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Forsaking funding at a $1 billion valuation, Solugen preps a new green chemical product and a big 2021

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Late last year, Solugen , a startup using synthetic biology to take hydrocarbons out of the chemicals industry, decided against pursuing a new round of funding that would have valued the company at over $1 billion, TechCrunch has learned. Chemicals are everywhere and they’re a huge business.

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InnerPlant grows with new John Deere-backed millions for sustainable farming

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That’s what InnerPlant founder and CEO Shely Aronov is trying to do with her startup that uses plant physiology to gather loads of data to make farming more efficient and sustainable. Or more simply, uses sensing and satellite technologies so plants can “talk” to their growers. The company raised $5.65 Meanwhile, Deere & Co.

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Vertical Oceans aims to grow sustainable shrimp in huge ‘aqua towers’ inside cities

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The result was Vertical Oceans , a startup that grows sustainable shrimp in huge “aqua towers”, which can be located inside cities, potentially in facilities that even look like buildings. The towers can incubate shrimp without chemicals or antibiotics, and out of season. million seed round with Khosla Ventures.

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Novi is building a B2B marketplace for brands that care about sustainability

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It’s that old chestnut: You are a fancy-pants brand wanting to make a product that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside because you only use fair-trade, sustainably grown ingredients and materials, but you don’t know where to turn. “Early in my career, I joined the Air Force and I wanted to work on hard problems.

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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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Other fungicides on the market today require seven days before re-entry and pre-harvest, Uknes explained. We want to feed the world responsibly, and these products have the ability to substitute for synthetic chemicals and provide growers a way to protect their crops, especially as consumers want natural, sustainable tools,” he added.

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Oxyle’s tech uses water movement to remove pollutants

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The Zurich-based startup announced today $3 million in pre-seed funding that it will use to bring its tech to market. The startup’s customers include companies in the pesticide, chemical, textile pigments, electronics and pharmaceutical sectors that are regulated by strict discharge limits. million since it was founded in 2020.

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Has a startup finally found one of food science’s holy grails with its healthy sugar substitute?

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Their company, Cambridge Glycoscience could claim a huge slice of a market worth at least a $100 billion market, they said. Their company, Cambridge Glycoscience could claim a huge slice of a market worth at least a $100 billion market, they said. 10 startups that caught our eye from day 1 of YC Demo Day S18.

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