TOKYO/SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- Investment in food technology startups in Southeast Asia is growing despite headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic as consumers in the region become more concerned with environmental sustainability and healthy lifestyles.
Fundraising reached $350m in first half of 2020, outpacing last year
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Singapore-based food tech startup Shiok Meats provides "cell-based crustacean meat" made from seafood including shrimp, crab and lobster meat. (Photo courtesy of Shiok Meats)
TOKYO/SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- Investment in food technology startups in Southeast Asia is growing despite headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic as consumers in the region become more concerned with environmental sustainability and healthy lifestyles.