Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 170
In This Issue:
Food Venture Financing Trends
- Danone announced that it became a corporate sponsor and partner of Global Methane Hub’s Enteric Fermentation R&D Accelerator. The accelerator has raised $200 million so far.
- Grubbly Farms, a sustainable and healthy pet food startup, announced that it closed its Series A round.
- Techbrew Robotics, a mushroom farming foodtech company, announced that it closed $17.5 million in its recent equity financing.
- Soplaya, a foodtech startup that developed a digital procurement channel for Italian restaurants, announced that it closed 12.5 million Euros in its recent financing round.
CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund
This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is Foodshed Investors.
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"Foodshed Investors" d/b/a of Local Impact Investors LLC, based in Austin, TX supports local "good food" ecosystems at the intersection of food, finance, and social good.
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Portfolio companies include:
- The ABGB
- Austin Gelato
- BAM! Gluten Free
- Blue Avocado
- The Cook's Nook
- Honest Mary's
- Seal the Seasons
- TinyGrocer
- Foodshed Investors' mission is to increase healthy, nutritious, and accessible food for rural economies through sustainable agriculture and quality jobs.
Check out FI’s Funding Application available at: Request Consult | Foodshed Investors - FOODSHED INVESTORS
ARTICLES
UPCOMING EVENTS
Naturally New York
Jingle & Mingle Holiday Mixer
Wednesday, December 6 | 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. ET
Location: Boulton & Watt, 5 Avenue A, New York, NY
Celebrate the Holiday season with the Naturally New York community!
Lite bites to be served. Open bar from 6:30-7:30 presented by SPINS.
Naturally Bay Area
Quick Bites: Optimize Your Promotions Plan in 2024
Thursday, December 7 | 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. PT
2024 is just around the corner – is your promotions plan ready? During this joint Naturally Bay Area and Naturally North Bay webinar, hear from SPINS about how to be intentional when it comes to developing promotions. You can expect to learn:
- How to be cash efficient and grab market share with your promotions plan.
- Which metrics you should be monitoring on a monthly basis.
- Best practices for refining your promotional calendar.
Speakers:
- Benji Fitts, Director of Client Insights at SPINS
- Ally Johnson, Senior Analyst at SPINS, LLC
Naturally New York
Alternative Financing for Growth presented by Bag
Thursday, December 7 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Join Bags co-founder Daniel Taylor for a session on the financing landscape and how you can use loans to grow your business faster. In the session, Daniel will cover the different types of financing, key strategies for consumer brands, and zoom in on winning with debt financing.
Naturally Austin
I Love Texas CPG Happy Hour
Thursday, December 7 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Austin Eastciders Collaboratory – Taproom, Springdale Road 979, Austin, TX
Naturally Minnesota
Holiday Happy Hour
Thursday, December 7 | 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. CT
Location: 411 N Washington Ave., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN
Join this most festive evening of the year at Naturally Minnesota's Holiday Happy Hour at broadhead in North Loop! Get ready to jingle and mingle at the biggest networking extravaganza of the season, bringing together the brightest minds in the local food, agriculture, and CPG industries.
Your ticket includes access to an open bar, the local brands holiday gift showcase, happy hour snacks and premium networking opportunities.
Naturally Bay Area
Holiday Happy Hour + Gift Fair
Wednesday, December 13 | 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. PT
Location: Dokkaebier, 420 3rd Street, Oakland, CA
Naturally Bay Area member company, Dokkaebier, will be hosting the Naturally Bay Area community at their taproom near Jack London Square in Oakland.
- Mingle with the Naturally Bay Area community
- Enjoy Dokkaebier's unique Asian-inspired craft beers (complimentary drink tickets will be provided for members who register ahead!)
- Shop the holiday fair featuring six local makers
- Bring a friend and introduce them to the vibrant Naturally Bay Area community (this event is open to the public)
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