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Company News

New Crop Capital Leads Convertible Note Round in Heura – the Fastest Growing Vegan Meat Startup in Europe

Breaking news: New Crop Capital has invested in Foods for Tomorrow, producer of plantbased chicken Heura as well as other products including the Heura Burger. The Barcelona startup recently announced to vegconomist that it is the fastest-growing European startup in the plant-based meat industry with a 450% growth in the last year.

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Market & Trends

New Crop Capital Collaborates with Dao Foods International in China

The private venture fund New Crop Capital (NCC) has recently announced a collaboration with Dao Foods International Inc. of China. Dao Foods will act as financial advisor to NCC for acquisition and investment in the Chinese market. New Crop Capital invests exclusively in companies whose products or services replace conventional animal-based foods.

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Market & Trends

Here’s Why You Should Invest in the Vegan Market in 2019

Guest post from freelancer writer Gergana Mileva.
Veganism’s surging popularity is now a global phenomenon. Big chains such as Marks & Spencer, Pret a Manger, and Pizza Hut are introducing a wide range of vegan options to their loyal patrons. Others are taking the plunge into veganism. Guinness, for example, decided to stop using fish bladders in their brewing process, after two and a half centuries of carrying out this practice.

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Startups, Accelerators & Incubators

BlueNalu Laboratory Meat Start-Up Receives Funding

Laboratory-grown meat is no longer just the dream of some animal lovers and vegans, but is now becoming a reality. Laboratory meat, also known as “clean meat”, is hoped to be a solution to many production problems in the meat industry. The production of synthetic meat is a response to people’s increasing awareness of sustainability.

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