2025 has been another challenging year for agrifoodtech startups, and unfortunately, the “If it bleeds, it leads’” maxim applies when it comes to our “most read” list at AgFunderNews, which is dominated by bad news from the meltdown at Meati and Believer Meats to Biomilq’s bankrupty filing. We also saw significant traffic on stories around litigation, with David Protein finding itself on the receiving end of a high-profile anti-trust suit over access to alt-fat ingredient EPG, and Onego Bio and The EVERY Co squaring up in a high-stakes IP fight over egg proteins made via precision fermentation. But it’s not all doom and gloom! Stories about regenerative agriculture, Tropic’s non-browning bananas, new tech from Edacious to measure and map nutrient density in whole foods from meat and milk to fresh produce, and novel approaches to sterilizing bioreactors from Biosphere also attracted eyeballs… 1 – Food & ag groups blast ‘destabilizing’ tariffs, seek exemptions: ‘We urge the White House to reconsider’ Elaine Watson 2 – Exclusive: Peter Rahal, David Protein, sued over ‘bait & switch’ scheme to monopolize Epogee’s fat replacer Elaine Watson 3 – FMC Corporation restructures agtech VC arm FMC Ventures ‘to optimize operations’ Jennifer Marston 4 – Exclusive: Meati plans “gut-wrenching” mass layoffs amid “bank-induced crisis” Elaine Watson 5 – Exclusive: BIOMILQ files for bankruptcy amid IP dispute that made it ‘uninvestable and unacquirable’ Elaine Watson 6 – Protein bar maker David acquires novel fat maker Epogee, raises $75m Series A on back of ‘explosive’ growth Elaine Watson 7…

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2025 has been another challenging year for agrifoodtech startups, and unfortunately, the “If it bleeds, it leads’” maxim applies when it comes to our “most read” list at AgFunderNews, which is dominated by bad news from the meltdown at Meati and Believer Meats to Biomilq’s bankrupty filing. We also saw significant traffic on stories around litigation, with David Protein finding itself on the receiving end of a high-profile anti-trust suit over access to alt-fat ingredient EPG, and Onego Bio and The EVERY Co squaring up in a high-stakes IP fight over egg proteins made via precision fermentation. But it’s not all doom and gloom! Stories about regenerative agriculture, Tropic’s non-browning bananas, new tech from Edacious to measure and map nutrient density in whole foods from meat and milk to fresh produce, and novel approaches to sterilizing bioreactors from Biosphere also attracted eyeballs… 1 – Food & ag groups blast ‘destabilizing’ tariffs, seek exemptions: ‘We urge the White House to reconsider’ Elaine Watson 2 – Exclusive: Peter Rahal, David Protein, sued over ‘bait & switch’ scheme to monopolize Epogee’s fat replacer Elaine Watson 3 – FMC Corporation restructures agtech VC arm FMC Ventures ‘to optimize operations’ Jennifer Marston 4 – Exclusive: Meati plans “gut-wrenching” mass layoffs amid “bank-induced crisis” Elaine Watson 5 – Exclusive: BIOMILQ files for bankruptcy amid IP dispute that made it ‘uninvestable and unacquirable’ Elaine Watson 6 – Protein bar maker David acquires novel fat maker Epogee, raises $75m Series A on back of ‘explosive’ growth Elaine Watson 7…

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