Imagine a world without chocolate. Horrifying, right? But the supply of cocoa is endangered and chocolate is as bad as meat for our planet.
We make future-proof chocolate using precision fermentation. Doing this, our chocolate is 10x more sustainable and 20% cheaper than conventional chocolate. In order to mimic the organoleptic properties of chocolate (tender, smoothly melting taste release) we are working on the flavor itself but also on replacing the cocoa butter.
55 Mio lbs of chocolate are consumed every day. By 2035 we will substitute a big chunk of it through our sustainable chocolate.
We make future-proof chocolate using precision fermentation. Doing this, our chocolate is 10x more sustainable and 20% cheaper than conventional chocolate. In order to mimic the organoleptic properties of chocolate (tender, smoothly melting taste release) we are working on the flavor itself but also on replacing the cocoa butter.
55 Mio lbs of chocolate are consumed every day. By 2035 we will substitute a big chunk of it through our sustainable chocolate.
Location: Germany
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $45.4M
Founded date: 2021
Investors 11
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Trellis Ro... | trellisroa... |
| 16.08.2022 | Fifty Year... | fiftyyears... |
| 26.02.2023 | World Fund | worldfund.... |
| - | Nucleus Ca... | nucleus-ca... |
| 20.07.2022 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Food &... | feast.vent... |
| - | ZINTINUS | zintinus.c... |
| - | AgriFoodTe... | venture.ba... |
| 25.02.2024 | Tet Ventur... | tet.vc |
| 15.11.2022 | Cherry Ven... | cherry.vc |
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Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 09.12.2024 | Series B | $30M | - |
| 01.02.2024 | Series A | $15.4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 30
| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.12.2025 | Why the chocolate in your holiday candy could be ‘fake’ this year | Unpredictable cocoa markets have prompted some candy makers to rethink how they’re sourcing chocolate. While some products are seeing their coca content reduced, others are foregoing cocoa altogether. Startups that make cocoa alternatives t... |
| 05.11.2025 | Barry Callebaut Expands Portfolio with Planet A Foods’ Cocoa-Free ChoViva Chocolate | Barry Callebaut and Planet A Foods have entered into a long-term commercial partnership to bring cocoa-free chocolate alternatives to global markets. Planet A Foods is known for its ChoViva line, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative that util... |
| 22.07.2025 | Auf diese deutschen Startups setzt Omnes Capital | Der französische Investor Omnes Capital, dessen Wurzeln bis ins Jahr 1999 zurückreichen, blickt verstärkt nach Deutschland. “Wir sehen die Diversifizierung als zentralen Erfolgsfaktor, den wir bei Omnes Capital in mehreren Dimensionen durch... |
| 22.01.2025 | Project Eaden’s Textile-Inspired Tech Raises €15M to Scale Next-Gen Whole Cuts | Berlin-based climate tech startup Project Eaden has closed a €15 million oversubscribed Series A funding round to accelerate the European retail launch of its plant-based meat alternatives. Using proprietary fiber spinning technology inspir... |
| 12.12.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Nexus W2V raises $140m, Haber nets $44m, Planet A Foods bags $30m | As US legislation evolves across the waste-management industry, Nexus W2V, a leading developer of waste-to-value infrastructure projects, announced the closing of an anchor $75 million structured equity commitment from Orion Infrastructure ... |
| 09.12.2024 | Planet A Foods sammelt 30 Millionen ein – Google investiert in Usercentrics – Emoving übernimmt Ono | Im #DealMonitor für den 9. Dezember werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-... |
| 09.12.2024 | Planet A Foods Raises $30M in Series B Funding | Planet A Foods, a Munich, Germany-based developer of cocoa-free chocolate alternatives, raised $30m in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Burda Principal Investments and Zintinus with participation from AgriFoodTech Venture Alliance,... |
| 07.12.2024 | Planet A Foods: A Sweet Revolution in Sustainable Chocolate | In a world grappling with climate change, Planet A Foods is crafting a new narrative for chocolate. The company has just secured $30 million in a Series B funding round, pushing its total funding to over $45 million. This infusion of capita... |
| 06.12.2024 | Planet A Foods Raises $30M to Scale Cocoa-Free Chocolate Alternative with 80% Less Carbon Footprint | Planet A Foods, a food technology company specializing in sustainable ingredients, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. The financing will support the industrial-scale production of ChoViva, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative... |
| 06.12.2024 | Planet A Foods secures $30M Series B for cocoa-free chocolate | Sustainable foodtech Planet A Foods has closed a $30 million Series B equity funding round. This brings company funding to over $45 million. Founded in 2021 by siblings Dr Sara Marquart and Dr Maximilian Marquart, Planet A Foods is redefini... |
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