Agronomics

Agronomics is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in Ramsey, United Kingdom. The firm focuses on investing in companies within the cellular agriculture and biomanufacturing sectors, aiming to support innovations that can transform how food and materials are produced. By targeting these emerging industries, Agronomics seeks to create value for its stakeholders while promoting sustainable practices. The firm is particularly interested in businesses that demonstrate the potential for significant revenue generation through technological advancements in agriculture and biomanufacturing.

David Giampaolo

Board Member

Past deals in Food Processing

Clean Food Group

Seed Round in 2022
Clean Food Group provides sustainable ‘CLEAN’ alternatives to these fats and oils, ranging from liquid oils like soybean to hard fats like palm oil, cocoa butter, and milk fat. Clean Food Group produces sustainable food ingredients that are better for our environment and health without compromising on teste or performance.

Liberation Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Liberation Labs is a biotech firm that develops an industrial biotechnology system for agriculture. It focuses on infrastructure that commercializes novel protein manufacturing at the scale.

Onego Bio

Seed Round in 2022
Onego Bio is a biotechnology company focused on producing animal-free egg white protein through precision fermentation. Their innovative ingredient, Bioalbumen, offers a sustainable alternative with the same taste and nutritional profile as traditional egg whites, while boasting superior functional characteristics and over a 90% reduction in environmental impact compared to conventional egg production. Onego Bio's scalable technology meets the growing demand from the food industry for stable, sustainable functional ingredients. The company has received recognition for its contributions to sustainability, including being named a winner of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas awards. Additionally, Onego Bio is a co-founder of two industry associations, the Precision Fermentation Alliance and Food Fermentation Europe, further solidifying its role in advancing sustainable food technologies.

Clara Foods Co.

Funding Round in 2021
Clara Foods Co. specializes in producing animal-free proteins and ingredients for the food and beverage industry. Founded in 2014 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company utilizes advanced fermentation techniques to create functional and nutritional proteins derived from microorganisms. This innovative approach allows Clara Foods to offer a sustainable alternative to traditional animal agriculture, focusing on products such as baking ingredients, nutritional supplements, and egg white substitutes that are free from pathogens and salmonella. Their egg white products are particularly suited for baking applications, including cakes, meringues, and macarons. Clara Foods aims to transform the food industry by providing healthier and more humane protein sources.

California Cultured

Seed Round in 2021
California Cultured is a food company based in Davis, California, that specializes in producing sustainable, lab-grown cocoa through advanced cellular agriculture techniques. Founded in 2020, the company aims to create cocoa that is less bitter and requires less sugar, enhancing the taste while promoting health benefits. By stimulating cocoa cells with common food ingredients, California Cultured ensures the growth of premium-quality cocoa without the ethical and environmental issues associated with traditional cocoa production, such as slavery and deforestation. This innovative approach allows customers to enjoy delicious cocoa products that are both sustainable and socially responsible.

Formo

Series A in 2021
Formo, formerly known as LegenDairy Foods GmbH, is a Berlin-based company that pioneers the production of dairy products through biotechnology. As Europe's first cell-ag company, Formo specializes in creating real dairy products without the use of cows, employing innovative fermentation and bioprocess engineering techniques. The team consists of food scientists and engineers dedicated to advancing sustainable alternatives in the dairy industry. By leveraging biotechnology, Formo aims to provide consumers with high-quality dairy options while addressing environmental concerns associated with traditional dairy farming.

Meatable

Series A in 2021
Meatable B.V. is a food production company based in the Netherlands that specializes in the development of lab-grown meat and meat products derived from cows, chickens, and pigs. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on producing single-cell based hamburgers and aims to address concerns related to climate change, animal welfare, and food security. By utilizing innovative techniques, Meatable seeks to provide a sustainable alternative to traditional meat production, allowing consumers to enjoy real meat without compromising ethical or environmental standards. Through its efforts, the company aspires to satisfy the global demand for meat while promoting a more responsible and guilt-free approach to food consumption.

Meatable

Venture Round in 2021
Meatable B.V. is a food production company based in the Netherlands that specializes in the development of lab-grown meat and meat products derived from cows, chickens, and pigs. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on producing single-cell based hamburgers and aims to address concerns related to climate change, animal welfare, and food security. By utilizing innovative techniques, Meatable seeks to provide a sustainable alternative to traditional meat production, allowing consumers to enjoy real meat without compromising ethical or environmental standards. Through its efforts, the company aspires to satisfy the global demand for meat while promoting a more responsible and guilt-free approach to food consumption.

Mosa Meat

Series B in 2020
Mosa Meat B.V., founded in 2013 and based in Maastricht, the Netherlands, specializes in the development of cultured meat through advanced tissue engineering techniques. The company focuses on producing slaughter-free hamburgers by harvesting adult stem cells from the muscle tissue of living cows, allowing for the mass production of meat without the need to raise and slaughter animals. By cultivating meat from cells, Mosa Meat aims to promote a sustainable global food system and reduce the environmental impact associated with traditional meat production.

Solar Foods

Series A in 2020
The Finnish company Solar Foods Oy produces an entirely new kind of nutrient-rich protein using only air and electricity as the main resources. The goal of the company is to start commercial production of the environmentally revolutionary protein in 2020.Solar Foods’ concept redefines the basics of food production, as it is not dependent on agriculture, the weather, or the climate. The price of the protein product is also competitive compared to sources such as soy protein.

Shiok Meats

Convertible Note in 2020
Shiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company, the first of its kind in Singapore and South-East Asia.Their mission is to bring delicious, clean and healthy meats and seafood by harvesting from cells instead of animals. Shiok Meats will bring cell-based crustacean meats to your table.Their meats are animal-, health- and environment-friendly with the same taste, texture, more nutrients and no cruelty.

Rebellyous Foods

Series A in 2020
Rebellyous Foods is a food manufacturing technology and production company defined solely to catapult meat alternative production toward price parity with animal-based meat. Rebellyous Foods implements novel food manufacturing equipment and processes in large-scale production to produce low-cost plant-based meat at high volumes. These goals are achieved through uniquely designed food products, the use of high-throughput manufacturing automation and ‘smart’ production centers, and the development and utilization of new innovative low-energy manufacturing tools. Working closely with industry partners, Rebellyous Foods makes plant-based meat sustainable, affordable, and widely available.

Formo

Seed Round in 2019
Formo, formerly known as LegenDairy Foods GmbH, is a Berlin-based company that pioneers the production of dairy products through biotechnology. As Europe's first cell-ag company, Formo specializes in creating real dairy products without the use of cows, employing innovative fermentation and bioprocess engineering techniques. The team consists of food scientists and engineers dedicated to advancing sustainable alternatives in the dairy industry. By leveraging biotechnology, Formo aims to provide consumers with high-quality dairy options while addressing environmental concerns associated with traditional dairy farming.

Bond Pet Foods

Seed Round in 2019
Bond Pet Foods makes pet food from real animal protein, without the animal by working with biotechnology. Bond Pet Foods develops meat proteins obtained from animal cells (no slaughter required) and natural microbes. It is fed a nutrient-rich broth of vitamins, sugars, and minerals in fermentation tanks, without the pharmaceuticals. Bond Pet Foods was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

BlueNalu

Series A in 2019
BlueNalu is a cellular aquaculture company that satisfies the global appetite for seafood in a fresh, sustainable, and humane way. It offers consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe, and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability and diversity of the oceans. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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 using an automated, data-driven platform and advanced stem cell technology. By growing meat from animal cells rather than relying on traditional animal slaughter, New Age Meats aims to create healthier and more sustainable meat alternatives.