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We believe that food should be designed to make you thrive. The food that you find in today's supermarkets is not and we aim to change this. At vly, our mindset is health-first and our products are designed by nutritionists and then brought to life by food scientists. Our vision is to create the healthiest plant-protein food products consumers have ever consumed.
Within less than a year of trading, we already sold more than 1 million liter of milk alternative and scaled to >5.000 POS. We're beyond excited by this rapid development and are convinced that this is just the beginning.
Within less than a year of trading, we already sold more than 1 million liter of milk alternative and scaled to >5.000 POS. We're beyond excited by this rapid development and are convinced that this is just the beginning.
Overview
Location
Germany, Berlin
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$7.44M
Founded date
2018
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 19
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| Jun 6, 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... |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Announcing the 15 Finalists of the Carrefour Plant-Based Contest | French supermarket chain Carrefour created a contest this March called the Plant-Based Contest, designed to help innovative startups advance to market. The contest has three categories: plant-based protein products, strong concept, and serv... |
| Oct 13, 2021 | ANUGA 2021 Day 3: The Entire Spectrum of the Vegan Food Industry in One Show | © Koelnmesse GmbH The third day of the world’s leading trade fair for the food and beverage industry is over and Anuga is already drawing to a close. But there is still time to explore, inform and network, and there is still more than enoug... |
| May 21, 2021 | Pea Protein Milk Startup Vly Raises US$7.4M Series A To Drive Growth Across Europe | 3 Mins Read Alternative dairy foodtech startup Vly, which creates milk from pea protein, has raised EUR€6.1M(approx. US$7.4M) in a Series A round led by Five Seasons Ventures. The capital raised will help the company scale its R&D and d... |
| May 20, 2021 | Vly Raises €6.1M For Yellow Pea-Based Milk That “Matches Cow’s Milk for Nutrients, Taste & Functionality” | Vly, a German producer of pea-based milk, today announces an investment of €6.1M led by Five Seasons Ventures, alongside previous investors Global Founders Capital and Good Seed Ventures. The company will use the fresh funds to upscale in D... |
| May 18, 2021 | Plant-Based Game Changers Wanted: ProVeg Incubator Announces Applications Now Open for 7th Cohort | The ProVeg Incubator is taking applications from pioneering plant-based, fermentation, and cultured-food startups to join this summer’s accelerator programme. Innovative companies working to develop alternatives to animal-based products, in... |
| Dec 22, 2020 | vly: “We Have Sold Our Millionth Litre in Just Ten Months on the Market. “ | Launching only at the beginning of this year, vly is already establishing its position on German retail shelves. With its milk alternative based on pea protein, the foodtech startup has already been listed in over 6,000 points of sale at th... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | ProVeg Incubator Fourth Cohort: Remilk – Reinventing the Meaning of Dairy | In the second of our series introducing the latest cohort in the ProVeg incubator program, we take a look at Israel’s Remilk which is developing its microbial milk with a view to disrupting animal dairy for good. Remilk‘s founding team cons... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | ProVeg Incubator Fourth Cohort: World’s First Shredded Vegan Salmon From Hooked | ©Hooked In the second of our series introducing the latest cohort in the ProVeg incubator programme, we take a look at Stockholm’s Hooked, which is developing an innovative plant-based shredded salmon alternative. As we have reported, vegan... |
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FAQ about vly
When was vly founded?
vly was founded in 2018.
How much funding has vly raised?
vly has raised $7.44M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about vly?
Parsers VC has collected 19 articles mentioning vly, among them “12th ProVeg Incubator Cohort Features Mycelium Tech, Next Gen Pet Food, and Cultivated Sea Bass” (Jun 6, 2024) and “Announcing the 15 Finalists of the Carrefour Plant-Based Contest” (Jun 7, 2022).
Is vly still active?
Yes, vly is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 10, 2025.