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Maia Farms raises pre-seed round
Canadian biomass fermentation startup Maia Farms has raised CAD$2.3 million (US$1.7 million) in pre-seed financing. The round was led by Joyful Ventures, PIC Group and Koan Capital with additional angel support. The funding will support the scaling up the company's production platform. Earlier this year, Maia Farms was…