In This Issue:
- Food Venture Financing Trends
- CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Funds
- Links to Relevant Content and Events
Food Venture Financing Trends
- AI is driving supply chain advancements for food manufacturers in various ways, including, for example, using social media data to predict consumer preference.
- Flora Ventures, an Israel-based agrifood venture capital fund, launched a new $80 Million fund to invest in sustainable agrifood start-ups in Israel and Europe.
- Grit Road Partners, a venture capital fund based in Omaha, Nebraska, closed a new $11 Million fund to invest in seed-stage AgTech companies.
- Cubic Acres, a NY-based vertical farming company, completed a $3.7 Million funding round with Intelligent Growth Solutions to expand its lettuce production capacity on Long Island.
CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund
This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is Five Seasons Ventures.
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Five Seasons Ventures is a Paris based venture capital firm founded in 2016. This VC firm backs Food and Tech Entrepreneurs for a healthier, sustainable and efficient food system.
- Five Seasons Ventures is the first European impact venture fund focused in the Food and Beverage space. They invest in product and process innovation aimed at solving the global challenges of the food industry.
- Their portfolio companies include:
- KoRo
- Mammaly
- Butternut Box
- Tropic Biosciences
- Vly
- Cortilia
- Just Spices
- Yamo
Links to Relevant Content and Events
ARTICLES
- How AI is Driving Supply Chain Advancements For Food Manufacturers
- Flora Ventures Launches $80 Million Fund For Sustainable Agrifood Start-Ups
- AgTech: Brian Yockel of Avolta on the New Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Agriculture an Interview With Martita Mestey
- JDM and Henry Broch Foods Announce Merger
- Grit Road Partners Closes $11 Million Ag-Venture Fund
- Cubic Acres Secures $3.7 Million to Build New Farm on Long Island
UPCOMING EVENTS
Naturally Chicago
On the Lawn with Blues Great Shemekia Copeland
Monday, July 31 | 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. CT Location: Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL
It's summer — time for outdoor fun — and Naturally Chicago invites you to join them for something completely different: an evening on the lawn of Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion to watch Shemekia Copeland, regarded by many critics as the greatest blues vocalist of our time.
Naturally Network
Minority-Owned Fellowship, powered by NIQ
Tuesday, August 1 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PT
Naturally Network's Minority-Owned Fellowship is a 12-week program built to support and advocate for racially and ethnically underrepresented, early-stage founders in the natural and organic CPG industry. The program brings together resources, tools, and community, facilitating access to opportunities and success for Fellows.
Join this session to learn more about the Fellowship and application process. Know someone who might be a good fit? Share this info-session with them!
Naturally Bay Area
CEOs & Founders Forum Meeting
(Members Only)
Thursday, August 3 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. PT
Location: Coracao Chocolate & CACOCO Drinking Chocolate, 1401 Marina Way South, Suite 300, Richmond, CA
Coracao Founder, Daniel Korson, will take us on a tour of the facility, then we'll meet to discuss challenges and opportunities in manufacturing.
You must be a paid member of Naturally Bay Area, and be a Founder or CEO of a Natural Products CPG brand to participate.
Naturally Los Angeles
Annual Summer Bash
Thursday, August 3 | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. PT
Location: Barnana, Westwood Boulevard 2272, Los Angeles, CA
Join Naturally LA at their Annual Summer Bash for a sizzling celebration you won't want to miss! It's time to soak up the setting sun, let loose, and have a blast in the heart of Los Angeles.
Naturally San Diego
Beach Cleanup in OB, Volunteer Event
Friday, August 4 | 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT
Location: Dog Beach in Ocean Beach - Look for our pop-up tents, 5156 West Point Loma Boulevard, San Diego, California
Join NSD on and the Surfrider Foundation to support their incredible mission.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the Surfrider Foundation, which is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's ocean, waves and beaches, for all people.