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University of Edinburgh spinout MiAlgae has secured £2.5M ($3.3M) from the Scottish National Investment Bank to support the construction of its facility to produce fish-free omega-3 from whisky waste. Scottish startup MiAlgae's efforts…
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US minority- and women-owned startup Bare Beans has secured $2.8M in seed funding and rolled out ready-to-eat packs of beans in the retail channel, tapping into the appetite for minimally processed proteins. The legume renaissance…
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Protein Industries Canada has inducted nine new startups into Strengthening the Canadian Supply Chain programme, each of which is focused on plant proteins. In yet another sign of Canada’s strong commitment to plant proteins, the…
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French food tech startup Edonia has raised €15M ($16.8M) to open an industrial facility for its minimally processed spirulina protein mince, after securing €30M in pre-orders. Paris-based microalgae innovator Edonia has closed a €15M…
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Dutch startup Those Vegan Cowboys and partner organisations have received €1.2M from an EU-backed fund to create sports nutrition products using its precision-fermented casein protein. Those Vegan Cowboys is expanding the spectrum of…
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst has kicked off a $120M Future of Food Initiative to establish R&D hubs focused on novel proteins, sustainable food production, precision nutrition, and more. The state of Massachusetts has…
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Spanish agrifood firm Elian has secured €40M ($45.9M) in funding from state-owned fund Cofides to turn Barcelona into a plant-based production hub and boost the EU's food security. Spain's government has made a big bet on plant proteins…
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React Foods has spun out of Aarhus University to commercialise a fermentation technology that turns CO2 and hydrogen into a protein-rich yeast biomass, backed by a loan of 4.2 million kroner ($645,000). The gas protein sector's newest…
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Dutch startup Greencovery has raised €1M in funding to scale its cocoa waste upcycling technology. It's now targeting a follow-on financing round of up to €3M. With cocoa prices maintaining their premium, one startup is looking to…
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UK food tech startup MicroLub has raised £7.5M ($10M) to fuel its US and Asia expansion with a technology that replaces fats with microgels made from proteins and water. Can water solve the obesity epidemic? As Brits take to GLP-1…
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Danish food tech startup Endless Food Co has teamed up with Italian confectionery giant Loacker Group to advance its bean-free chocolate, after becoming a recipient of its corporate VC fund. Loacker Group has signed a strategic…
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VC firm Better Bite Ventures and Yoga Bar co-founder Suhasini Sampath have teamed up to launch First Bite India, a funding initiative to scale an emerging startup in the better-for-you, functional, or next-gen food categories. Suhasini…
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Feisty, the viral mother-daughter drinks startup, has raised £500,000 ($677,000) in its first funding round to revamp its brand and launch new flavours of its plant-based protein sodas. Clear, sparkling drinks are leading the next wave…
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Oat Milk Goodness, the Australian plant-based milk brand co-founded by cricketer Steve Smith, is set to roll out three new protein SKUs with support from a new capital placement for its parent company, OMG Group. Joining the influx of…
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Spanish startup MOA Foodtech has secured €3.3M ($3.8M) to scale up and expand distribution of its fermentation-derived egg replacer and yeast enhancer for use in meat analogues, snacks, pet food, and more. European fermentation startups…
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Parisian startup Nūmi, which is developing cell-based breast milk, has secured €3.7M ($4.3M) in non-dilutive funding from the French government after being selected as a France 2030 i-Démo laureate. French cellular agriculture player…
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Belgian precision fermentation startup Paleo has raised €2M ($2.3M) in funding to support regulatory submissions for its yeast-derived myoglobin, a heme-containing protein that can help meat alternatives close the flavour gap. …
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Alternative protein startups in Europe raised 56% more capital in the first half of 2026 than the same period a year ago, dominating the global investment landscape for this sector. After a dismal year in which investment in the…
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The Estonian government has pumped nearly €2M in funding for Äio and TFTAK to build a digital biomanufacturing platform that can turn food and wood industry waste into planet-friendly fats. Estonian biotech company Äio and applied…
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Belgian food tech firm Maash has secured €12.15M ($14.2M) in funding to launch its new demo facility and prepare for industrial production of its mycoprotein ingredient for blended meat and pet food. Maash, a Brussels-based scale-up…
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Canadian plant-based wellness brand Organic Traditions has raised $10.5M in funding to accelerate its US expansion and advance the innovation behind its new Fiber Flow line. As the GLP-1 boom ushers in a new era for fibre-packed foods,…
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