Earthful, a provider of plant-based nutrition supplements and protein products based in India, has closed a INR ₹26 CR (approx. $2.9 million) funding round.

Plant-based collagen alternative brand VeCollal has secured an investment from Seventure Partners to expand the roll-out of its solution internationally.

Australian biotech innovator All G has launched a joint venture with France-based bioactives company Armor Protéines, alongside the close of a $6.6m convertible note round.

Swedish biotech start-up Melt&Marble has raised €7.3 million in Series A funding, to scale production of its precision-fermented ‘designer fat’ ingredients.

The Victorian Government has opened a new Plant Protein Hub and glasshouse at Agriculture Victoria’s Horsham SmartFarm, following a $12 million state investment.

Ripple Foods has raised $17 million in new funding as it prepares to expand its plant-based milk portfolio and grow its retail and foodservice presence. The company has also appointed longtime board member Becky O’Grady as CEO.

Danish biotech Chromologics has raised €7 million in a funding round led by Novo Holdings, EIFO, Döhler Ventures, Collateral Good Ventures and Synergetic.

The Good Food Institute Europe is calling on the UK government to bolster its commitment to alternative proteins by investing £150 million as part of the National Food Strategy.

GoodLeaf Farms, Canada’s largest national vertical farming operator, has completed a CAD 52 million (approx. $37 million) equity financing round to scale up production and build a new R&D centre.