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Algenie emerges from stealth with next-gen bioreactor it claims can unlock algae's potential in feed, bioplastics, and fuel

Australian algae startup Algenie raises A$1.1 million from University of Technology Sydney and Better Bite Ventures while unveiling a thin-layer photobioreactor designed to make algae production dramatically cheaper for fuels, plastics and feed.

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First Bite: Better Bite Ventures backs four early-stage APAC alt protein startups, from cauliflower ice cream to cultivated seafood

Better Bite Ventures' First Bite program has made its first investments in four Asia-Pacific alternative-protein startups working on fermentation, plant-based ice cream and cultivated seafood, with applications open for the next intake.

Asia became the ‘world’s factory’ for manufacturing. It’ll do the same for alt-protein, says Better Bite VC

Better Bite Ventures reaches the first close of its debut $15 million fund for Asia-Pacific alt-protein startups, and outlines its portfolio, seed-stage focus, and case for Asia becoming a global alt-protein manufacturing hub.