Better Bioeconomy

Food-Grade GLP-1 Actives Emerge, and APAC Benchmarks Fermentation Readiness

Also: AI-driven crop genetics, palm-free infant fats, and low-cost plant-cell bioreactors.

Oct 13 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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Investing in Europe’s B2B Production Stack for a Better Food System

Kost Capital’s Bodil Sidén on the fund-and-studio model, founder signals that matter at pre-seed, and AI.

Oct 6 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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September 2025

€54M for Dutch Fermented Proteins, and First Real-Time Crop Disease Alerts

Also: Bee-saving RNAi, precision fats from waste, and AI for smarter seeds.

Sep 29 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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VC Math in Agrifood Tech: What It Takes to Return the Fund

How ownership, dilution, and exits shape fund returns through an agrifood lens.

Sep 22 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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$50M for Climate-Smart Fertiliser, and Precision-Fermented Dairy Hits Shelves

Also: First cultivated pork dinner, next-gen breast milk fat, and farmers enter the cell-ag loop

Sep 15 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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How ‘Tricking’ Cells Into High Production Can Transform Biomanufacturing

What if microbes in a bioreactor had only one rule: make the product or perish?

Sep 8 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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$31M for Mycoprotein Scale-Up, $4.2M for Bean-Free Coffee, and Helping Pollinators With Biotech

Also: How Prime Roots carved out a profitable niche in alt deli meats with its mycelium-based proteins

Sep 1 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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August 2025

Agricultural Biologicals: Why Adoption Lagged, and Where Momentum Is Building

“Snake oil” scepticism to cautious optimism.

Aug 18 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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Mars Taps CRISPR for Climate-Resilient Cocoa, World’s First Cell-Based Dairy Supply Deal, and Ag Biotech Valuations Surge

Also: How the world's leading pure-play seed and crop protection company uses AI to build a faster, smarter discovery engine

Aug 11 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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Recombinant Human Lactoferrin Scales, First Cultivated Pet Food Approved in Asia, and Biofertiliser with a Green Discount

Also: Provectus Algae raised $10.1M Series A and $2.5M government grant to scale livestock methane-reducing feed additive.

Aug 4 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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July 2025

EU Votes to Make Biotech A Strategic Priority, World’s Largest Chocolate Maker Explores Cultured Cocoa, and 1650-Tonne Gas Protein Deal

Also: Triple-microalgae biostimulant application increased plant yield by 32% and photosynthesis efficiency by 25%.

Jul 21 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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$350M EU Push for Food and Biotech, AI-Driven Tropical Oil Replacements, and RNA Vaccines for Crops

Also: Agrifood tech startups raised $5.1B in H1 2025, down 37% from $8.1B in H1 2024.

Jul 7 • 

Eshan Samaranayake

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