$420M Invested In Food Tech, Mark Bittman Joins Plant-Based Meal Kit Startup + More

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From how ZeroCater became a $100M startup with just $1.5M of funding to Entrepreneur’s exploration of why VCs are pouring so much into food startups, these are last week’s top food tech news and innovation stories. Like what you read? Feast your eyes on the full newsletter 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. Food Tech Media Startup Funding, M&A & Partnerships: September 2015

September brought in $420M of private capital across 22 global companies, half of which were U.S-based.

2. How ZeroCater Became A $100M Startup With $1.5M Of Investment

The corporate catering platform focused on demonstrating profitability and hiring the right people, rather than bringing on lots of capital to scale quickly.

3. Why VCs Are Devouring Food Startups – Entrepreneur

It’s a new playing field for venture firms. And startups all along the food chain are reaping huge rewards.

4. Mark Bittman’s Next Gig: Bringing Plant-Based Cooking to the Masses – Civil Eats

Mark Bittman announces his new role as chief innovation officer of Purple Carrot, a vegan meal delivery startup.

5. The Future of Printed Food: 3DS Culinary Lab Opens In Los Angeles – LA Times

The lab features top local culinary and creative talent and allows guests to get a first-hand look at its ChefJet Pro 3D printer.

6. Irish Start-up Nuritas Raises $3.2m To Unlock Food’s Health Secrets – Irish Times

The round was led by New Protein Capital. The startup specializes in data mining food to improve health.

7. Rabobank: Agtech Will Attract Over $4bn in Investment in 2015 – AgFunderNews

Referencing AgFunder data and proprietary data, Rabbobank’s new report calls for more investment into the growing agtech sector.

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