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מעבדה של חברת הפודטק הישראלית אלף פארמס

Aleph Farms raised $140 million—but now it's struggling to survive

24.02.25|Almog Azar, Shani Ashkenazi

The cultured meat pioneer is scrambling to secure $25 million to stay afloat as industry struggles deepen.

Foodtech startup Gavan raises $8 million Series A to commercialize plant-based fat

The Israeli company is establishing a new European facility for commercial production of its plant-based Fatrix fat.

איל אפרגן imagindairy

Imagindairy’s animal-free dairy gets green light in Israel

26.11.24|James Spiro

The news follows a successful FDA approval earlier this year

רימילק חלבון חלב שלא מן החי

Remilk in turmoil as directors resign over leadership disputes and unmet goals

20.10.24|Shani Ashkenazi

The departure of four prominent board members raises red flags for the future of the startup’s non-animal milk products, initially slated for a 2023 launch. "In recent weeks, Remilk completed an additional $20 million fundraising round from a new strategic investor, furthering the company’s significant progress," the company said.

כנס ביטחון במזון - חיים גבריאלי יור קבוצת תנובה

Tnuva Chairman: "The war highlighted Israel's national security Achilles heel, but it has also underscored the critical importance of food security"

31.07.24|Tomer Hadar

Haim Gavrieli, speaking at the Food Security Conference, stressed that the state must ensure permanent supply chains and local production.

Rocketed out but rising: Foodtech startup Blue Tree raises $2.26M despite Hezbollah attacks

Despite having to relocate from its facilities in Kiryat Shmona due to the war in the north of Israel, Blue Tree attracted fresh funding, including from French giant Sucden.

Hezbollah wreaks havoc on northern Israel’s foodtech dream

22.07.24|Meir Orbach

Dozens of startups in the fields of food and agriculture that operated in Kiryat Shmona and its surroundings migrated south when the fighting began. Despite the jump in costs and only partial government support, entrepreneurs remain hopeful and continue to promote their activities. However, without a change in policy, it is difficult to see how the vision of blossoming the north through high-tech will be realized even after the war ends.

סטייק מתורבת של חברת אלף פארמס

Cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms lays off 30% of staff

05.06.24|Shani Ashkenazi

The difficulty in securing significant investment over the past year, coupled with a marked decrease in investor interest in alternative protein and cultivated meat, led to the layoffs

ועידת פריז נטע מאיר

Sodexo's innovation SVP highlights the need for value-driven solutions

26.05.24|James Spiro

Neta Meir outlined some of the ways Israeli companies can work with global food and FM companies.

CTech Tech Atzmaut Ofek Ron

Oshi dives into “the new blue ocean of opportunity” with its plant-based salmon

22.05.24|James Spiro

Co-founder and CEO, Ofek Ron, spoke to CTech about its alternative salmon offering - marking a fishy difference from traditional foodtech companies

Qortein's Quest: Turning jellyfish into a global food solution

The company has raised a total of $400,000 to create multiple functional applications based on jellyfish biomass

Day 8 taps into “the holy grail of proteins” to enhance agriculture efficiency

The company has raised a total of $750,000 for its taste-neutral plant-based proteins

חיים גבריאלי יו"ר תנובה

Who will ensure food security?

05.04.24|Haim Gavrieli

The Iron Swords War sparked discussions on Israel's food security strategy, highlighting vulnerabilities in production and supply chains, prompting industry responses and civil society support. Israel is now transitioning towards a more proactive approach, integrating food security efforts and rebranding the Ministry of Agriculture to address this critical issue with urgency

סטייק מתורבת אלף פארמס Aleph Cuts

Cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms gets historic approval to sell lab-grown steaks in Israel

17.01.24|Shani Ashkenazi

The Israeli startup, which has raised $140 million to date, collects sample cells from a living animal and then grows more in a cultivator that mimics conditions in the animal's body

Imagindairy founders

Foodtech startup Imagindairy receives FDA approval for animal-free milk proteins

04.01.24|Meir Orbach

Imagindairy creates animal-free milk proteins from microorganisms via proprietary precision-fermentation technology that allows the production of a broad spectrum of dairy analogs, from raw milk to cheese, without involving animals

Wanda Fish team

Wanda Fish raises $7 million in Seed funding to develop bluefin tuna outside of the ocean

The foodtech startup has developed technology to form a 3D filet structure using bluefin tuna cells, differentiated into both muscle and fat tissues

ענת גרוס שון מנכ"לית חטיבת החלב תנובה

Israeli foodtech leading the way in alternative protein innovation

02.10.23|Maya Nahum Shachal

Ahead of the final of Calcalist and Tnuva Ventures' 2023 FoodTech competition, we discussed industry trends with Anat Gross-Shon, CEO of the dairy division at Tnuva

שי כהן מנהל החדשנות וקרן ההשקעות של הקבוצה ו פנינה סברדלוב מנהלת המו"פ של קבוצת תנובה

"Global food security depends on the development of alternative proteins"

12.09.23|Maya Nahum Shahal

FoodTech 2023, a competition sponsored by Calcalist and Tnuva Ventures, seeks game-changing developments for the food industry

Winest Founders

The Winest is here to help us stop whining about wine

The company has raised a total of $800,000 to become a digital sommelier for wine lovers

Brevel completes $18.5 million Seed round to develop alternative protein from microalgae

25.07.23|Meir Orbach

The Israeli startup’s technology combines sugar-based fermentation of microalgae with high light concentrations at industrial scales to produce a protein that will be incorporated by food manufacturers into plant-based products