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Reality crushed Ÿnsect startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/how-reality-crushed-ynsect-the-french-startup-that-had-raised-over-600m-for-insect-farming/

#HackerNews #RealityCrushed #Ÿnsect #InsectFarming #StartupNews #TechCrunch #AgricultureInnovation

How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/how-reality-crushed-ynsect-the-french-startup-that-had-raised-over-600m-for-insect-farming/

I've been following the story of the "insect farming" promise for years, on and off. It's the basis of the famous conspiracy minded carnist. The thing is that it hasn't panned out, as expected by those who understand the physics and biology. There's no free energy machine. And it is also animal farming.

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#insectFarming #entomology #BigMeat #agriculture #foodSecurity #technohopium #hype #eatingBugs

$Omni-man meme about his power: Top: 3 images of high-tech insect farming. Omni-man is "SOY". Bottom: Omni-Man is saying "Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power!". The other character, Invincible, is labeled "PEAS".$

🎉🙌🥳New paper out! funded by @fwf Interkingdom communication in mass-reared insects: A pathway to improved organic waste management

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2025.101427

@FliesFacility @fromwastetofeed @uniinnsbruck

#InsectFarming #CircularEconomy #Hermetiaillucens #waste #BlackSoldierFly

Nicolás Rivero: Why companies are racing to build the world’s biggest bug farm

"The race is on to build the world’s biggest bug farm. A nascent drive to cut greenhouse emissions from animal feed has spawned a new industry, flush with venture capital, that promises to one day produce vast amounts of protein with fewer greenhouse emissions than traditional suppliers."

#ClimateChange #insects #insectfarming
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/11/12/biggest-insect-farm-record