Onego Bio
Series A in 2024
Onego Bio is a biotechnology company focused on producing animal-free egg white protein through precision fermentation. Their flagship product, Bioalbumen, offers a sustainable alternative to traditional egg proteins, boasting identical taste and nutritional profiles while providing superior functional properties and a significantly reduced environmental footprint. By employing commercially proven technology, Onego Bio meets the growing demand for stable and sustainable functional ingredients within the food industry. The company has gained recognition as a leader in innovation, winning Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas award. Additionally, Onego Bio is actively involved in the industry as a co-founder of the Precision Fermentation Alliance and Food Fermentation Europe, further establishing its commitment to advancing sustainable food solutions.
Clean Food Group
Seed Round in 2023
Clean Food Group develops sustainable food ingredients and fats and oils alternatives, ranging from liquid oils such as soybean to hard fats like palm oil, cocoa butter, and milk fat, aimed at reducing environmental impact while preserving taste and performance. It also builds a cellular agriculture system to commercialize palm oil production by fermentation using proprietary non-GM yeast, providing a sustainable, local, and circular alternative to traditional palm oil that does not contribute to deforestation.
Clean Food Group
Seed Round in 2022
Clean Food Group develops sustainable food ingredients and fats and oils alternatives, ranging from liquid oils such as soybean to hard fats like palm oil, cocoa butter, and milk fat, aimed at reducing environmental impact while preserving taste and performance. It also builds a cellular agriculture system to commercialize palm oil production by fermentation using proprietary non-GM yeast, providing a sustainable, local, and circular alternative to traditional palm oil that does not contribute to deforestation.
CellX specializes in developing mushroom-based protein ingredients through morel mycelium fermentation. Their products cater to savory snacks, protein powders, and meat alternatives. Additionally, they license intellectual properties to facilitate the commercialization of cultivated meat.
Onego Bio
Seed Round in 2022
Onego Bio is a biotechnology company focused on producing animal-free egg white protein through precision fermentation. Their flagship product, Bioalbumen, offers a sustainable alternative to traditional egg proteins, boasting identical taste and nutritional profiles while providing superior functional properties and a significantly reduced environmental footprint. By employing commercially proven technology, Onego Bio meets the growing demand for stable and sustainable functional ingredients within the food industry. The company has gained recognition as a leader in innovation, winning Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas award. Additionally, Onego Bio is actively involved in the industry as a co-founder of the Precision Fermentation Alliance and Food Fermentation Europe, further establishing its commitment to advancing sustainable food solutions.
The EVERY Company
Funding Round in 2021
The EVERY Company, formerly known as Clara Foods, specializes in producing animal-free proteins for the food and beverage industry. Founded in 2014 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company utilizes advanced fermentation technology to create functional and nutritional proteins derived from microorganisms. Its product line includes baking ingredients, nutritional supplements, and egg white alternatives that are free from pathogens and suitable for various culinary applications, such as cakes and meringues. The EVERY Company aims to provide a sustainable, healthier, and kinder alternative to traditional animal agriculture by decoupling protein production from animals, thereby offering consumers healthy and affordable protein options without added sugars.
Solar Foods
Series B in 2021
Solar Foods is a food‑tech company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland. It develops a patented hydrogen‑fermentation platform that converts electricity into hydrogen, which is then combined with carbon dioxide, water, vitamins, and minerals to feed hydrogen‑oxidizing microbes. The resulting single‑cell biomass is processed into Solein, a protein‑rich powder that serves as a sustainable, nutritionally complete substitute for animal‑derived proteins. The company focuses on commercializing this technology to produce food raw materials that can replace animal‑based foods while reducing environmental impact.
California Cultured
Seed Round in 2021
California Cultured is a food company that uses cellular agriculture to produce cocoa and coffee, with the aim of delivering sustainable, lab-grown ingredients. Its cocoa is described as less bitter and requiring less sugar to achieve flavor, enabling premium quality products with a smaller environmental footprint. The company seeks to address social and environmental concerns linked to traditional cocoa production by avoiding practices such as slavery, deforestation, and child labor. California Cultured was founded in 2020 and is based in Davis, California.
CellX
Pre Seed Round in 2020
CellX specializes in developing mushroom-based protein ingredients through morel mycelium fermentation. Their products cater to savory snacks, protein powders, and meat alternatives. Additionally, they license intellectual properties to facilitate the commercialization of cultivated meat.
Solar Foods
Series A in 2020
Solar Foods is a food‑tech company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland. It develops a patented hydrogen‑fermentation platform that converts electricity into hydrogen, which is then combined with carbon dioxide, water, vitamins, and minerals to feed hydrogen‑oxidizing microbes. The resulting single‑cell biomass is processed into Solein, a protein‑rich powder that serves as a sustainable, nutritionally complete substitute for animal‑derived proteins. The company focuses on commercializing this technology to produce food raw materials that can replace animal‑based foods while reducing environmental impact.
Bond Pet Foods
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2015, Bond Pet Foods produces sustainable pet food using biotechnology. It creates animal protein through fermentation without slaughtering animals, meeting the nutritional requirements of companion pets.
New Age Meats
Seed Round in 2019
New Age Meats is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in producing cultivated meat through an innovative automated, data-driven platform that utilizes stem cell technology. By growing meat from animal cells instead of relying on traditional animal slaughter, New Age Meats aims to create healthier and more sustainable food options.