Investment Climate Podcast
By Alex Shandrovsky
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Episodes: 141
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We are uncovering the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs.
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Guillaume Béland (Zone Agtech): Quebec’s Agrifood Hub, CapEx→OpEx & Strategic Capital for Founders
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Adam Tarshis (Mozza Foods) — Growing Real Casein in Soybeans
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Javed Husain (Totaleehalal) — Bootstrapping a UK Halal Food Delivery Marketplace
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Why "A Flat Round Is the New Up Round," and Investing Through the Food-Tech Reset - Collateral Good
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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On Winning Pitch Competitions and its 5-Minute Pitch Anatomy - Nurtured Nuts: Bryant Williams
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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CPG Venture Math Behind a Series A, and Making Founders "Whole" on Dilution - Iris Ventures
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Re-Examining Tech Adoption: Lance Lively on Market Pull, CPG Unlocking, and Beyond Meat’s Missteps
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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On Landing DSM as a Strategic Lead, & Why He Chose B2B Over Building a Brand- Lorenzo Pessini, NOUS
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Being "Found" by Investors, Pivoting from Product to Platform, Turning LOIs into Paid Pilots - XiA'H
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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On Ghent's Founder-Friendly Spin-Out Playbook, and Why Lean Beats Big in AgTech- Chiara Guidi, B-COS
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Landing a Strategic Corporate Lead, and Structuring University IP - Just Meat Protein
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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On Crossing to the Other Side of the Table, & Off-Take Agreements Over LOIs-Darko Mandich, gener8tor
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Raising Friends-and-Family in a Frozen Market & Giving a VC Goosebumps in 5-Mins - Saku Biosciences
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Treating Every Investor as "One Shot," Selling w/o Selling, and Fundraising as a Probability Matrix
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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On Treating the Raise Like a Sales Process, 110-Slide Data Room, & Turning Complex Into Compelling
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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On Surviving the Long Game, and Renegotiating a "No" - Sérgio Pinto, Cellva Ingredients
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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On "Agtech 2.0," Managing Smart Capital Stacks, and Scaling via OEMs- Liron Yanay, AgriPass Robotics
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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On Bypassing "Grant Traps" & the Art of Professional Pre-Seed Agtech Strategy - Arnout, Rockstart
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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On Why Execution-First Models Beat Capex-Heavy Tech - Alberto Criado, Cardumen Capital
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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On Why Vertical SaaS Still Rules in the Era of AI - Nils Eiteneyer, Capnamic
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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On Why Family Offices Beat VCs in the Hard-Tech Winter - Jaap Zijlstra, Navus
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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On Navigating a 14-Month Biotech Seed Round & Making Whole Milk from Mammary Cells- Opalia: Jennifer
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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On the Strength of the Syndicate Model and De-Risking AgriFood Investing - Branch Venture Group
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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On why the "Plant-Based Meat" thesis failed & pivoting a $50M fund to Defense Tech - Champel Capital
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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On the 16M CHF Series A, licensing IP to sugar giants,& bypassing CapEx-Charles Pontvianne,Planetary
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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On non-dilutive govt hacks, dodging the OpenAI threat, & $1.1M pre-seed pitch - Dan Bull, Scanabull
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May 26, 2026 |
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On the €8M Food Forecast Series A & why European VCs run Due Diligence Post-Term Sheet- SHIFT Invest
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May 25, 2026 |
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On surviving Corporate VC Due Diligence and the 1% Conversion Rate Reality - Tomas Turner, Cosaic
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May 19, 2026 |
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€10M non-dilutive hack, surviving deep expert "grilling," & avoiding the CapEx trap- Georg Schaumann
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May 14, 2026 |
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On $50M DeepTech Thesis & why Southern EU is the ultimate VC testing ground-José, Eatable AdventureS
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May 12, 2026 |
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On navigating the Alt-Protein pivot and why startups can't disrupt Nestlé- Kim Odhner, Unovis
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May 07, 2026 |
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On securing 6.5M round, partnering with Kubota, and the 1-2yrs farmer ROI- Kristoffer Magnor, Kilter
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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On "Venture Math", B2B Corporate Synergy, & Pre-Regulatory Playbook - Alex Davisson, Plug and Play
