Danish startup Beyond Leather Materials, creating apple-based leather alternatives, announces seed funding of €1.1 million, led by angel investor Steen Ulf Jensen via Jensengroup Investment Fund and accompanied by Rockstart and Vaekstfonden. The brand was […]
The initiative #BusinessAsUnusual – has been set up by the advertising company to support small businesses who have continued trading during the pandemic. Better Nature is one of the lucky startups to receive a Clear […]
North Carolina meat alternatives startup Barvecue has raised $780,000 in debt and options. The round was capped at $2 million with participation from three investors.
In the next of our series introducing the latest cohort in the ProVeg incubator program, we take a look at The Live Green Co from Chile, a biotech startup with the wonderful tagline, “Welcome to […]
Singapore-based startup biotech company Turtle Tree Labs, developing the “world’s first cell-based milk”, has announced the completion of a fresh round of seed funding totalling US$£3.2M, from global investors.
Singapore’s Shiok Meats has raised US$3 million in bridge funding from Agronomics, VegInvest, Impact Venture, and Mindshift Capital Fund in the UAE. This latest funding marks a total of US$7.6 million of investment to date […]
In the second of our series introducing the latest cohort in the ProVeg incubator program, we take a look at Israel’s Remilk which is developing its microbial milk with a view to disrupting animal dairy […]
The Indian startup Epigamia has launched India‘s first plant-based yogurt made with coconuts. With its creamy texture, the company claims the yogurt’s consistency is almost indistinguishable from conventional dairy yogurts.
Jaap Korteweg and Niko Koffeman, founders of Dutch meat alternatives brand The Vegetarian Butcher, have announced that they will turn their attention to developing dairy alternatives. Their new company, Those Vegan Cowboys, seeks to make […]
The British plant-based baby food company Mamamade has reported a 300 percent spike in sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Founder Sophie Baron attributes the rise to an increase in home deliveries during lockdown, as […]
Andreea Carmen Peptu and Bobby Ananda, founders of TheVeganHut, say they have launched a sustainable online platform with a marketplace and a food delivery system, as a one-stop for everything vegan. The USP? “Be it […]
The Indian plant-based egg startup Evo Foods has announced two new investments. The capital comes from VegInvest, a vegan investment firm, and angel investor Dr. Sandhya Sriram.
British vegan dessert company Freaks of Nature reports that its production volume was up 100% in the first quarter this year and it is now aiming for a 400% increase, despite COVID-19. In order to […]
In the second of our series introducing the latest cohort in the ProVeg incubator programme, we take a look at Stockholm’s Hooked, which is developing an innovative plant-based shredded salmon alternative. As we have reported, […]
In the first of a series introducing the latest cohort in the ProVeg incubator programme, we take a look at Zveetz, a producer of plantbased desserts in Germany. The Zveetz products are made with no […]
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