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Founded in 2011, London-based Agronomics Limited’s principal investing interest is in environmentally-friendly alternatives to the traditional production of meat, wherever they may be located. There are currently 17 companies in its portfolio, all of them in the cellular-based or plant-based protein category and sustainable food production.Its most recent declared investments have been in the March 2021 $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech, and in the December 2020 undisclosed pre-seed round of Chinese cellular foodtech CellX.
Founded in 2011, London-based Agronomics Limited’s principal investing interest is in environmentally-friendly alternatives to the traditional production of meat, wherever they may be located. There are currently 17 companies in its portfolio, all of them in the cellular-based or plant-based protein category and sustainable food production.Its most recent declared investments have been in the March 2021 $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech, and in the December 2020 undisclosed pre-seed round of Chinese cellular foodtech CellX.
The merged entity of China’s two largest local services rivals, Meituan has a market cap of HKD 1.93tn in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where it is listed. Its total transaction volume reached RMB 682bn in 2019. In 2015, Meituan merged with Chinese rival Dianping and was known as Meituan-Dianping, but the brand has since been unified to Meituan. Now headed by Meituan founder Wang Xing, the Tencent-backed company is China’s largest on-demand, or O2O (online-to-offline), services provider, offering food delivery, restaurant booking, group buying, movie ticket booking and more.
The merged entity of China’s two largest local services rivals, Meituan has a market cap of HKD 1.93tn in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where it is listed. Its total transaction volume reached RMB 682bn in 2019. In 2015, Meituan merged with Chinese rival Dianping and was known as Meituan-Dianping, but the brand has since been unified to Meituan. Now headed by Meituan founder Wang Xing, the Tencent-backed company is China’s largest on-demand, or O2O (online-to-offline), services provider, offering food delivery, restaurant booking, group buying, movie ticket booking and more.
The first online HR services platform to help China SMEs meet their complex social security processing needs –so they save time and money, minimize errors.
The first online HR services platform to help China SMEs meet their complex social security processing needs –so they save time and money, minimize errors.
Co-founder, CEO of Foods for Tomorrow / Heura Foods
Marc Coloma is the co-founder and CEO of Spanish plant-based meat startup, Foods for Tomorrow, where he has worked since 2017. Earlier, he spent two years at the local government business promotion organization Barcelona Activa's Entrepreneur's With Ideas training program, where Food for Tomorrow’s business and Heura foods product ideas were conceived. Coloma's background includes stints at a Catalonian animal charity and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in project work and fundraising respectively, and as COO of a catering company. A committed vegan and environmentalist, Coloma was named on Forbes list of 100 Most Creative People in Business in July 2019.
Marc Coloma is the co-founder and CEO of Spanish plant-based meat startup, Foods for Tomorrow, where he has worked since 2017. Earlier, he spent two years at the local government business promotion organization Barcelona Activa's Entrepreneur's With Ideas training program, where Food for Tomorrow’s business and Heura foods product ideas were conceived. Coloma's background includes stints at a Catalonian animal charity and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in project work and fundraising respectively, and as COO of a catering company. A committed vegan and environmentalist, Coloma was named on Forbes list of 100 Most Creative People in Business in July 2019.
CEO and Co-founder of Oceanium
Karen Scofield Seal is the CEO and co-founder of Oceanium, a Scottish startup developing marine-safe bio packaging and plant-based food and nutrition products from sustainably farmed seaweed. During the 90s she lived in New York working as Senior Manager and Producer for the National Football League, as Production Supervisor and Event director at the US OPEN Tennis, and as Coordinating Producer at ABC News.She later moved to London with her husband, where she worked in Comic Relief and in RED, liaising with Apple, American Express and Converse partnerships. In 2009 she co-founded LUCZA, a luxury e-commerce active since 2014. There, she executed marketing and PR strategies including offline and online initiatives.
