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Kyomei has developed a first-in-class protein production platform using plants as bioreactors growing animal proteins for the alternative meat industry. Our platform is sustainable and carbon negative, naturally grown and purely plant-grown and produces the identical proteins found in meat. It uses sustainable ways to add flavor on meat-based alternatives. Kyomei was founded in 2021 and is based in Cambridge, England.
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| Jan 14, 2025 | Plantopia turns to sprouted oats for cost-effective production of animal-free dairy | Molecular farming startup Plantopia (formerly Pigmentum) aims to establish pilot-scale production of casein proteins in sprouted oats in the second half of this year, an approach it claims can enable cost competitive indoor production of an... |
| Dec 21, 2024 | The Future of Food: PoLoPo's Protein-Packed Potatoes | In a world where food security is increasingly threatened by climate change, disease outbreaks, and supply chain disruptions, innovation is the lifeline. Enter PoLoPo, an Israeli startup that is reshaping the landscape of protein production... |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Egg proteins… in potatoes? Molecular farming startup PoLoPo makes the case | Persistent volatility driven by recurrent bouts of avian flu, fluctuating feed and energy costs, regulatory changes, and a global pandemic, have wreaked havoc in the egg market, prompting a surge of interest in alternatives, from duckweed p... |
| Nov 25, 2024 | ‘A huge milestone…’ Alpine Bio harvests first large-scale crop of soybeans containing casein proteins | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Alpine Bio.] Alpine Bio—a molecular farming startup engineering plants to produce animal proteins in what it claims is a more sustainable and more efficient manner—has har... |
| Jul 5, 2024 | 10 Molecular Farming Startups Transforming Everyday Plants into Protein Powerhouses | Today, we bring you a roundup of molecular farming startups transforming plants into biofactories to produce alternatives to animal proteins, pigments, next-gen sweeteners, and growth factors. Plant molecular farming, an additional producti... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Molecular farming startup Nobell Foods rebrands as Alpine Bio, secures 10th US patent | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Alpine Bio.] Nobell Foods—a molecular farming startup engineering plants to produce animal proteins in what it claims is a more sustainable and ultimately more efficient m... |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Casein… from potatoes? Molecular farming startup Finally Foods emerges from stealth | Finally Foods—an Israeli molecular farming startup producing dairy proteins in potatoes—has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub (TKH) by Strauss Group and the Israeli Innovation Authority. Founded by Dr.... |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Trendwatching at Future Food-Tech, part two: From upcycled prebiotic fibers to molecular farming 2.0 | In part two of our roundup of the Future Food-Tech summit in San Francisco, we highlight startups spanning a range of fields from molecular farming to upcycled prebiotic fibers from leftover parts of crops. Comet gears up to open dedicated ... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Here’s all 10 companies from IndieBio’s latest New York cohort | Most big accelerators tend to dedicate some of their resources to dauntingly hard science problems and the companies taking them on… but for SOSV’s IndieBio, it’s the primary focus. Last time we checked in with IndieBio, their companies wer... |
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FAQ about Kyomei
What has the press written about Kyomei?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Kyomei, among them “Plantopia turns to sprouted oats for cost-effective production of animal-free dairy” (Jan 14, 2025) and “The Future of Food: PoLoPo's Protein-Packed Potatoes” (Dec 21, 2024).
Is Kyomei still active?
Yes, Kyomei is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 7, 2026.