FoodTech
Touchstone Partners backs F&B ordering platform Oda in $1m seed round
Touchstone Partners has on Thursday announced that it is leading a consortium that has committed to investing $1 million in Oda, a Vietnam-based food procurement system for restaurants and suppliers that streamlines ordering, saves money, and reduces food waste.
Shiok Meats Co-Founder Dr. Sandhya Sriram on the ‘Shelf of the Future’ [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
As pioneers in the industry, we also understand our responsibility to educate the world on alternative proteins.
Australia’s Vow raises $49.2M Series A funding led by Blackbird and Prosperity7 Ventures
Vow, an Australia-based cultured meat company, has on Monday announced its $49.2 million Series A funding co-led by Blackbird and Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures. The round also saw strong support from Toyota Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Grok Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Peakbridge, Tenacious Ventures, HostPlus Super,…
Indonesia’s Jago raises $2.2M Pre-Series A round led by Intudo Ventures and BEENEXT
Jago, an Indonesia-based mobile café company, announced Thursday the completion of a $2.2 million Pre-Series A round of financing led by Intudo Ventures and BEENEXT.The round also saw participation from CyberAgent Capital, and Arkblu Capital.
Thailand’s LINE MAN Wongnai raises $265M Series B funding led by GIC and Line
LINE MAN Wongnai, a Thailand-based food delivery startup, announced Monday that it has raised $265 million in a Series-B investment round led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and LINE Corporation. This fundraising round was also joined by BRV Capital Management, PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR), Bualuang Ventures and Taiwan…
Philippine CloudEats closes fresh $7M funding round for SEA expansion
CloudEats, a Phiilippine-based cloud restaurant company, has raised $7 million in a fresh funding round led by Nordstar, a London-based venture firm.
Here’s how this Singapore-based AgriTech startup is using AI to help the city state grow its own food [Q&A]
Artisan Green was born, with the aim to be one of the leading controlled environment agriculture farms in the world. Incorporating AI and automation came about as a necessity to increase productivity and efficiency in the farm. AI helps reduce the time needed to manage the farm and run experiments, as it can recognize and process data at a speed and volume…
Indonesia’s UENA raises seed funding led by East Ventures
UENA, a hyperlocal online food and beverage (F&B) startup based in Indonesia, has raised an undisclosed seed funding round led by East Ventures, with a strong participation from IDN Media and several angel investors.
US-based Eat Just secures $25M investment from Alibaba-backed C2 Capital
Eat Just, Inc., a United States-based food technology firm, announced Tuesday a $25 million investment and strategic partnership with Alibaba Group-backed private equity firm C2 Capital Partners (C2). The deal is C2’s first investment and partnership in the alternative protein sector and the relationship is currently supporting Eat Just’s go-to-market…
Indonesia’s GoTo launches GoFood on Tokopedia
PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the Indonesia merged entity of Gojek and Tokopedia, has further strengthened synergies across its platforms with the launch of GoFood, its online food delivery service, on Tokopedia.
