Hutchison Kinrot is a global leader seed investor in water and Cleantech related technologies. Founded in 1993 as part of the state of Israel incubator program, it is the exclusive operator of a technology incubator in central Israel, under a franchise from the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Ministry of the Economy. Hutchison Kinrot was acquired at the end of 2012 by Hutchison Water, a division of CK Hutchison.

Hutchison Kinrot

Millennium Food-Tech is an R&D partnership traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that specializes in investment in and betterment of companies in food-tech sectors,. Millennium seeks to invest in companies that specialize in identifying and developing innovative, and transformative ideas in the food, drinks, and nutrition industry. Millennium has experienced management, proven solutions, and a supportive network to develop ideas and start-ups from early-stage to maturity to exit.

Millenium Food-Tech

Acting as advisor to companies within the Tchenguiz Family Trust, Consensus Business Group has amassed a portfolio of over 300,000 residential freeholds worth over £4 billion and a commercial portfolio worth over £2 billion. Consensus Business Group has vast experience and a proven track record of acquiring stock directly from national housebuilders and developers over 20 years. As a result of their strategic investment, Consensus Business Group is believed to be the largest owner and asset manager of residential freehold interests in the UK, representing in excess of 1% of the housing stock in England and 1.2% in Greater London. Their decisions are not subject to procrastinated board approval or credit committees and as a result they are able to perform quickly and consistently. They are not dependent on debt finance and they have immediate cash availability. Consensus Business Group prides itself on having the market knowledge and expertise to stand out from its competitors, and it is their diligent and efficient acquisition practices that ensure swift transactions.

Consensus Business Group

The Elah Fund is being formed by a cohesive, dedicated team of industry leaders with decades of investment and operating experience.

Elah Fund

Firstime Venture Capital are a venture capital fund, investing in Pre A & A rounds, in cutting edge, disruptive technologies, based on state of the art ideas and headed by brilliant people.   Firstime Venture Capital invest in 'digital life technologies' companies with a POC and initial customer base and provide them with the funding they need to peacefully strive to a product-market fit and generate initial revenues.  This brings them to a solid KPIs achievement before seeking a proper A round. Digital Life Technologies, include: Mobile, Social, IOT, Video, E-commerce, Fintech, Ed-tech, Ad-tech, Cyber, AI, VR/AR, Digital Health, Gaming, Media, etc.

Firstime Venture Capital

GS Venture is part of GS Group– an investment and industry holding, operating on the basis of its very own high technologies in telecommunications and innovation.  Investments 0.1-10M USD in a startup. Fund Size: 40M USD   GS Group is also developing a unique private innovation cluster, located in the special economic zone of Russian Federation (Kaliningrad region). Its aim is built an environment for innovative ideas for innovative ideas that will be able to enter the market. GS Group holding is the investor and initiator of Technopolis GS. It involve industrial cluster, research center, office space and comfortable living area.  Priority fields:  game development interactive TV services (iTV) original tv content smart home consumer electronics development and production microchip development for various purposes  wearable technology (incl. wristbands, smartglasses, activity trackers, heart rate monitors, etc).

GS Venture

LG Technology Ventures was established in 2018 and is the venture capital investment arm of the LG Group of South Korea. The LG Technology Ventures team consists of experienced investors, entrepreneurs, technologists, and industry domain experts. Currently, LG Technology Ventures is managing over $400 million of fund assets and invests in early-stage information technology, automotive, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, and advanced materials companies. They strive to create value for their portfolio companies by helping them develop strategic partnerships with various LG Companies.

LG Technology Ventures

GS Holdings engages in the energy, retail, and construction businesses in South Korea and internationally together its subsidiaries. It operates combined heat and power plants, and district heating and cooling facilities; supplies natural gas; provides district cooling and heating services; generates and supplies electricity using clean fuel, such as natural gas and bio energy; and offers petroleum, petrochemicals, base oils, and lubricants.  GS Holdings also engages in the combined heat and power, coal-fired thermal power, renewable energy, and energy distribution businesses; developing and operating wind power plants and transmission lines; bioenergy supply; shipping of liquefied petroleum gas and propylene; production of reclaimed metals; and exploration and production of oil and gas. Moreover, it provides media services, including media development, contents supply, advertisement, POP cards, and mobile coupons; and TV home shopping, mobile commerce, import and export, and cross trade services; and logistics service for steels and metals, petrochemicals, cements, mechanics, facilities, and bituminous coals, as well as manages a professional football club and a professional volleyball team.  Additionally, GS Holdings engages in the architecture, civil engineering, housing, plant, environment, and power plant fields; provides telecommunication services; and operates a resort comprising condominium, golf course, and ski slope under the Elysian name, as well as offers operation and maintenance services to the oil, gas, petrochemical, power, and environmental industries. It began operation in 2004, with its headquarters in Seoul in South Korea.

