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Infant nutrition start-up Once Upon a Farm has secured $52m in a Series D funding round, led by investor Cavu Venture Partners.

US cell-cultured seafood company, Finless Foods, has secured $34m in a Series B funding round to expand its business nationally and in Asia.

Lypid has raised $4 million in a seed funding round to expand its PhytoFat portfolio of vegan fats that mimic the texture and flavour of animal fats.

Tastewise – an Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) data platform for the food and beverage industry – has secured $17 million in a Series A funding round.

Belgian Boys has secured $7m in a funding round led by Equilibra Ventures, a start-up platform created by Kind Snacks‘ founder Daniel Lubetzky.

Swedish natural food company, For Real! Foods, has raised SEK 9 million from multiple investors, including Paulig's venture capital branch, Pinc.

Cultivated seafood company Wildtype has raised $100m in funding to expand its production capacity as it prepares for a US market launch.

Kerry has launched a €6 million programme to support milk suppliers in Ireland transition to more sustainable farming practices.

Plant-based food company, Black Sheep Foods, has raised $5.3m in a seed funding round from investors including AgFunder and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Vertical farming company Fifth Season is building its second robotic vertical farm in Ohio, to fulfil the demand for fresh greens and ready-to-eat salads.

Infant and toddler nutrition start-up Mamamade has raised £1.5 million in crowdfunding, marking the "largest-ever crowdfund for a baby food start-up".

Premium organic alcohol platform Flying Embers has closed a multimillion-dollar Series C funding round, led by Beam Suntory.