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upp - the innovative and sustainable approach to broccoli harvesting
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th March 2023
Shropshire-based agri-robotics startup upp is automating broccoli harvesting and upcycling the 80% waste into sustainable protein.
Broccoli. You know it, you lov…well, you know it. We’ve all been in bed late at night, staring at the ceiling, with a nagging question going around our heads: how much broccoli is wasted in every broccoli crop? Well, wonder no more, for we have the answ...
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OneThird - food waste prevention
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th February 2023
The lowdown on OneThird, the foodtech startup that's tackling food waste via its innovative solution for predicting the shelf life of fresh produce.
According to the World Food Programme, a staggering one-third of all food produced globally goes to waste. Financially, this amounts to $1 trillion every year - 1.3 billion tonnes. If those numbers didn’t look bad enough, there’s also t...
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EvodiaBio - building a sustainable and tasty future!
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd January 2023
The lowdown on Danish startup EvodiaBio and its innovative tech that produces sustainable aromas for the food and beverage industry.
Have you ever thought about how the process of removing alcohol from beer to make non-alcoholic beer also removes the smell of beer? That’s rhetorical - of course you have. The process, which is usually heat-based, kills off that hoppy scent, and as we...
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Better Nature - plant-based innovation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th July 2022
London-based food-tech startup Better Nature on a mission to create a plant-based fish alternative, created using food byproducts.
These days, with more environmental consciousness and a significant rise in the number of people taking on a vegetarian or vegan diet, it comes as no surprise to see more and more meat alternatives on the market. What is a little surprising, though, is that there ar...
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Agriloops - reinventing aquaculture
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th April 2021
The lowdown on Agriloops, the French foodtech startup, that's innovating how shrimp is farmed by using aquaponics
Most current shrimp farming is so overcrowded and unsanitary that the farming companies use large amounts of antibiotics, pesticides, and various other chemicals in order to try to prevent diseases spreading among the shrimp. Many of these chemicals aren’t even legal in...
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Jack & Bry - the jackfruit innovators
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st March 2021
The lowdown on Jack & Bry, the innovative London-based startup that makes a range of plant-based meats, all from Jackfruit
Bill Gates recently caused a bit of a stir by saying that we all need to think about switching to synthetic meat - meat grown rather than butchered, such as Meatable, the startup we wrote about in 2018 that needs only cells from the umbilical cord when a calf ...
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Hoxton Farms - the startup that cultivates animal fat, without the animals
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th February 2021
The lowdown on Hoxton Farms, the innovative foodtech startup that's unlocking a new kind of meat replacement that blends plant-based and cultivated ingredients
For decades, the food industry has faced the challenge of finding effective, low-cost and sustainable replacements for traditional animal fat, the most important sensory ingredient in meat. Fat defines how meat looks, cooks, and tastes &...
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Better Origin - the startup that's fixing the food chain
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th October 2020
The lowdown on Better Origin, the startup that's creating the ‘Internet of Insects’; a global network converting excess nutrients into essential nutrients...
We have all heard that the world’s need for food will increase significantly in a fairly short time, and that this will be one of the biggest challenges we face as a species. That need will require food supply to gro...
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True Gum - FoodTech innovation in chewing gum
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th September 2020The lowdown on the Danish FoodTech startup True Gum that's created a healthy and environmentally-friendly chewing gum
It’s hardly a shocking revelation that chewing gum is not particularly good for the environment or us. It is made of polymers and resins that are also found in car tyres and plastic bottles and aren’t exactly biodegradable (also pig stomach - don’t forget the pig...
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WalkIn wants to fight restaurant queues in London
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th June 2019Queue no more thanks to WalkIn, the London based startup that lets you remotely queue for the best restaurants in London for free.
Nobody likes to queue. Certainly nobody likes to queue with an empty stomach at their favourite restaurant and have to watch everyone else eating. Do you book in advance and feel guilty if something comes up at the last minute? Many restaurants refuse bookin...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.