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| 17.06.2024 | 5 Startups Transforming the Landscape of Food Production | The alternative protein industry is teeming with innovation, and the latest group of startups from ProVeg Incubator demonstrates the remarkable developments that are ahead.
This year, five promising food-tech companies working on breakthrou... |
| 12.06.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: DoD v Cattlemen, Non-Dairy Footballers & Vegan in the Bronx | 6 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Alpro’s collaboration with Peter Crouch, a new alternative pr... |
| 06.06.2024 | 12th ProVeg Incubator Cohort Features Mycelium Tech, Next Gen Pet Food, and Cultivated Sea Bass | Berlin-based ProVeg Incubator today reveals the five impact-driven startups that have been selected for the 12th cohort of its accelerator programme, designed for alt-protein startups driving food system transformation.
This year’s programm... |
| 03.05.2024 | Op Ed: Stephanie Downs, CEO and Co-Founder of UNCAGED Innovations, Combatting the Argument that Leather is “Natural” | Stephanie Downs is the CEO and Co-Founder of UNCAGED Innovations, the “world’s first” biomaterial company to create sustainable leather from grains at scale. Combining its proprietary software platform, BioFuze, with biomaterial manufacturi... |
| 29.04.2024 | B2B Pivots, APAC Growth & Plant-Based 2.0: ProVeg on Alt-Protein’s ‘Correction Phase’ & Trends for 2024 | 6 Mins Read Amid investor pressure, sales declines and negative media coverage, the alternative protein sector is navigating a “correction phase”, but there is cause for optimism, according to ProVeg International.
We’ve all seen the headli... |
| 29.04.2024 | The ProVeg Incubator Celebrates Five Years, Predicts Alt Protein Sector Will “Build Back Stronger” | The ProVeg Incubator has released a new report to celebrate reaching the five-year mark and supporting over 100 startups. Titled Five Years, 100 Startups, and the Future of Food, the report argues that the alt protein sector is currently un... |
| 05.04.2024 | Kickstarting for Good Program Seeks Impact Entrepreneurs to Help Make Our Food System Sustainable | ProVeg International is searching for mission-driven entrepreneurs to join its Kickstarting for Good accelerator program, which aims to launch and grow nonprofits and impact initiatives working on transforming the food system.
Said to be th... |
| 18.03.2024 | Omni: What’s Next for the Plant-Based Pet Food Company? | Three years ago, Omni launched as a ProVeg Incubator start-up selling plant-based pet food. In 2023, the company grew by over 100% and boasted seven-figure annual sales.
Building a health-first brand based on veterinary knowledge and scient... |
| 13.02.2024 | Brazil’s Cellva Raises R$6.5 Million to Develop Cultivated Pork Fat | Cellva Ingredients, the first startup in Brazil to develop and produce cultivated animal ingredients, starting with pork fat, has raised R$6.5 million in its first financial round.
Seed4SCience from Fundepar led the round with the participa... |
| 22.11.2023 | The 8 Startups Pitching Innovations from Cultivated Caviar to the “New Soy” at ProVeg Incubator Demo Day | The eight startups that form the 11th cohort of the ProVeg Incubator are set to showcase their innovations at a Demo Day on December 14.
The Demo Day is the culmination of the 12-week incubator program, which teaches startups how to develop... |
| 05.10.2023 | Las españolas Poseidona y Guimarana entran en la incubadora plant-based ProVeg Incubator | ProVeg Incubator, la incubadora plant-based y de agricultura celular, ha anunciado su undécima promoción con ocho nuevas y empresas de tecnología alimentaria. Entre las startups, procedentes de todo el mundo, se incluye a dos españolas. Tod... |
| 03.10.2023 | Premium Roe: Can Cultivated Caviar Catch On? | 6 Mins Read Californian startup Marinas Bio is developing a cultivated alternative to one of the world’s most premium foods, caviar. While cost will continue to be a major barrier for cell-cultured meat and seafood as companies are still fa... |
| 01.09.2023 | Meet the founders: MycoSure seeks to put South Africa on the alt protein map with biomass fermentation platform | Cofounded by Greg Brown (COO), James McLaren (CTO) and Charles Reed (CEO) in October 2021, South African startup MycoSure is growing protein-packed mycelium using biomass fermentation.