Karen Scofield Seal is the CEO and co-founder of Oceanium, a Scottish startup developing marine-safe bio packaging and plant-based food and nutrition products from sustainably farmed seaweed. During the 90s she lived in New York working as Senior Manager and Producer for the National Football League, as Production Supervisor and Event director at the US OPEN Tennis, and as Coordinating Producer at ABC News.She later moved to London with her husband, where she worked in Comic Relief and in RED, liaising with Apple, American Express and Converse partnerships. In 2009 she co-founded LUCZA, a luxury e-commerce active since 2014. There, she executed marketing and PR strategies including offline and online initiatives.
Advisor, board member, co-founder of NovoNutrients
Brian Sefton has been co-founder, a board member and a part-time advisor at NovoNutrients, a San Francisco-based biotech manufacturer of alt-protein produced from fermentation and CO2 since it was founded in 2017. In 2009, he co-founded research entity Oakbio, from which NovoNutrients evolved, and was its President and CTO. Sefton was CTO and President at NovoNutrients and also co-CEO and Chief Scientist at Oakbio until 2021 when he became the CEO at San Francisco-based fermentation commercialization startup Sincarne. Between 2005 and 2011, Sefton was also CEO at pharma research company Pharmadyn, working on drugs development for Alzheimer's Disease, and, for three of those years, was also Managing Partner of Stratsyn, a consultancy specializing in creation, development, management and fund raising for not-for-profit organizations. Sefton’s earlier posts include: directing nanotechnology commercialization and investment company Nanosig for three years, CEO of Silicon Valley’s Fastlane, a high-profile pioneer in real-time network traffic and security analysis for six years; and, simultaneously, being CEO at Bluebox Communications, developing high-end network security applications and appliances for Fortune 500 companies and the US government.Sefton holds an MBA from Santa Clara University in California and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley
Brian Sefton has been co-founder, a board member and a part-time advisor at NovoNutrients, a San Francisco-based biotech manufacturer of alt-protein produced from fermentation and CO2 since it was founded in 2017. In 2009, he co-founded research entity Oakbio, from which NovoNutrients evolved, and was its President and CTO. Sefton was CTO and President at NovoNutrients and also co-CEO and Chief Scientist at Oakbio until 2021 when he became the CEO at San Francisco-based fermentation commercialization startup Sincarne. Between 2005 and 2011, Sefton was also CEO at pharma research company Pharmadyn, working on drugs development for Alzheimer's Disease, and, for three of those years, was also Managing Partner of Stratsyn, a consultancy specializing in creation, development, management and fund raising for not-for-profit organizations. Sefton’s earlier posts include: directing nanotechnology commercialization and investment company Nanosig for three years, CEO of Silicon Valley’s Fastlane, a high-profile pioneer in real-time network traffic and security analysis for six years; and, simultaneously, being CEO at Bluebox Communications, developing high-end network security applications and appliances for Fortune 500 companies and the US government.Sefton holds an MBA from Santa Clara University in California and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley
Chief Security Officer and co-founder of IOMED Medical Solutions
A self-taught developer and NLP engineer, Álvaro Abella Bascarán is co-founder and Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Spanish medtech IOMED Medical Solutions, which facilitates data extraction from electronic health records. He has also worked as frontend developer, a backend developer, a data scientist and an NLP engineer. For his master’s in Bioinformatics for Health Science at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University, Abella completed an internship at QMENTA, formerly Mint Labs. This is a US drug development startup dedicated to brain diseases, where Abella gained knowledge of computational neuroscience. He also holds a first degree from the University of Oviedo in Biotechnology.
A self-taught developer and NLP engineer, Álvaro Abella Bascarán is co-founder and Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Spanish medtech IOMED Medical Solutions, which facilitates data extraction from electronic health records. He has also worked as frontend developer, a backend developer, a data scientist and an NLP engineer. For his master’s in Bioinformatics for Health Science at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University, Abella completed an internship at QMENTA, formerly Mint Labs. This is a US drug development startup dedicated to brain diseases, where Abella gained knowledge of computational neuroscience. He also holds a first degree from the University of Oviedo in Biotechnology.
