Protein Distillery is a food-tech start-up that creates a new generation of clean and sustainable proteins for food companies using microorganisms. They offer clean proteins without additives, full nutritional value, unique taste, and optimal texture in warm and cold states. They also claim to have the first vegan patty without methylcellulose.
ProteinDistillery claims that their vegan protein covers all essential amino acids and is comparable in functionality to protein from chicken eggs. Compared to animal and vegetable proteins, yeast protein production is weather-proof, consumes less water, and requires only a fraction of the land area.
However, according to Crunchbase, some possible competitors to ProteinDistillery may include Mosa Meat, Stellantis, and E-LeatherGroup.
ProteinDistillery claims that their vegan protein covers all essential amino acids and is comparable in functionality to protein from chicken eggs. Compared to animal and vegetable proteins, yeast protein production is weather-proof, consumes less water, and requires only a fraction of the land area.
However, according to Crunchbase, some possible competitors to ProteinDistillery may include Mosa Meat, Stellantis, and E-LeatherGroup.
Location: Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Esslingen am Neckar
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $22M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 27.10.2023 | Green Gene... | greengener... |
| - | Food &... | feast.vent... |
| - | xdeck | xdeck.ac |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.03.2024 | Seed | $22M | - |
Mentions in press and media 17
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| 19.02.2025 | German Poultry Giant Backs Mycelium Meat Startup in €3M Funding Round | 5 Mins Read German food tech startup Kynda has raised €3M in seed funding to expand production of its mycoprotein-based meat made from upcycled food waste. Fuelling its drive to make sustainable protein from food waste, German startup Kynda... |
| 29.11.2024 | ProteinDistillery Breaks Ground on Beer Waste Protein Factory in Ceremony Featuring German Politicians | 5 Mins Read German startup ProteinDistillery has begun construction of a large-scale plant for its yeast-derived Prew:tein ingredient, in a ceremony attended by the federal agriculture minister. Politicians, artists and footballers were all... |
| 27.11.2024 | Political Figures and Celebs Celebrate ProteinDistillery’s Upcoming Facility, Set to Produce Upcycled Protein at Large Scale | German food tech innovator ProteinDistillery recently broke ground at its new Protein Competence Centre set to open by Q2 2025, with the event attended by Germany’s Agriculture and Education Minister Cem Özdemir, known for his outspokenness... |
| 28.08.2024 | Between Hype and Reality: Oatly and Beyond Meat as a Reflection of the Industry? | The food sector is in the midst of radical change, driven by innovations in alternative proteins, AgTech and sustainable food production. While ‘new food’ companies have grown strongly in recent years, doubts are now emerging about their fu... |
| 07.08.2024 | European Fermentation Startups Raised More Funds in H1 2024 Than All of 2023 | 5 Mins Read Within the first six months of 2024, European precision and biomass fermentation startups attracted more investment than they did in all of 2023. Between regulatory wins, market breakthroughs, and dominant investment rounds, 202... |
| 16.07.2024 | Recipe for a New Conversation About Ingredients: Webtalk Replay and Mind Map Insights | Explore our latest Business Webtalk, the second in the ‘update’ series, called “Inside Products – Recipe for a New Conversation About Ingredients.” Listen in as top experts chat about the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges in thes... |
| 04.07.2024 | Session 2 of the ‘update’ Webinar Series: Inside Products – Recipe for a New Conversation About Ingredients | The new international business webtalk series ‘update’ discusses the most pressing issues of the ongoing protein transition. Based on the latest news, data, and facts, the future of the industry will be put forward and discussed with key ma... |
| 19.04.2024 | ProteinDistillery and NETZSCH Partner to Advance Egg-Like Prew:tein from Upcycled Brewer’s Yeast | The German biotech ProteinDistillery announces a partnership with the machine manufacturer NETZSCH to advance the purification process of Prew:tein — a biomass fermentation-derived protein that delivers functionality akin to egg whites. Pro... |
| 03.04.2024 | 19 millionenschwere Investments, die alle mitbekommen haben sollten | Unser Investmentrückblick auf den März 2024: Auch im vergangenen Monat konnten einige Startups, Scaleups und Grownups trotz anhaltender Krisenstimmung wieder üppige Millionenbeträge einsammeln. Einige dieser Unternehmen kennt in der Startup... |
| 13.03.2024 | ProteinDistillery Raises €15M in Seed Funding | ProteinDistillery, an Ostfildern, Germany-based plant-based food company, raised €15M in Seed funding. Backers included Green Generation Fund, the Startup Family Office, and Wendelin Wiedeking. The company intends to use the funds for growt... |
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