The startup—which jump-started its R&D process thro... |
| 25.08.2023 | Meet the founder: Chewing the designer fat with Satnam Singh at Fattastic Technologies | From hydrogenation to interesterification, there are many ways to change the properties of fats, says Fattastic Technologies founder Satnam Singh. But finding a cost-effective, scalable approach to create the next generation of healthy fats... |
| 08.08.2023 | Peanut Meat Brand Haofood Unveils Vegan Pork Mince Soup Dumplings | 3 Mins Read Shanghai food tech brand Haofood, known for its plant-based chicken made from peanuts, has launched soup dumplings filled with peanut-based pork mince. The first plant-based meat brand to use peanut protein as the base ingredien... |
| 18.07.2023 | ProVeg Incubator Seeks Cultivated Octopus – “It’s What the World Needs Now” | Horror has been felt around the world since the announcement of the world’s first commercial octopus farm, based in the Canary Islands, which is set to slaughter around a million of the highly intelligent creatures yearly to create 3,000 to... |
| 31.05.2023 | ProVeg Incubator: 12 Innovative Startups to Pitch at First In-Person Demo Day in Four Years | The tenth cohort of the ProVeg Incubator will culminate next month with a Demo Day, where alt protein startups will pitch in front of a panel of investors.
For the first time in four years, the event will be held in person as well as online... |
| 25.01.2023 | Plant-based start-ups eligible for up to $300k | The ProVeg Incubator – the world’s first and leading alt-protein start-up accelerator – has increased the amount of investment it makes in start-ups that join its programme.
Start-ups that join and complete the programme can now benefit fro... |
| 25.01.2023 | Plant-based start-ups eligible for up to $300k | The ProVeg Incubator – the world’s first and leading alt-protein start-up accelerator – has increased the amount of investment it makes in start-ups that join its programme.
Start-ups that join and complete the programme can now benefit fr... |
| 09.06.2022 | ProVeg Incubator Seeks Startups Developing Egg, Seafood, & Chicken Alternatives | The ProVeg Incubator has opened applications for its next cohort, with a particular focus on startups developing egg, seafood, and chicken alternatives.
According to the alt-protein accelerator, these three areas are major “white spaces”, w... |
| 11.04.2022 | Meet the Latest Alt Protein Startups from the ProVeg Incubator | ProVeg Incubator has revealed its new cohort of alt protein startups. Seven impact-driven startups from around the globe have joined the ProVeg Incubator for the latest edition of its accelerator program, with a strong focus on innovative i... |
| 25.01.2022 | ProVeg Incubator Seeks Innovative Alt-Protein Startups for Upcoming Cohort | The ProVeg Incubator accelerator programme is looking for innovative alt-protein startups to take part in its latest cohort. Applicants must be developing high-impact alternatives to animal products and ingredients.
ProVeg’s 12-week program... |
| 24.06.2021 | Omni: “Some of the Longest-Living Dogs on Record Were Fed Entirely Plant-Based Diets” | Omni is a plant-based pet food company from the UK focused on the development of healthy and sustainable food for dogs. Dr Guy Sandelowsky and Shiv Sivakumar founded Omni during the COVID-19 pandemic and are now preparing to launch their fi... |
| 17.06.2021 | Kern Tec: Ultra-Sustainable Plant-Based Foods Made From Upcycled Fruit Pits | Kern Tec is an Austrian startup participating in the current cohort of the ProVeg incubator. It was founded by Luca Fichtinger, Michael Beitl, Sebastian Jeschko, and Fabian Wagesreither.
The company has a unique concept — upcycling fruit pi... |
| 16.06.2021 | Startup Stories: Glean Invaluable Insight From ProVeg Alumni at the Virtual Incubator Roundtable | On June 30, ProVeg will host a virtual roundtable with four alumni startups – Greenwise, Plantcraft, Asante, and Pink Albatross – sharing their entrepreneurial stories and experiences in the ProVeg Incubator programme.
