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German cultivated protein startup Innocent Meat has raised €6M ($7M) to scale up and obtain regulatory approval for its products, which it aims to bring to market in 2028. Innocent Meat, a German firm producing a range of cultivated…
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Denmark's Octarine Bio has raised €5M ($5.8M) in new funding to launch precision-fermented pigments for food, textiles, and personal care this year. In yet another sign of the post-petroleum dye era, Danish startup Octarine Bio has…
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Canada's Maia Farms will expand its specialty mushroom and mycelium ingredients with a focus on functional and nutritional support, having secured C$3.75M ($2.7M) in new funding. Vancouver-based food tech startup Maia Farms is…
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Finnish oat-based cheese startup Mö Foods, founded by sisters raised on a dairy farm, has secured €2.4M ($2.8M) in funding to fuel its European expansion. A decade ago, eco anxiety forced a lifestyle change for Annamari Jukkola and…
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Seoul-based Wake has secured new funding for its Sans beanless coffee, which marries traditional Korean fermentation techniques with "molecular hacking". As climate change makes bean-free formats increasingly essential to the coffee…
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UK sustainable packaging firm Notpla and 14 supporting partners have received a €4M ($4.7M) grant from the Horizon Europe programme to create a plastic-free, home-compostable coffee cup. Can seaweed help the coffee industry win its…
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Dutch food tech startup The Protein Brewery has been awarded €2.3M ($2.7M) in an EU grant to commercialise its fungi-derived ingredient, with a focus on dairy alternatives. As it inches closer to novel food approval in the EU, The…
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Danish biotech startup Bactolife has raised €30M ($35M) to launch its gut-health-boosting binding proteins in the US and kickstart a human study programme. Bactolife, a startup championing a new category of functional gut health…
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Californian food tech startup BlueNalu has raised around $11M to scale up production and support the commercialisation of its cultivated bluefin tuna toro. As it awaits regulatory approval in the US, cultivated seafood startup BlueNalu…
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Dutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat has secured €15M ($17.6M) in funding to support its regulatory progress and market entry, while dramatically cutting production costs. Following an oversubscribed crowdfunding round and several…
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Plant-based companies have witnessed a spike in investment this year, despite declines for cultivated meat and fermentation. Here are the 10 largest future food funding rounds of 2025, featuring animal-free eggs, yeast proteins, and Beyond…
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Estonian startup Äio has secured a €1.2M ($1.4M) grant from the national innovation agency to produce its yeast-derived Flavoured Fat on a commercial scale. Ahead of a year when it plans to enter the market and launch a Series A funding…
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Ikea's VC arm, Ingka Investments, has bought a majority stake in Sweden's The Green Dairy, which makes plant-based products from oats and fava beans, with an 80 million kronor ($8.6M) investment. Long known for its interest in the…
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US Senator Adam Schiff has introduced a new bill to allocate over $500M in federal R&D funding and create a national strategy for alternative proteins. A new bill calls on the US government to develop a national protein…
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Dutch-Belgian startup Those Vegan Cowboys has raised €6.25M ($7.3M) to scale up its cow-free dairy protein. It's eyeing a 2026 US launch, having secured regulatory clearance. Those Vegan Cowboys has taken a major step towards bringing…
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Scottish biotech player MiAlgae has begun construction of a commercial-scale facility to recycle whisky waste into algal omega-3, with a £3M investment from the UK government. Plunging deep into the fish-free omega-3 space, Scotland's…
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Indian sister-owned plant-based nutrition brand Earthful has raised ₹26 crores ($2.9M) in pre-Series A funding to support the expansion of its women's health products. Months after appearing on national television with Shark Tank India,…
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Australian startup All G has secured A$10M ($6.6M) ahead of a Series B raise and signed a joint venture with Armor Protéines to expand production of its precision-fermented lactoferrin proteins. As it prepares for a market launch in…
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Swedish food tech startup Melt&Marble has secured $8.5M in Series A funding to scale up and launch its precision-fermented “designer fats” for use in food and personal care products. The alternative fat category keeps sizzling, with…
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In Australia, the state of Victoria has invested A$12M ($8M) to set up a new research hub and glasshouse to develop climate-resilient crops to meet the global demand for plant-based proteins. Australia's politicians are embracing the…
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US pea milk leader Ripple Foods has secured $17M in fresh funding ahead of launching an organic range and driving growth of its high-protein offerings. California's Ripple Foods is targeting the market for organic, protein-rich, and…
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