GS Holdings

Oriella Ltd. is a prominent private equity and technology investor, with an expanding focus on life sciences.

Oriella Ltd.

TripleW Ltd.

TripleW upcycles food waste into high-demand, high-value lactic acid, the building block of PLA bioplastics. Lactic acid, currently made from food crops, is used in multiple industries and expected to grow to $16b in the next decade. TripleW's technology will further decarbonize waste on a massive scale, by circulating PLA food and beverage packaging waste back into the process to produce more lactic acid.

<div>Based in Israel, 3PLW produces pure ‘polymer grade’ lactic acid from food waste. The company has developed a proprietary biochemical production process based on Anaerobic Digestion Technology involving hydrolysis and fermentation. The lactic acid is then sold to food and beverage businesses as well as into industrial and personal care markets. The company has also formed partnerships with ‘Innovation Nation’ (R&D project to produce bioplastics from waste ) and ‘closing the loop’ (upcycling scrap and bioproducts) which have contributed to 3PLW’s growth. The company’s most recent round of funding was in June 2019 when it raised USD 5 million to develop food waste derived, high performance compostable packaging.</div>

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 Based in Israel, 3PLW produces pure ‘polymer grade’ lactic acid from food waste. The company has developed a proprietary biochemical production process based on Anaerobic Digestion Technology involving hydrolysis and fermentation. The lactic acid is then sold to food and beverage businesses as well as into industrial and personal care markets. The company has also formed partnerships with ‘Innovation Nation’ (R&D project to produce bioplastics from waste ) and ‘closing the loop’ (upcycling scrap and bioproducts) which have contributed to 3PLW’s growth. The company’s most recent round of funding was in June 2019 when it raised USD 5 million to develop food waste derived, high performance compostable packaging.
 
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 Apeel Sciences produces edible coatings made of plant materials that extend the lifetime of fruits by 2-3x with the goal of preventing food wastages in regions where there is a lack of refrigeration. According to the company, US retailers that use Apeel experience a 50% reduction in waste alongside a 5%-10% growth in sales on average. As of July 2021, Apeel Sciences reported to have saved around 69 million pieces of produce from going to waste at retail stores by partnering with small family-owned farmers, local organic growers, grocery stores, and large food brands. As of August 2021, the company was offering its solution to a network of 30 suppliers and 40 retailers across eight countries, including the US, UK, Spain, Netherlands, and Kenya. The company focuses on expanding its market presence across North America and the EU. 
 
 
 The company&rsquo;s early years were supported by a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant of USD 100,000 in 2012 and Andreessen Horowitz, which led the company&rsquo;s 2016 Series B funding round. Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry have also invested in Apeel.
 
 
 In May 2020, Apeel announced plans to expand to Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, and South America&mdash;all regions where food wastage is increasing. In May 2021, Apeel Sciences acquired startup Impact Vision for an undisclosed amount. Impact vision&rsquo;s technology allows suppliers to see inside their fresh produce and ultimately reduce post-harvest loss, optimize distribution, while continuing to extend shelf-life. 
 
 
 In August 2021, the company raised USD 250 million in a Series E funding round led by Temasek at USD 2 billion valuation. The company expects to use the funds to expand its product distribution across the US, UK, and Europe by accelerating deployment of its product across its existing supplier network and by partnering with 10 new suppliers by the end of 2021. The company also plans to use the funds to strengthen its data and insights offering and support its future acquisition plans.
 
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Apeel Sciences

Shelf Engine provides demand forecasting tools for perishable food items to reduce inefficiencies in the ordering system and minimize overall costs. According to Shelf Engine, more than 30% of highly perishable foods in grocery stores such as meat and vegetables expire before the sell-by date. Shelf Engine’s scan-based trade (SBT) technology guarantees sales and pays for any items that remain unsold. Via the SBT, Shelf Engine manages orders, pays vendors, and only charges the retailer for what sells while still paying suppliers for their full order and increasing its accuracy over time. Shelf generates revenue by charging a mark-up on the product from the vendor to the retailer.The pandemic benefited Shelf Engine as grocers found it difficult to manage orders during lockdown. In March 2021, Shelf Engine raised USD 41 million in a Series B funding round led by General Catalyst to further invest in its growing team of engineers, data scientists, and supply chain automation experts. As of March 2021, Shelf Engine operated in more than 2,000 grocery stores and claimed to increase profit margins by more than 50% by reducing food waste by as much as 32%.