Fu was born in Jiangxi province in March 1978. In 2005, he led a team that created free antivirus software Qihoo 360 Security Guard. In 2008, he became vice president at Matrix Partners China. A year later, Fu became CEO and chairman of picture software firm Conew Image, which merged with Kingsoft Security in November 2010 to create Kingsoft Network. Fu has served as CEO of the merged company ever since, which, in March 2014, was renamed Cheetah Mobile. He is also founder and general partner at Purple Cow Startups.
Fu was born in Jiangxi province in March 1978. In 2005, he led a team that created free antivirus software Qihoo 360 Security Guard. In 2008, he became vice president at Matrix Partners China. A year later, Fu became CEO and chairman of picture software firm Conew Image, which merged with Kingsoft Security in November 2010 to create Kingsoft Network. Fu has served as CEO of the merged company ever since, which, in March 2014, was renamed Cheetah Mobile. He is also founder and general partner at Purple Cow Startups.
COO and co-founder of Plant on Demand
Santiago Corral Rodriguez worked at Dutch online lighting supplier Any Amp as a video manager and country manager in Spain from 2013 to 2015. He also worked at Dutch produce distributor Direct Fresh International in administration and control assistance in 2016.After completing a business administration degree at Granada University in 2012, Corral went to Finland to study International Business at SeAMK (Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences) and graduated in 2016. He also obtained a postgrad qualification in Entrepreneurship at University of Deusto in the Basque Country, Spain.He worked at Sonar Ventures in 2017 before co-founding Plant on Demand (POD) in 2018 as COO and Customer Success Manager. POD is an e-marketplace and online management platform for small-scale food producers.
Santiago Corral Rodriguez worked at Dutch online lighting supplier Any Amp as a video manager and country manager in Spain from 2013 to 2015. He also worked at Dutch produce distributor Direct Fresh International in administration and control assistance in 2016.After completing a business administration degree at Granada University in 2012, Corral went to Finland to study International Business at SeAMK (Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences) and graduated in 2016. He also obtained a postgrad qualification in Entrepreneurship at University of Deusto in the Basque Country, Spain.He worked at Sonar Ventures in 2017 before co-founding Plant on Demand (POD) in 2018 as COO and Customer Success Manager. POD is an e-marketplace and online management platform for small-scale food producers.
CTO and Co-founder of Oceanium
Charlie Bavington holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Edinburgh and has done postdoctoral research at the Scottish Association for Marine Science in natural marine products specializing in glycobiology and carbohydrate chemistry.In 2000, he moved from academic research to industry, joining a marine biotechnology company where he has been responsible for natural product discovery and contract research. His commitment to marine life and natural product development continued with GlycoMar, a company he co-founded in 2005, specializing in the discovery and development of novel functional glycans from microalgae, macroalgae, invertebrates, and plants.Since 2018, he’s CTO and co-founder of Oceanium, a Scottish startup developing marine-safe bio-packaging and plant-based food and nutrition products from sustainably farmed seaweed.
Charlie Bavington holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Edinburgh and has done postdoctoral research at the Scottish Association for Marine Science in natural marine products specializing in glycobiology and carbohydrate chemistry.In 2000, he moved from academic research to industry, joining a marine biotechnology company where he has been responsible for natural product discovery and contract research. His commitment to marine life and natural product development continued with GlycoMar, a company he co-founded in 2005, specializing in the discovery and development of novel functional glycans from microalgae, macroalgae, invertebrates, and plants.Since 2018, he’s CTO and co-founder of Oceanium, a Scottish startup developing marine-safe bio-packaging and plant-based food and nutrition products from sustainably farmed seaweed.
Eempat Kapital (EK) was established in 2011 by Pramadita (Riel) Tasmaya, who is also a co-founder of Muslimarket. The investment firm is also managed by team member Emilia Emil Abbas, the daughter of Dr Emil Abbas who also owns PT Ranji Karya Sakti, part of the Easco Holding conglomerate. Another team member is Aldi Harris, who was the general manager of the private family-owned Easco Holding.EK’s portfolio includes energy and oil companies, e-commerce Muslimarket, concert information website Sindhen and food chains, Chicken Run and Arasseo. EK also raises finance for startups and provides management services as needed.
