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Vevolution acquired by Big Idea Ventures

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Investments & Acquisitions

Big Idea Ventures Acquires Investment Platform Vevolution

Vevolution, the platform connecting startups and innovators in the bioeconomy with impact investors and corporate partners, has been acquired by Big Idea Ventures. Claiming to be the world’s most active investor in food technology, Big Idea Ventures is a global venture capital firm that has backed numerous breakthrough teams in alternative proteins, sustainable agriculture, and food innovation. Following the acquisition, the firm aims to make Vevolution a leading investment platform, supporting companies with new investment opportunities, enhanced matchmaking tools, and deeper collaboration across the food, agriculture, and bioeconomy ecosystem. Since launching, Big Idea Ventures has invested in more than 150 startups and built a broad network across the corporate and institutional investment landscape. The firm not only backs innovative teams, but also manages a fund …

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Startups, Accelerators & Incubators

Vevolution Announces Pitch Event for Fast-Growing “Food as Medicine” Category

Agrifoodtech investment platform Vevolution has announced it will be hosting a virtual pitch event with the theme “Food as Medicine”. The category is rapidly gaining investor interest and includes areas such as personalized nutrition, functional ingredients, sugar and salt alternatives, and microbiome health. Five startups will pitch at the event: Sante Science — A Brazilian company using upcycled spent brewer’s grain to produce supplements that reduce chemotherapy side effects, improving cancer patients’ quality of life. Sea & Believe — An Irish startup using native seaweed to produce seafood alternatives and ingredients for the food and skincare industries. The company recently launched its first seaweed farm in the Connemara region. Stove — Described as an “AI dietician”, UK-based Stove simplifies recipe creation for those with diet-related …

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Startups, Accelerators & Incubators

Vevolution Reveals the 6 Startups Participating in Pitch + Plant 2023

Vevolution — an investment platform for plant-based and cultivated companies — has revealed the six startups that will be taking part in Pitch + Plant 2023, the platform’s final and largest pitch event of the year. They are: Alcheme Bio – Improving the taste of cultivated foods using ML-driven compositional analytics and flavor media supplements. Esencia Foods – Creating affordable, natural seafood alternatives using solid-state fermentation of mycelium. Genuine Taste – Developing customizable cultivated fat to texturize alternative meat products while also improving their taste. Livestock Labs – Creating customized cell lines to help cultivated meat companies save money and time. The startup uses advanced genetic engineering and technology to streamline cell line development, reducing costs and accelerating innovation. Mi Terro – Developing ocean-degradable and …

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Fairs & Events

Vevolution to Host Pitch Event Featuring Five Groundbreaking Alt Protein Startups

Alt protein investment platform Vevolution will be hosting a pitch event on July 20, featuring five groundbreaking plant-based and cellular agriculture startups. The participants are: Willicroft — a plant-based cheese B-Corp which is now preparing to launch what is claimed to be the world’s first butter made using precision fermentation. Cultimate Foods — a biotech firm specializing in cell cultivation, which will present its cultivated intramuscular animal fat. Ikenga Wines — a tropical wine producer which has developed sustainable palm wine made without palm trees. POSEIDONA — transforms invasive algae and waste streams into valuable protein ingredients. RADIAL — uses fungi to transform agricultural residues into versatile biomaterials, offering sustainable alternatives for various manufacturing processes. “Bold step” Pitches will be assessed by a panel of …

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Opinion

Op Ed: Erik Amundson, CEO and Co-Founder of Vevolution, on Plant Cell Culture Tech

Erik Amundson, CEO and co-founder of Vevolution, here discusses plant cell culture technology. $896 million was invested into cultivated solutions in 2022, with Upside Foods raising an industry-accelerating $400M round. Investors are now actively investing in not only center plate meat alternatives, but also in the auxiliary and plant cell culture market of gelatin, chocolate, coffee, and other products. Imagine a world without coffee By Erik Amundson I’m not a coffee snob by any means, but I drink it every day. The warm, energizing nourishment to kick off my anxiety-fueled morning as a co-founder is something I look forward to. Espresso, lattes, cold brew, I mean all of it is just such a huge part of our culture as a society. Now imagine a world …

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Fairs & Events

PB World Expo London to Stage Plant-Based Taste Awards & Plant-Based Startup Competition

This year’s Plant Based World Expo Europe which returns to London Olympia on 30th November-1st December, is to host two exciting award ceremonies: The Plant-Based Taste Awards, created by FoodBev Media, and the Plant-Based Start-Up Competition, in collaboration with Vevolution. The Plant-Based Taste Awards The Plant-Based Taste Awards is the only plant-based award ceremony in the world to focus solely on the taste of a product, and is set to feature a range of categories, including a new category for 2022 Best Whole Cut Meat Product. Entries are now open, with the winners set announced live on the first day of Plant Based World Expo Europe. The deadline for entries is 7th October 2022. Jonathan Morley, Managing Director at Plant Based World Europe, comments: “The …

