TurtleTree Labs raises $3.2 million seed round as it accelerates cell-based milk development
Singapore-based biotech company TurtleTree Labs today announced the completion of a fresh round of funding from global investors TurtleTree Labs is the world’s first-cell based biotechnology company creating real milk from mammalian cells without the need for animals. As a platform, the company’s focus is on high value human breast milk followed by cow milk. […]
BlueNalu Secures $20 Million in Series A Financing
New investors to the round include KBW Ventures led by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed BlueNalu, a leading innovative food company producing seafood directly from fish cells based in San Diego, California, today announced the successful completion of its $20 million Series A round of funding. This financing will enable BlueNalu to develop a good manufacturing […]
With Breakthrough $161 Million Series B Funding Round, Leading Cell-Based Meat Company Memphis Meats Aims To Bring Products To Consumers For the First Time
KBW Ventures invests in Memphis Meats for the second time Total funding exceeds $180 million, including the most recent Series B round of $161 million. This is the largest funding round in the cell-based meat industry Memphis Meats intends to use the funds to build a pilot production facility, grow its world-class team and bring […]
Biotech startup TurtleTree Labs announces pre-seed round with leading VCs
The pre-seed round was led by Lever VC with K2 Global and KBW Ventures joining the round and backing TurtleTree Labs’ first raise TurtleTree is the world’s first company using technology to create real milk from animal cells, with no animal required The raise will be used to onboard more scientists to the TurtleTree team […]
Casper files for IPO in New York
Online sleep company Casper has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange. Valued at $1.1 billion at its most recent fundraising round in 2019, New York-based Casper has a full portfolio of 27 engineered sleep products, including mattresses, pillows and bedding, all of which are developed in-house by the company’s […]
Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed takes part in Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival 2019
HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KBW Ventures, recently spoke one of the Middle East’s most prominent events for startups, the 2019 Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF). Staged at the Expo Center Sharjah, the annual event involves two full days of talks, workshops, pitches and exhibits, and […]
KBW Ventures participates in the 2019 Reducetarian Summit
KBW Ventures team members accompanied founder and Chief Executive Officer, Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, to the 2019 Reducetarian Summit. The annual event, staged at The Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC, took place from September 27th – 29th, 2019, and featured celebrated American novelist Jonathan Safran Foer as the keynote speaker. The Summit, now in its […]
The National: Saudi’s Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed on his Dubai venture and the future of food in the Middle East
Article images: courtesy The National In this exclusive interview, Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud talks about his latest Dubai venture, the rise in popularity of plant-based protein and the food industry of the future When Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud first decided to go vegan, a domino effect was […]
Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed and Hasan Haider do joint meet and greet with Draper U students in Silicon Valley
Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, founder and Chief Executive Officer of KBW Ventures, and Hasan Haider, partner at 500 Startups, participated in a meet and greet with Gulf students at Draper University in Silicon Valley. The students asked the duo questions about how to attract venture capital, the best ways to build […]
Misk and 500 Startups celebrate their first Demo Day
Photos: Misk and 500 Startups Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud attends the first Demo Day staged by Misk and 500 Startups Misk and 500 Startups celebrate the Demo Day of the first batch of the joint Misk 500 Startups MENA Accelerator on May 13, 2019, featuring 19 innovative companies spanning a […]
Video: Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed interviews live at Bloomberg’s venture capital event in San Francisco
Image and video source: Bloomberg Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KBW Ventures, HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, interviewed live with Bloomberg’s John Gittlesohn at Bloomberg’s Venture Forward on August 1, 2019. Sponsored by Mubadala, Venture Forward was staged at the Bently Reserve in downtown San Francisco, and had a program […]
Plant-based investing takes center stage at sf citi’s Future of Food
Images: sf citi, Daniel Bahmani and Hannah Kaminsky Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed discusses food tech and venture capital at the San Francisco event Celebrating the recent surge of innovation in plant-based food technology, sf.citi partnered with Facebook and WeWork to host The Future of Food 2.0: Plant-Based Investing. The event included a Meatless Marketplace, showcasing plant-based […]
