Beeflow S.A. is a company that specializes in professional pollination services, focusing on the enhancement of bee health and efficiency. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Beeflow employs scientific techniques and organic compounds to improve the immune systems of bees, enabling them to effectively pollinate specific crops. The company has demonstrated significant success in increasing crop yields, with reported improvements ranging from 20% to 90% in various fruits such as blueberries, almonds, raspberries, and kiwifruit. Since its inception, Beeflow has expanded its operations to the United States and continues to grow its presence, particularly in Ventura County, California. The company's efforts aim to address the challenges of declining bee populations while supporting agricultural productivity.
Provider of textile waste management technology intended to solve the problem of textile waste with a patented method. The company initiates and implements circular economy projects, training, and international cooperation programs, enabling users to use smart collection, separation, and low-cost upcycling of large volumes of low-value textile waste.
Multus Media enables cultivated meat companies to scale affordably and profitably. We take care of the growth media, so our customers can focus on bringing delicious, sustainable meat to the world. Taking a machine learning-based approach we can design a completely animal-free growth media that is tailored for animal cells. This is particularly useful for the cultivated meat industry where there are needs of high performance at large scale. Multus Media was established in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England.
Tensorfield Agriculture develops and manufactures advanced agricultural machinery specifically for specialty row crops. Founded in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, the company focuses on innovative solutions to address challenges in modern farming practices. Its product lineup includes collaborative robots equipped with computer vision technology, which perform selective, non-invasive weeding without the use of herbicides. By utilizing thermal micro-dosing techniques, these robots help farmers combat herbicide resistance and support the sustainable production of safe, fresh food. Tensorfield Agriculture is supported by the HAX hardware accelerator and has received investment from the global venture capital firm SOSV.
Developer of a food surplus rescue platform intended for reducing food waste and carbon emissions from unsold food surplus. The company's platform offers a marketplace connecting restaurants and cafes which has surplus foods to consumers at a discounted price, also comes up with an application from which users can find restaurants offering surplus food, order online, and pick up the order from the store, enabling food retailers to reduce losses and costs linked to food wastage as well as providing people with access to affordable meals, and helps reduce carbon footprint.
Developer of an industrial IoT platform designed for spray monitoring and digitization in hazardous environments. The company offers technology for industrial spray digitization, featuring an Internet of Things platform for real-time spray monitoring using unique hardware sensors and software, by leveraging a physics-based artificial intelligence system, enabling manufacturers to identify and solve product quality issues, improve sustainability, minimize material and energy waste, reduce scraps and repairs.
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Mirá Biotech is a biotechnology company focused on the development of sustainable, formaldehyde-free engineered wood products. By utilizing waste materials, such as sugar cane bagasse, the company aims to create all-natural alternatives to traditional wood boards, thereby promoting a circular economy. This innovative approach not only eliminates the need for tree harvesting but also contributes to sustainable industrial practices, positioning Mirá Biotech as a leader in environmentally friendly manufacturing solutions.
Milk Moovement is a developer of a dairy supply chain management platform that enhances connectivity among all participants in the dairy industry. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including transportation monitoring, production tracking, and quality assessment. By utilizing a cloud-based web and mobile solution, it provides real-time access to crucial information, allowing stakeholders such as producers, processors, transporters, testing labs, and cooperatives to monitor milk performance metrics effectively. This integration of data not only facilitates informed decision-making by offering insights into current production and quality but also helps reduce waste and increase efficiency throughout the milk supply chain.
24seven.pk is using tech and data to digitize and disrupt the fresh food and FMCG verticals in one of the fastest-growing and rapidly evolving consumer markets in the world.
Alternative Plants is a biotech start-up that establishes plant stem cell cultures for effective, consistent and sustainable production of cosmetic active ingredients. Our focus is on medicinal plants that are difficult to grow, are rare or even endangered, so our plant stem cell culture technology is the only way to access the valuable substances that they produce. Our current focus is on cosmetic active ingredients market. Our clients are cosmetic manufacturers that use our plant stem cell derived active substances as key active ingredients in their products. In the same time we clearly see that with our technology we can later expand to other markets as functional foods, medical devices and pharma as well.
Kinoko Labs develops the next generation of meat substitutes, starting with whole-cut meat items made from fungal mycelium produced organically. Headquartered in New York.
Atato is a digital assets technology company based in Bangkok, Thailand, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing customized blockchain platforms that enable businesses to connect with blockchain networks and harness the advantages of blockchain technology. Atato focuses on creating next-generation infrastructure for the issuance and management of digital assets. It offers software solutions that facilitate the transfer of value over the Internet and provide advanced data analysis, visualization, and actionable intelligence. These tools help financial institutions interact with blockchain-based businesses while ensuring compliance and safeguarding the integrity of cryptocurrency transactions.
Planetarians is focused on developing innovative ingredient technology systems to create affordable and healthy plant-based proteins. The company aims to address the growing demand for alternative meats, projected to rise from 2% to 23% of consumption, by utilizing animal feed sources such as sunflower, corn DDGS, and pulses. Their approach skips traditional protein isolation methods, employing a unique process that combines solid-state fermentation and wet extrusion. This method not only enhances the protein quality and umami taste of their products but also reduces costs compared to conventional meat alternatives. Additionally, Planetarians utilizes by-products from vegetable oil extraction and beer fermentation, creating carbon-negative meat alternatives that can fortify various food products with natural protein and fiber.