Shelf Engine

Afresh began as a research project in 2017 to develop AI-powered software that optimizes the entire food supply chain. Specifically, the company offers an in-store solution for grocery stores that applies artificial intelligence to manage the freshness of food. According to the company, implementation of its technology has led to a 25%–45% reduction of in-store food waste and increased gross margin of fresh produce sales by 4 percentage points. The company generates revenue under a SaaS model. I n <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16835">March 2023, </a>the company expanded into fresh departments, including meat, seafood, deli, and food service.Some of Afresh's key customers include Fresh Thyme Market, WinCo Foods, and Heinen’s. In 2019, the company also reported that it had established partnerships with three US grocery chains, each with more than 100 stores in operation. The company also collaborated with Bashas’ Supermarkets Inc. (a chain of grocery stores based in North America with over 100 stores) in September 2021 and New Season Market (a chain of 19 privately owned grocery stores) in October 2021 to pilot the “Afresh AI-driven software solution” at selected stores. In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/15786">January 2023 </a>, Afresh and Albertsons Companies announced the completion of an enterprise rollout of the Afresh predictive ordering and inventory management platform. As of January 2023, the company’s technology was deployed across 3,000 stores in 40 states in the US, and it also reported that it was able to triple its customer base in 2021. Afresh notes that it is on track to help retailers save 34 million pounds of food waste by the end of 2022.In August 2022, AFresh raised USD 115 million in a <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/12187">Series B </a>funding round led by Spark Capital. Following the USD 13 million funding round in November 2020, the company was valued at USD 100 million.

AFresh

UK-based Winnow Solutions identifies and measures waste in commercial kitchens. The company records the reason for the waste, calculates the value of the wasted food, and keeps track of this data in the cloud. The company’s self-titled product shares technology with autonomous vehicles, using cameras to record and learn about food being wasted and calculate the financial and environmental cost of this discarded food. Winnow Vision also provides a Waste Monitor solution to help kitchen staff track how and what food is wasted to adjust their spending on food ingredients and eliminate overproduction.Key customers and partnershipsWinnow’s customers include the catering company <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/5386">ISS</a> and hotels such as Accor, Fairmont, The Westin, Four Seasons, and Hilton Tokyo Bay. As of June 2023, Winnow claims that its AI solution has so far saved customers USD 174 million and cut 217,000 tons of CO2 emissions worldwide, equivalent to taking nearly 50,000 cars off the road for a year.Funding and financials<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/27315">In March 2024</a>, the company raised an undisclosed amount from ABC Impact to accelerate its expansion into the Asian market. Previously, In June 2023, the company raised USD 10 million in a Series C funding round led by ArcTern Ventures.

Winnow Solutions

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 Hazel Technologies is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded technology company that develops a packaging which releases vapors that slow the aging process and prevent fungus or decay. Its solution is claimed to double the shelf-life of produce. Hazel operates a B2B business that targets large enterprises. The company has reported treating 700 million pounds of produce as of 2019, saving about 60 million pounds from going bad in 2019 alone. The company has a target to save one billion pounds of produce from going to waste by the end of 2021. Hazel operates in 12 countries including the US and Chile (entered in October 2020). 
 
 
 Hazel works with around 250 foodservice providers and produce companies including the likes of Sysco, Mission Produce, Zespri, Calavo, and Oppy. The company reported in 2019 that it plans to develop new products such as antimicrobial packaging for berries, grapes, and other fruit, and also expects to launch its shelf-life extension technology for meat products.
 
 
 Since 2016, the company has received a total of USD 1.5 million from the USDA to develop its technology. Hazel received the USDA funding in December 2020 for solving the problem of unwanted sprouting in potatoes. In April 2021, the company announced that it had closed a USD 70 million Series C financing round led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech), and Temasek, to expand operations across Southeast Asia, Africa, and the EU. 
 
 
 
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Startups that prevent food wastage by prolonging the lifetime of food or better managing food production through the supply chain. Companies that develop products such as sanitizers, containers, and machines that allow food to stay fresh longer are included here. Startups that develop algorithms to determine food preservation strategies are also included.

These startups ensure work to reroute surplus food to different sets of end-users including charity organizations and consumers seeking discounted items. This segment mainly consists of on-demand online platforms that connect producers, retailers, and restaurants with consumers via mobile app.

Startups that recycle food waste for industrial uses such as soil enrichment.

Startups that recycle food waste into edible food and beverages.

Solutions that keep food waste out of landfills

Recycling and upcycling food waste to keep them out of landfills

IoT-enabled waste prevention techniques for purposes such as longer shelf-life and inventory management

Waste prevention analysis platforms use AI/ML

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