Kiwi Startup SolarFerm Wants to Reinvent Sugar

PLUS: NZ eases investor visa rules, Amazon’s data centre goes massive, Super Bowl startups go all in, Perchspace redefines remote work, AWS re:Invent insights, and Tesla’s sales slide—Musk or market?

Welcome to a fresh week.

A Kiwi startup is rethinking the way sugar is made, swapping sugarcane for sunlight, bacteria, and carbon dioxide. If they pull it off, it could shake up a billion-dollar industry and eliminate one of the world’s most environmentally damaging crops. More on SolarFerm’s bold vision below plus today’s daily shot headlines:

• New Zealand Loosens Investor Visa Rules to Attract Wealthy Backers

• Amazon’s Auckland Data Centre Expands to the Size of Four Rugby Fields

• Five Startups Betting Big on Super Bowl Ads This Year

• The Kiwi startup Perchspace Flipping the Script on Remote Work by Turning Cafés into Offices

• Stay ahead of the curve with an exclusive AWS re:Invent re:Cap networking event

• Tesla Sales Are Plummeting but Is It Really About Musk?

Have a great week team and don’t forget to share the wins [or lessons] with us.

Lauren & the CAFFEINE Team