Phytokana Ingredients, a Canadian supplier of pulse proteins and flour ingredients, has raised CAD 25 million (approx. $17.7 million) to advance its planned plant protein processing facility.

The Bland Company has secured $2.67 million in pre-seed funding to scale its proprietary technology that transforms underused agricultural side streams into high-performance plant proteins.

Mö Foods has secured €2.4 million in funding in a round led by Nordic Foodtech VC to grow oat-based cheese products.

FoodNerd, a Buffalo-based food start-up focused on nutrient-dense snacks for toddlers, has closed a $7.5m Series Seed round led by Selva Ventures.

Om Mushrooms, a US-based functional mushroom company, has secured a $6.5 million line of credit from JPalmer Collective.

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.

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.

French food-tech company Nutropy has raised €7 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to advance the industrialisation of its animal-free dairy proteins.

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.

Alt-dairy start-up Climax Foods has rebranded to Bettani Farms; has appointed former Califia Farms CFO, Sandeep Patel, as CEO and chairman; and has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding.

Time-Travelling Milkman has secured €2 million in Pre-Series A funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its Oleocream solution, designed to enhance creaminess in plant-based and hybrid dairy products.

Summ Ingredients, formerly known as Nutrumami, is poised to transform the food ingredients landscape with the introduction of its first multifunctional ingredient, FermiPro.