Artyc specializes in cold shipping solutions for biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical goods. The company focuses on creating sustainable logistics by providing refrigerant-free, reusable, active cooling containers. These innovative containers are designed to decarbonize the cold chain, thereby promoting a more environmentally friendly logistics industry. By utilizing Artyc's containers, businesses can benefit from reduced shipping costs and enhanced temperature monitoring, ensuring that sensitive products are transported safely and efficiently.
ClimateCrop technologies allow plants to store more carbon and energy, resulting in increased yields in biomass or fruit states. Founded in 2021 and is based in Ness Ziona.
Artyc specializes in cold shipping solutions for biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical goods. The company focuses on creating sustainable logistics by providing refrigerant-free, reusable, active cooling containers. These innovative containers are designed to decarbonize the cold chain, thereby promoting a more environmentally friendly logistics industry. By utilizing Artyc's containers, businesses can benefit from reduced shipping costs and enhanced temperature monitoring, ensuring that sensitive products are transported safely and efficiently.
UPSIDE Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, is a company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that specializes in producing cultured meat directly from animal cells. Founded in 2015 by Uma Valeti and Nicholas Genovese, the company focuses on developing products such as hot dogs, sausages, burgers, and meatballs without the need to raise and slaughter animals. This innovative approach to meat production requires significantly less caloric input, water, land, and energy compared to traditional methods, while also aiming to provide consumers with cleaner meat products that are free from harmful chemicals.
Unicorn Biotechnologies is developing a fully automated manufacturing platform to enable cellular agriculture producers to seamlessly scale products from the lab bench to supermarket shelves. Our full stack platform combines hardware, software and analytics to completely automate cellular agriculture manufacturing, reducing costs and increasing product quality. By providing a clear path to scale cellular agriculture from grams to tons, we will improve human and planetary health and drive the transition to animal free agriculture.
Amper Technologies, Inc. develops and operates a clip-on device that helps factory owners and managers to analyze power consumption of their machines, predict downtime, and deploy predictive maintenance. It offers hardware and software to improve productivity and OEE. The company offers a solution from the hardware to the software, including non-invasive sensors, Internet-connected gateway, and web dashboards, as well as online dashboard to configure and see alerts, real-time status, key metrics, and rich reports. Its technologies also provides plant managers in factories to increase machine and labor productivity by having retrofit sensor that monitors across machine types. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Innatrix is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on developing innovative biological and chemical products aimed at controlling challenging crop diseases, pests, and weeds. Utilizing patented protein evolution technology, the company has created a peptide and RNA interference (RNAi) delivery platform that offers eco-friendly alternatives for crop protection. Innatrix's proprietary automated platform allows for advanced protein engineering through continuous laboratory evolution and other methods, such as phage display. This technology enhances researchers' capabilities in control, reporting, recording, simulation, and remote access, positioning Innatrix as a leader in sustainable agricultural solutions.
Innatrix is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on developing innovative biological and chemical products aimed at controlling challenging crop diseases, pests, and weeds. Utilizing patented protein evolution technology, the company has created a peptide and RNA interference (RNAi) delivery platform that offers eco-friendly alternatives for crop protection. Innatrix's proprietary automated platform allows for advanced protein engineering through continuous laboratory evolution and other methods, such as phage display. This technology enhances researchers' capabilities in control, reporting, recording, simulation, and remote access, positioning Innatrix as a leader in sustainable agricultural solutions.
Ingest AI Corp specializes in developing software solutions that utilize artificial intelligence to serve the restaurant and food and beverage retail sectors. Founded in 2018 and based in Albany, New York, the company offers a comprehensive data management and analytics platform that integrates various operational data sources, including point of sale, inventory, staffing, reservations, and vendor management. This platform automates essential functions such as time and attendance tracking, scheduling, and invoice management. By providing real-time reports and interactive dashboards, Ingest enables decision-makers to gain valuable insights into their operations, helping them identify strengths and areas for improvement. The software's user-friendly features facilitate faster and more informed decision-making, ultimately enhancing overall business efficiency in the competitive food and beverage industry.
NovoNutrients is focused on converting industrial waste carbon dioxide emissions into high-value protein ingredients for food and animal feed. The company has developed a fermentation platform that utilizes proprietary microbes and advanced gas fermentation systems to transform CO2, along with hydrogen and oxygen, into complete and safe single-cell protein. This innovative approach not only provides sustainable protein sources to support a growing population but also plays a role in combating climate change through carbon capture and utilization. By addressing both food security and environmental sustainability, NovoNutrients aims to meet the increasing demand for alternative protein solutions.
ArgenTAG specializes in developing synthetic DNA barcoding technology aimed at enhancing the capabilities of long-read sequencing applications in genomics. By addressing the limitations associated with reduced multiplexing capacity and sequencing throughput, ArgenTAG enables the simultaneous analysis of thousands of samples. The company integrates advanced micro-fabrication techniques with next-generation DNA sequencing and molecular biology, leveraging reengineered error correction technologies initially derived from digital communications. This innovative approach facilitates the decentralization of genome sequencing, allowing medical professionals to effectively analyze antibodies and perform single-cell sequencing, thus advancing the field of personalized medicine.
