Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Cape Town-based De Novo Dairy wants to be the first African startup using precision fermentation to make real animal-free dairy.
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Nature's Fynd has just closed a $350 million Series C round to accelerate its international launch plans for its fungi-based protein Fy.
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Boulder startup Meati Foods wants to open an 80,000 square foot factory to churn out tons of its mushroom-based meat. And they have now secured $50 million in funding to do just that. The startup is one of the companies in the growing…
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Biotech Cirkulär is using advanced biotechnology processes to produce alternative proteins in bulk from biological residues. With a low environmental impact, the company's first application is milk protein which can be used to create…
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Following traditional cheesemaking methods, Amsterdam cheese makers Max&Bien have launched vegan cheese wheels based on fermented wheat.
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Mycorena has raised a new round of funding to expand its vegan fungi-based protein made out of food waste.
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Danish startup Chromologics will use the funds to grow its vegan bio-based natural food colourants developed using precision fermentation.
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More than 7 in 10 consumers are willing to try and buy novel animal-free cheese products, a new consumer acceptance study has found. These products are made from precision fermentation, which allows the replication of real dairy proteins…
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Nature’s Fynd has received a "no questions" letter from the FDA, giving it the go-ahead to use Fy Protein in food products.
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Geb Impact Technology is making vegan meat from algae. And with a new grant from the Hong Kong government, it's scaling up.
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Vegan protein startup Enough has raised more than $51 billion in a series B funding round. The company makes a mycoprotein.
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Researchers in Denmark will soon kickstart a six-year project to create an entirely new category of climate-friendly plant-based proteins using fermentation technology. Called Proferment, the project is being backed by the Novo Nordisk…
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Ingredient innovation startup Motif FoodWorks has raised US$226 million in a Series B funding round to expand its R&D capabilities and make make plant-based food better tasting and more nutritious. Agfunder News (AFN) announced the…
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Change Foods, the animal-free dairy startup based between the U.S. and Australia, has just announced the closing of its US$2.1 million seed funding round. The capital will be used to fuel its expansion in the San Francisco Bay Area and…
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The Better Meat Co. has finished building its huge fermentation plant that will churn out “thousands of pounds” of its new superfood mycoprotein ingredient called Rhiza. The new facility will also serve as its R&D and corporate…
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Biodesign startup Geltor has unveiled PrimaColl, which the company claims is the world’s first real vegan collagen for the food and beverage industry, an exact match for the bioactive amino acid core of Type 21 collagen. Founded by…
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Imagindairy is the latest to join the animal-free dairy movement, tapping into precision fermentation technology to create “true milk proteins that are indistinguishable from the real thing”. Based out of Tel Aviv, the food tech says…
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Magellan Life Sciences has completed its seed funding round led by Roquette Ventures, the investment arm of the French plant-based ingredient giant. The capital will be used to scale the British startup’s plant protein sweeteners produced…
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Founded back in 2018 by certified health coach and chef Lauren Montgomery, vegan dairy company Monty's is expanding its range via a newly launched website where consumers can directly order Monty's plant-based soft cheese and dairy spread…
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Chicago-based food tech Aqua Cultured Foods is launching what it claims is the world’s first whole-muscle cut seafood analogue developed using microbial fermentation. Looking to become a first mover in the category, much like Beyond Meat…
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Unilever has announced a new partnership with food tech Enough, formerly known as 3F Bio, to launch new plant-based meat products and keep up with the “explosive growth” of alternative proteins. Enough uses zero-waste fermentation…
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