NORWICH, UK 27 May 2020: Tropic Biosciences (“Tropic”), the pioneering agricultural-biotechnology company dedicated to the development of high-performance varieties of tropical crops, has successfully completed a $28.5 million Series B round of equity funding, led by Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. Tropic’s crop...
Disclaimer : the information regarding the flat valuation round as presented by this article is incorrect https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/21/yfood-gulps-down-16m-to-build-out-its-meal-in-a-bottle-and-snack-bar-business/ As people move into months of sheltering in place, many are doubling down on cooking at home. But not everyone is always happy about it. Today, a company that makes...
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/butternut-box-receives-significant-strategic-investment-from-l-catterton-europe-301004316.html LONDON and GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Butternut Box, the leading fresh food delivery brand for dogs in Europe, today announced that it has received a significant strategic investment from the European fund of LCatterton, the largest and most global consumer-focused private equity firm....
At Five Seasons Ventures, we are proud to welcome Just Spices into our portfolio. Just Spices is a Digital Native Vertical Brand (DNVB) providing consumers with global flavours, convenience and a digitally-enabled experience. It may not come as a surprise that the share of meals consumed at home...
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MARIO GASBARRINO ENTRA NEL CDA CORTILIA La scale-up Cortilia sempre più orientata all’omnicanalità Milano, 14 novembre 2019 - Cortilia compie un nuovo passo verso la crescita e lo sviluppo strategico, con l’ingresso nel consiglio di amministrazione di Mario Gasbarrino, un manager di grande esperienza e carisma nel...
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Italian fresh food delivery service Cortilia secures €8.5M Series B from Five Seasons Ventures and Indaco Venture Partners The North Italy-based company plans to expand rapidly across the Italian market The business enables customers to order 2,000 items from local farmers, producers and artisans, straight...
Quick background on Five Seasons Ventures… This Paris-based VC focused on foodtech can only be described as prescient. With the breakout success of companies like Beyond Meat (which had the most successful IPO since the 2008 recession), it seems everyone has wanted a piece of the sizzling foodtech scene in the past...