We are a Dutch food ingredients innovator pioneering sustainable nutrition through biomass fermentation. Fermotein® is a nutrient-dense mycoprotein powder
rich in complete protein, prebiotic fiber, and micronutrients and bioactives.
rich in complete protein, prebiotic fiber, and micronutrients and bioactives.
Location: Netherlands
Total raised: $20.55M
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 06.07.2026 | Series B | $20.55M | Novo Holdi... |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.07.2026 | AgriFood Tech Reshapes Global Food Systems | The agri-food tech sector surges with significant capital. InvestEco closed its largest sustainable food fund at C$106 million. Major corporations like Nestlé abandon artificial colors. Bayer consolidates its glyphosate operations. Startups... |
| 08.07.2026 | Mycelium Powerhouse The Protein Brewery Navigates US Regulatory Path, Secures Major Funding for Global Growth | The Protein Brewery raised €18M, boosting total funding to €70M. Its novel mycelium protein, Fermotein, gained EU market approval. The company faces a temporary FDA GRAS notice withdrawal in the U.S. due to application deficiencies. Managem... |
| 06.07.2026 | The Protein Brewery Closes €18M Series B Extension Funding | The Protein Brewery, a Breda, the Netherlands-based company which specializes in biomass fermentation producing whole-food mycelium (mycoprotein), raised €18M in Series B extension funding. The round was led by ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact F... |
| 02.07.2026 | AgriFood Signals: InvestEco closes fourth fund, Bayer consolidates US glyphosate arm, Nestlé ditches artificial colors | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news 🇳🇱 The Protein Brewery says FDA GRAS setback won’t derail US plans as it raises $20.5m Series B exte... |
| 29.06.2026 | The Protein Brewery says FDA GRAS setback won’t derail US plans as it raises $20.5m Series B extension | The Protein Brewery—which has just secured the green light to market its novel mycelium ingredient in the EU—has been advised by the FDA to withdraw its GRAS notice in the US due to deficiencies in its application. However, CEO Thijs Bosch ... |
| 29.06.2026 | The Protein Brewery Secures €18M to Enter the European Market | Dutch food ingredients company The Protein Brewery has completed an €18 million extension of its Series B funding round, the company announced today, shortly after receiving EU Novel Food authorization for its mycoprotein ingredient Fermote... |
| 17.06.2026 | The Protein Brewery wins EU approval for Fermotein mycoprotein six years after novel foods filing | The first novel mycelium ingredient authorized for sale in the EU under the Novel Food Regulation should hit the market in Q3, 2026, after the European Commission gave The Protein Brewery’s Fermotein mycoprotein its stamp of approval, six y... |
| 19.10.2024 | The Rise of Mycoprotein: A New Era in Sustainable Food | In the bustling world of food innovation, a new player has emerged. The Better Meat Co, a Californian startup, has recently received the green light from Singapore's regulatory body to introduce its mycoprotein, Rhiza, to the Asian market. ... |
| 18.10.2024 | The Better Meat Co Takes Its Mycoprotein to Asia with Singapore Regulatory Approval | 4 Mins Read Californian startup The Better Meat Co has received regulatory approval for its Rhiza mycoprotein ingredient in Singapore, paving the way for its international debut. The Better Meat Co is now cleared to sell its Rhiza mycoprote... |