8 Best Ingredient Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Ingredient 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 8 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $780.4m. The average funding per company in this subset is $97.5m.

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

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Motif FoodWorks logo

Motif FoodWorks

Motif Foodworks is a food ingredients company that uses biotechnology to brew proteins and nutrients, for sustainable foods.

4

Funding Rounds

$344.3m

Money raised

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Algarithm

Algarithm is a plant-based omega-3 ingredient company located in Saskatoon, Canada and was founded on June 22, 2017, by Udaya Wanasundara and Ben Kelly. The company derives omega-3 fatty acids from from algal oil for use in the food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries.

1

Funding Rounds

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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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MycoTechnology

MycoTechnology is a privately owned company that was founded in 2013 and based in Aurora, Colorado.

15

Funding Rounds

$297.6m

Money raised

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InnovoPro

InnovoPro is a Ra'anana-based company founded in 2013 by Ascher Shmulewitz.

5

Funding Rounds

$23.8m

Money raised

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SimplyCook

SimplyCook is a London-based company founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.6m

Money raised

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DouxMatok

DouxMatok is a flavor Enhancement Technology founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$30.1m

Money raised

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Epogee

Epogee is an Indianapolis-based producer of a portfolio of fat replacement and flavor enhancement food ingredients.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.6m

Money raised