AgFunderNews reports on the evolution of the global food and agriculture system. By going beyond the headlines, we analyze the people, companies and technologies aiming to improve human and planetary health. Publishing daily, our team of award-winning journalists delivers deeper insight on the growing foodtech, agtech and climate tech industries. A multimedia publication, AgFunderNews is a division of AgFunder, one of the world’s most active agrifoodtech venture capital firms.
Konscious Foods and Meatable cease operations, Mosa Meat raises $17.6m. Plus: festive video, founder vox pops, and new agrifoodtech funding data
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The big news this week: More grim news in the cultivated meat space as Meatable folds, but a glimmer of hope as fellow Dutch startup Mosa Meat raises fresh capital.
And finally, we caught up with the founder of Indian startup Sid's Farm to chart its rise from a 20-cow experiment to a $30m business straddling DTC, quick commerce, and retail. Happy holidays! Louisa, Jenn, and Elaine. Mosa Meat raises $17.6m; prioritizes 'fundamentals over speed' Cultivated meat is a marathon, not a sprint, says industry pioneer Dr. Mark Post. Elaine Watson Exclusive: Canadian plant-based seafood startup Konscious Foods ceases operations The firm cites “unforeseen changes in US-Canada trade relations combined with headwinds in the plant-based food sector." Elaine Watson The firm was "unable to obtain continued funding from either existing shareholders or from new investors," says one shareholder. Elaine Watson 🎥 Agrifoodtech in 2025: What broke, what bent—and what might still work 2025 was meant to be the year the sector found its footing again. Instead, it turned into something messier: a year of recalibration, retrenchment, and some very public reality checks. Elaine Watson Unsurprisingly, AI is top of the list, which spans everything from MAHA to mushrooms, GLP-1 drugs, and continuous fermentation. Elaine Watson The grim funding landscape and regulatory hurdles dominate, but other things are also disrupting founders' sleep... Elaine Watson Bioenergy’s $1.3bn surge powers agrifoodtech’s funding swings in 2025 Investors' biggest bets in 2025 tended towards startups innovating beyond the borders of agtech or foodtech. Jennifer Marston From 20 cows to $30m: Sid’s Farm bets on premium dairy in evolving Indian market What began as a 20-cow experiment is now a $30m business straddling DTC, quick commerce, and retail. Elaine Watson
The firm is "confident in instant profitability at plant launch" for its precision fermentation plant in India. Elaine Watson Exclusive: Meati powers down Colorado plant. ‘All options are being explored,’ says firm “The landlord and reps from the fire and police depts evicted the remaining employees after deeming it unsafe," said one source. Elaine Watson What went wrong at Believer Meats? Sources point to risk, scale, and timing AgFunderNews understands that the plant had 50-L, 200-L, 2,000-L and 20,000-L vessels but had not yet validated the tech at every stage. Elaine Watson Responses to the USDA's $700m program highlight the many nuances involved in building a regenerative food system. Jennifer Marston Top agtech innovators to watch in 2026 - Featuring Solinftec and CH4 Global! TechBullion
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AgFunderNews reports on the evolution of the global food and agriculture system. By going beyond the headlines, we analyze the people, companies and technologies aiming to improve human and planetary health. Publishing daily, our team of award-winning journalists delivers deeper insight on the growing foodtech, agtech and climate tech industries. A multimedia publication, AgFunderNews is a division of AgFunder, one of the world’s most active agrifoodtech venture capital firms.
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. The big news this week: "Animal-free dairy” pioneer Perfect Day says initial operations will begin at its new facility in India in the second half of 2026, while Meati turns off the lights at its production site in Thornton, Colorado. Regen ag: Reactions to USDA’s $700m program ranged from unbridled excitement to skepticism....
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. The big news this week: Crunch time for cultivated meat as Believer Meats—the only player with a large-scale facility—calls it quits. It's premature to write the sector off before it's even out of the starting blocks, insists industry pioneer Dr. Mark Post, but firms must now recalibrate and "prioritize fundamentals over speed." US ag...
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here Remarkable retraction: A "landmark" paper on glyphosate safety has been pulled—25 years after publication. It's riveting timing for Bayer’s Roundup Supreme Court appeal. Yet the trigger was a random reckoning for the scientific relic, reports Jenn Marston. 🤔 Too much "regenerative organic" certification could distract us from building a...