ArgenTAG specializes in developing synthetic DNA barcoding technology aimed at enhancing the capabilities of long-read sequencing applications in genomics. By addressing the limitations associated with reduced multiplexing capacity and sequencing throughput, ArgenTAG enables the simultaneous analysis of thousands of samples. The company integrates advanced micro-fabrication techniques with next-generation DNA sequencing and molecular biology, leveraging reengineered error correction technologies initially derived from digital communications. This innovative approach facilitates the decentralization of genome sequencing, allowing medical professionals to effectively analyze antibodies and perform single-cell sequencing, thus advancing the field of personalized medicine.
At NAT4Bio, we develop naturally-sourced coatings that protect produce from spoilage and decay. By leveraging microbial fermentation of selected fungi & bacteria and through carefully designed downstream processes, we obtain cell-free compounds, meaning we use microbes' active principles without the microbes themselves. Our first product is a natural and edible coating for fresh lemons that could potentially replace the combination of waxes and chemical fungicides. We are also prototyping formulations for blueberries and avocados, and we aim to expand our portfolio to address the needs of every fruit class.
At NAT4Bio, we develop naturally-sourced coatings that protect produce from spoilage and decay. By leveraging microbial fermentation of selected fungi & bacteria and through carefully designed downstream processes, we obtain cell-free compounds, meaning we use microbes' active principles without the microbes themselves. Our first product is a natural and edible coating for fresh lemons that could potentially replace the combination of waxes and chemical fungicides. We are also prototyping formulations for blueberries and avocados, and we aim to expand our portfolio to address the needs of every fruit class.
Ceragen is a biotechnology company based in Kitchener, Ontario, focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through plant microbiome engineering. The company specializes in precision microbiome engineering, offering inoculant products specifically designed for controlled environment agriculture. These products aim to provide farmers with natural solutions that enhance crop yields, allowing them to grow more food in smaller spaces. By improving plants' resilience to environmental stressors, Ceragen's innovations support sustainable farming practices and contribute to the efficient use of land resources, addressing the growing need to feed the global population.
NeuPeak Robotics is an artificial intelligence and robotics company focused on automating farm labor, particularly in the area of fruit and vegetable harvesting. The company develops autonomous robotic harvesters that provide farmers with on-demand, 24/7 automated fruit-picking services. By equipping farms with these robots, NeuPeak addresses chronic labor shortages and helps improve industry profit margins. Additionally, the harvesters gather data analytics for precision plant health monitoring and deliver live reports, enhancing operational efficiency for farmers.
AgriFi is a digital credit Agri ecosystem that specializes in agriculture, platform, market linkage, and credit. It is located in Bangalore, Karnataka, and was founded in the year 2020.
Hexafly is a biotechnology company based in Kells, Ireland, specializing in the sustainable farming of insects to produce materials for various industries, including aquaculture, plant nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. Founded in 2016, the company utilizes Black Soldier Fly larvae to convert food waste into valuable products such as insect oil, protein meals for fish feed, frass for plant nutrition, and chitin, which is used in medicines, cosmetics, and as a food additive. By focusing on a circular economy approach, Hexafly aims to provide sustainable solutions that benefit farmers and contribute to more efficient food systems for animals and plants. The company's products are available for purchase online.
Tômtex is a developer of sustainable, bio-based materials that aim to reduce environmental impacts by utilizing food waste. The company specializes in creating alternatives to faux and animal leather, using natural biodegradable sources such as shellfish waste, mushrooms, and coffee grounds. By providing these innovative materials, Tômtex enables businesses to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and minimize their carbon footprint, contributing to a more sustainable future. The focus on 100% naturally bio-based products aligns with the growing demand for eco-friendly solutions in various industries.
Solving gout using engineered probiotics
Veloz Bio is a biotechnology company established in 2021 and located in Monterrey, Nuevo León. The company specializes in molecular farming to develop and manufacture sustainable and affordable animal-free and alternative proteins. By leveraging efficient plant metabolism, Veloz Bio has created a rapid protein production system that enables scalable growth of new proteins. This innovation allows biotech firms to gain expertise in essential areas of protein production, including supercritical fluid extraction and membrane purification. Through its focus on alternative proteins, Veloz Bio aims to contribute to a more sustainable food supply.
ClimateCrop technologies allow plants to store more carbon and energy, resulting in increased yields in biomass or fruit states. Founded in 2021 and is based in Ness Ziona.
ClimateCrop technologies allow plants to store more carbon and energy, resulting in increased yields in biomass or fruit states. Founded in 2021 and is based in Ness Ziona.
Veloz Bio is a biotechnology company established in 2021 and located in Monterrey, Nuevo León. The company specializes in molecular farming to develop and manufacture sustainable and affordable animal-free and alternative proteins. By leveraging efficient plant metabolism, Veloz Bio has created a rapid protein production system that enables scalable growth of new proteins. This innovation allows biotech firms to gain expertise in essential areas of protein production, including supercritical fluid extraction and membrane purification. Through its focus on alternative proteins, Veloz Bio aims to contribute to a more sustainable food supply.
Gatehouse Bio is a biotechnology company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, focused on advancing precision medicine through the development of targeted therapeutics. Founded in 2016, the company utilizes a novel bioinformatics platform to identify small ribonucleic acid (sRNA) biomarkers, which are essential for uncovering disease signatures and facilitating drug discovery and repurposing. Their technology employs machine learning to achieve high accuracy in classifying patient samples, making it a valuable tool for identifying custom biomarker panels tailored to individual needs. Gatehouse Bio collaborates with leading drug developers to discover novel drug targets and develop companion diagnostics, with applications validated in areas such as cardiology, neurology, oncology, respiratory diseases, and rare diseases.
