The Leaf Protein Co. Secures $850K to Unlock the Highly Nutritious Rubisco Protein for F&B
The Leaf Protein Co., an Australian agritech startup extracting Rubisco proteins from green leaves, has raised $850,000 in a pre-seed round to accelerate its growth and propel the commercialization of its sustainable protein solutions for the F&B industry. The University of Melbourne Genesis Pre-seed Fund led the raise. LaunchVic’s Hugh Victor McKay Fund (supporting local agtech startups) and Loyal VC participated. With the new capital, the startup will expand its staff, optimize its pilot plant, and enhance its protein extraction methods to bring its leaf proteins to market. Hun Gan, CEO of Genesis Pre-Seed Fund, expressed pride and support on behalf of the University of Melbourne, acknowledging the significant progress the startup has made and highlighting the potential of innovations to improve people’s lives, tackle …
