Food & Agriculture Episodes

Keiran is the Founder of Entocycle, an insect-farming startup based out of London. They commercialize high-tech insect breeding modules to enable efficient and scalable insect farming. Keiran has a TON of insights to share. -Why insect farming is at a turning point due to Covid, the war in Ukraine, and the global protein shortage -The magical properties of insects to turn waste into highly nutritious protein -Why Europe has the lead globally on insect farming -Keiran's vision of the future ...

Antoine Hubert is the CEO of Ynsect, the world's largest insect farming startup based out of France. They were founded in 2011 and today they count more than 230 employees, have raised more than 450m EUR, which is half of ALL the investments made in the insect farming sector to date. They are considered the FIRST Climate Tech unicorn out of France (or "soonicorn") and the only one in the insect farming space globally. Listen and Learn Ynsect’s key pivotal moments in their 10-year journey (01...

In this episode we go deep into Europe's alternative meat space and discuss whether startups will win this race against US companies and food giants like Nestle. Pascal Bieri is the Co-Founder of Planted, a Zurich-based startup developing meat from alternative proteins. They produce alternative chicken, pulled pork, kebab and schnitzel and their products are available at restaurants and retailers across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy and the UK. Listen and Learn US vs Europe: c...