Eempat Kapital (EK) was established in 2011 by Pramadita (Riel) Tasmaya, who is also a co-founder of Muslimarket. The investment firm is also managed by team member Emilia Emil Abbas, the daughter of Dr Emil Abbas who also owns PT Ranji Karya Sakti, part of the Easco Holding conglomerate. Another team member is Aldi Harris, who was the general manager of the private family-owned Easco Holding.EK’s portfolio includes energy and oil companies, e-commerce Muslimarket, concert information website Sindhen and food chains, Chicken Run and Arasseo. EK also raises finance for startups and provides management services as needed.
Next Chance Invest SL is part of the family firm Next Chance Group that was founded in 2010 by Nicolás Luca de Tena, a well-known Spanish entrepreneur and angel investor. Based in Madrid, the firm invested in the city's Spanish food delivery company La Nevera Roja in 2013. The "Red Fridge", acquired by Rocket Internet for €80m in 2016, was later sold on to Just Eat a year later. Next Chance normally invests between €500,000 and €2m on the scaling tech startups with annual turnover of over €2m.
Next Chance Invest SL is part of the family firm Next Chance Group that was founded in 2010 by Nicolás Luca de Tena, a well-known Spanish entrepreneur and angel investor. Based in Madrid, the firm invested in the city's Spanish food delivery company La Nevera Roja in 2013. The "Red Fridge", acquired by Rocket Internet for €80m in 2016, was later sold on to Just Eat a year later. Next Chance normally invests between €500,000 and €2m on the scaling tech startups with annual turnover of over €2m.
Founded in 2018, Kale United is a Stockholm-based ethical investor with an overriding interest in plant-based technologies. It raises funds from crowd campaigns and currently has a portfolio of 30 companies, mostly Swedish alternative meat startups. It had crowdfunded €1.34m by April 2020 for its portfolio of companies from three separate campaigns. It also has a portfolio of plant-based public shares and features a team of vegan expert investors and business leaders. Its founder, Måns Ullerstam, owns a third of the company. He is also CEO of local vegetarian food producer startup Astrid och Aporna.
Founded in 2018, Kale United is a Stockholm-based ethical investor with an overriding interest in plant-based technologies. It raises funds from crowd campaigns and currently has a portfolio of 30 companies, mostly Swedish alternative meat startups. It had crowdfunded €1.34m by April 2020 for its portfolio of companies from three separate campaigns. It also has a portfolio of plant-based public shares and features a team of vegan expert investors and business leaders. Its founder, Måns Ullerstam, owns a third of the company. He is also CEO of local vegetarian food producer startup Astrid och Aporna.
Founded in 2013 and based in Silicon Valley, AgFunder invests in agrifood tech startups globally with the mission of “investing in technologies to rapidly transform our food and agriculture system.” The VC firm has already built a global ecosystem of 85,000+ members and subscribers, which helps grow and scale its portfolio companies. It recently established the New Carnivore fund to invest in startups working to create animal-free protein alternatives including plant-based meat and cultured meat. In 2019, AgFunder and the Australian agrifood accelerator Rocket Seeder co-launched GROW Impact Accelerator in Singapore to accelerate seed and Series A agritech startups from Southeast Asia.
Founded in 2013 and based in Silicon Valley, AgFunder invests in agrifood tech startups globally with the mission of “investing in technologies to rapidly transform our food and agriculture system.” The VC firm has already built a global ecosystem of 85,000+ members and subscribers, which helps grow and scale its portfolio companies. It recently established the New Carnivore fund to invest in startups working to create animal-free protein alternatives including plant-based meat and cultured meat. In 2019, AgFunder and the Australian agrifood accelerator Rocket Seeder co-launched GROW Impact Accelerator in Singapore to accelerate seed and Series A agritech startups from Southeast Asia.
