Binyamin Ali

Nordic Foodtech VC gets €30m from European Investment Fund

Fund II is nearing its €80m fundraising target having now raised at least €70m from LPs such as Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Valio Pension Fund.

Siddhi Capital launches FoodTech Scout Fund

The growth equity fund manager has launched fundraising for a foodtech-focused venture fund located in Boise, Idaho.

Emerging manager Tall Grass Ventures hits C$32m final close

The venture capital firm invests in pre-Series A technology companies in the agriculture and food supply chain.

Climate fundraising tops $9.4bn with World Fund's latest effort

World Fund's debut vehicle closed on €300m, with backing from the European Investment Fund, KfW Capital and BPI France, among others.

Future Food Fund closes €40m impact VC vehicle

Dutch venture capital firm Future Food Fund has closed its Article 9 impact fund on €40m, with commitments from the European Investment Fund, Risk Capital Resources, the Dutch Future Fund, Wageningen University & Research and regional development agencies Oost NL and NOM.

PAI Partners' The Compleat Food Group buys Palace Culture

Palace Culture is an organic, plant-based cheese producer.

Anterra sees optimal timing for food and agtech deals

Now that the market correction has occurred, Anterra Capital is ready to execute its strategy and intends to spend 2023 deploying Fund II, with plans for a follow-on vehicle unlikely to begin gathering steam until late 2024.

McWin bets LPs are hungry for another food tech fund

McWin Partners has launched McWin Food Tech Fund, a €250 million vehicle that will target the whole food value chain, including “ingredients and alternative proteins," said partner Martín Dávalos.

Impossible Foods completes $500m funding round

The alternative protein start-up has taken its total capital raised to $2bn since being founded in 2011 and raised $700m in 2020.

Impact-linked carry is good news – if you can pull it off

A trickle of fund managers choosing to link carried interest to their impact and ESG targets is good news for private markets, showing the industry is serious about its sustainability goals.