25 Best Animal Feed Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Animal Feed Startups

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

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$21.2m

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

9

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$382.3m

Money raised

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

6

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$41.3m

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

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10

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$274.2m

Money raised

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.

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$5.0m

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

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5

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$65.4m

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

6

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$102.5m

Money raised

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

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7

Funding Rounds

$119.8m

Money raised

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

5

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$10.8m

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

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3

Funding Rounds

$53.8m

Money raised

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$200.0k

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String Bio is a company in Bengaluru, India.

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1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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

1

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$106.6m

Money raised

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.

3

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$313.8m

Money raised

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.

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5

Funding Rounds

$234.9m

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$126.5m

Money raised

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

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7

Funding Rounds

$13.8m

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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.

2

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$6.4m

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

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2

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$16.8m

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

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1

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$11.0m

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

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$1.0m

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

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$1.6m

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

1

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$1.3m

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Hexafly produces materials for insect farming industries

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$6.0m

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

2

Funding Rounds

$69.5m

Money raised

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

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