Nourish Ingredients is a food technology company leading the movement to revolutionise how alternative protein products are made.
We create tailored, animal-free fats and oils that make plant-based meat, fish and dairy alternatives even better – tastier and more sustainable.
Because our unique fermentation process is not locked by biology, there are endless possibilities for the ways our fats and oils can be used by companies creating alternative meat, poultry, seafood and dairy products. And the highly customizable flavour profiles of our fats and oils mean they are as tasty (or even tastier!) than the real thing.
At Nourish, we’re innovators and we’re here to help spur the next era of alternative protein food production.
We create tailored, animal-free fats and oils that make plant-based meat, fish and dairy alternatives even better – tastier and more sustainable.
Because our unique fermentation process is not locked by biology, there are endless possibilities for the ways our fats and oils can be used by companies creating alternative meat, poultry, seafood and dairy products. And the highly customizable flavour profiles of our fats and oils mean they are as tasty (or even tastier!) than the real thing.
At Nourish, we’re innovators and we’re here to help spur the next era of alternative protein food production.
Location: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $59M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Main Seque... | mseq.vc/ |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.10.2022 | Series A | $45M | - |
| 26.03.2021 | - | $14M | - |
Mentions in press and media 23
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| 16.05.2024 | 🎥Fats from fermentation: Chewing the designer fat with Nourish Ingredients | The race is on to develop ‘designer’ fats for the next generation of food products. But will fats & oils produced by microbes in fermentation tanks ever be a cost-effective proposition? The answer, says Australian startup Nourish Ingred... |
| 15.12.2023 | Designer fats in focus: Does it make commercial sense to produce fats via precision fermentation? | Multiple startups now harness oil-producing microbes to create ‘designer’ fats with customized melting points, nutritional profiles, or green credentials. But will fats made via precision fermentation ever be a commercially viable alternati... |
| 16.11.2023 | Data snapshot: APAC alt protein investment trends… Transitioning from CPG to picks and shovels | Data snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts ab... |
| 27.07.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Builders Vision to invest $1.1bn in climate, Walmart & other corporates expand regen ag | Agrifoodtech funding this week was rather abysmal in terms of the number of deals announced. But there were plenty of new funds, including a $1.1 billion climate-focused one from VC Builders Vision. Meanwhile, Israeli startups and investors... |
| 25.07.2023 | Nourish Ingredients aims to launch fats with an ‘authentic animal taste and aroma’ in late 2024 | Nourish Ingredients, an Australian startup deploying precision fermentation to produce animal-like fats for the next generation of meat alternatives, has secured A$5.8 million ($3.9 million) in funding and grants from the Australian governm... |
| 02.06.2023 | Meet the founders: ÄIO looks to upcycled feedstocks to fuel biomanufacturing platform | Used in everything from lipsticks to confectionery and meat alternatives, tropical oils such as palm and coconut come with environmental and societal costs. But can oil-producing microbes snacking on upcycled feedstocks give them a run for ... |
| 10.05.2023 | Data snapshot: Innovative Food startups Vow and Nourish provide hope amid Australia agrifoodtech funding decline | Data snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new research re... |
| 21.10.2022 | Nourish Ingredients Closes USD$28.6 Million Series A for Microbial Fermentation Fats | 3 Mins Read With backing led by Hong Kong-based billionaire Li Ka Shing’s VC Horizon Ventures, Australian food tech startup, Nourish Ingredients, has raised more than AUD$45 million (USD$28.6 million) in a Series A. The microbial fermentati... |
| 20.10.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: new investments in alternative fat, Kroger buying Albertsons, Beyond Meat cuts 200 jobs | This week saw two new investments in startups making alternative fat products: Australia’s Nourish Ingredients and UK-based Hoxton Farms. Kroger announced plans to buy fellow grocery giant Albertsons and precision spraying startup Smart Ass... |
| 20.10.2022 | Animal-free fat startup Nourish Ingredients lands a meaty $45 million funding round | Nourish Ingredients co-founders Dr James Petrie and Dr Ben Leita. Source: supplied. Australian food tech startup Nourish Ingredients has received $45 million in Series A funding for its animal-free fat business. The round was led by Horizon... |
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