25 Best Animal Feed Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Animal Feed Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 25 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.0b. The average funding per company in this subset is $80.0m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Wild Earth (company) logo

Wild Earth (company)

Wild Earth is a biotechnology company using cellular agriculture to produce high-protein pet food.

7

Funding Rounds

$21.2m

Money raised

Ynsect logo

Ynsect

Ynsect is a company that develops ingredients for aquaculture, pet food and fertilizer using insect protein.

9

Funding Rounds

$382.3m

Money raised

Beta Hatch logo

Beta Hatch

Beta Hatch is an insect protein for farming company founded in 2015 by Virginia Emery.

6

Funding Rounds

$41.3m

Money raised

Calysta logo

Calysta

Calysta is a biotechnology company seeking to improve worldwide food security through making animal feed. The company is based out of Menlo Park, California and was founded in 2012 by Josh Silverman.

10

Funding Rounds

$274.2m

Money raised

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NovoNutrients

NovoNutrients produce microbes that break down industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and reassemble them into aquaculture feed.

7

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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Agrivida

An agricultural biotechnology company producing renewable, biomass-based fuels and raw materials

5

Funding Rounds

$65.4m

Money raised

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Modern Animal

Modern Animal is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2018 by Ben Jacobs.

6

Funding Rounds

$102.5m

Money raised

Beewise logo

Beewise

Israel-based company developing an AI-powered beehive management system

7

Funding Rounds

$119.8m

Money raised

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Mootral

Mootral develops carbon reduction solutions for companies and governments. Its first solution is a natural feed supplement that significantly reduces methane emissions from ruminants.

5

Funding Rounds

$10.8m

Money raised

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POET (company)

POET is an american biofuel company founded in 1987 by Jeff Broin.

3

Funding Rounds

$53.8m

Money raised

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String Bio

String Bio is a company in Bengaluru, India.

2

Funding Rounds

$200.0k

Money raised

FYTO logo

FYTO

FYTO is a technology company that develops systems that grow high quality crops using much less resources.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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AgriProtein

AgriProtein is a Cape Town-based developer of insect based nutrient recycling to create sustainable sources of protein for the mono-gastric animal feed industry.

1

Funding Rounds

$106.6m

Money raised

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InnovaFeed

InnovaFeed SAS is a French biotechnology company that develops large-scale insect breeding and processing processes. It sells ingredients derived from insects for animal nutrition and aquaculture.

3

Funding Rounds

$313.8m

Money raised

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Innova Feed

A company in the insect processing, production, or supply industry.

5

Funding Rounds

$234.9m

Money raised

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Pet Circle

Pet Circle is an Australia-based company founded in 2011 by James Edwards.

2

Funding Rounds

$126.5m

Money raised

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Pond Technologies

Pond Technologies is a Markham-based developer of algae based carbon capture technologies which processes their algae production into nutraceuticals, animal feed, and petroleum derivatives.

7

Funding Rounds

$13.8m

Money raised

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Dogfy Diet

Dogfy Diet provides homemade dog food products in chicken, turkey, salmon, and ox with custom portions and personalized plans services.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.4m

Money raised

BCD Bioscience, Inc. logo

BCD Bioscience, Inc.

BCD Bioscience is a Davis, California-based biotechnology company developing ingredients for food, agriculture, and biopharmaceutical applications.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.8m

Money raised

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nextProtein

A company in the insect processing, production, or supply industry.

1

Funding Rounds

$11.0m

Money raised

Petsy logo

Petsy

Petsy is a Mexico-based food and accessories online store for dogs, cats and other pets.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

Protenga logo

Protenga

A company in the insect processing, production, or supply industry.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.6m

Money raised

Hexafly logo

Hexafly

Hexafly produces materials for insect farming industries

1

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

FlyFeed logo

FlyFeed

Insect farming startup producing protein and fat from black soldier flies.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

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Protix Biosystems

A company in the insect processing, production, or supply industry.

2

Funding Rounds

$69.5m

Money raised