BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New Age Meats ("NAM"), a cultivated and plant-based meat startup in Berkeley, CA with an initial focus on pork, announces an additional $2M in Seed extension, adding to funds raised post-Seed announced late last year. In total, the company has raised $7M and now turns its sights towards a Series A in the coming months.

UK-based startup Hoxton Farms announced today that it has raised a £2.7 million (~$3.7 million USD) seed round for its animal-free fat. The round was led by Founders Fund with participation from Backed, Presight Capital, CPT Capital, and Sustainable Food Ventures (hat tip: TechCrunch).

Third party delivery service DoorDash has acquired Chowbotics, the company behind salad-making robot Sally. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chowbotics had raised nearly $21 million in funding since its founding in 2014.

Greek yogurt giant Chobani is reportedly considering going public in 2021 in a listing the company hopes would value it at $7 billion to $10 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.

During Starbucks' recent Q1 earnings call, CEO Kevin Johnson disclosed that the company has turned a location near Seattle into a test site for a 100% plant-based menu, replacing the chain’s typical animal proteins with plant-based food.

As a long-time food industry exec, BlueNalu President and CEO Lou Cooperhouse knew there were established food industry techniques his company could borrow from when building cell-based seafood.

As part of the Eat Local package, Uber will donate $4.5 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), which will in turn distribute financial assistance to U.S. restaurants facing COVID-19-related challenges. Restaurants must be on the Uber Eats and/or Postmates platforms to be eligible.

Pairwise, which uses CRISPR technology to enhance fruits and vegetables, announced today that it has raised a $90 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech) and existing investor Deerfield Management Company. Temasek and Leaps by Bayer also participated in the round, which brings Pairwise’s total funding to $115 million.

FOODICS, which makes restaurant management software, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by Sanabil Investments (a firm wholly owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investments Fund) and STV, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and Elm & Derayah. This brings the total amount of funding raised by FOODICS to $28 million.

Agribazaar is a Delhi-NCR based agritech startup that connects farmers, traders, banks, enterprises, and governments.