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$72.2m
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Arzeda is a biotechnology and software company designing custom microorganisms for industrial applications through computational enzyme design, protein optimization, and metabolic engineering.
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- Alexandre Zanghellini *********.***********@arzeda.com
- Walter G. Rakitsky ******.********@arzeda.com
- Eric Althoff ****.*******@seattlechildrens.org
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$406.4m
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Bolt Threads is a biotechnology company that makes high performance fabrics and materials using biology.
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- Dan Widmaier linkedin
- David Breslauer linkedin
- Ethan Mirsky ********@alum.mit.edu
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$711.5m
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Perfect Day Foods (formerly Muufri) engineered yeast capable of producing the proteins found in cows milk. They use these proteins to make their own line of animal-free dairy products.
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- Ryan Pandya ****@perfectday.com
- Perumal Gandhi *******.******@perfectday.com
- Isha Datar ****@new-harvest.org
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$15.6m
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Protera is a biotechnology company that works with protein engineering to address challenges in food, agriculture, the environment, and human health.
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- Francia Navarrete Utreras *******@proterabio.com
- Leonardo Alvarez ********@proterabio.com
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$21.0m
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Planet A Foods is a cocoa-free chocolate maker founded in 2021 by Sara Marquart.
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- Sara Marquart ****@qoacompany.com
- Maximilian Marquart ***@forplaneta.com
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$635.4m
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Genomatica is a San Diego-based company founded in 2000 by Christophe Schilling.
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$114.3m
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Geltor is a cellular agriculture company making essential proteins, such as collagen and gelatin, using microbes in their own bio-fermentation recombinant protein production facility.
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$50.0m
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An industrial biotech company developing a commercial bioprocess for manufacturing bio-based malonic acid.
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- Eric Steen (entrepreneur) linkedin
- JAY D. KEASLING ********@berkeley.edu
- Jeffrey Dietrich *********@rarebird.coffee
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$191.8m
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The EVERY Company (formally Clara Foods) is a biotechnology company founded by two New Harvest community members David Anchel and Arturo Elizondo in 2014. The company is based out of San Francisco, California and manufactures animal- free proteins using using yeast bio-fermentation techniques fore use in food products.
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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.
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- Ryan Bethencourt ****@wildearth.com
- Ron Shigeta linkedin
- Abril Estrada linkedin
1
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$32.0m
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Air Protein is a Berkeley-based biotechnology company producing protein with microorganisms that are fed carbon dioxide in a mission to replace animal agriculture.
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- Lisa Dyson ****.*****@airprotein.com
- John Reed
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$265.4m
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A New Zealand industrial biotechnology company developing a gas fermentation platform for converting concentrated industrial emissions into valuable chemicals.
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$73.0m
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Antheia is an American biotechnology company founded in 2013, and is located in Menlo Park, California. Antheia uses synthetic biology, informatics, and fermentation technologies to produce plant based medicines; most notably opioids using yeast.
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- Christina Smolke *******@stanford.edu
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$81.1m
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Meati Foods is a Colorado-based alternative meat company.
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- Justin Whiteley ******@meati.com
- Tyler Huggins *****.*******@inventwood.com
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$35.2m
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Biotech company that develops and commercializes ingredients for use in food, nutrition, personal healthcare, agriculture, and other sectors.
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3
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$15.0m
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Biotechnology company developing proteins from algae for animal and human health and address world's food shortages
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$44.8m
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A food technology company, based in Finland and founded in 2017, that has a process to electrolyze water for production of hydrogen in a system to feed bacteria to produce an edible protein food product with a low environmental impact. Their technology is being developed for space travel and future food production on Mars.
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$4.6m
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Prime Roots (formerly Terramino Foods) is a food company located in San Leandro, California, founded by Kimberlie Le and Joshua Nixon in 2017 producing a salmon meat substitute made from fungi.
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$1.2m
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Bond Pet Foods is a biotechnology company located in Nederland, Colorado, founded in 2015 by Rich Kelleman. Bond Pet Foods is making "cruelty free" real animal protein pet foods using cellular agriculture.
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$851.0m
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Nature's Fynd is a biotechnology company growing edible proteins founded in 2012.
