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Alternative protein market map: Europe

87 alternative protein startups based in Europe that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 5 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $1.0B; the biggest segment is plant-based meat and foods.

87startups on the map
5segments
$1.0Braised between them
Fermentation and fungimost funded segment

Plant-based meat and foods

48

+24 more

Fermentation and fungi

15

Seafood alternatives

9

Cultivated meat

8

Dairy alternatives

7

Segment by segment

Plant-based meat and foods

48 startups · $404M raised

  1. NxtfoodNxtfood develops plant-based alternatives to meat.France$58M
  2. Simple FeastSimple Feast is an organic, plant-based food company founded in 2014 in Denmark.Denmark$45M
  3. Strong RootsStrong Roots provide plant-based, environmentally responsible, positive food choices, for everyone, for now.United Kingdom$40M
  4. HappyVoreHappyVore is a French foodtech startup founded in 2019, originally known as Les Nouveaux Fermiers.France$37M
  5. Project EadenPROJECT EADEN is a Berlin-based food technology company founded in 2022, specializing in ultra-realistic plant-based meat.Germany$31M
  6. Heura FoodsHeura Foods is a plant-based startup that produces sustainable and nutritious plant-based meat products.Spain$22M
  7. NOVAMEATNovameat is a Barcelona-based food technology startup founded in 2018, specializing in innovative plant-based meat substitutes.Spain$19M
  8. EdoniaEdonia offers plant-based protein food production with low processed & micro-algae based ingredients.France$18M

Fermentation and fungi

15 startups · $424M raised

  1. 21st.BIO21st.BIO is a biotechnology company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2020.Denmark$97M
  2. Infinite RootsInfinite Roots is a biotech company that uses mycelium, or mushroom roots, to create alternative proteins to transform the food system.Germany$61M
  3. Onego BioOnego Bio is a food-based biotechnology company that produces animal-free egg white protein through precision fermentation.Finland$55M
  4. ViviciVivici is a B2B ingredient firm that provides animal-free dairy proteins manufactured with precision fermentations.Netherlands$46M
  5. FormoFormo is a cell-ag company that develops animal-free dairy products using nature-identical milk proteins from precision fermentation.Germany$36M
  6. Bon VivantA French biotechnology company that uses precision fermentation to produce real dairy products, accessible to everyone.France$29M
  7. Better DairyBetter Dairy is a London-based food technology company founded in 2020.United Kingdom$25M
  8. MATR FoodsMatr Foods is a Danish food-tech startup based in Copenhagen, founded in 2021.Denmark$23M

Seafood alternatives

9 startups · $23M raised

  1. Rival FoodsRival Foods is a Dutch plant-based food company founded in 2019 by Birgit Dekkers and Ernst Breel.Netherlands$12M
  2. OLALA!OLALA!France$3.4M
  3. PaleoPaleo is a food ingredient company that develops ingredients for plant-based foods, making it taste, feel and look like real meat or fish.Belgium$2.3M
  4. Revo FoodsRevo Foods is an Austrian food-tech startup based in Vienna, founded in 2020.Austria$1.9M
  5. Happy Ocean FoodsHappy Ocean Foods is a Munich-based startup founded in 2020 by surfers Julian Hallet and Robin Drummond.Germany$1.6M
  6. Esencia FoodsEsencia Foods is a food processing firm that offers seafood alternatives.Germany$1.1M
  7. Upstream FoodsUpstream Foods is developing a novel fat ingredient to uplevel seafood alternativesNetherlands$495K
  8. Loki FoodsLoki Foods is an Icelandic food technology startup founded in 2022, specializing in sustainable, plant-based Arctic seafood.Iceland$200K

Cultivated meat

8 startups · $117M raised

  1. GOURMEYGOURMEY is a pioneering cultivated meat company based in Paris, France, founded in 2019.France$48M
  2. Ivy Farm TechnologiesIvy Farm Technologies is a UK-based food technology company founded in 2019 as a spinout from the University of Oxford.United Kingdom$32M
  3. MeatlyMeatly is a London-based biotechnology startup that specializes in cultivated meat specifically designed for pets.United Kingdom$14M
  4. MeatableMeatable is a Dutch biotechnology company founded in 2018, focused on developing cultivated (lab-grown) meat.Netherlands$14M
  5. Innocent MeatInnocent Meat is a German biotechnology startup founded in 2020, focused on developing and automating cultivated meat production systems.Germany$7.1M
  6. Nordic Virtual PasturesAccelerating the cultured meat revolutionDenmark$1.4M
  7. CellcraftCellcraft LTD.United Kingdom$826K
  8. Meat TomorrowMeat Tomorrow is a Danish biotechnology company based in Copenhagen, founded in 2021.Denmark$588K

Dairy alternatives

7 startups · $37M raised

  1. Minor FiguresMinor Figures is a UK-based startup that specializes in plant-based barista oat milk and coffee products tailored for the coffee industry.United Kingdom$27M
  2. YumgoYumgo is a plant-based egg startup developing white and yellow egg alternatives for baking and cooking.France$3.2M
  3. Time-Travelling MilkmanTime-Travelling Milkman produce a plant-based cream from sunflower seeds, as an ingredient for dairy alternatives.Netherlands$2.4M
  4. WillicroftWillicroft was a plant-based cheese and butter producer based in Amsterdam, founded in 2018 by Brad Vanstone.Netherlands$2.1M
  5. The VERY Food CoThe VERY Food Co.France$1.1M
  6. Honestly TastyHonestly Tasty is a London-based food and beverage company that specializes in artisan plant-based cheese alternatives.United Kingdom$717K
  7. HavredalsHavredals is a producer of plant-based alternatives to dairy products and meat.Sweden$468K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in Europe. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in alternative protein, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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