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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.

US energy drink brand A Shoc Energy has raised $29m in a Series B funding round, to support its growth and increase consumer awareness.

US vertical farming company Vertical Harvest has closed an $8.35m Series A funding round, led by Nicoya and Raiven Capital.

Food and agriculture data infrastructure company, Leaf, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by S2G Ventures.