Investment
FreezeM secures funding to scale revolutionary insect protein tech
FreezeM, an agtech company focusing on Black Soldier Fly (BSF) protein production, secured $14.2 million in Series A funding to accelerate market expansion. Led by the European Innovation Council Fund, this investment empowers FreezeM to scale its "Breeding-as-a-Service" (BaaS) platform…
PlantSwitch raises $8 M for bioplastic tech
PlantSwitch, a North Carolina-based materials company, has secured $8 million in funding to commercialize its bioplastics technology. The investment will be used to construct their first commercial manufacturing facility and expand their team from 12 to an undisclosed number. The…
Infinite Roots nets $58 M to scale mycelium fermentation platform
Hamburg-based startup Infinite Roots, formerly known as Mushlabs, has secured $58 million in a series B funding round to expand its mycelium fermentation platform. This investment marks the largest mycelium-related funding in Europe. The round was led by Dr. Hans…
Canada invests $1 M in compostable bioplastics
Canada's government has invested $1 million in compostable bioplastics through the Jobs and Growth Fund program. This financial assistance has been granted to SME BOSK Bioproducts under the Canada Economic Development for the Quebec Regions (CED) initiative. BOSK Bioproducts specializes…
Alt.Leather raises $1.1 M in seed funding for biobased materials
Melbourne-based plant-based leather startup Alt.Leather has successfully concluded an oversubscribed seed funding round, raising $1.1 million. The funding round was led by family investment firm Wollemi Capital Group and included participation from LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund, Startmate, and The Austin…
Japanese firm to support Louisiana Green Fuels’ SAF development
Sumitomo Corp. of Americas (SCOA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp., has signed on as a project partner for the development of Louisiana Green Fuels LLC's (LGF) biorefinery and bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) power plant in Port of Columbia in…