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From a behind the scenes look at a new venture firm that’s accelerating the next generation of food startups to agtech startup EdenShield’s $1 million raise, these are last week’s top food tech news and innovation stories. Like what you read? Feast your eyes on the full roundup here. Or better yet, sign up for Food+Tech Bytes and get the latest and greatest in food tech delivered to your inbox every week.

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1. Save $100 on Our Venture Fundraising Bootcamp Today

Learn everything you need to know to raise VC capital in one day. Get 25% off our in-person and e-course with code “FUNDing25” here.

2. Food Tech Media Startup Funding, M&A and Partnerships: November 2014

More than $260 million was invested in food tech in November, with a heavy leaning towards ordering and delivery.

3. Why You Should Follow the 10% Rule When Creating Food Products & Services

Don’t spend years on R&D says Bearded Brothers co-founder Caleb Simpson. Just make your product 10 percent better than the competition and you’ll stand a good chance of succeeding.

4. A Venture Firm Looking For The Next Generation Of Food Businesses in 2015 – Forbes

What will be the next big food businesses in 2015 and beyond? That’s the question the team behind Food-X is hoping to answer.

5. Food Tech Firm Launches Series A, Attracts Nestle’s Interest – Exclusive – Agri Investor

MycoTechnology is raising $5-$10M to develop its technology platform aimed at enhancing food flavors naturally, while major food companies are eying it for acquisition.

6. TripAdvisor Goes on a Dining Reservations Binge With Acquisition of Iens – Skift

The acquisition, which Dutch media reported to be in the $11 million range, gives TripAdvisor a leading restaurant reservations review site.

7. EdenShield Raises $1m to Fight Insects with Stink Moats –AgFunder

The funding came from Israeli-focused crowdfunding platform OurCrowd and will enable the startup to commercialize its products.

8. Noom Raises $15M for Food Logging, Activity Tracking Apps –mobihealthnews

Han-Sing Hi-Tech Fund, TransLink Capital and RRE Ventures contributed. The round will go toward R&D and working capital.