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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On spinning Plant Cell IP out of the university and the B2C trap - Mick Riley, Forever Harvest
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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On the Growth Investor Mindset and the B2B vs. B2C Scale-Up Playbook - Fabio Ziemssen, Zintinus
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Surviving CapEx leap, supply chain economics, building a Corporate inside a Startup - Planet A Foods
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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On securing paid POCs and why marketing claims are noise to a $7B corporate - Ziv Kohav, ICL Group
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Zubi Capital, Johan Morales on Spain as the Go-To-Market Hub & the death of Consumer Behavior pitch
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Bootstrapping SynBio, "Functional Assay" of sales, & First Principles valuation - Tomorrow, Inc
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Corporate Open Innovation & surviving the 6-month Pilot timeline- Jara van den Bogaerde, Royal Cosun
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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On NZ massive govt match-funding & escaping the Agri-Food VC winter- Sandhya Sriram, Sprout Agritech
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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On Italy's "Untapped" AgriFood Market & Private Equity Exit Strategy - David Bassani, Maia Ventures
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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On the Hybrid VC-Advisory Model & the Art of the Hard Pivot - Jonas Ahm-Lundgren, The Footprint Firm
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Evergreen Select: Jim Miller on Big Pharma execution, 3D scaffolding, and the Hybrid Meat strategy
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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On Regenerative Economy and why VCs are wrong to ignore Consumer Brands - Tom Doornik, Doen Ventures
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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On closing a $38M Series A without a bridge round and executing on time - Hélène Briand, Verley Food
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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On Open Innovation, the AI Nutrition Threat, and How to Pilot with a €15B Dairy Giant - Arla Foods
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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On winning Pre-Seed funding with the "Low Inclusion" fiber thesis - Jens & Ida, Ora Biotics
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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On the Evergreen Advantage & the "Low Inclusion, High Margin" thesis by Mathias Lorenz, Delphinus VC
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Navigating the Agri-Tech Landscape: Insights from Proba's CEO Sijbrand Tieleman
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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"Anti-Fund" model and the harsh realities of expanding into Asia - Isabelle Decitre, ID Capital
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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On unlocking Canada’s $7B AgTech boom and solving the scale-up "Valley of Death" - Mike Wolsfeld, AgWest Bio
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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On the Open Innovation Playbook and bypassing the Western retail trap - Auroni Majumdar, CJ Foods
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Harmony Baby Nutrition: Del Afonso on Geo-Arbitrage, securing a $6M Brazilian grant, and bypassing the infant formula cartel
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Kost Capital: Bodil Sidén on the "Trojan Horse" B2B strategy and redefining the VC Power Law
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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V5 Food and Ag Bio Fund: Kristian Bennetsen on the €2B Co-Investment Opportunity and the "CDMO Play" for Cultured Meat
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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FLOCEAN: Alexander Fuglesang on leveraging Oil & Gas heritage for Water Tech and the "Flat Round" strategy
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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FoodSparks: Yoni Glickman shares how to get funded in 2026
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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GOTA Ventures: Vincent Kuiper shares how to get funded in 2026
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Matr Foods: Randi Wahlsten on raising €40M for CapEx and redefining "Meat Alternatives"
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Agronomics Limited: Jim Mellon shares how to get funded in 2026
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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The Yield Lab: Gentiane Gorlier shares how to get funded in 2026
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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First Bight Ventures: Veronica Breckenridge shares how to get funded in 2026
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Oyster Bay Venture Capital: Felix Leonhardt shares how to get funded in 2026
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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McWin Capital Partners: Martin Davalos shares how to get funded in 2026
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Chromologics: Gerit Tolborg shares how to get funded in 2026
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Maia Farms: Gavin Schneider shares how to get funded in 2026
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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EcoTech Capital: Adam Bergman shares how to get funded in 2025
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Remilk: Ori Cohavi and Yochai Maytal Share How They Created Real Dairy Without Cows.
