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Cultivated meat company SciFi Foods, formerly known as Artemys Foods, has announced it has raised $22m in a Series A funding round.

Cocuus has raised €2.5m in a pre-Series A funding round, as it looks to scale up its 3D bioprinting technology for the production of alternative proteins.

US food tech company Joywell Foods has secured $25 million in a Series B funding round to bring sweet proteins to market.

Sustainable food-tech company Hyfé Foods has secured $2m in a pre-seed funding round led by venture capital firm The Engine.

Canadian biotechnology start-up, Evolved Meats, has raised CAD 2m (approx. $1.6m) in a seed funding round led by packaged meat company Maple Leaf Foods.

Mashgin, developer of an AI-powered touchless self-checkout system, has raised $62.5m in a Series B funding round led by venture capital firm NEA.

Icelandic no-added-sugar brand, Good Good, has announced the closing of a $20m Series B funding round, led by private equity group SÍA.

Molson Coors-owned apple cider brand, Aspall Cyder, has invested $16 million to upgrade its 300-year-old facility in Suffolk, UK.

US food tech start-up, Tomorrow Farms, has raised $8.5m in a seed funding round led by Lowercarbon Capital, a climate tech-focused fund.

Whole roasted bean snack brand, Three Farmers Foods, has closed a CAD 6.2 million equity investment round led by District Ventures Capital.

US water brand Lemon Perfect has closed a $31m Series A funding round, which featured participation from singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

Cultivated meat company Upside Foods has secured $400m in a Series C funding round – an investment that will help it scale up production.