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$645.0k
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CHAIN Biotechnology is a live biotherapeutics company founded in 2014 and based in Nottingham and Marlow, UK. CHAIN works with the Synthetic Biology Research Centre in Nottingham and has built a live biotherapeutic platform based on Clostridia to deliver bioactive molecules to treat diseases associated with the human gut microbiome.
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- Basil Omar linkedin
- Edward Green (entrepreneur) ******.*****@chainbiotech.com
10
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$274.2m
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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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- David McElroy *****@mcelroyconsultingllc.com
- Alan Shaw linkedin
- Josh Silverman twitter
4
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$44.0m
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C16 Biosciences is a biotechnology company making alternatives to palm oil founded in 2018 by Shara Ticku, David Heller and Harry McNamara.
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- Harry McNamara *****@c16bio.com
- David Heller (entrepreneur) *****@c16bio.com
- Shara Ticku *****@c16bio.com
1
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$40.0m
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Allonnia is developing a new solution intended for waste remediation and management.
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$29.7m
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3F BIO is a biotechnology company developing and commercializing sustainable proteins, bioethanol and animal food production technologies. Jim Laird founded 3F Bio at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland in 2015.
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- Craig Johnston *****.********@enough-food.com
2
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$52.3m
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The Protein Brewery is a Breda-based developer and manufacturer animal-free-based protein based on fungi fermentation processes.
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5
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$225.0m
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A biotechnology company that specialized in the renewable energy sector. It was located in Bedford, Massachusetts and is no longer in operation.
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- David Berry (inventor) ******@valohealth.com
- George Church ******.******@dyno-tx.com
- Noubar Afeyan *******@flagshippioneering.com
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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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$9.0m
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A company developing carbon dioxide (CO2) reducing technology and converting CO2 and sunlight into organic compounds. It was founded in 2008 and is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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$107.2m
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Culture Biology is a synthetic biology company offering a bioreactor facility for fermentation on demand services.
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- Matthew Ball ****@culturebiosciences.com
- Will Patrick ****@culturebiosciences.com
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$28.5m
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A food and beverage company using cellular agriculture to make cow cheese.
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- Inja Radman ****@newculture.com
- Matt Kendall
- Matt Gibson ****@newculture.com
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$91.0m
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Mascoma, founded in 2006, was a biotechnology company that made advanced bioconversion products. It was acquired by Lallemand in late 2014.
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$7.1m
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The Better Meat Co is a food technology company located in Sacramento, California, and founded by Paul Shaprio and Joanna Bromley in 2018, making plant-based proteins for food service providers and meat processors.
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- Joanna Bromley linkedin
- Paul Shapiro ****.*******@bettermeat.co
- Christian Edler ******@post.harvard.edu
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$87.0m
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A biotechnology and energy company developing processing technologies for clean transportation fuels.
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3
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$15.1m
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CB Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on the biosynthetic production of cannabinoids from sugar.
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$297.6m
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MycoTechnology is a privately owned company that was founded in 2013 and based in Aurora, Colorado.
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$25.0m
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An industrial biotechnology company developing an algae technology platform for producing ethanol and other biofuels.
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A biotechnology company developing technologies to make biofuels from agricultural residues and organic waste products.
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$40.9m
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Pili is a biotechnology company using microorganisms fed sugar to synthesize commercial quality dyes.
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- Thomas Landrain
- Jeremie Blache *******.******@pili.bio
- Marie-Sarah Adenis ***********.******@pili.bio
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$302.7m
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Enerkem is a Quebec-based company producing biofuels and renewable chemicals made from non-recyclable waste.
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$18.4m
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Biosyntia is a Danish start-up company focused on synthetic biology.
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- Hans Genee ***@biosyntia.com
- Andreas Laustsen **@biosyntia.com
- Morten O. A. Sommer linkedin
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$15.4m
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A biotechnology company using microbiology and chemistry to produce consumer goods and industrial products.
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$334.0m
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CRB is a leading provider of engineering, architecture, construction and consulting solutions, delivering safe, high-quality,...
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5
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$5.9m
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Algama is a company that produces microalgae-based foods and ingredients for chemicals, cosmetics, nutrition, and health.
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$11.0m
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Nourish Ingredients is a food technology company leading the movement to revolutionize how alternative protein products are made.
