According to a June 12 SEC filing, secretive San Francisco-based startup Momentum Machines has secured $18.39 million in a new…
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Today, Americans are experiencing an epidemic of obesity with the average American drinking approximately 42 gallons of sweetened beverages each…
Here at SnapMunk, we’ve covered plenty of innovative smart kitchen gadgets. However today we’re profiling something a little simpler –…
Oh Amazon, you won’t hit that one trillion dollar mark if you keep buying up all of these companies. Then…
You wake up late. Half asleep, you realize you’re running behind. It’s another Monday morning, and you probably shouldn’t have…
We only have one world, and every year new green startups emerge to provide new technologies and services to help…
There have been some rumblings over the past few years about various kitchen and food tech companies dead-set on bringing…
For the health conscious today, there’s no substitute for fresh grown produce. While gardening has gotten easier thanks to modern…
Good news for food entrepreneurs who have amazing ideas for innovation but not the funding or sales-savvy to make them…
The story of MycoTechnology began five years ago when Alan Hahn, now the CEO of MycoTechnology, received a phone call…
Have you ever wanted to check out a restaurant but didn’t have anyone to go with? And what’s worse is…
With companies like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh bringing meal delivery services to the general population, it was only a…
Apparently, it isn’t just humans who feel the unrelenting pressure to look pretty. The food you consume, well before it reaches…
While astronauts may not have Star Trek’s food replicator just yet, they may get to enjoy pizza parties in space…
There is a growing problem with growing food in the United States where older, mostly white male American farmers seem…
The food tech revolution has been brewing a while now. We’ve covered how 3D printing is going to change the…
It’s reasonable for General Mills, the makers of Honey Nut Cheerios to be invested in the well being of bees,…
You’ve probably never heard of Vaiva Kalnikaitė’s favorite meal. The creative director and founder at Dovetailed — a Cambridge-based design…
Last year, we found out we’re in the post-truth era (a claim that I am not going to back with…
Patience is not an easy virtue to cultivate. Once you think have it down, having to wait for food can destroy…
Did you know that food comprises approximately 20% of space in landfills and that the average family produces over 400…
We all want that latest new tech in our smartphones: sync with our house lights, turn on our car, tell us…
We’re not going to lie: we don’t know much about this product (there is very little information floating around), but…
Making the perfect cup of tea is a bit more complex than most think; there’s a lot more to it than…
Can one ever truly grow tired of the warm, gooey goodness off a well-made pizza? Based on anecdotal evidence, I’m…
We’re increasingly trusting of technology to keep us safe; from products like the Allergy Amulet protecting us from peanuts, to the…
Dieting is one of the hottest industries in the world, filled with tens of thousands of products promising to help…
We could all use a little extra help in the kitchen. Thanks to the Internet of Things, and some succulent…
Last week, we took a look at a service that provides dog houses on demand, so you can spend more…
How do we feel about Genetically-Modified Organisms (GMOS)? Are they a health scourge that hides in plain sight? Are frankenfruits…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
In the age of Uber and one-hour deliveries, we’ve all become used to convenience. Convenience is great, but in the…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
The year was 2013. The first ever servings of lab-grown meat were packed into a burger and eaten at a…
People have been 3D printing crazy things for some time now. Orthodontic braces? Check. Fingers? Yep. Custom footwear? Obviously. Musical instruments?…
From blueberry chips & bug balls to haggis-whiskey crisps & raw horse ice cream, these are the worst food flavors and snack ideas ever sold.
Coffiest, the latest food supplement from Soylent, lets you chug your morning coffee AND your breakfast from one bottle. It’s a meal replacement and caffeine kick in one.
As the international community comes together to recognize Olympic achievement, another quieter, Olympics is underway. It’s called the annual Michelin…
With another $20 million raised in August, GrubMarket is expanding its farm-to-table food delivery services and is ready to take on the big boys.
Wine sales in the U.S. topped $38 billion in 2015, increasing 1.3 percent from the year before. As Americans turn…
Fitness trackers are one of the hottest things out there. While helpful though, when it comes to calories, they often…
Pavegen – Fueled By Footsteps Pavegen provides tiles that turn kinetic energy into electricity. “I found a way to use energy from…
If you love coffee and everything that comes with being caffeinated, tech has caught up to speed with your addiction.…
Food is a necessity, which means that there’s a constant demand for businesses that provide it in new, improved and…
The Vitals Birth Names: Etienne Marleau-Rancourt & Benjamin Ozsanay Hometown: Aylmer (Québec), Canada & Frankfurt, Germany Company Name: Cookly Company Founding Year: 2015 The…
Lunchtime is one of the most challenging meals of the day because whether you’re dining out or brown-bagging it, it’s…
Mention snacks in compostable food packaging and the first thing that comes to mind is SunChips – the green Frito-Lay…
With the slogan of “Coffee Meets Tech”, Doers claims that they are the world’s first “Digital 100% Custom Roastery,” and their app allowing you to create your own craft coffee may prove it.
From the Hackathon and its winning tool – a CMS with voice recognition – to the Battlefield and its winning startup – Beam and its SDK to integrate with Twitch – to the most interesting keynotes, here are all the highlights from 2016’s TechCrunch Disrupt in New York.
