Animal-free proteins derived from plants. Affordable, scalable, flexible.
Location: United States, North Carolina
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $5M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| 14.03.2024 | Sustainabl... | sustainabl... |
| 03.12.2022 | SeedFolio | seedfolio.... |
| 07.10.2020 | Social Imp... | social-imp... |
| - | Caring Ent... | caring-ent... |
| 22.07.2021 | Cantos Ven... | cantos.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 09.03.2023 | Seed | $2M | Sustainabl... |
| 25.11.2021 | Seed | $3M | - |
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.01.2025 | Plantopia turns to sprouted oats for cost-effective production of animal-free dairy | Molecular farming startup Plantopia (formerly Pigmentum) aims to establish pilot-scale production of casein proteins in sprouted oats in the second half of this year, an approach it claims can enable cost competitive indoor production of an... |
| 21.12.2024 | The Future of Food: PoLoPo's Protein-Packed Potatoes | In a world where food security is increasingly threatened by climate change, disease outbreaks, and supply chain disruptions, innovation is the lifeline. Enter PoLoPo, an Israeli startup that is reshaping the landscape of protein production... |
| 20.12.2024 | Egg proteins… in potatoes? Molecular farming startup PoLoPo makes the case | Persistent volatility driven by recurrent bouts of avian flu, fluctuating feed and energy costs, regulatory changes, and a global pandemic, have wreaked havoc in the egg market, prompting a surge of interest in alternatives, from duckweed p... |
| 25.11.2024 | ‘A huge milestone…’ Alpine Bio harvests first large-scale crop of soybeans containing casein proteins | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Alpine Bio.] Alpine Bio—a molecular farming startup engineering plants to produce animal proteins in what it claims is a more sustainable and more efficient manner—has har... |
| 16.10.2024 | Molecular Farming Startup Earns USDA Approval for Peas That Produce Beef Protein | 4 Mins Read Moolec Science has received what it claims is the first USDA approval for genetically engineered peas, which can produce iron-rich beef protein via molecular farming. Luxembourg-based molecular farming startup Moolec Science has... |
| 16.04.2024 | Molecular farming startup Nobell Foods rebrands as Alpine Bio, secures 10th US patent | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Alpine Bio.] Nobell Foods—a molecular farming startup engineering plants to produce animal proteins in what it claims is a more sustainable and ultimately more efficient m... |
| 02.04.2024 | Casein… from potatoes? Molecular farming startup Finally Foods emerges from stealth | Finally Foods—an Israeli molecular farming startup producing dairy proteins in potatoes—has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub (TKH) by Strauss Group and the Israeli Innovation Authority. Founded by Dr.... |
| 21.11.2023 | RTP Startups Demonstrate Benefits of Plant-Based Proteins for Cell-Based Food Production | Results from a collaborative project between Tiamat Sciences and BIOMILQ — women-owned biotechnology startups in Research Triangle Park — show the promise of using plant-based proteins to lower the cost of producing food using cultured cell... |
| 16.03.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Andes lands $30m to tackle carbon, THIS cooks up $18m, Leaf & AWS team up | This week, climate tech startup Andes bagged funding for its carbon removal technology, plant-based meat maker THIS announced Series B funding and Immi raised funds for plant-based ramen. In the world of ag data, two infrastructure provider... |
| 09.03.2023 | Tiamat Sciences Secures $2M Seed-Extension | DURHAM, N.C., Biotechnology startup Tiamat Sciences today announced its $2 million seed-extension financing round. >> Click here for more funding data on Tiamat Sciences >> To export Tiamat Sciences funding data to PDF and E... |
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