Rockstart, a global early-stage VC and accelerator, announced on Tuesday, September 5, that it has invested in omegga, a Munich-based startup on a mission to save male chicks from being killed.
The early-stage VC has invested from its AgriFood fund, launched in 2019. It didn’t disclose the exact amount of funding.
To date, Rockstart AgriFood has over 42 portfolio companies with 37 investments in 2022 alone, making it one of the most active AgriFood investors in the world.
The VC’s AgriFood portfolio companies have collectively raised more than €40M in total thus far, claims the company.
Omegga: Saving male chickens
Founded in 2020, omegga has developed an optical, non-invasive solution for the in-ovo sexing of chicken embryos before the emergence of pain-perception .Â
The platform provides German and European hatcheries a future-proof and legal alternative to the resource intensive raising of male chickens and save millions of male chicks from being killed right after hatching.
Rockstart: Empowering purpose-driven founders
Rockstart is an early stage investor that empowers purpose-driven founders across three domains: Energy, AgriFood and Emerging Technologies.Â
Rockstart invests in early-stage startups and provides access to capital, market, and expertise by connecting founders with co-investors, mentors, partners, corporates and the wider network.
To date, the VC and accelerator has invested in more than 300 startups, and its value is more than $1B.
Rockstart is an international team of 45+ professionals dedicated to empowering purpose-driven founders to become scalable and drive positive change on a global scale. The company has notable exits such as Wercker, Bouw7, iClinic, and in 2021, 3D Hubs, Brincr, and Dan.com.
The company has offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Bogota, Colombia.
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