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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Chromologics raises $7.5m, Next Gen Foods dabbles in alt-dairy, Amazon shutters Go stores

Weekly roundup of agrifoodtech news: funding for Chromologics, BelliWelli, Hectare and others, acquisitions by Next Gen Foods and Pessl Instruments, product launches, and Australian cultivated meat firm Vow beginning its regulatory process.

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28. Zoom2u Technologies

Smart50 Awards 2022 profile ranking Zoom2u Technologies 28th; the delivery marketplace founded by Steve Orenstein grew revenue 47% to $4.13 million and listed in 2021, after placing 41st in the 2021 awards.

Zero Co, Ofload and Mad Paws: The startup winners of the 2022 Smart50 awards

SmartCompany names its 2022 Smart50 winners: July tops the list, Ofload ranks second after a $60 million raise, and Mad Paws, Zero Co, Code Like a Girl and Hero Packaging take out category awards.

Does Milkrun have what it takes to outrun Woolworths’ one-hour delivery?

Opinion analysis arguing Woolworths' Metro60 one-hour grocery service threatens venture-backed rapid delivery startups, citing SEND's shutdown, VOLY's staff cuts and Milkrun's funding reliance as evidence the 15-minute model is unsustainable in Australia.

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Delivery startup Zoom2U raises $4.2 million, after riding the e-commerce boom to $1 million in monthly revenues

Courier platform Zoom2U has raised $4.2 million led by Perennial Value Management, funding expansion, a new Locate2U app and a planned US launch, after previously raising $1.85 million in 2016.

Courier startup Sendle raises $20 million Series B led by Federation

Delivery startup Sendle has closed a $20 million Series B led by Federation, with three other backers, and separately Humanforce has raised $22.5 million from Accel-KKR for overseas expansion.

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