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Fragaria Fruits: Harish Varadharajan shares how to get funded in 2025
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Time-travelling Milkman: Dimitris Karefyllakis shares how to get funded in 2025
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Seaqure Labs: Johan Henriksson shares how to get funded in 2025
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Sonicflora: Robin Jansson shares how to get funded in 2025
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The Protein Brewery: Thijs Bosch shares how to get funded in 2025
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Perfat Technologies: Jyrki Lee-Korhonen shares how to get funded in 2025
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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FOOD Founders Studio: Giacomo Cattaneo and Alex Morel share how to get funded in 2025
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Decameal: Leander Hessner shares how to get funded in 2025
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Mewery: Roman Lauš shares how to get funded in 2025
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Foodini: Dylan McDonnell shares how to get funded in 2025
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Fungu'it: Cyrille Viossat shares how to get funded in 2025
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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The Better Meat Co.: Paul Shapiro shares how to get funded in 2025
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Prefer: Jake Berber shares how to get funded in 2025
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Loopworm: Ankit Bagaria shares how to get funded in 2025
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Koppie: Daan Raemdonck shares how to get funded in 2025
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Alba Health: Eleonora Cavani shares how to get funded in 2025
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Tastewise: Alon Chen shares how to get funded in 2025
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Agros: Max Nelen shares how to get funded in 2025
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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ClearLeaf: Lawrence Pratt shares how to get funded in 2025
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Bovotica: Andrew Leech shares how to get funded in 2025
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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CropMind: Damilare Odumosu and Rillwan Shokunbi
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Platter: Jack Clegg
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Hylio: Arthur Erickson shares how to get funded in 2025
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Rainbow Crops: Giacomo Bastianelli
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Catchfree: Severin Eder
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May 29, 2025 |
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IUNU: Adam Greenberg
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May 22, 2025 |
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SuperGut: Marc Washington
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May 15, 2025 |
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ClearCOGS: Matt Wampler
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May 08, 2025 |
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Vivici: Stephan van Sint Fiet shares how to get funded in 2025
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May 01, 2025 |
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Jay&Joy: César Augier
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Arsenale BioYards: Massimo Portincaso
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Actual Veggies: Jason Rosenbaum
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Glenntex: Govin Induchoodan
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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PlantBaby: Alex Abelin
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Oobli: Ali Wing
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Charles Christory - Le Fourgon
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Kynda: Daniel MacGowan von Holstein shares how to get funded in 2025
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Beans: Ines Sánchez-Castillo Velge
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Moonrider: Anoop Srikantaswamy
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Fermtech: Andy Clayton
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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B'ZEOS: Guy Maurice
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Inform Ag: Steven Lockyer
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Endless Food Co: Maximillian Bogenmann
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Zymofix: Emile Redant
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Jan Rune Nordhagen - Vestland Pharma / Jon Trygve Berg - Sarsia
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Orbisk: Olaf van der Veen
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Hubcycle: Julien Lesage
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Daily Crunch: Laurel Orley
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Oceanloop: Fabian Riedel
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Jake Berber - Prefer
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Fabas: Anik Thaler
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Justus Lauten - foodforecast
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Bygen: Lewis Dunnigan
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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ÄIO: Nemailla Bonturi
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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The Raging Pig Company: Arne Ewerbeck
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Season 2 Episode 1: Novameat: Giuseppe Scionti
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Emil Munck de Voss - REDUCED
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Jean Louwrens - De Novo Foodlabs
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Franz Seubert - AIPERIA
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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George Zheleznyi - Cultimate Foods
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Enifer: Simo Ellilä
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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YoLa Fresh: Youssef Mamou
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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MOA Foodtech: Jose Maria Elorza
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Niqo Robotics: Jaisimha Rao
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Nutrumami: Frederik Jensen
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Solvable Syndicate: Steve Simitzis
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Cultivated Biosciences: Tomas Turner
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Mariliis Holm - Sustainable Food Ventures
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Rob Leclerc - AgFunder
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Podcast EP 03 Fabian Friede - Bluu Seafood
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Blue Horizon -Robert Boer
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May 08, 2024 |
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Tim Fronzek-Nosh Bio Food: Fundraising Playbook
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Apr 09, 2024 |