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Dutch cultivated meat company Meatable is ceasing operations and will dissolve its legal entity after failing to secure continued funding.

Tracktile, a Canadian AI software company, has successfully raised $1.25 million in seed funding to enhance its innovative 'AI Operating System'.

Functional, non-alcoholic spirits brand Aplós has raised $5 million to support rapid expansion across the fast-growing alcohol alternative market.

US-based clean energy drink brand Lucky Energy has closed an oversubscribed $25 million Series B funding round.

Food-tech start-up Atlantic Fish Co has closed its seed financing round, raising $1.2 million to accelerate development of its cultivated seafood platform.

This capital infusion is aimed at supporting the company's ambitious expansion plans across the US, particularly in the dairy processing sector.

JPC, an asset-based lending firm dedicated to women-led businesses, has closed a $1mn line of credit to Floura, a next-gen fibre company founded by Jeni Britton.

A new US food-tech company, Lasso, has been launched by the team behind plant-based meat start-up Tender Food, supported by $6.5 million in new funding.

The Protein Brewery, a Dutch start-up innovating in fungi-based ingredients, has successfully closed a €30 million Series B funding round.