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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.

Kathy Fortmann, CEO, Amyris
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Amyris CEO on post-bankruptcy re-boot, Windfall Bio ceases operations, why India is the fermentation capital of the world, mycoprotein funding

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. Two years after emerging from bankruptcy, biomanufacturing specialist Amyris is not yet profitable, but is a “drastically different company," says CEO Kathy Fortmann. Elsewhere, California-based Windfall Bio—a startup with tech to convert waste methane from farms and landfill sites into organic fertilizer—has ceased operations and is...

Triple Bio founder Peter Rowe

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. This week: From MAHA’s glyphosate tug-of-war with Trump to patent cliffs to rising fertilizer costs, the cracks in the use of traditional crop inputs are starting to resemble fault lines, says Jenn. And mainstream investors are now paying attention, notably Y Combinator CEO Gary Tan. Elsewhere, could novel lipid-based tech unlock a new...

The Ruby Bio team

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. This week: S2G Investments raised a $1bn growth-stage fund and vertical farming company Oishii announced the first close of its $150m Series C round. Elsewhere, Ruby Bio is riding the MAHA wave with an industry first: a suite of clean-label emulsifiers derived from fermentation, with unit economics that can compete at scale with a...

The Ruby Bio team

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. This week: S2G Investments raised a $1bn growth-stage fund and vertical farming company Oishii announced the first close of its $150m Series C round. Elsewhere, Ruby Bio is riding the MAHA wave with an industry first: a suite of clean-label emulsifiers derived from fermentation, with unit economics that can compete at scale with a...

Atinary Technologies

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. In a space where drawn-out IP battles can derail fundraising and spook potential partners, the legal spat between Onego Bio and The EVERY Co is attracting intense interest. This week, EVERY won the first round, but Onego Bio says the fight is only just beginning. Elsewhere, investment is starting to follow deeptech startups into...

Atinary Technologies

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. In a space where drawn-out IP battles can derail fundraising and spook potential partners, the legal spat between Onego Bio and The EVERY Co is attracting intense interest. This week, EVERY won the first round, but Onego Bio says the fight is only just beginning. Elsewhere, investment is starting to follow deeptech startups into...

Corbett Kull, CamoAg

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. This week: With glyphosate in the spotlight at the Supreme Court, Pam Marrone unpacks a new generation of bioherbicides she reckons could give RoundUp a run for its money and Dan Blaustein-Rejto explains why the way beyond glyphosate "is not to wish it away; it is to outperform it." Elsewhere, Farmland rental startup Tillable is no...

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. This week: With glyphosate in the spotlight at the Supreme Court, Pam Marrone gives us the lowdown on a new generation of bioherbicides she reckons could give RoundUp a run for its money and Dan Blaustein-Rejto explains why the way beyond glyphosate "is not to wish it away; it is to outperform it." Elsewhere, Farmland rental startup...

Carbon credits-istock-Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn

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. This Earth week: Advocates see carbon markets as a cost-effective way to offset emissions. Critics see a plethora of quality and integrity issues, arguing that carbon markets are often more “smoke and mirrors” than a climate solution. Jenn takes a deep dive. Elsewhere, David Protein CEO Peter Rahal—who predicts revenues “north of...

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. This Earth week: Advocates see carbon markets as a cost-effective way to offset emissions. Critics see a plethora of quality and integrity issues, arguing that carbon markets are often more “smoke and mirrors” than a climate solution. Jenn takes a deep dive. Elsewhere, David Protein CEO Peter Rahal—who predicts revenues “north of...