A vertically-integrated superfood company working directly with Ecuadorian farmers to create food that's healthy, tastes good and does good.
Developer of artificial intelligence-driven robotics technology designed to provide warehouse automation. The company develops bin-picking autonomous mobile robots that are capable of automating warehouse inventory functions including order fulfillment, inventory replenishment, cycle audit, and consolidation among others, enabling online commerce players to satisfy the needs and demands of their consumers easily.
Carverr, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2018. The company specializes in developing technology to enhance product authenticity and safety through innovative solutions. Its flagship offering, ABIOGEN, utilizes programmable molecules that can be integrated into various forms, such as liquids and solids, to authenticate organic and non-organic food ingredients, agrochemicals, and consumer goods. Additionally, Carverr provides CERBERUS, a solution that transforms labels into authentication tools designed to combat counterfeiting and safeguard product quality and brand identity. The CERBERUS labels incorporate multiple security layers that can be verified by various stakeholders, ensuring the authenticity of the product. Through its advancements, Carverr aims to improve supply chain integrity and support sustainable practices within the agricultural and food sectors.
Drip.ai is on a mission to develop a revolutionary technology capable of producing water out of thin air at utility scales, 100% sustainably, and affordably. By taping into our planet's atmosphere, we can safely and sustainably harvest the humidity naturally present in the air, allowing us to produce unlimited quantities of water completely sustainably, and thanks to our technology, without emitting any grams of C02 in the atmosphere.
Gaia Laboratories revolutionizes cell production, creating powerful solutions for the defining challenges of time. The founding principles behind Gaia Laboratories are to combat climate change, enable space-food, and make cell therapy accessible to everyone.
microTERRA creates sustainable protein for farmers in LATAM. Protein is the largest cost to farmers, representing 70% of their total spend. By combining hardware and biotech, microTERRA develops microalgae systems that transform wastewater into a sustainable protein and clean water. Our first customers are fish farms. We transform their wastewater into fish feed, onsite, lowering their production costs, producing protein sustainably and cleaning the water.
California Cultured is a food company based in Davis, California, that specializes in producing sustainable, lab-grown cocoa through advanced cellular agriculture techniques. Founded in 2020, the company aims to create cocoa that is less bitter and requires less sugar, enhancing the taste while promoting health benefits. By stimulating cocoa cells with common food ingredients, California Cultured ensures the growth of premium-quality cocoa without the ethical and environmental issues associated with traditional cocoa production, such as slavery and deforestation. This innovative approach allows customers to enjoy delicious cocoa products that are both sustainable and socially responsible.
Smartex focuses on addressing significant challenges in the textile industry by leveraging advanced AI technology, specifically machine learning and computer vision. The company has developed a hardware-enabled software solution that detects textile defects and irregularities in real time. By implementing this innovative system, Smartex can halt production when defects are identified, thereby minimizing defective output and reducing textile waste. This proactive approach not only enhances production efficiency but also contributes to sustainability by lowering carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption, and water usage. Moreover, Smartex provides factories with a user interface to monitor production statistics, further improving operational insights and decision-making capabilities.
Akualogix is an agrifood tech start-up that produces shrimp, whitefish, and seaweeds in high-tech five-story farming systems. The company uses advanced technologies and sustainable practices in urban, vertical aquafarms to produce fresh shrimp, fish, and umibudo. Its vertical oceans combine multi-trophic biology with advanced digital technologies in modular growing habitats efficiently stacked in a vertical tower. Akualogix was established in 2020 and is based in Singapore.
Kyomei is a company based in Oxford, England, that focuses on developing a plant-based production system aimed at creating animal proteins for the alternative meat industry. Founded in 2021, Kyomei utilizes plant cell biology to enhance the flavor of meat alternatives by scaling the production of myoglobin in plants, which contributes to the umami taste. This innovative approach not only aims to improve the sensory experience of plant-based meats but also seeks to reduce the environmental impact associated with traditional animal farming. By providing consumers with flavorful plant-based meat options, Kyomei positions itself as a key player in the growing alternative meat market.
DropGenie is a biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company focuses on developing connected hardware that automates gene editing processes, thereby enhancing the efficiency of genetic engineering. Its platform streamlines liquid handling and experimental conditions, which helps scientists reduce costs while improving the standardization and reproducibility of their work. By generating standardized and compatible scientific information, DropGenie aims to accelerate the pace of discovery in the field of genetics, making advancements in gene editing more accessible to researchers.
New Age Meats is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in producing cultivated meat using an automated, data-driven platform and advanced stem cell technology. By growing meat from animal cells rather than relying on traditional animal slaughter, New Age Meats aims to create healthier and more sustainable meat alternatives.
Indee Labs is developing hardware for gene delivery. Our hardware is uniquely positioned for the efficient development and scalable manufacture of gene-modified cell therapies such as chimeric antigen receptor T cells.
The technology is being developed with the help of the Australian National Fabrication Facility. We are alumni of NSW Health, IndieBio, Y Combinator and MBC Biolabs (née QB3@953). We are opening up an office in Sydney and have lab space at Bonneville Labs in Berkeley.
