ?? Next Generation AgriFood - How innovations are put into practice ?? Secure your ticket:?https://lnkd.in/eU9Ry56D #agriculture #agrifoodtech #agritech #agtech #agrifood #futurefarming Max Brandes | Lukas Hoyos | Manuel E. Gonzalez

Given US venture capital trends are often a precursor to those elsewhere, the uptick in US investment in 2024 could signal a stabilization point for the agrifoodtech sector globally... ? Rob Leclerc, PhD | Walt Duflock?| Western Growers | Odeko Consumer Mobile Ordering and Supply Chain | Wonder | Marc Lore | Inari | Oishii | Paul Mikesell | Carbon Robotics | Restaurant365 | Odeko | Instacart | Monarch Tractor?| Carbon Robotics #AGFUNDERGLOBAL25 #AgFunder #agrifoodtech #agtech #agritech #foodtech #deeptech #AI #artificalintellegence #robotics #restauranttech #cloudretail #retailtech #automation #novelfarmingsystems #agmarketplaces #fintech #egrocery

Agricultural technology is only as good as its impact in the field. The Reservoir is bridging the gap between R&D and real-world deployment, testing, validating, and launching breakthrough technologies – from AI to robotics to precision ag – where they matter most: on the farm. ??? Western Growers | Walt Duflock | Ben Palone | Ann Donahue #AGFUNDERGLOBAL25 #AgFunder #agritech #agtech #AI #artificialintellegence #Robotics #PrecisionAg #DeepTech #venturecapital #VC #startupincubator #breakthroughtechnologies

Welcome to first-time AgFunder report partners Agri-TechE - an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that connects farmers, researchers, tech developers, innovators, and policymakers to drive agricultural innovation, agri-tech investment, and sustainability. ?? Find out more about our new report partner Agri-TechE in this extract from our Global AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2025 ?? ?? Download the full report, FREE ?? https://lnkd.in/dkTg68NA Sophie Butler | Belinda Clarke OBE #agritech #agtech #agriculture #innovation #techbusiness #investment #venturecapital #VC #fundingoptions #investors #pitching #UK #unitedkingdom?