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Heura’s €40 Million Series B Funding Cements Its Role as a Cutting-Edge Force in Food Tech Evolution
Heura Foods, a leading force in the food-tech industry, has successfully closed its Series B, securing €40 million being the largest plant-based round in 2023. This successful investment marks a milestone in the company’s trajectory allowing it to accelerate its business vision and confirming Heura as a pivotal tech agent driving the global protein transition towards a net positive food system. Houlihan Lokey acted as exclusive financial advisor to the company’s shareholders. While Heura continues to lead the alternative protein sector growth in Spain and rapidly consolidates its footprint across key markets like the United Kingdom, France and Italy, this funding injection will drive the company to profitability and fortify…
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Serie-B-Finanzierungsrunde: Heura Foods sichert sich 40 Millionen Euro und festigt seine Vorreiterrolle in der Food-Tech-Branche
Das spanische Food-Tech-Start-up Heura Foods erhält 40 Millionen Euro in Serie-BFinanzierungsrunde Heura Foods entwickelt pflanzenbasierte Produkte, die das aktuelle Lebensmittelsystem nachhaltig verändern und auf den globalen Proteinwandel abzielen Investoren dieser Finanzierungsrunde sind Upfield, Unovis Asset Management und der FoodTech-Fonds European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF VC) und New Tree Impact Mit der Finanzierung strebt Heura Foods die Erweiterung seines Portfolios an Technologiepatenten an, möchte die Profitabilität erreichen und Innovationen vorrantreiben Das spanische Food-Tech-Start-up Heura Foods hat eine Serie-BFinanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 40 Millionen Euro abgeschlossen – die größte ihrer Art für pflanzenbasierte Produkte im Jahr 2023. Die Finanzierung stellt einen bedeutenden Meilenstein in der Entwicklung des Unternehmens dar und ebnet…
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17 million euros for sustainable agriculture: ECBF leads RED Horticulture Series A financing round, together with Demeter IM and Unigrains
ECBF expands its agricultural technology portfolio with an investment in company RED Horticulture LED photobiological lighting solutions powered by RED’s proprietary AI platform reduce energy consumption of greenhouses by up to 60 percent and increase crop quality and yields by up to 35 percent The investment is in line with the EU’s Green Deal to make Europe carbon-neutral by 2050 Together with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Demeter IM and Unigrains, RED Horticulture (https://www.horticulture.red/…) closed a 17 million Series A funding round to drive its growth and invest in the development of its high-performance lighting strategies. Part of the financing comes from a banking pool (BPI, BNP Paribas, CIC,…
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23 million euros for sustainable packaging materials: ECBF leads Paptic financing round
ECBF expands its technology portfolio and invests in Paptic, a growth-stage producer of fiber-based packaging materials to promote sustainability in the packaging industry Paptic’s renewable and recyclable materials can replace plastic-based materials in numerous flexible packaging solutions Investments contribute to achieving the EU’s recycling and climate targets according to the EU-Green Deal Together with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), US-based chemical company Ecolab and Japanese trading house ItochuFibre Ltd, Paptic (http://www.paptic.com) has closed a Series A financing amounting to 23 million euros to drive the growth of the Finnish company and expand its materials portfolio. Solutions for reducing the use of fossil-based materials in the packaging industry The global…
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ECBF leads €10m Series B investment in Trapview to expand its sustainable agriculture technology portfolio
With its AI-based solution for insect monitoring and forecasting, Trapview helps reduce the use of pesticides and promotes more sustainable agricultural practices. With this investment, the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) supports a European champion offering digitally-enabled precision farming technologies to make our food system more sustainable. The investment also aligns with the EU Green Deal objective of reducing pesticide usage on farms by 50% by 2030. Together with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Demeter and Pymwymic, Trapview (www.trapview.com) has successfully closed its €10m Series B financing to accelerate the commercialisation of its digital insect monitoring and forecasting solutions. Developed by the Slovenian company EFOS, Trapview solutions are…
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Wachstumskapital für die nachhaltige Transformation zu einer biobasierten Kreislaufwirtschaft: Von der EU initiierter Impact Fund mit 300 Millionen Euro überzeichnet
Der European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) übertrifft die Erwartungen: Der ursprünglich mit 250 Millionen Euro ausgestattete und von der EU unterstützte Fonds hat rund 300 Millionen Euro zur Finanzierung von Wachstumsunternehmen in der Bioökonomie und der biobasierten Kreislaufwirtschaft aufgebracht. Zu den neuen namhaften Investoren gehören: Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Allianz France, Invest NL, GC, Firmenich und andere. Das Geld fließt ausschließlich in Wachstumsunternehmen der Bioökonomie und der biobasierten Kreislaufwirtschaft, die sich zur Integration von Umwelt-, Sozial- und Governanceaspekten (ESG) verpflichten. Nach Ansicht der Experten des Impact Fund European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) rollt mit der Bio-Revolution nach der Digitalisierung die nächste globale Transformationswelle. Gemeint ist damit der Wandel von einer linearen, fossil…
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Growth capital for sustainable transformation to a bio-based circular economy: EU-initiated impact fund oversubscribed with € 300 million
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) exceeds expectations: Originally set for €250 million, the EU-backed fund raised around €300 million to finance growth companies in the bioeconomy and biobased circular economy. The new renowned investors include: Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Allianz France, Invest NL, GC, Firmenich and others. The money flows exclusively into growth companies in the bioeconomy and the biobased circular economy that commits with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) integration. According to the experts of the impact fund European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), after digitalization, the next global wave of transformation is rolling in the Bio Revolution. This means a change from a linear, fossil-based economy to a sustainable, bio-based…
