Ben Pasternak

Burgers and acquisitions: All G Foods spins out plant-based meats in merger with Fenn Foods

All G Foods spins its Love Buds plant-based range into a merger with Fenn Foods' vEEF, forming a new entity; All G pivots to fermented dairy, with both companies' earlier raises recapped.

Reddit's co-founder backs $65 million series B into a fake chicken nuggets startup founded by a teen Australian

New York faux-chicken nuggets maker Simulate, founded by Australian Ben Pasternak, raised a US$50 million Series B led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six, with McCain Foods returning; earlier seed and Series A rounds are recalled.

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Atlassian's win in the Salesforce-Slack deal, Shopify sets new records, Afterpay's US sales are tops

Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.

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