FoodTech

Brinc partners DayDayCook to invest $10M in food technology companies

Brinc, a Hong Kong-based venture accelerator with a global sustainability mandate, and DayDayCook, a Hong Kong-based content-to-commerce culinary platform, announced Thursday a commitment of $10 million to invest in food technology companies that are developing the sustainable, animal-free, global food ecosystem and scaling commercialization in Greater…

India’s Shaka Harry raises $2M seed funding led by Better Bite Ventures, Blue Horizon and Panthera Peak

Indian plant based meat company Shaka Harry said Wednesday it has received a total investment of $2 million in seed funding round led by Better Bite Ventures, Blue Horizon and venture debt fund Panthera Peak. Other investors include; Dexler Holdings, Chef Manu Chandra and a group of domestic family offices and angel investors.

Good Food Institute Asia Pacific launches database for alt protein startups

The Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC) has launched a new “one-stop shop” database in collaboration with FoodInnovate ⁠—a joint initiative launched by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) together with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Economic Development Board (EDB), IPI Singapore, JTC Corporation (JTC), and the Singapore…

FoodTech startups pitched game-changing solutions at SPACE-F Batch 3 Accelerator Demo Day

SPACE-F program is dedicated to supporting the accelerator and incubator startups in the Food Tech industry to transform their innovative ideas into winning businesses that will impact the future of food. With the collaboration of the NIA, Thai Union Group PCL, Mahidol University, Thai Beverage PLC, and Deloitte Thailand.

Grab buys and relaunches food site HungryGoWhere

Grab Singapore, a leading superapp in Southeast Asia, announced Wednesday that it has bought and relaunched Singapore’s food site HungryGoWhere and its accompanying social media channels. The revamped HungryGoWhere brand aims to address the growing interest of diners to reconnect with its local food scene in much deeper ways.

Singapore’s Next Gen Foods launches plant-based chicken product in Germany

Singapore-based alternative protein startup Next Gen Foods said Monday it is rolling out its flagship plant-based chicken product TiNDLE, in restaurants across Germany. TiNDLE will debut across six of Germany’s biggest cities, across 40 sites with many more to come, partnering with over 20 of Germany’s toprestaurants – in a range of delicious applications…

Culinary startup Mangkokku raises $7M Series A funding from Alpha JWC Ventures & EMTEK

Indonesia-based culinary startup Mangkokku announced today its recently closed Series A funding of $7 million co-led by Alpha JWC Ventures and EMTEK, with participation from Cakra Ventures.

Philippine cloud kitchen firm Kraver’s Canteen secures $3M Series A led by Quest Ventures

Kraver’s technology provides high-end meal experiences for its customers by allowing them to heat food without using a microwave. Moreover, Kraver has a metaverse experience–Kra-Verse Food Hall--to make the ordering experience fun for their customers.

Grab, NCS to pilot autonomous vehicle robot food delivery service in Singapore

Singapore-based super app Grab and technology services firm NCS, with the support of Sentosa Development Corporation, have teamed up to pilot an autonomous vehicle (AV) robot food delivery service designed to serve guests on Sentosa’s beaches and food and beverage (F&B) merchants along Siloso Beach.

Glife’s Caleb Wu & Novitee’s Benjamin Yang on the impact of data, AI & innovative financing on the future of food [Q&A]

In this TechNode Global Q&A with Caleb Wu, Co-Founder and Deputy CEO of Glife Technologies; and Benjamin Yang, Chief Executive Officer of Novitee, we learn how the partnership foresees the use of AI and predictive analysis to determine the supply and demand of ingredients a restaurant would need with every order made from a diner.