Food Tech News Show: Food Tech Funding Drops in 1H 2024

The Spoon is launching a dedicated Food Tech News Show podcast. which you can find here on Overcast, on Pandora (and here on our podcast host) and Apple Podcasts. \And, of course, you can listen to this episode on The Spoon feed.

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On this episode, Michael Wolf and Carlos Rodela welcome Peter Bodenheimer, a longtime food tech investor and operator, to discuss the current state of food and ag tech funding. In this episode, they delve into:

• The decline in agrifoodtech investments in the first half of 2024, with startups raising $7 billion across 427 deals, a significant drop from H1 2023.
• Upside Foods’ recent layoffs and industry challenges due to legislative bans and decreased venture capital funding.
• SharkNinja’s latest innovation, the Ninja SLUSHi™ Professional Frozen Drink Maker, which brings commercial-grade slushies to home kitchens.
• Chef Robotics emerging from stealth mode to showcase its new robot and announce early customer partnerships.
• Thimus’ groundbreaking technology, the T-Box, which reads brainwaves to assess consumer reactions to food products.

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