Meatless Farm was also in the spotlight last summer as it entered administration after being unsuccessful

The plan includes €350 million in funding to help scale up fermentation technologies that can support While European start-ups are leading research in the field, the Commission acknowledges that scaling is backed by nonprofit group Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe), which says the plan could help start-ups supported by the group found that with proper policy support, alternative proteins could generate up

Meati's current valuation is a stark contrast to its peak worth of $650 million following a $150 million Global investment in the sector fell by 27% in 2024, with plant-based food start-ups experiencing a staggering Despite these challenges, fermentation start-ups, including Meati, saw a 43% increase in funding, indicating

In 2025, we continued to see start-ups struggle to secure funding, with several in this space unable Time-Travelling Milkman raises €2m to support launch of Oleocream solution Dutch start-up Time-Travelling Green Spot Technologies secures €5m to scale ingredient production French start-up Green Spot Technologies Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks announce natural food colour production milestone In May, biotech start-ups Thai animal-free dairy start-up Muu celebrates funding milestone Muu, an animal-free dairy start-up based

Novo Holdings has invested in Danish food-tech start-up Matr Foods, supporting the company in scaling up the production of its plant-based meat alternatives. The start-up transforms locally sourced organic ingredients like oats, split peas, lupins, beetroots, The new financing will enable Matr to scale up its production capacity to meet growing demand from new therefore very excited to have Novo Holdings joining us now to really accelerate the journey by scaling up

Estonian biotechnology start-up Äio has teamed up with research organisation TFTAK (Center of Food and According to Äio, its company data shows that its fermentation process can reduce land use by up to 97% and water consumption by up to 90% compared with conventional production methods.

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British plant-based recipe kit start-up Grubby has expanded its partnership with vegan food brand Bosh The brand’s Veganuary line-up this year features 144 simple recipes spanning globally inspired cuisine Additionally, the High-Protein range contains up to 47g of protein per dish, all from whole food ingredients

Alt-dairy start-up Climax Foods has rebranded to Bettani Farms; has appointed former Califia Farms CFO Additionally, the start-up said its natural, farm-sourced ingredient can provide a more cost competitive Sanjeev Krishnan, managing partner at S2G, said: “As Bettani starts this new chapter, we believe it’s

Start-ups cannot rely on venture capital to build the plants needed to scale production, and to reap Key stats from the 2024 Alternative Protein Report Total investment:  $509 million (€470 million) raised The report underscores the necessity for diverse funding mechanisms to support start-ups in scaling production Grosshans emphasised that start-ups cannot solely depend on venture capital to build the infrastructure in alternative protein innovation, with substantial government investments and a growing number of start-ups

This would enable start-ups to request advice from regulators on the technical and scientific information adding clarity to the application process and preventing unnecessary authorisation delays by ensuring start-ups called on the Commission to build on plans to establish a pilot investment facility supporting the scale-up

German food-tech start-up Nosh.bio has announced a commercial partnership with European sausage producer It will leverage its extensive retailer network to introduce Koji Chunks to the market, starting in Germany The company operates from a former brewery, speeding up time to market and improving sustainability while Tim Fronzek, CEO and co-founder of Nosh.bio, said: “As a small start-up we will not be able to change