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Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 144

05.04.23
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In This Issue:

  • Food Venture Financing Trends
  • CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Funds
  • Links to Relevant Content and Events

Food Venture Financing Trends

  • Above Food, an agriculture, ingredients and plant-based company based in Canada, announced that it plans to go public through a SPAC deal valued at $319 million in the second half of 2023.
  • Pluckk, a fresh-food emerging brand based in India, announced that it acquired KOOK, an Indian startup that offers efficient meal kits, for a deal valued at $1.3 million.
  • KoRo, a ‘better-for-you’ foodtech company, announced that it raised 20 million Euros in its Series B offering.

CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund

This week's featured food business incubator and accelerator is Rutger’s Food Innovation Center.

  • The Food Innovation Center at Rutgers University is a unique food business incubator and accelerator that is a unit of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES). The Center supports established early stage entrepreneurs and existing food companies from concept to commercialization.
  • Rutger’s Food Innovation Center provides business, marketing, food safety, product design and scale up expertise within FDA and USDA certified facilities.
  • Some companies that have been assisted by Futger’s Food Innovation Center:
    • Topos Teas
    • The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
    • Dr. Schar USA, Inc.
    • First Field
    • Caldo Hot Sauce
 

Links to Relevant Content and Events

ARTICLES


  • Western Growers Study Shows Huge Agtech Investment
  • Cure Hydration Raises $5.6 Million in Series A Round
  • Frozen Comfort Food Brand Snags Seed Funding
  • The New Plant-Based Reality: Bridge2Food Panel Discusses Market Obstacles, Opportunities
  • Chunk Foods Gears Up For US Launch Of Plant-Based Whole Cuts Following $15 Million Seed Round

UPCOMING EVENTS


Naturally Bay Area
What She Said: Celebrating Women in Culinary

Thursday, May 4, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT
Location: W San Francisco, 181 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA

W San Francisco invites you to the latest installment of What She Said, an evening celebrating Women in Culinary, co-presented by Naturally Bay Area. Join them for an intimate conversation with key players in the food and beverage world.

Speakers:

  • Christine Keller, CEO/co-founder of Moodify 
  • Na'ama Moran, CEO/co-founder of Cheetah 
  • Kathy Fang, chef/co-owner of Fang 
  • Imana, chef and owner of Hi Felicia 
  • Dawn Taylor-Cole, executive chef at W San Francisco 
  • Moderated by Robyn Rutledge, CEO and Founder, SBG Growth 

Register


Naturally Bay Area
5th Annual Pitch Slam + Community Celebration

Wednesday, May 10, 3:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Square Uptown Station, 1955 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

Let's celebrate the Bay Area's up-and-coming Natural Products Industry brands with a community celebration and pitch competition. A select group of entrepreneurs will pitch to the industry's premier investors, retailers, and industry peers for a chance to win prizes worth tens of thousands of dollars, including a booth at EXPO East and the opportunity to pitch on the national stage!

Register

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