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- James Petrie *******@nourishing.io
- Ben Leita ******@nourishing.io
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$65.7m
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Formo is a manufacturer of animal-free cheese alternative products founded in 2019 by Raffael Wohlgensinger.
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- Roman Plewka *****@formo.bio
- Raffael Wohlgensinger *******@formo.bio
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$94.4m
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Manus Biosynthesis is a synthetic biology company producing ingredients through fermentation founded in 2011 by Ajikumar Parayil.
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- Ajikumar Parayil *****@manusbio.com
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$181.0m
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Fulcrum Bioenergy is a Pleasanton, California-based biofuel and clean technology company.
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- E. James Macias *******@fulcrum-bioenergy.com
- Jim McDermott ***.*********@fulcrum-bioenergy.com
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$11.1m
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Deep Branch is a carbon dioxide recycling company that is using microorganisms to convert clean CO2 into quality products.
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Kiverdi is a Hayward, California-based carbon capture and storage company working to commercialize technology using chemoautotrophic microbes to transform carbon dioxide and related gases into bio-based products.
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Key people:
- John Reed
- Lisa Dyson ****.*****@airprotein.com
2
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$47.0m
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A food technology company making plant-based meat using mycelium.
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$13.4m
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Creating custom growth media solutions for the cellular agriculture industry.
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Key people:
- Jalene Anderson-Baron ******@futurefields.io
- Matt Anderson-Baron ****@futurefields.io
- Lejjy Gafour linkedin
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$37.4m
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SG Biofuels is a biotechnology company developing renewable fuels.
2
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$200.0k
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String Bio is a company in Bengaluru, India.
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- Ezhil Subbian ********@stringbio.com
- Vinod Kumar ******@stringbio.com
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$10.0m
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Mushlabs is a biotech company using fermentation to create the next generation of sustainable foods from the roots of mushrooms.
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$10.4m
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Synthetic biology company developing cannabinoid and psilocybin derivatives.
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- Nethaji Gallage *******@octarinebio.com
- Nick Milne ****@octarinebio.com
$16.0m
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MOGU manufactures materials and technologies that are based on fungi as main constituent.
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$1.3m
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Mycorena AB is a biotechnology company founded in 2017 and currently based in Gothenburg.
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$25.5m
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Fermentalg has developed processes and uses the same in its fermentors to process microalgae to micropopulate its mitochondria and its molecules of interest for production of biomass which can be sold as feedstock to multiple industries including animal feed human nutrition and energy. The company claims to have filed 26 patents for the processes it has developed and operates more than 30 fermenters with a capacity range from 1 to 750 L.
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$4.3m
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Producing molecularly identical dairy. Same products no animals.
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$2.2m
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Provides strain development, fermentation, chemistry, and other services.
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- Štefan Fujs ******.****@aciesbio.com
- Enej Kuscer ****.******@aciesbio.com
- Gregor Kosec ******.*****@aciesbio.com
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$1.3m
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Based on the cultivation of mushroom mycelium, is developing a range of animal protein substitute products.
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- Pablo Ignacio Sanchez Rey *****@innomylabs.com
- Juan Pablo De Giacomi ****@innomylabs.com
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$1.7m
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A privately-owned Icelandic company established in 2001. ORF Genetics Ltd. is a pioneer in genetic...
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- Björn Lárus Örvar *****.*****@orfgenetics.com
- Júlíus B. Kristinsson ******.***********@orfgenetics.com
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$3.0m
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A company in the insect processing, production, or supply industry.
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$5.9m
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KINOKO LABS is becoming BOSQUE FOODS ! We are excited to present our new brand...
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$5.3m
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Melt&Marble (formerly Biopetrolia) uses precision fermentation to produce animal fats, without the animal. By engineering...
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- Florian David linkedin
- Anastasia Krivoruchko *********@meltandmarble.com
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$15.3m
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Change Foods is a food company making plant-based dairy alternatives founded in 2020.
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$50.6m
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Agrosavfe is a Belgium-based company founded in 2013.
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$41.0m
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Imagindairy is a Foodtech company integrating deep tech with system biology to develop a commercial and viable animal-free protein-based dairy product.