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Food Venture Financing - Trends Lever VC announced that it completed a first close of $50 million for a new fund dedicated to early stage agrifoodtech startups....more
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Food Venture Financing Trends - Mondelēz International's SnackFutures Ventures, the corporate VC arm for Mondelēz, participated in a $4.5M funding round for Celleste Bio, a startup that produces cell-cultured cocoa...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - PepsiCo announced that it plans to acquire Sabra and Obela dip brands from Strauss Group for approximately $244 million. Oishii, an indoor vertical farming startup, raised $16 million in...more
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Plantible, a functional protein emerging brand, announced that it raised $30 million in its Series B round. Elicit Plant, an agritech startup that develops biosolutions for broadacre crops, announced that it raised 45...more
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Duckhorn Portfolio, a luxury wine company, announced that it was being acquired by Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, for $1.95 billion in a cash transaction. Moët Hennessy, the luxury wine and...more
Mondelēz International’s corporate venture capital arm has announced that it purchased a minority stake in Urban Legend, a UK-based fresh doughnut and pastry business, for an undisclosed sum. PepsiCo announced that it...more
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Food Venture Financing Trends - Formo, a fermentation startup that develops alternative cheeses, announced that it raised $61 million in its Series B round....more
A “negative pledge” on intellectual property is a common feature of venture lending transactions, but its implications can often be misunderstood. Some lenders may be surprised to discover that it does not always provide the...more
Formo, a fermentation startup, announced that it raised $61 million in its Series B round. Keurig Dr Pepper announced that it has signed a distribution deal to sell Black Rifle Coffee's new ready-to-drink energy drinks....more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Zbiotics, a startup that develops genetically engineered probiotics, announced that it has raised $12 million in its Series A round. New School Foods, a plant-based seafood emerging...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Alice Mushrooms, a functional chocolate emerging brand, announced that it received funding from L Catterton and Zac Efron. Root Global, a German climate startup focused on sustainability...more
The two most common exemptions from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) utilized by private funds are under Section 3(c)(7) and Section 3(c)(1). Funds that do not qualify for an exemption under...more
Key insights from Laura Tadvalkar - On recent advancements toward human health: “We’re seeing the incredible impact of GLP-1 drugs not only for weight loss and diabetes, but across multiple disease areas, including...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - De Novo, a startup that creates protein-based functional ingredients using microbial fermentation, to accelerate commercialization of NanoFerrin, the company’s flagship product, following a...more
Provided that they meet certain criteria, venture capital funds are not required to be registered as an “investment company” by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940...more
Food Venture Financing Trends Terrantic, a data platform for modern operations for the food supply chain, announced that it raised $3.5 million in seed funding. Plonts, an alternative dairy startup that raised $12...more
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CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund - This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is Zentis Ventures. Zentis, based in Aachen, Germany, is a technology-driven company specializing in the...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Squared Circles, a venture studio that supports health, wellness and food brands, announced that it raised $40 million in its Series A round. Grubtech, a UAE-based ecommerce platform,...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - - ByHeart, an infant nutrition company, has secured $95 million in financing to support its U.S. commercial launch and innovation pipeline. - Pepper, an eCommerce platform designed to be...more