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Why 2026 Is the Great Shakeout Year for Food and Ag Tech
EcoTech Capital's Adam Bergman on the 2026 bankruptcy wave, the death of investor FOMO, and where the next cycle of returns in food and ag comes from
May 11
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Agtech's Real Bottleneck Is the Translational Layer, Not the Technology
Beanstalk AgTech's Justin Ahmed on the partnerships, capital, and commercial pathways that turn ag tech innovation into ag tech businesses.
May 5
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Eshan Samaranayake
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What It Takes to Build a Fundable Food Company After “Peak Stupid”
Siddhi Capital's Steven Finn on financing risk, cap table engineering, and where GLP-1 and AI are creating real opportunity in food
Mar 31
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Why 90% of Food Tech Fails to Scale, and What ‘Operator-Led’ Investors Do Differently
Ferry Kamp, Managing Partner of Remagine Food, on how an “invest and build” model tackles execution risk, broken partnerships, and misaligned capital in…
Feb 9
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Engineering the Exit: How to Get Acquired in Deep Tech
Cyril Ebersweiler, General Partner at SOSV, on the deep tech exit reality check, how founders build real buyer pull, and when to build more vs sell now.
Jan 12
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Why Agrifood Solutions Fail to Scale in Emerging Markets, and What Works Instead
Orbit Ventures’ Oscar Ramos on logistics, adoption, localisation, and scaling solutions in emerging markets.
Dec 23, 2025
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Eshan Samaranayake
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What One of Food Tech’s Most Active Investors Learned from 150+ Startups
Big Idea Ventures’ Andrew D. Ive on founder dynamics, alt protein’s reset, the roles of startups, corporates and governments, and the themes shaping…
Dec 16, 2025
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Eshan Samaranayake
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How Agrifood Tech Investing Is Shifting and Where Value Will Be Created
Yoni Glickman, Managing Partner at PeakBridge, on the agrifood investing thesis that misfired and where smart capital is deploying now.
Dec 8, 2025
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Eshan Samaranayake
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How Ajinomoto Group Ventures Invests in the Future of Food and Health
Ajinomoto Group Ventures’ Hiroyuki Saito on how the CVC balances strategic and financial returns, and what startups need before reaching out.
Dec 1, 2025
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Turning the Industrial Biomanufacturing Graveyard Into a Winning Playbook
First Bight Ventures’ Veronica Breckenridge on what failed biomanufacturing companies reveal and how to build biotech companies that scale, survive, and…
Nov 24, 2025
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Eshan Samaranayake
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How Food-as-Medicine Is Becoming Investable Beyond the Hype
Thia Ventures’ Mirasbek Kuterbekov on consumer agency, measurable outcomes, and moats that last in food-as-medicine.
Nov 17, 2025
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Eshan Samaranayake
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The Venture Studio Building What the Food Industry Actually Wants
FOOD FOUNDERS Studio’s Giacomo Cattaneo on the problem-first, CEO-first model turning “trapped” food science into real adoption.
Nov 3, 2025
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Eshan Samaranayake
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