Zebrafish Capital implements the "Big Agriculture and Big Food" concept and is ready to build the Chinese version of Innovate360 Innovation Incubator

On the frontier of global food innovation, Innovate 360 in Singapore stands out with its outstanding achievements and far-reaching influence. The incubator supports agri-food tech startups around the world that are committed to creating a sustainable and healthier future for everyone. Its first fund, the Asian Food Sustainability Fund, focuses on supporting early-stage companies that are leveraging the huge growth potential of the Asian agri-food tech industry.

Innovate 360 in Singapore has successfully incubated [a plant-based pioneer enterprise]. Under the meticulous cultivation of Innovate 360, this enterprise has delved deeply into the field of plant-based foods. They have utilized advanced molecular recombination technology to skillfully transform plant proteins into plant-based meat products with a realistic meaty texture and rich taste. Once launched, its products have caused a sensation in markets such as Europe and the United States, which have extremely high requirements for food quality. It quickly reached cooperation with numerous well-known chain catering brands and entered thousands of stores. In just two years, its sales exceeded hundreds of millions of US dollars, greatly promoting the development process of the global plant-based food industry and also demonstrating Innovate 360's remarkable ability in discovering and supporting innovative food enterprises.

There is also [a food preservation technology enterprise] that focuses on innovation in food preservation technology. Innovate 360 provided it with crucial technological connections and financial support, helping the enterprise develop a brand-new intelligent active packaging material. This material can automatically adjust gas permeability and antibacterial properties according to factors such as the type of food and storage environment, effectively extending the shelf life of food by more than 50%. enabling Innovate 360 in Singapore to establish a very high prestige in the field of food technology application and attracting startups and research teams from all over the world to seek cooperation opportunities.

Based on the strategic cooperation between the two parties, Zebrafish Capital and Innovate 360 in Singapore are working closely together. In terms of technological exchanges, the two sides interact frequently, integrating Singapore's achievements in-edge food innovation technologies such as bio-fermentation and intelligent preservation with Zebrafish Capital's in-depth understanding of the needs and consumption trends of the Chinese domestic market. For example, they jointly explore how to apply advanced fermentation technologies to the improvement and innovation of traditional Chinese cutting foods and develop new categories of fermented foods that better meet the taste and health needs of the Chinese people.

At the market expansion level, the two cooperate and, with the help of Innovate 360's international market network in Singapore and Zebrafish Capital's extensive commercial channels in China, build a global market platform for incubated enterprises. On the one hand, it helps Chinese innovative food enterprises enter the international market and participate in global competition; on the other hand, it introduces high-quality foreign food innovation resources into China, promoting international exchanges and cooperation in the domestic food industry.

Zebrafish Capital has a deep understanding of the diverse connotations encompassed by the concept of big agriculture. It is no longer limited to the cultivation and breeding of traditional agriculture but integrates and expands the upstream and downstream of the entire agricultural industry chain, including agricultural product processing, agricultural technology research and development, and agricultural ecological maintenance. The concept of big food further broadens the vision of food sources. Besides common agricultural products, it also focuses on abundant marine resources, new plant proteins, microbe-fermented foods, and many other fields.

The incubator will rely on Zebrafish Capital's strong financial strength and extensive industry resources to provide all-round support for startup food enterprises. From project screening and evaluation in the early stage of entrepreneurship to ensure that projects with potential and innovation can stand out, to provide professional technical guidance for enterprises to help solve technical problems in the food research, development, and production processes, such as new preservation technologies and nutrient fortification processes, and then to provide sufficient financial support to ensure that enterprises can smoothly carry out research and development, production, and marketing activities.

Meanwhile, in terms of talent cultivation and introduction, the incubator will also play an active role. By cooperating with universities and research institutions, it will supply enterprises with professionals in food research and development, marketing, enterprise management, etc., building a vibrant and innovative food innovation ecosystem.

The food innovation incubator in China to be created by Zebrafish Capital is not only a powerful implementation of the concepts of big agriculture and big food but also, on the basis of strategic cooperation with Innovate 360 in Singapore, sets up a new lighthouse for China's food industry on the path of innovation-driven development. It is expected to lead numerous innovative food enterprises to thrive, bring consumers richer, healthier, and more diverse food choices, and promote China's food industry to move forward in a higher-quality and more innovative direction.