
Elaine Watson
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Liberation Labs is building a biomanufacturing facility in Richmond, Indiana Image credit: Liberation Labs Liberation Labs, a US startup building biomanufacturing capacity for a new generation of bioproducts from animal-free whey to egg proteins, has struck a deal with NEOM Investment Fund (NIF) to build a precision fermentation facility in Saudi Arabia as food security moves up the kingdom’s agenda.
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agfundernews.com | Elaine Watson
The Ÿnsect mealworm farm in Amiens, France. Image credit: Ÿnsect French insect ag pioneer Ÿnsect has received an offer from an undisclosed party for its pilot plant in Dole and secured €10m in bridge funding from existing investors allowing it to remain operational while it seeks more funding. CEO Shankar Krishnamoorthy has been replaced by Emmanuel Pinto, a partner at French turnaround advisory D&I.
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With 80% of its food coming in from overseas and much of its land unsuited to agriculture, Saudi Arabia is looking seriously at biomanufacturing along with indoor farming and other methods of producing food more locally, says Liberation Labs CEO Mark Warner. The post Liberation Labs heads to Saudi Arabia as NEOM Investment Fund ventures into biomanufacturing appeared first on AgFunderNews.
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winchesteragservice.com | Elaine Watson
Elaine Watson | Published on: Apr 16, 2025
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agfundernews.com | Elaine Watson
"We need to show that this space is not just suitable for grants, donations and philanthropy but can and does make money" Image credit: istock/arrowsmith2 Agrifoodtech investment grew sharply in India, Mexico, Vietnam and some other developing markets in 2024 against a 4% decline in global funding. However, the picture in 2025 is a looking a little more uncertain, in no small part due to “Trump, tariffs, and trade” as Mark Kahn at agrifoodtech investor Omnivore puts it.
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