PunaBio is a Buenos Aires-based company that develops biological products aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity through environmentally friendly methods. By utilizing extremophile microorganisms, PunaBio focuses on improving crop nutrition, which contributes to increased yields and better crop quality. Their products are designed to enable farmers to cultivate crops on degraded soils and restore and enrich agricultural land sustainably. This approach not only helps improve farmers' productivity but also promotes sustainable agricultural practices.
Kinoko Labs develops the next generation of meat substitutes, starting with whole-cut meat items made from fungal mycelium produced organically. Headquartered in New York.
Kinoko Labs develops the next generation of meat substitutes, starting with whole-cut meat items made from fungal mycelium produced organically. Headquartered in New York.
Tinychef, operated by IOK Labs Inc, is an online interactive platform that focuses on cooking and recipe sharing. It offers a unique voice-based recipe experience, allowing users to plan meals, generate grocery lists, and receive personalized cooking assistance. The platform serves various stakeholders, including home cooks, food bloggers, chefs, grocery retailers, and meal kit companies. Tinychef's culinary-focused AI solution enhances user engagement by enabling voice-guided cooking and facilitating interactions between brands and consumers in the kitchen. The company collaborates with major partners like Amazon Alexa and meal kit providers across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kitchener, Canada, with additional offices in New York and Bengaluru, Tinychef utilizes an affiliate model for customer acquisition, alongside a cost-per-click model for voice marketing and a commission-based approach for voice shopping.
A vertically-integrated superfood company working directly with Ecuadorian farmers to create food that's healthy, tastes good and does good.
Tômtex is a developer of sustainable, bio-based materials that aim to reduce environmental impacts by utilizing food waste. The company specializes in creating alternatives to faux and animal leather, using natural biodegradable sources such as shellfish waste, mushrooms, and coffee grounds. By providing these innovative materials, Tômtex enables businesses to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and minimize their carbon footprint, contributing to a more sustainable future. The focus on 100% naturally bio-based products aligns with the growing demand for eco-friendly solutions in various industries.
Protera Biosciences, Inc. specializes in the production of protein-based food ingredients, focusing on innovative solutions to enhance food quality and safety. Founded in 2015 and located in Sunnyvale, California, the company offers a range of products including Protera Guard, a clean label protein that extends shelf life and replaces chemical preservatives, and Protera Sense, a plant-based oil that improves food texture without the use of palm oil or trans fats. Additionally, Protera provides antioxidant proteins and foaming and emulsifying proteins suitable for various applications, such as bakery products, chocolate, ice cream, and plant-based meat alternatives. Utilizing a proprietary deep learning algorithm named MADI, Protera accelerates the design and development of high-value protein products and enzymes, allowing for rapid validation and collaboration with clients to scale production effectively while addressing ethical and environmental challenges in food manufacturing.
Avalo is a biotechnology company focused on enhancing crop resilience through innovative gene discovery and control techniques. By employing interpretable machine learning, Avalo accelerates the identification of genes in plants, thereby facilitating the development of improved agricultural crops. The company's artificial intelligence-based platform is designed to uncover the biological origins of traits essential for future agriculture, such as drought tolerance, water-use efficiency, and nutrient density. This advancement in gene discovery not only aids researchers in validating and predicting crop quality but also addresses the challenges posed by a changing climate, contributing to a healthier and more sustainable agricultural landscape.
NotCo is a food-tech company that produces plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. It uses artificial intelligence to make plant-based food that looks, smells, functions, and tastes the same as animal-based. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
Multus Media enables cultivated meat companies to scale affordably and profitably. We take care of the growth media, so our customers can focus on bringing delicious, sustainable meat to the world. Taking a machine learning-based approach we can design a completely animal-free growth media that is tailored for animal cells. This is particularly useful for the cultivated meat industry where there are needs of high performance at large scale. Multus Media was established in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England.
Tômtex is a developer of sustainable, bio-based materials that aim to reduce environmental impacts by utilizing food waste. The company specializes in creating alternatives to faux and animal leather, using natural biodegradable sources such as shellfish waste, mushrooms, and coffee grounds. By providing these innovative materials, Tômtex enables businesses to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and minimize their carbon footprint, contributing to a more sustainable future. The focus on 100% naturally bio-based products aligns with the growing demand for eco-friendly solutions in various industries.
Beeflow S.A. is a company that specializes in professional pollination services, focusing on the enhancement of bee health and efficiency. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Beeflow employs scientific techniques and organic compounds to improve the immune systems of bees, enabling them to effectively pollinate specific crops. The company has demonstrated significant success in increasing crop yields, with reported improvements ranging from 20% to 90% in various fruits such as blueberries, almonds, raspberries, and kiwifruit. Since its inception, Beeflow has expanded its operations to the United States and continues to grow its presence, particularly in Ventura County, California. The company's efforts aim to address the challenges of declining bee populations while supporting agricultural productivity.
Ceragen is a biotechnology company based in Kitchener, Ontario, focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through plant microbiome engineering. The company specializes in precision microbiome engineering, offering inoculant products specifically designed for controlled environment agriculture. These products aim to provide farmers with natural solutions that enhance crop yields, allowing them to grow more food in smaller spaces. By improving plants' resilience to environmental stressors, Ceragen's innovations support sustainable farming practices and contribute to the efficient use of land resources, addressing the growing need to feed the global population.
