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Funding & investments
French foodtech start-up Verley raises $38m to scale precision-fermented whey protein
French foodtech start-up Verley raises $38m to scale precision-fermented whey protein

French ingredient company Verley has raised $38 million in an oversubscribed Series A round to expand production of precision-fermented whey proteins and enter the US market.

Ingredients
Urban Farm-Produce enters seed round to accelerate lion’s mane growth following rebrand
Urban Farm-Produce enters seed round to accelerate lion’s mane growth following rebrand

British mushroom grower Urban Farm-Produce (previously Urban Farm-It) has entered a £1.9 million seed round to accelerate its lion’s mane growth strategy.

Food
The Bland Company raises $2.67m to scale egg-replacement plant protein platform
The Bland Company raises $2.67m to scale egg-replacement plant protein platform

The Bland Company has secured $2.67 million in pre-seed funding to scale its proprietary technology that transforms underused agricultural side streams into high-performance plant proteins.

Eggs
M2 Ingredients launches Center of Innovation to accelerate functional mushroom R&D
M2 Ingredients launches Center of Innovation to accelerate functional mushroom R&D

M2 Ingredients, one of the largest vertically integrated functional mushroom grower and ingredient suppliers globally, has announced the launch of the M2 Center of Innovation.

Innovation
Mö Foods raises €2.4m to scale oat-based cheese technology
Mö Foods raises €2.4m to scale oat-based cheese technology

Mö Foods has secured €2.4 million in funding in a round led by Nordic Foodtech VC to grow oat-based cheese products.

Cheese
FoodNerd raises $7.5m seed funding to reimagine the toddler snack aisle
FoodNerd raises $7.5m seed funding to reimagine the toddler snack aisle

FoodNerd, a Buffalo-based food start-up focused on nutrient-dense snacks for toddlers, has closed a $7.5m Series Seed round led by Selva Ventures.

Funding & investments
Agronomics invests further £1.5m in All G as precision fermentation nears commercial rollout
Agronomics invests further £1.5m in All G as precision fermentation nears commercial rollout

Agronomics, the London-listed cellular agriculture investor, has put a further AUD 3 million (£1.5 million) into Australian biotech All G.

Ingredients
Om Mushrooms secures $6.5m to fuel functional mushroom expansion
Om Mushrooms secures $6.5m to fuel functional mushroom expansion

Om Mushrooms, a US-based functional mushroom company, has secured a $6.5 million line of credit from JPalmer Collective.

Ingredients
The year in headlines: 2025's most-read plant-based news stories
The year in headlines: 2025's most-read plant-based news stories

Join us as we reflect on the last 12 months, and read on to discover the 15 most-read news stories of 2025 on The Plant Base.

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