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03/18/2026

Don't let the $16.2 billion top-line fool you: the real story in agrifoodtech is a capital rotation toward upstream solutions and climate tech.

Generalist investors have left the building, making way for patient, technical capital that just drove deeptech deals to a 10-year high.

Download our FREE 2026 AgriFoodTech Investment Report ➡️ https://agfunder.com/research/agfunder-global-agrifoodtech-investment-report-2026/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=social%20media&utm_campaign=promotion&utm_content=download%20our%20free%20agrifoodtech%20investment%20report



https://agfundernews.com/agrifoodtech-funding-is-flat-the-interesting-part-is-where-it-isnt

Agrifoodtech is not going to produce a banner funding year in 2026, but the composition of capital continues to shift in ways that matter.

03/18/2026

Global agrifoodtech is undergoing a capital rotation: while total funding holds at $16.2 billion, upstream technologies and climate tech are seeing a resurgence as investors ditch growth-at-all-costs for deeptech fundamentals...

📩 Dig deeper: Our 2026 AgriFoodTech Investment Report is 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗪 ➡️ https://agfunder.com/research/agfunder-global-agrifoodtech-investment-report-2026/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=social%20media&utm_campaign=promotion&utm_content=download%20our%20free%20agrifoodtech%20investment%20report

11/28/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸...
🐄 Methane pill breakthrough. Ruminant Biotech secures funding to 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 with a slow-release bolus.

♻️ ROC fight. Why the food system needs 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to beat greenwashing.

🦠 Microbes scale. Pivot Bio eyes a 50% cut in fertilizer use via 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻.

💰 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝘅. How founders are navigating the "horrible" investment landscape.

ℹ️ 𝗗𝗶𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿: https://agfunder.kit.com/posts/regenerative-organic-certification-founder-investor-misalignment-cracking-the-livestock-methane-reduction-code-microbial-nitrogen-traction?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=promotion&utm_content=read

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11/21/2025

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞... 🧈 Insolvent Miyoko's Creamery has a new owner, but the founder says she 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿. 🌱 Plus, are corporates ditching ESG goals, or just reframing them around climate resilience?

𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗼...

🚜 Engines are go: Tractor Junction nets $26m to give India's farmers access to used vehicles with affordable loans.

🍓 Rise of the machines: DailyRobotics enters the strawberry harvesting race with a 'bot that can pick 𝟮–𝟯𝘅 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀.

🛰️ Space race: The future of sustainable farming isn't on the ground, it's in 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁, says Planet.

🥛 Dairy + plants: Is '𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆' a win-win for consumers and retailers... or a solution in search of a problem?

👰 ...and finally, congratulations to our global agtech editor Jennifer Marston, who is off this week after 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱. 💝

📲 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://agfunder.kit.com/posts/reframing-net-zero-miyoko-s-new-owner-tractor-junction-bags-26m-dailyrobotics-enters-strawberry-harvesting-race-inside-tate-lyle-s-open-innovation-playbook?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=promotion&utm_content=read

📩 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞: https://agfundernews.com/newsletter?utm_source=AgFunder%20News&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Promotion&utm_content=read%20more

11/16/2025

💡 𝐆𝐋𝐏-𝟏 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤? The GLP-1 trend is fueling a 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 as patients worry about muscle loss. But packing more protein into drinks might not be enough.

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐆𝐋𝐏-𝟏 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬.

👨‍🔬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 (Dr. Ryan Kane, Tufts University)
Protein Alone ≠ Muscle: Consuming high protein without resistance exercise won't necessarily build muscle; the excess may be stored as fat.

🥩 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: The food industry is capitalising on protein as the 'hot nutrient,' but resistance activity is the real key to muscle and bone health.

📈 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐬: Americans already get enough protein. The actual nutritional gaps are fiber, minimally processed foods, fruits/vegetables, and healthy fats.

❕ 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞: Fitness is a prerequisite for protein effectiveness on a weight loss journey.

📺 𝐆𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫: https://agfundernews.com/tufts-md-on-glp-1-and-the-protein-obsession-i-worry-we-might-be-missing-the-mark?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=promotion&utm_content=watch

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11/14/2025

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊... 🥛 Alt dairy bidding war: Miyoko Schinner did not win her bid to reclaim the brand she built. However, the winning bidder may face challenges as it will own the trademark but not the license to use the founder's name or image...

𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨:

🍔 Meati is “poised for growth" insists new owner
Beyond Meat has "𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭" despite grim Q3.