“Startup founders are... |
| 08.04.2021 | The Innovative Startups Joining the 6th ProVeg Accelerator Are Revealed – From Mushroom Meat to Upcycled Fruit Pits | Nine pioneering companies from across Europe, Mexico, Chile, and India, comprise the sixth cohort of the ProVeg Incubator Programme – the world’s leading incubator of plant-based and cultured food startups, with the latest accelerator progr... |
| 22.12.2020 | After Algae Energy Bars, Naka Foods Develops Plant-Based Chicken To Change The Way Indians Consume Meat | 27 1
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Indian foodtech company Naka Foods, is known amongst health-conscious Indians for their 4pm spirulina snack bars. Today, the young startup is on a mission to address the limitations of the existing food system by ... |
| 15.12.2020 | HaoFood: This Shanghai Food Tech Makes Asian Fried Chicken From Peanuts | 1
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While many plant-based meat alternatives on the market are made with soy, wheat or pea protein, this startup is doing something different. Their secret sauce to make the perfect vegan fried chicken? Peanuts. Based in S... |
| 26.11.2020 | Plant-Based Chorizo: 5 Things Chile’s Pow! Foods Founders Want You To Know | 4 0
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Did you know that 5% of Chileans now consider themselves vegetarian? This is huge news in a country where meaty family barbecues are an every-weekend occurrence. Meet Pow! Foods, Chile’s up-and-coming startup creati... |
| 16.06.2020 | ‘India Smart Protein Innovation Challenge’ To Foster Next-Gen Plant-Based Innovation | 1
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The Good Food Institute (GFI) India, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to supporting the sustainable alternative protein ecosystem, has just created a new project to promote innovation in plant-based and cultivated fo... |
| 15.05.2020 | These 10 Plant-Based Food Tech Startups Are Looking To Disrupt The Global Food System | 2
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Berlin-based ProVeg Incubator supports plant-based and cultured food tech startups all over the world to help them raise funding and develop products that will help solve the challenges of our broken food system. This... |
| 23.01.2020 | ProVeg Incubator Announces €20,000 – €200,000 Grants for Startup Applicants | ProVeg Incubator, the world’s first plant-based incubator, today announced that for the first time, each company accepted to join the incubator will receive a €20,000 grant, with the potential for a further €30,000 to €180,000 in seed inves... |
| 07.01.2020 | ProVeg Incubator Programme Now Open to Applicants for Fourth Cohort | The world’s first plant-based incubator, hosted by ProVeg, is now calling for a new round of applicants for its fourth cohort. After the recent cohort last September was a huge success, the organisation is again calling for innovative food ... |
| 06.08.2019 | YOUPEAS: “We Shouldn’t Undermine the Impact of Snacking on Our Health and on Our Planet” | courtesy of Camille Tomat, founder of Youpeas SAS
Youpeas is a young startup based in Lille, France, specialising in vegan cookies and snacks made from chickpeas. We spoke with Youpeas-founder Camille Tomat about the company’s vegan product... |
| 21.06.2019 | Food Innovators Wanted for ProVeg Incubator | © ProVeg
The ProVeg Incubator is currently accepting startups for the third round of intakes, which will begin in September. Companies working on plant-based and cell-based innovations can now apply online to join the programme.
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| 26.10.2018 | Proveg in Berlin – First Incubator Participants Begin 1st November 2018 | Proveg, the leading international food awareness organisation, has been working over the past decade with both startups and established companies to expand the plant-based food system. Proveg operates a 16-week incubation/acceleration progr... |
| 03.10.2018 | ‘Plant-Based Experience’ in Frankfurt: ProVeg Designs Supporting Programme for Hi Europe Trade Fair | From November 27th to 29th, 2018 ProVeg (formerly Vegetarierbund Deutschland) will participate in the programme of the Health Ingredients (Hi) Europe trade fair in Frankfurt am Main under the title ‘Plant-Based Experience’. For the first ti... |
| 12.09.2018 | Berlin: Europe’s First Start-Up Incubator for Innovative Veggie Products | In the autumn, ProVeg (formerly Vegetarierbund Deutschland) will launch Europe’s first incubator for innovative vegetarian products in Berlin. Starting in November, ProVeg intends to support and promote innovative and forward-looking veggie... |
