Israel’s Asterix Foods emerges from stealth with $4.2M in Seed funding led by CPT Capital to revolutionize precision fermentation costs using plant cell bioreactors that slash CAPEX by 95%, reduce energy use, and enable modular, low-cost bioactive protein production.

Phagos, a biotechnology startup using AI to develop precision phage therapies for livestock, has closed a $30M Series A to combat antimicrobial resistance and expand globally.

Swiss agtech pioneer Ecorobotix has raised a total of $150 million across its Series C and D rounds to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered Ultra-High Precision (UHP) spraying technology. The company will showcase its next generation of Plant-by-Plant™ systems at Agritechnica 2025 in Hanover, reinforcing its leadership in sustainable crop management as precision agriculture gains global momentum.

In an era when global agriculture is under mounting pressure to cut emissions while maintaining food production, a startup out of North Carolina is proving that sustainability and profitability aren’t mutually exclusive. Hoofprint Biome, a spinout from NC State University, is developing enzyme-based feed additives that reduce methane emissions from cattle and boost productivity across both dairy and beef sectors.

Italian food-tech startup Foreverland has opened its first production facility in Puglia, Southern Italy, marking a decisive move from pilot to full-scale manufacturing. The plant will produce over 500 tonnes per year of Choruba, the company’s flagship cocoa-free ingredient designed to help food producers navigate soaring cocoa prices and accelerate sustainability commitments.

Putignano-based startup Tuidi has closed a €3 million Seed round, marking a milestone for Italy’s fast-evolving FoodTech and RetailTech ecosystem. The company, founded in 2021 by Giulio Martinacci and Vincenzo Morelli, is developing a proprietary machine learning platform that helps large-scale retailers automate store operations, from procurement to pricing and staff scheduling.

Checkerspot, a biotechnology company and Certified B Corporation specializing in renewable oils and fats from microalgae, has partnered with Huvepharma, a global biopharmaceutical and fermentation leader, to produce and commercialize high sn-2 palmitate algal oil at an industrial scale, a precision-fermented alternative to palm-derived oils that closely replicates the triglyceride structure found in human milk fat.

In a market where plant-based cheese has yet to find its “oat milk moment,” a familiar name in food tech is reemerging with new ambitions and a new identity. Climax Foods, known for its AI-powered ingredient discovery platform, has officially rebranded to Bettani Farms, signaling a shift toward scalable, seed-based innovation. Alongside the rebrand comes a $6.5 million initial close of its Series A round, led by S2G Investments, and the appointment of Sandeep Patel as CEO.

In the heart of regional Queensland, an agricultural shift is quietly underway. SwarmFarm Robotics, a pioneer in autonomous field technology, has raised $30 million to accelerate its entrance into North America. The Gindie-based company, founded in 2015 by Andrew and Jocie Bate, is designing autonomy in agriculture not as an add-on, but as a fully integrated system that works with farmers rather than around them.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has announced a strategic partnership with Chilean food-tech pioneer NotCo to harness its proprietary AI platform in reformulating existing products and creating entirely new ones.

Oobli, the California-based pioneer behind the world’s first commercial-scale sweet protein platform, has achieved a new regulatory milestone with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granting a “no questions” letter confirming the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status of its latest sweet protein, brazzein-54.

At the heart of Tokyo’s Takanawa Gateway City, a bustling hub for innovation and sustainability, Singapore’s biotech company ImpacFat has officially established its first overseas base. The company, known for developing the world’s first cultivated omega-3 fish fat, has opened a new research and development hub in Japan, marking a major milestone for Asia’s growing cultivated seafood ecosystem.