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Dutch fermentation startup Farmless has secured a €1 million grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

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Farmless Secures €1M EU Grant to Validate its “Dramatically Efficient” Landless Protein Production

Dutch fermentation startup Farmless has secured a €1 million grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Farmless produces functional proteins with a complete amino acid profile for the F&B industry. Its air-based fermentation process uses microorganisms powered by CO2, hydrogen, nitrogen, and renewable energy-produced feedstock rather than sugar to produce protein “dramatically” more efficiently than animal farming. With the funds, the startup will demonstrate and optimize its fermentation method for protein production in a First of a Kind (FOAK) facility. In December 2023, the startup raised €4.8 million to build a pilot brewery in Amsterdam featuring R&D facilities, a food application kitchen, and offices. “We’re on a mission to ferment proteins without agricultural land, making food and protein production dramatically more efficient. Our impact …

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Farmless raises €4.8M to produce functional proteins for the F&B industry

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Farmless Raises €4.8M to Develop Fermented Proteins for the Most Sustainable Meat, Dairy, and Egg Alternatives

Dutch fermentation startup Farmless announced that it has raised €4.8 million to produce functional proteins for the F&B industry without relying on the climate, exploiting animals, or using the land.  The company’s proteins are said to provide a complete amino acid profile, competing with the nutritional value of beef. They suit multiple applications, including meat, dairy, and egg alternatives, said the company in a statement. The seed round was co-led by World Fund and Vorwerk Ventures, with participation from previous investor Revent. With new funds, Farmless will build a pilot brewery in Amsterdam, further develop its fermentation platform, and continue the regulatory approval process for novel foods. Adnan Oner, founder and CEO of Farmless, commented: “If we unlock the protein producing powers of the microbial kingdoms …

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Air Protein and ADM join forces to commercially laungh landless proteins to make alt foods

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Air-Based Proteins Market to Exceed $100M: Highlighting 5 Prominent Players

The global air-based foods market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.7% to reach a value of US$ 100 million by the end of 2032, as consumers and producers look increasingly towards sustainable proteins. According to FACT. MR, initially, air-based foods will gain popularity in North America and Europe, markets with growing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly food products as a solution to food production challenges. This technology, first used to feed humans in space, offers a promising solution to the extensive land use in animal agriculture that is driving species to extinction, eroding soils, and polluting water and airways. We take a look at five companies using cutting-edge technology to make proteins using microbes and air, known as air-based proteins, to move food …

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Formless raises €1.2 million to produce carbon-negative, functional proteins

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Farmless Raises €1.2m to Produce Carbon-Negative Fermented Proteins With Capability to Eliminate Factory Farming

Netherlands-based Farmless has announced a €1.2 million raise in a pre-seed round to produce carbon-negative, functional ingredients to make alt protein foods. Founded in Amsterdam by Adnan Oner, Farmless says its mission is to “decouple” food production from agricultural land. It is developing a land-efficient fermentation platform to turn CO2, hydrogen, and renewable energy into functional ingredients, starting with proteins.  The round was co-led by Revent, Nucleus Capital, and Possible Ventures, with participation from HackCapital, Sustainable Food Ventures, VOYAGERS Climate-Tech Fund, TET Ventures, and a group of angel investors. 500x less land “We’re proud to be backed by an amazing group of experienced climate tech investors who share our mission. With our fermentation platform, we aim to dramatically outperform animal agriculture and reliably produce low-cost proteins at …

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