Gaia Tech has invented an innovative method to upcycle agricultural sidestreams into bio-compounds and added-value ingredients. Through its novel approach, Gaia tackles the ever-increasing trend to substitute synthetic compounds with natural alternatives in the cosmetics, food, and feed sector. At the same time, Gaia responds to the pressing needs of the primary sector to create new value streams and reduce its environmental footprint. Gaia Tech builds on the results from the EIT Food project Phenoliva and aims to commercialize a portfolio of value-added products derived from olive pomace (e.g. antioxidants, biochar, activated carbon, biogas) obtained through a technology that, differently from competitors' solutions, is cost-effective and highly scalable.
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $85.79K
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Venture Ki... | venturekic... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 06.10.2022 | Grant | $85.79K | - |
Mentions in press and media 18
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| 03.05.2024 | Global applause to celebrate winning startups | Over 500 startups from across the EU and its associated countries were evaluated online by more than 60 experts from the agrifood industry to select the 2024 cohort for the EIT Food Accelerator Network Paris program. The startups convinced... |
| 21.03.2024 | First batch of start-ups selected for Tech4Regeneration | Over the years, many industrial and financial companies have integrated the notion of sustainability in the core of their business model, with the large-scale adoption of environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) norms. Even if it were... |
| 23.01.2024 | Advancing the cosmetic industry with Gaia Tech’s upcycling innovation | Gaia Tech’s Co-Founders Enrico Tenaglia and Claudio Reinhard in the laboratory, where they are creating a portfolio of valuable ingredients out of neglected food byproducts. After a rigorous research period, Gaia Tech is starting collaborat... |
| 20.07.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Keurig Dr Pepper bets $300m on coffee, Simbe Robotics scores $28m | Big news this week came from CPG Keurig Dr Pepper, which scooped up a 33% stake in a coffee company, while several food robotics companies that raised new funding. Elsewhere, US-based CubicAcres raised funding and launched a partnership wit... |
| 18.07.2023 | Gaia Tech secures capital to accelerate market entry | |
| 21.06.2023 | Cleantech and life sciences start-ups scoop prizes at W.A. de Vigier Awards | |
| 15.05.2023 | Swissnex San Francisco reveals first cohorts for its sector-based bootcamps | |
| 11.05.2023 | Neues Förderprogramm für Food-Startups punktet mit individuellem Ansatz | |
| 30.03.2023 | 15 startups contest to win CHF 100,000 | |
| 29.12.2022 | Jahresbilanz der Stiftung für technologische Innovation SIT |
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