🤖 'Human-centered’ AI is top of mind for foodora, says Jennifer Marston.

🚜 Japan's 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, reveals Louisa Burwood-Taylor.

🥛 Do the economics of recombinant dairy stack up? Elaine Watson asks Remilk.

💪 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞: Rapid weight loss is frequently accompanied by loss of lean muscle mass. But 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐋𝐏-𝟏 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤? Elaine quizzed an expert panel.

📲 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://agfunder.kit.com/posts/bidding-war-for-miyoko-s-meati-now-debt-free-japan-s-agrifoodtech-scene-glp-1-and-our-protein-obsession-david-protein-battle-heats-up?utm_source=AgFunder%20News&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Promotion&utm_content=read%20more

📩 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞: https://agfundernews.com/newsletter?utm_source=AgFunder%20News&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Promotion&utm_content=read%20more

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11/12/2025

📈 Despite a grim Q3 (-13.3% sales, $110.7M net loss), Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown has announced a fundamental strategic reset.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: Beyond Meat is moving from a 'turnaround phase' to becoming an aggressive "global protein company for tomorrow".

📌 Balance Sheet Reset: 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 to reduce financial burden.
📌 Strategic Shift: Moving from 'Beyond Meat' to just 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 to "broaden the aperture" of the business.
📌 New Plan: Recalibrate production, 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and aggressively leverage R&D for new products.

🗣️ What they're saying: "𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝".

➡️ 𝐆𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫: https://agfundernews.com/beyond-meat-ceo-says-plenty-of-fight-left-in-us-after-grim-q3-unveils-plan-to-build-a-global-protein-company-for-tomorrow?utm_source=AgFunder%20News&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Promotion&utm_content=read%20more

Alt meat co Beyond Meat continues to recalibrate production capacity to match weaker demand, says CEO Ethan Brown.

10/23/2025

Calling all agrifood visionaries, disruptors, dreamers and darers looking to shape a sustainable future and build a thriving world through the power of collaboration - apply for Zespri International's US$2M Zag Innovation Fund.

Zespri has identified four focus areas that sit close to their purpose and
invites startups, social enterprises, companies, universities and research institutes to explore the challenges and identify areas that they can effectively collaborate on:

🍈 Industry & community resilience solutions
🍈 Emissions reduction, water management & sustainable packaging solutions
🍈 Crop yield, quality & resilience solutions
🍈 Healthy lifestyle solutions

Find out more and apply ➡️ https://www.zespri.com/en-NZ/zagfund

09/14/2025

AgFunder Principal Sofía Ramírez will take the stage at IPEM Paris on September 25 at 3pm to talk about the next decade of scaling climate opportunities in private markets. Sofia will share insights on key drivers, challenges, and enablers shaping the future of climate investing.

Register ➡️ https://www.ipem-market.com/paris-2025/participate/

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06/19/2025

We've teamed up with our portfolio company Lumi AI to launch a new webinar series 'Future of Retail & Supply Chain Analytics' exploring how data and AI are reshaping the retail and supply chain landscape.

​For our first session 'AI in supply chain: what actually works,' we’re thrilled to welcome:

​ ⭐ Kunal Thakker, Global Ops Executive (Walmart, Newegg, UPS, SEAIR Global)
​ ⭐ ​Colin Kessinger, Managing Director (End-to-End Analytics, Accenture, Stanford Lecturer)
​ ⭐ ​Sarthak Pany, Supply Chain AI Partner (Deloitte)

​Join them to explore how cutting-edge analytics and AI are reshaping the retail and supply chain landscape in a webinar focusing on real AI use cases delivering ROI in supply chain.

​📅 Date: June 25th, 2025
​🕛 Time: Noon ET
​⏱ Duration: 60 minutes (including live Q&A)
​💻 Location: Online
📲 Register: https://lu.ma/z1t4y1ca

05/19/2025

"It was a privilege to attend the inaugural Future Food & Ag Leadership Programme at INSEAD. The team skilfully choreographed an inspiring course that confirmed how excited and motivated I still am about the responsibility of efficient and sustainable food production." - William England (SALIC), alumni, inaugural INSEAD Future Food & Ag Leadership Programme.

The Future Food & Agriculture Leadership Program, developed by INSEAD in partnership with Agrohub, equips senior executives and next-generation leaders in the agrifood value chain to lead through change. The program delivers strategic insights, leadership development, and powerful peer networks, driving lasting business impact and preparing leaders for long-term success.

Applications are open until June 10.
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