In This Issue:

• Food Venture Financing Trends
• CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Funds

Food Venture Financing Trends

• Edonia, a French-based alternative protein startup that utilizes microalgae, announced that it raised 2 million Euros in funding.
• Maia Farms, a mycelium fermentation startup, announced that it raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding.
• Poshn, a foodtech startup that seeks to organize the food supply chain, announced that it raised $4 million in pre-seed funding.

CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund

This week’s featured corporate venture and private equity fund is Nutrition Capital Network.

• Nutrition Capital Network (NCN) connects investors with high-potential growth companies.
• NCN brings together active investors with curated health, wellness, and ingredient companies that are looking for capital, partnerships, or acquisitions.
• NCN hosts five Investor Meetings each year, where selected companies give live presentations about their businesses to a group of active industry investors and mentors.
• Representative NCN Investors include:
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • Abbott Nutrition
  • Abrams & Company
  • Ajinomoto Group
  • Allergy Research Group
  • Bimbo Bakeries USA
  • Amway
• NCN uses the following criteria to evaluate potential Presenting Companies (for details, see Selection Criteria | Nutrition Capital Network):
  • Novelty and Unique Position
  • Insulation
  • Economic Potential
  • The Management Team
  • Tangibles: Good branding or brand name, good quality & taste, unique packaging or presentation
  • Intangibles: The “WOW” factor; head turning potential

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