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1、YEARINREVIEW’18INVESTINGREPORTEuropeanAgriFoodTechSeeourportfoliocompanies:agfunder.com/listingsOurin-housetechnologyenablesustoinvestgloballyandatscaleandhelpsusmakesmarterinvestmentdecisions.Throughourmediaandresearchplatform,AgFunderhasbuiltancommunityofover60,000membersandsubscribers,givingusthelargestandmostpowerfulnetworkintheindustrytohelpussupportourportfoliocompaniesandgettheminfrontofdecisionmakers.AgFunderisaglobalVentureCapitalplatformAreyouaCorporate,Startup,orInvestor?Learnhowtoge。
2、tengagedagfunder.comWeinvestinbold,exceptionalentrepreneurstransformingourfoodandagriculturesystemAGRIFOODTECHFUNDINGREPORT:YEARREVIEW2018|AGFUNDER.COM3F&ANextisdedicatedtoacceleratinginnovationinFoodandAgriculturebyconnectingmajorplayers.TheF&ANextcommunityconsistsofentrepreneurs,corporates,investorsandscientists,whoarededicatedtoinnovationinfoodandagriculture.F&ANextisexpandingitscommunity.Joinus!F&ANextFoundersAGRIFOODTECHFUNDINGREPORT:YEARREVIEW2018|AGFUNDER.COM4INTRODUCTIONAgriFoodTechFundi。
3、nginEurope:2018Whiletheglobalfoodtechecosystemhasshownremarkablegrowthinrecentyears,Europehasclearlyestablishedisownpaceandparticularities.Europeisregularlypositionedasoneunitedmarketandoftencharacterizedaslessentrepreneurialwithmorerisk-averseandlesssophisticatedinvestors.Howeveritisacontinentwithmanyborders,culturesandpreferences.Consequently,itlacksacompetitiveedgewhenitcomestotheaveragefarmsizeortheconsumerbaseofonecountry.Inaddition,governmentregulation,onfoodsafetyforexample,variespercount。
4、ry,too.Asyouwillreadinthisreport,EuropeantrendsinagrifoodinvestmentsaresimilartothoseintheUS,withafewexceptionsandamoreevenspreadoftechnologies.Novelfarmingsystems,particularlyindooragriculture,arestrongonthecontinent,undoubtedlyrelatedtoEurope’sleadingroleinhorticulture.Europeisalsohometoanumberofinsectfarminggroupsaimingtoprovideproteinreplacementsfortraditionalfeedandfoodingredients.OverallinvestmentinagrifoodtechstartupsinEuropeisontherise.Expertise,researchandavailablecapitalhaveimprovedsha。
5、rply,boostingoverallstartupactivityintheindustry.Ahealthyfunnelofqualityearlierstagecompaniesisbeingdevelopedalongwitha(slowly)growingnumberofseedstageinvestors.Laterstagecapitalforsizablefollow-uprounds,however,isstillunderdeveloped.CorporateventurecapitalisslowlygainingrelevanceintheEuropeanstartupecosystembutoverallEuropeisstillplayingcatchup.TostimulateinnovationandentrepreneurshipinEurope,Rabobank,WageningenUniversity&Research,AnterraCapitalandStartLifejointlylaunchedF&ANextin2016,collectiv。
6、elybelievingthatinnovationwillbeessentialtosustainablyfeedfuturegenerations.Entrepreneursareneededfortheirdrive,investorsfortheirbelief,andcorporatesfortheirmassimpact.Disruptiveinnovationaloneisnotenough;itneedstobeimplementedandtransformedintotangibleapplications.WeareverypleasedtosharethelatestinsightsonEuropeanagrifoodtechwithyou.ManythankstotheAgFunderteamforcompilingthisreportandtheparticipatingpartners(seepage9)fortheircontributions.OnbehalfofAgFunderandF&ANext,JanMeiling,JeroenLeffelaara。
7、ndLouisaBurwood-TaylorAGRIFOODTECHFUNDINGREPORT:YEARREVIEW2018|AGFUNDER.COM5WhatisAgriFoodTech?WHATISAGRIFOODTECH?Agrifoodtechisthesmallbutgrowingsegmentofthestartupandventurecapitaluniversethat’saimingtoimproveordisrupttheglobalfoodandagricultureindustry.Aswithallindustries,technologyplaysakeyroleintheoperationoftheagrifoodsector–a$7.8trillionindustry,responsibleforfeedingtheplanetandemployingwellover40%oftheglobalpopulation.Thepaceofinnovationhasnotkeptupwithotherindustriesandtoday,agriculture。
8、remainstheleastdigitizedofallmajorindustries,accordingtoMcKinsey.Theindustrialagrifoodsectoroftodayisalsolessefficientthanotherindustries,withanincreasingnumberofdemandsandconstraintsbeingplacedonit.Thesepressuresincludeagrowingglobalpopulation;climatechangeandglobalwarming;environmentaldegradation;changingconsumerdemands;limitednaturalresources;foodwaste;consumerhealthissuesandchronicdisease.Theneedforagrifoodtechinnovationisgreaterthanever.Thiscreatesmanyopportunitiesforentrepreneursandtechnol。
9、ogiststodisrupttheindustryandcreatenewefficienciesatvariouspointsinthevaluechain.Broadlyspeaking,agrifoodtechstartupsareaimingtosolvethefollowingchallenges:foodwaste,CO2emissions,chemicalresiduesandrun-off,drought,laborshortages,healthandsugarconsumption,opaquesupplychains,distributioninefficiencies,foodsafetyandtraceability,farmefficiencyandprofitability,andunsustainablemeatproduction.Therearemanywaystocategorizeagrifoodtechstartupshighlightingthecomplexityoftheindustry.Seepage6forourcategoriza。
10、tionsystem,whichwedevelopedinconsultationwithventurecapitalists,entrepreneurs,andotherindustryexperts.AGRIFOODTECHFUNDINGREPORT:YEARREVIEW2018|AGFUNDER.COM6In-StoreRetail&RestaurantTechShelf-stackingrobots,3Dfoodprinters,POSsystems,foodwastemonitoringIoT.Home&CookingTechSmartkitchenappliances,nutritiontechnologies,foodtestingdevices.RestaurantMarketplacesOnlinetechplatformsdeliveringfoodfromawiderangeofvendors.eGroceryOnlinestoresandmarketplacesforsale&deliveryofprocessed&un-processedagproductsto。
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