Ceragen is a biotechnology company based in Kitchener, Ontario, focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through plant microbiome engineering. The company specializes in precision microbiome engineering, offering inoculant products specifically designed for controlled environment agriculture. These products aim to provide farmers with natural solutions that enhance crop yields, allowing them to grow more food in smaller spaces. By improving plants' resilience to environmental stressors, Ceragen's innovations support sustainable farming practices and contribute to the efficient use of land resources, addressing the growing need to feed the global population.
JointechLabs, Inc. is a company focused on enhancing access to cell-based therapies for healthcare providers and patients. Based in Mount Prospect, Illinois, the company has developed the Mini-Stem System, a closed disposable kit designed for the processing and extraction of stromal vascular cell fractions from human tissue. This innovative medical device allows for the efficient preparation of high-quality injectable fat grafts and fat-derived stem cells, facilitating on-site access to optimized adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSC). By streamlining the process of individualized cell and tissue-based therapies, JointechLabs aims to make these advanced treatments more accessible and cost-effective for use in hospitals, clinics, and local medical offices. Since its incorporation in 2012, the company has been dedicated to improving the efficacy and availability of cell therapies in clinical settings.
CyGenica specializes in developing innovative delivery solutions for drugs, gene editing components, and antibiotics using a non-viral, non-toxic platform. The company focuses on creating molecular devices that facilitate the programmable delivery of anticancer drugs and other therapeutic agents directly into cells. These devices are designed to cross cellular membrane barriers, allowing for the effective transport of functional molecules into the cytoplasm and various cellular organelles. By enabling pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop new types of anticancer drugs with extended brand lifecycles, CyGenica aims to enhance the efficacy and safety of medical treatments.
Mendel.ai develops artificial intelligence-based solutions aimed at enhancing clinical oncology research and improving patient care. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a range of software solutions that address various challenges in the clinical trial process. Its products include Read, which provides instant data abstraction; Retina, designed to minimize data loss during optical character recognition; Redact, which addresses privacy concerns in patient record sharing; Research, a clinical search engine; Recruit, facilitating patient prescreening and enrollment; and Enrich, which offers real-time access to real-world data from leading oncology clinics. By transforming unstructured electronic medical records and clinical literature into analytics-ready data, Mendel.ai aims to streamline global oncology research and automate clinical trials.
BiomeSense is revolutionizing human microbiome research by developing novel technologies to enable investigators to collect, store, and analyze the daily microbiome profiles of clinical trial participants in a low-cost, scalable way. By enabling daily profiling, the platform allows investigators the unprecedented ability to tie microbiome changes directly to clinical outcomes in real time, dramatically increasing the research discovery potential.
Pregenerate, Inc. is a biotechnology company founded in 2019 and incorporated in Delaware. It specializes in developing scalable organ-on-a-chip models aimed at replacing animal testing in medical and pharmaceutical research, particularly for arthritis treatments. By utilizing human cells in its innovative models, Pregenerate's technology not only enhances the efficiency of drug development but also improves success rates for bringing new medications to market. Furthermore, this approach allows for the stratification of patients into specific treatment subgroups, enabling healthcare providers to tailor therapies to individual needs. This focus on personalized medicine aims to significantly reduce the costs associated with traditional testing methods while advancing the understanding of treatment responses in patients with arthritis.
ACiiST Smart Networks Ltd. specializes in providing Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure solutions for smart cities. Based in Azor, Israel, the company transforms street lighting systems into a comprehensive urban IoT framework that facilitates the integration of various devices, including cameras, Wi-Fi, and sensors. By utilizing distributed switching technology, ACiiST offers a scalable and secure network that enhances connectivity and reliability while significantly reducing costs compared to traditional methods. Their approach promotes a non-disruptive installation process, allowing cities to efficiently leverage existing electrical systems for improved communication capabilities. ACiiST's solutions aim to elevate urban functionality and safety through enhanced performance and support for a wide array of IoT devices.
At Earnest Earth, we partner with farmers to turn their agricultural waste into proprietary engineered fertilizer that increases crop yields. By managing waste, we save farmers time, space, and help them generate additional income while making a greener and cleaner world. Our patent-pending bioreactors (agricultural waste converters) use composting (heat: kill pathogens), vermicomposting (earthworms: remove heavy metals, infuse microbes), microbes (microorganisms), and machine learning to engineer biofertilizers that increase crop yields (promoting drought resistance, pathogen suppression, and improving soil quality).
Protera Biosciences, Inc. specializes in the production of protein-based food ingredients, focusing on innovative solutions to enhance food quality and safety. Founded in 2015 and located in Sunnyvale, California, the company offers a range of products including Protera Guard, a clean label protein that extends shelf life and replaces chemical preservatives, and Protera Sense, a plant-based oil that improves food texture without the use of palm oil or trans fats. Additionally, Protera provides antioxidant proteins and foaming and emulsifying proteins suitable for various applications, such as bakery products, chocolate, ice cream, and plant-based meat alternatives. Utilizing a proprietary deep learning algorithm named MADI, Protera accelerates the design and development of high-value protein products and enzymes, allowing for rapid validation and collaboration with clients to scale production effectively while addressing ethical and environmental challenges in food manufacturing.
Multus Media enables cultivated meat companies to scale affordably and profitably. We take care of the growth media, so our customers can focus on bringing delicious, sustainable meat to the world. Taking a machine learning-based approach we can design a completely animal-free growth media that is tailored for animal cells. This is particularly useful for the cultivated meat industry where there are needs of high performance at large scale. Multus Media was established in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England.
