AgFunder China AgriFood Report

China AgriFood Startups raised $1.8 billion in 2017 with the vast majority of investment ($1.7bn) flowing to businesses operating downstream, close to the consumer. Support from the country’s technology giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent at both the early and late stages, drove a significant portion of the year’s investment activity. Source: AgFunder – Tech Industry […]
Technical.ly Baltimore highlights F³ Tech Startup

With early work growing mealworms, Biotrophics founder Sam Glickstein is exploring a new form of sustainable farming. Source: This Baltimore startup sees insects as the livestock of the future – Technical.ly Baltimore
Stop talking about innovation and act | The Japan Times
This article is painful to get through in the beginning, but there’s real value later towards the end. The definition of “innovation” has been discussed, debated and analyzed almost to death over the past decade or so — and yet it still comes up as one of the key agenda items that eat up time […]
Hydroponic farms become produce alternative for local businesses

Babylon Micro-Farms focuses on bringing farming indoors with hydroponic farms. A local brewery has already installed this farm to help it create fresh herbs and spices for dishes. Source: Hydroponic farms become produce alternative for local businesses
New Farm Stress Management online resources available | University of Maryland Extension
The University of Maryland Extension (UME) announces the release of a new suite of online resources devoted to assisting farm families in dealing with stress management through difficult economic times, found at https://extension.umd.edu/FarmStressManagement. Source: New Farm Stress Management online resources available | University of Maryland Extension
brēth™ – The Next Generation Air Purifier in Maryland Starts Kickstarter Campaign
First of its kind air purifier that not only tells you when it needs water but also cleans the air with the power of almost 200 plants! Did you know? Americans spend 90% of their time indoors breathing stale air. We strive to make our homes energy efficient, but in doing so trap all of […]
Cultured fish co Finless Foods raises $3.5m, predicts “rapid commercialization within years, not decades”
Finless Foods – one of a new wave of start-ups in the rapidly heating-up cultured fish* arena – has raised $3.5m in a seed round that cofounder and CEO Mike Selden says will “bring us to the end of our initial R&D phase, meaning we’ll have the tools necessary to move into production pending the […]
TechBUZZ -The Stage is Set The Event of the Fall Happens Thursday
TechBUZZ Fall 2018 Takes Place September 20 THE EAST COAST’S PREMIER PLATFORM FOR NEXT-GENERATION TECH COMPANIES TechBUZZ is the East Coast’s premier launch platform for customer-validated, tech Source: TechBUZZ
TEDCO Builder Fund, Betamore Hosts Speaker Series with Startup Experts
Weekly series to feature insights, presentations from successful entrepreneurs from around the region COLUMBIA, Md. (September 17, 2018)—TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announces the launch of its upcoming Builder Fund Speaker Series, in partnership with Betamore. Each session will feature startup experts sharing important insights through educational workshops and talks, followed by a […]
What the fish? – A DNA investigation of the fish we eat (2 Saturdays) Tickets, Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 10:00 AM |
CLASS: What the fish? A DNA investigation of the fish we eatWHEN: Please note this is a 2 session class (2 Saturdays, Sept 22nd and Sept 29th) please plan to attend both days,10am-2pm WHAT: You may be curious about the fish you purchase at your grocery store or local market. Is it really what they say it […]