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

Cellular Agriculture Showcase is Presented by Vevolution, Cult Food Science, & New Harvest

The June Vevolution Cellular Agriculture Showcase Panel will feature leading experts in the cell-ag industry to demystify the feasibility of the future of cellular agriculture and biotech, specifically for the investment community. Participants at the event will hear from six of the most innovative cell-ag companies in the world. Registration is required for all attendees. Cellular Agriculture Expert Panel Lejjy Gafour, President of CULT Food Science – Cult Food Science is North America’s first publicly traded platform focused on cell-based foods. Natalie R. Rubio, Ph.D., Cellular Agriculture Scientist, ARK Biotech – Ark is accelerating the cultivated meat revolution through creating industrial scale, affordable, and efficient bioreactors and operating systems. Dawne Skinner, New Harvest Research Fellow – New Harvest is the original nonprofit research institute dedicated …

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Investments & Acquisitions

Investment Marketplace Vevolution Raises $330K in Seed Funding Round

Plant-based and cellular agriculture investment marketplace Vevolution has raised $330,000 in a seed funding round led by Capital V, Kale United, and CULT Food Science. Alongside these industry-leading alt-protein investors, several angel investors such as Virginia Pappadakis, Victoria Betoeski, and Paul Peyer also participated. Vevolution says it will use the funding to develop its technology, expand its offerings, and help more plant-based and cellular agriculture companies secure funding. Previously operating as a vegan business events community, Vevolution pivoted into fintech in late 2020 after the pandemic made in-person events difficult. The company’s technology now has over 3000 users, 1,200 startups, and nearly 100 investor members. In the marketplace’s first full year of operation, it facilitated partial and full-round funding for 20 startups worldwide, including Opalia, …

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Startups, Accelerators & Incubators

Vevolution Onboards the Vegan Investors Network of Accredited Investors

Vevolution, the plant-based and cellular agriculture investment marketplace, has announced a new partnership with the Vegan Investors network. Vegan Investors is a network of accredited investors seeking to invest in early-stage vegan companies and is to onboard its network with the Vevolution fintech marketplace.  The Vevolution community of early-stage food startups will benefit from the merger as it makes available opportunities to network with an investor syndicate that has been aggregating individual investments into special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of $50K-$200K since the inception of Vegan Investors in 2019.  2021 saw 21 startups in the vegan industry secure funding with investors thanks to Vevolution’s marketplace, while for its part Vegan Investors has seen investment in many plant-based startups like Renegade Foods, Fabalish, and New Wave amongst …

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Startups, Accelerators & Incubators

Vevolution Investment Marketplace Helped 21 Plant-Based Startups Secure Funding in 2021

The Vevolution investment marketplace, a global fintech platform for plant-based companies, announces it helped 21 startups find funding in 2021. Almost 300 funding rounds were added to Vevolution last year, with 800 introductions made to member investors. 21 startups received full or partial funding of their investment rounds. These startups include BetterMilk, De Novo Dairy, No Evil Foods, Grounded Foods, Grazer, Crafty Counter, Blackbird Vegan Cheese, and THE PACK, with more set to be announced later this year. The companies are from four different continents, multiple industries, and various investment stages — from Angel up to Series A. A growing community The Vevolution marketplace began running in BETA in late 2020, officially launching in February 2021. By July, the company reported that startups had requested …

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Investments & Finance

Vevolution Officially Launches Fintech Platform for Plant-Based Startups & Investors

London-based Vevolution has this week officially launched what it says is the first plant-based and cell-based fintech platform to connect investors with plant-based startups on a global level. The platform has been running in BETA since October and already has over 290 live deals involving high profile plant-based investors including Blue Horizon Corporation, Veg Capital and New Crop Capital/Unovis.

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Company News

Vevolution Announces New Direction, Will Create Plant-Based Investment Portal

London-based Plant-Powered Positive Change movement, Vevolution, has announced a major change of direction. Along with the addition of vegan investor Michiel van Deursen, Vevolution is building a platform for plantbased investment, building on its popular Pitch + Plant business bootcamp events and business community events.

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Sustainability / Environment

How To Stay Eco Conscious During a Pandemic

Article by Jenny Edwards originally published here for Vevolution Since the Covid-19 breakout, the conversation around the climate crisis has undoubtedly lost momentum, but that doesn’t mean that progress isn’t still being made. As you’ve likely already seen, air pollution levels have dropped and lots of little instances of joy are happening, e.g wildlife is thriving in the absence of human activity. However, we totally understand if the current state of the world is getting you down right now. Between human injustices and racial inequality to the loss of lives due to the Covid-19 virus, it is no surprise that some of us are feeling low. Because this year’s World Environment Day is different from the others, we thought it would be best to share …

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