Producer of pet food products intended to create plant-based pet food that reduces carbon-intensive dependency on animals. The company provides completely plant-based food for pets that look, feel, and taste just like meat, enabling pet parents to provide their animals with a healthy diet that is free of pesticides, antibiotics, growth hormones, and other harmful contaminants.
Milk Moovement is a developer of a dairy supply chain management platform that enhances connectivity among all participants in the dairy industry. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including transportation monitoring, production tracking, and quality assessment. By utilizing a cloud-based web and mobile solution, it provides real-time access to crucial information, allowing stakeholders such as producers, processors, transporters, testing labs, and cooperatives to monitor milk performance metrics effectively. This integration of data not only facilitates informed decision-making by offering insights into current production and quality but also helps reduce waste and increase efficiency throughout the milk supply chain.
Ingest AI Corp specializes in developing software solutions that utilize artificial intelligence to serve the restaurant and food and beverage retail sectors. Founded in 2018 and based in Albany, New York, the company offers a comprehensive data management and analytics platform that integrates various operational data sources, including point of sale, inventory, staffing, reservations, and vendor management. This platform automates essential functions such as time and attendance tracking, scheduling, and invoice management. By providing real-time reports and interactive dashboards, Ingest enables decision-makers to gain valuable insights into their operations, helping them identify strengths and areas for improvement. The software's user-friendly features facilitate faster and more informed decision-making, ultimately enhancing overall business efficiency in the competitive food and beverage industry.
Hexafly is a biotechnology company based in Kells, Ireland, specializing in the sustainable farming of insects to produce materials for various industries, including aquaculture, plant nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. Founded in 2016, the company utilizes Black Soldier Fly larvae to convert food waste into valuable products such as insect oil, protein meals for fish feed, frass for plant nutrition, and chitin, which is used in medicines, cosmetics, and as a food additive. By focusing on a circular economy approach, Hexafly aims to provide sustainable solutions that benefit farmers and contribute to more efficient food systems for animals and plants. The company's products are available for purchase online.
Tensorfield Agriculture develops and manufactures advanced agricultural machinery specifically for specialty row crops. Founded in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, the company focuses on innovative solutions to address challenges in modern farming practices. Its product lineup includes collaborative robots equipped with computer vision technology, which perform selective, non-invasive weeding without the use of herbicides. By utilizing thermal micro-dosing techniques, these robots help farmers combat herbicide resistance and support the sustainable production of safe, fresh food. Tensorfield Agriculture is supported by the HAX hardware accelerator and has received investment from the global venture capital firm SOSV.
Akualogix is an agrifood tech start-up that produces shrimp, whitefish, and seaweeds in high-tech five-story farming systems. The company uses advanced technologies and sustainable practices in urban, vertical aquafarms to produce fresh shrimp, fish, and umibudo. Its vertical oceans combine multi-trophic biology with advanced digital technologies in modular growing habitats efficiently stacked in a vertical tower. Akualogix was established in 2020 and is based in Singapore.
viACT is a company that specializes in computer vision technology aimed at enhancing safety and productivity in the construction and manufacturing sectors. By developing applications that track site activities and monitor compliance with safety measures, viACT enables clients to identify potential hazards and streamline their processes. The technology helps reduce accidents and improve overall efficiency, making it an essential tool for companies looking to enhance workers' safety and operational performance. Through its commitment to innovation, viACT actively engages with the construction and manufacturing communities to share technological advancements and ongoing efforts in these fields.
Akualogix is an agrifood tech start-up that produces shrimp, whitefish, and seaweeds in high-tech five-story farming systems. The company uses advanced technologies and sustainable practices in urban, vertical aquafarms to produce fresh shrimp, fish, and umibudo. Its vertical oceans combine multi-trophic biology with advanced digital technologies in modular growing habitats efficiently stacked in a vertical tower. Akualogix was established in 2020 and is based in Singapore.
Unicorn Biotechnologies is developing a fully automated manufacturing platform to enable cellular agriculture producers to seamlessly scale products from the lab bench to supermarket shelves. Our full stack platform combines hardware, software and analytics to completely automate cellular agriculture manufacturing, reducing costs and increasing product quality. By providing a clear path to scale cellular agriculture from grams to tons, we will improve human and planetary health and drive the transition to animal free agriculture.
Gaia Laboratories revolutionizes cell production, creating powerful solutions for the defining challenges of time. The founding principles behind Gaia Laboratories are to combat climate change, enable space-food, and make cell therapy accessible to everyone.
Nordetect IVS is a biochemical analysis company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializing in the development of biosensors and microfluidic chip technology for precision agriculture. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on nutrient analysis by detecting and quantifying essential macronutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in soil. Its Lab-on-a-chip devices facilitate reliable and affordable nutrient testing, enabling agronomists and farm-service companies to deliver actionable insights to farmers regarding soil health. By providing results on the nutritional content of soil and recommendations for fertilizer application, Nordetect helps optimize crop performance and supports informed agricultural practices.
