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v2food buys up US company Daring Foods for undisclosed amount

Australian plant-protein maker v2food bought US plant-based chicken firm Daring Foods and struck a partnership with Japan's Ajinomoto, price undisclosed. The page also recalls v2food's $77 million Series B and local industry failures.

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US-backed payroll software co Humanforce is the latest owner of fintech Earnd

Humanforce has bought Wagestream's Australian arm, formerly Earnd, for an undisclosed sum. The article recalls Earnd's 2019 raise, its sale to Greensill, rescue by Wagestream, an A$81m Series C, and Humanforce's earlier acquisitions.

Series C $236m

Sydney startup Earnd, now Wagestream, raises $236M Series C to bring financial wellbeing to employees

UK pay-access fintech Wagestream, formed from Sydney's Earnd, secured a A$236 million Series C — equity led by Smash Capital with Silicon Valley Bank debt — to expand beyond Britain, including across Australia.

Series B $26.8m

Vegan R.M. Williams one step closer to reality after Andrew Forrest's firm invests $26.8 million in plant-based textiles

Tattarang, Andrew Forrest's investment firm and R.M. Williams parent, has put $26.8m into Natural Fiber Welding's Series B; the US materials startup's Mirum leather substitute may reach the bootmaker's vegan lineup.

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Fake meat startup All G scores bigger Woolies backing

Woolworths' corporate venture arm W23 has added an undisclosed multi-million-dollar investment to its backing of Sydney alt-protein maker All G Foods, which had earlier raised a $16 million seed round in late 2021.

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Blazing trails and dreaming big: StartupSmart's 12 startups to watch in 2020

A year-end roundup profiling twelve startups to watch in 2020, recalling their 2019 funding rounds, grants, accelerator cohorts, partnerships and growth plans across food tech, legaltech, cybersecurity and other sectors.

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As Australia’s meat-free scene sizzles, Hungry Jack’s boss backs plant-based protein startup

Profile of plant-based meat startup v2food, created through CSIRO and Main Sequence Ventures, with seed backing from Jack Cowin's Competitive Foods Australia. Founder Nick Hazell discusses launch plans and the alternative protein market.

Funding announcement

Shoes of Prey co-founder Michael Fox returns with a plant-based 'meat' startup backed by Mars

Shoes of Prey co-founder Michael Fox is launching an unnamed plant-based meat venture on the Sunshine Coast with Mars accelerator grant backing, while the piece recalls Shoes of Prey's collapse and Beyond Meat's US listing.

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