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THE BLOG
10 September 2025
After reaching a staggering $71 billion globally in 2021, AgriFoodTech investment has been on a steep decline. The numbers from H1 2025 continue this trend: funding dropped from $6.5 billion across 514 deals in H1 2024 to $4.1 billion across 308 deals—a 37% funding decline and 40% fewer deals. But here's what makes this different from a typical market crash: the quality of deals is actually getting better and has shifted towards new areas.
15 January 2025
Soil degradation poses a significant challenge to ecosystems and global food security. Fragile soils in desert and water-scarce environments are particularly vulnerable to the combined pressures of human activity and climate change, which can threaten agricultural productivity and biodiversity. This third installment of our Water Tech series examines how these technologies are building resilience in agricultural systems worldwide by improving soil health.
14 January 2025
The AgriFoodTech sector had a tough year in 2024, facing unprecedented challenges that continue to reshape the industry landscape. Some companies that were once at the top of their game succumbed to the economic downturn. We looked into some of the biggest AgriFoodTech struggles of 2024, what’s behind the failures, and what are the key learnings to help guide the industry’s future.
10 December 2024
Check out what some of the FoodTech 500 Alumni have been up to lately with our latest round-up (December 2024 Edition)
6 December 2024
Forward Fooding’s FoodTech 500 Ambassadors Program celebrates global innovators in the AgriFoodTech space. Learn about the leaders fostering a sustainable future for food.
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Forward Fooding is the world’s first collaborative platform for the food & beverage industry fostering innovation via FoodTech Data Intelligence and corporate-startup collaboration. Headquartered in London with satellite offices in Barcelona and Rome, they have built the largest FoodTech database in the world and have been fostering a global network of AgriFoodTech entrepreneurs since 2015. To learn more visit: forwardfooding.com
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