Carverr, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2018. The company specializes in developing technology to enhance product authenticity and safety through innovative solutions. Its flagship offering, ABIOGEN, utilizes programmable molecules that can be integrated into various forms, such as liquids and solids, to authenticate organic and non-organic food ingredients, agrochemicals, and consumer goods. Additionally, Carverr provides CERBERUS, a solution that transforms labels into authentication tools designed to combat counterfeiting and safeguard product quality and brand identity. The CERBERUS labels incorporate multiple security layers that can be verified by various stakeholders, ensuring the authenticity of the product. Through its advancements, Carverr aims to improve supply chain integrity and support sustainable practices within the agricultural and food sectors.
Atato is a digital assets technology company based in Bangkok, Thailand, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing customized blockchain platforms that enable businesses to connect with blockchain networks and harness the advantages of blockchain technology. Atato focuses on creating next-generation infrastructure for the issuance and management of digital assets. It offers software solutions that facilitate the transfer of value over the Internet and provide advanced data analysis, visualization, and actionable intelligence. These tools help financial institutions interact with blockchain-based businesses while ensuring compliance and safeguarding the integrity of cryptocurrency transactions.
Avalo is a biotechnology company focused on enhancing crop resilience through innovative gene discovery and control techniques. By employing interpretable machine learning, Avalo accelerates the identification of genes in plants, thereby facilitating the development of improved agricultural crops. The company's artificial intelligence-based platform is designed to uncover the biological origins of traits essential for future agriculture, such as drought tolerance, water-use efficiency, and nutrient density. This advancement in gene discovery not only aids researchers in validating and predicting crop quality but also addresses the challenges posed by a changing climate, contributing to a healthier and more sustainable agricultural landscape.
Avalo is a biotechnology company focused on enhancing crop resilience through innovative gene discovery and control techniques. By employing interpretable machine learning, Avalo accelerates the identification of genes in plants, thereby facilitating the development of improved agricultural crops. The company's artificial intelligence-based platform is designed to uncover the biological origins of traits essential for future agriculture, such as drought tolerance, water-use efficiency, and nutrient density. This advancement in gene discovery not only aids researchers in validating and predicting crop quality but also addresses the challenges posed by a changing climate, contributing to a healthier and more sustainable agricultural landscape.
Journey Foods is a bold, machine learning-powered software platform for food companies. The company builds enterprise technology that improves product monitoring and development for CPG companies, ingredient suppliers, and manufacturers. With a focus on saving companies money and time, Journey Foods' tools accelerate innovation to improve their decision-making and operations with AI nutrition and supply chain insights embedded in integrative software. Journey Foods IO software enables food companies to quickly grow from new ideas, or new improvement, to commercialization by configuring desired consumer preferences, generating improved product formulations through ingredient tagging, receiving automated compliance and supply chain insights on nutrition and sustainability indicators, and seamless integrations to global ERP tools. The JourneyAI industry 4.0 solution gives management teams significantly faster data to make better strategic decisions and increase the ease of monitoring products for the 3 trillion dollar packaged foods market. The Journey Foods database retains an extensive and standardized database to extract data from millions of ingredients for algorithms to dynamically analyze and methodically recommended optimized portfolio recommendations based on pricing, supply chain, and nutrition parameters. To date, the company has established a database comprised of over 1 billion ingredient insights and learnings from our in-house prototyping product ‘Journey Bites’.
Pesticide protection for bees.
Pesticide protection for bees.
Developing technology to fight mosquitoes with mosquitoes.
Proteinea is a biotechnology company that focuses on insect-based solutions, specifically utilizing the Black Soldier Fly as a mini-biofactory. By integrating biological science with engineering and molecular techniques, the company aims to reduce the capital and operational costs typically associated with conventional bioreactors. Additionally, Proteinea has developed a protein engineering platform that leverages proprietary artificial intelligence models and computational tools to design next-generation antibodies. This platform enhances the efficacy, safety, and convenience of biologics for antibody medicines, allowing clients to access advanced biologic designs tailored for therapeutic applications. Through these innovative approaches, Proteinea seeks to advance the fields of biotechnology and protein engineering.
Proteinea is a biotechnology company that focuses on insect-based solutions, specifically utilizing the Black Soldier Fly as a mini-biofactory. By integrating biological science with engineering and molecular techniques, the company aims to reduce the capital and operational costs typically associated with conventional bioreactors. Additionally, Proteinea has developed a protein engineering platform that leverages proprietary artificial intelligence models and computational tools to design next-generation antibodies. This platform enhances the efficacy, safety, and convenience of biologics for antibody medicines, allowing clients to access advanced biologic designs tailored for therapeutic applications. Through these innovative approaches, Proteinea seeks to advance the fields of biotechnology and protein engineering.
New Age Meats is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in producing cultivated meat using an automated, data-driven platform and advanced stem cell technology. By growing meat from animal cells rather than relying on traditional animal slaughter, New Age Meats aims to create healthier and more sustainable meat alternatives.
Aja Labs is a biotechnology company that produces biodegradable fiber intended to eliminate the usage of plastic-based fiber. They create solutions for the many dynamic and diverse communities with which they identify. The company uses plants to grow fiber that looks and feels like human hair, enabling people in eliminating the need for chemical-heavy synthetics or human hair in the production of hair extensions. Aja Labs was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Aja Labs is a biotechnology company that produces biodegradable fiber intended to eliminate the usage of plastic-based fiber. They create solutions for the many dynamic and diverse communities with which they identify. The company uses plants to grow fiber that looks and feels like human hair, enabling people in eliminating the need for chemical-heavy synthetics or human hair in the production of hair extensions. Aja Labs was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.