Orkla ASA is an Oslo-based supplier of branded consumer products to major markets in the Nordic and Baltic regions and Central Europe. Selected product categories are also available in India, known as MTR Foods brand. Popular brands include Felix, Toro, Panda and Abba.Originally founded in 1654, Orkla is one of Norway’s oldest business conglomerates and became public-listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ORKLY) in 1929. Orkla Foods accounts for 39% of the group’s operating revenues. Two other subsidiaries, Orkla Care and Orkla Food Ingredients generate about 43% of the group’s operating revenues. The Orkla Confectionery & Snacks division contributes about 15%.
Orkla ASA is an Oslo-based supplier of branded consumer products to major markets in the Nordic and Baltic regions and Central Europe. Selected product categories are also available in India, known as MTR Foods brand. Popular brands include Felix, Toro, Panda and Abba.Originally founded in 1654, Orkla is one of Norway’s oldest business conglomerates and became public-listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ORKLY) in 1929. Orkla Foods accounts for 39% of the group’s operating revenues. Two other subsidiaries, Orkla Care and Orkla Food Ingredients generate about 43% of the group’s operating revenues. The Orkla Confectionery & Snacks division contributes about 15%.
Pula: Pioneering insurtech helps to improve Africa's food security
With Kenyan insurtech Pula’s micro-insurance products, millions of farmers no longer have to bear the full risk of losses from natural disasters and crop failures
Jakarta Aman uses social networking to improve neighborhood security
Backed by Jakarta's provincial government and MDI Ventures, neighborhood security app Jakarta Aman seeks to reignite the “gotong royong” spirit to keep communities safe
Clear Plate: Anti-food waste AI that rewards the diners who finish their food
Taking little steps to make a big difference in fighting food waste, Clear Plate engages with digital natives to spread the message
Future Food Asia: Temasek, Continental Grain on investing in agrifood in Singapore and China
The two heavyweight investors discuss opportunities, needs and how agrifood startups can scale in Asian markets
From real estate to rearing insects for food: Magalarva's way to a sustainable future
The Indonesian agritech startup is already using insects to replace fishmeal and has new funding to grow further
China a “positive environment” for uptake of cultured meat, researcher tells Future Food Asia
But for interested cultured meat companies, China-based Chloe Dempsey suggests it would be better to wait, observe and learn more about the market before trying to tap its massive potential
QinLin Tech gets advertisers to pay for your local security systems
Besides keeping residents safe from intruders, QinLin’s smart community business model also offers essential home services, social activities and group-buying discounts
Big Idea Ventures Founder Andrew D Ive: Asia will lead cell-based meat innovation
In a wide-ranging interview, the managing general partner of the US- and Singapore-based foodtech investor also expounds on his goal to extend sustainability to the rest of the food sector, combining good returns with doing good
IsCleanAir targets 2021 revenue to double on Covid-led health security push
IsCleanAir’s water-based air-purifying IoT system reduces air contaminants by more than 90%, and uses 7–10 times less electricity than conventional filter-based systems
SWITCH Singapore: Sustainability startups see growing demand from corporates
Sophie’s BioNutrients, Ubiik and Intello Labs also note new trends in technology and supply chain arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, across the food, manufacturing and e-commerce sectors
Singapore, the place to start and grow a cellular agriculture startup
A country that imports over 90% of its food supply, Singapore has turned to foodtech, including cellular agriculture, to safeguard food security, supported by proactive regulators
Animal AgTech Innovation Summit 2021: Experts discuss post-pandemic priorities
The pandemic not only put digital tech in everyone’s hands, it also forced thinking about collecting meaningful data and moving it on-demand to both producers and decision makers
Its latest project, Cattlechain, is an IoT-blockchain solution for farms to meet the EU's animal welfare standards, fulfilling consumers' demand for sustainable farming and food traceability
Alias Robotics: Award-winning cyber security pioneer reduces “clear and present danger” of robots
As machines become integral parts of daily life, Alias Robotics offers humans a way to solve the ever-increasing potential risks of robots
Future Food Asia 2021: Agrifood tech at an inflection point
Agrifood tech startups urged to harness consumer, investor and government feedback to create plentiful, nutritious food through sustainable means, but exercise caution when considering IPOs
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