Alternative Proteins funding

The Fast-Track To Impact Programme provides mentorship, networking, and resources to alternative protein startups to accelerate sustainable food innovation. It supports registered companies with a minimum viable product in plant-based, fermentation, and cultivated protein categories, offering expert guidance on pitching, fundraising, brand development, and market expansion.

This Horizon Europe RAISE pilot funds automated scientific discovery and laboratory automation applied to food systems, alternative proteins, and precision fermentation, leveraging AI and robotics to accelerate innovation. It targets research institutions and consortia developing self-driving labs and research automation for food-tech breakthroughs.

The funder invests equity in sustainable aquaculture companies across the value chain—from fish farms and hatcheries to feed mills, disease management, and alternative seafood. The fund targets entrepreneurs building a more sustainable aquaculture food system.

ADM Ventures invests in early-stage food and agriculture technology startups developing innovations in human nutrition, animal nutrition, industrial biosolutions, and related agri-food technologies. The fund targets cutting-edge startups solving problems across the food and agriculture value chain.

A twice-yearly 5-month accelerator program investing $200K initial capital plus up to $3.5M follow-on funding for alternative protein and food-ingredients startups. The program operates in New York City, Paris, and Singapore with cohorts launching each January and July.

This fund commercializes university-developed intellectual property in food, protein, and agriculture innovation by launching new companies and recruiting management teams. It targets rural US economic development through partnerships with universities and strategic investors.

GFIF II invests in early-to-growth stage companies developing alternative proteins, sustainable fats, ingredients, sweeteners, and flavorings to improve food security and sustainability globally. The fund targets founders and companies worldwide working on food-tech innovation, with ticket sizes up to $3.5M.

Rich Products Ventures is a corporate venture fund investing in early-stage and growth-stage companies developing food-tech and sustainable food-system innovations, including plant-based proteins, climate-friendly ingredients, food waste reduction, sustainable packaging, and supply-chain automation. The fund targets entrepreneurs and companies advancing better-for-you CPG products, alternative proteins, and foodservice technology.

The funder invests in early-stage companies developing alternative proteins and biomaterials to replace animals in food and material supply chains, including plant-based proteins, fermentation, recombinant proteins, cultivated meat, and enabling technologies. The fund targets visionary founders building the future of food through capital and strategic support.

The funder funds innovative sustainable food technologies in synthetic biology and precision fermentation, with a specific focus on scaling the animal-free dairy industry. The programme brings together global industrial partners to develop manufacturing capacity in precision fermentation dairy production.