Here is an overview of the latest funding rounds:
Rival Foods, based in Geldrop, recently raised €10 million. The company developed a proprietary platform for producing whole-cut meat alternatives – products that accurately mimic the texture, taste, and mouthfeel of animal meats while being fully plant-based, clean-label, and minimally processed.
Rival Foods raises €10 mln to scale plant-based meat
Dutch foodtech scale-up Rival Foods has raised €10 million in a Series B funding round.
Another emerging company in the alternative protein space is Vivici. Earlier this year, this startup raised €32.5 million. They are developing alternative protein ingredients using precision fermentation, a technology that engineers bacteria to produce specific ingredients.
Animal-free proteins: €32.5 million for Vivici
With a new investment, Vivici can expand internationally.
Following this investment round, we featured the company’s CEO, Stephan van Sint Fiet, in an episode of our Investment of the Month series.
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Investment of the month: ‘NL can lead the protein transition’
Vivici raised €32.5 million. The startup produces alternative proteins on a large scale. IO+ spoke with CEO Stephan Van Sint Fiet.