Some cities were built on rock ‘n roll. Chicago was built on industry, and the startup scene, particularly the foodie…
Today it’s common to see families and individuals trying to recreate restaurant recipes in the interest of convenience, saving money,…
At any given time, there are good startup ideas and there are bad startup ideas. Here are 13 bad ones. Email, messaging, networking, collaboration and friend finding apps – they’ve been done. And smart toys, foodie apps, and selfie sticks are killing our collective souls. So, when you’re looking for the next great business idea, please pass on these. Please.
Startup iGrow lets regular folks contribute to the growth and upkeep of crops and farming without ever having to handle a plow or pitchfork. The benefits may include a more human-touch in agriculture, improved crop output, and a improved standard of living for farmers across the world.
Canadian startup Ubifood is looking to cut food waste with a smartphone app that connects hungry consumers with local, last minute deals from their excess inventory. It’s a green tech solution that should help retailers, hungry families, and the environment.
Ever feel that “Life gone cray” is the story of your mind and your body on gluten? You try to…
Lance Armstrong isn’t the world’s most famous juicer anymore. Or maybe he still is, but Juicero is getting close. At…
Casabots develops salad-making robots for restaurants, grocery stores, cafeterias and hotels. They’re great for efficiency and should make food production safer, reducing the risks of food borne illness by reducing human handling of food.
I recently had a grill mishap. No, I didn’t accidentally blow my face off, or anything terrible like that. But…
There’s on-demand healthcare, healthy food delivered to your door, hovering video cameras for hire, and cheap deals on last-minute hotel rooms. With this plethora of apps and startups focused on the on-demand, sharing economy, It’s good to be alive in the age of Ubers.
In our interview at SXSW 2016 with Fernando Leon, founder of fruitkit, a startup that delivers high quality fruit and vegetables as a Scandinavian subscription service, he tells us how he started with only $100. Literally.
Cricket flour – and other forms of food from insects – is going global. Exo, the makers of protein bars with cricket flour, just raised another $4 million, bringing total funding to $5.6M, and a few other startups have gotten funding through Kickstarter and Shark Tank.
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
UnCorked digs into the background, mind and work of the world’s most interesting startup founders, while the host and his guest dig into a bottle of wine. In our introductory episode, we introduce you to Von Raees, President & Founder of Beacon Media and Kraver, an artificial intelligence solution to finding your next meal.
A Japanese startup hopes to disrupt conventional agriculture practices by building vertical farms that are mostly run by robots. The goal is to save water, address the agricultural labor shortage, and grow sustainable crops without pesticides.
Jack Bonneau started a lemonade stand, like a lot of kids do. Then he took things a few steps further…
We hear plenty about all the money sloshing around Silicon Valley, whether it’s the cash pouring into startup funding or…
Water is a vital part of life, yet numerous studies show that most people in the US, from children and teenagers to the…
I never met a meat I didn’t love. Hamburgers, hot dogs, steak, bacon – you name it, I’ll eat it.…
Cooking, cleaning, storing, laundry, driving, lawn-mowing and even standing in lines – all things that a few years ago would…
Type 2 Diabetes used to be viewed as a permanent illness which couldn’t be reversed once developed. Modern research is…
As the expression goes, virtual reality, or VR, has been around the block a couple of times in the last…
Latte art, the process of creating designs in coffee by pouring steamed milk into a shot of espresso, used to…
On this day something like a thousand years ago, a kid named Jesus was born in a place called Bethlehem.…
We entrepreneurs can be tough to buy gifts for. Because we work so much, we don’t have a lot of time for…
It’s no secret that the “alternate” subscription market is exploding. It started with sending stuff. Birchbox offers high-end beauty products; Conscious Box…
There seems to be some consensus among conscientious voices in the software community that most new applications undersell what we can…
Until technology can begin to work on making humans smarter — leading to the arrival of the first transhumans around…
Every day, another BuzzFeed-style listicle about the best startup cities in the US flies across my Facebook feed. All manner of…
It’s not that I haven’t acknowledged our global affinity for the petty, superficial and distracting. I know what people watch…
Things were so much simpler before smartphones. Email was contained to our computers. Selfies were limited to annoying tourists in New…
I hate shopping. No, hate isn’t strong enough. Loathe it. Why? Because there are so many other things I would…
Entrepreneurs are building startup companies in a myriad of marketplaces. From on-demand transportation to ecommerce and software-as-a-service, entrepreneurs are pursuing…
Tasty Treats to Tempt You From subscription services to nutrition on demand, one of the hottest startup sectors is food.…
As part of our continuing series on startups in the food sector, today we’re featuring San Francisco’s hot foodie scene.…
From Skully Helmets raising an $11 millions Series A round for smart technology motorcycle helmets to InMoji raising $1 million…
Unless you follow news from the tech/venture capital/angel investment scene, you may not be aware of the innovation happening within…
From a nearly $600 million dollar valuation for a pre-launch startup to investments in sectors like solar and life sciences,…
The startup scene began its ascent in the Los Angeles area in the late 2000s. During that time, MySpace was…