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Alternative protein market map

246 alternative protein startups worldwide that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 6 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $6.9B; the biggest segment is plant-based meat and foods, with 150 companies.

246startups on the map
6segments
$6.9Braised between them
Cultivated meatmost funded segment

Plant-based meat and foods

150

+126 more

Fermentation and fungi

29

+5 more

Dairy alternatives

26

+2 more

Cultivated meat

24

Seafood alternatives

14

Insect protein

3

Segment by segment

Plant-based meat and foods

150 startups · $1.7B raised

  1. NotCONotCo, founded in 2015 in Santiago, Chile, is a leading food-technology company specializing in plant-based products.Chile$100M
  2. OZivaOZiva is India’s first certified clean nutrition brand, established in 2016.India$91M
  3. Kate FarmsKate Farms offers plant-based shakes and formulas for tube-fed adults and children.United States$75M
  4. ALOHAAloha is a USDA organic, clean, plant-based, sustainable food & beverage B-corporationUnited States$73M
  5. Beyond MeatBeyond Meat is a food processing company that specializes in providing plant-based meat.United States$72M
  6. Green MondayGreen Monday is a Hong Kong-based social venture group founded in 2012, dedicated to promoting sustainable, plant-based living.Hong Kong SAR China$70M
  7. Daring FoodsDaring Foods provides plant-based chicken products as a food alternative.United States$65M
  8. FeastablesFeastables is a snacking brand founded by YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, in 2021.United States$60M

Fermentation and fungi

29 startups · $1.0B raised

  1. Nature's FyndNature's Fynd is a Chicago-based food-tech company that specializes in creating animal-free meat and dairy alternatives.United States$350M
  2. MeatiMeati Foods is a consumer goods company that provides fungi-based meat alternatives to everyone.United States$100M
  3. 21st.BIO21st.BIO is a biotechnology company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2020.Denmark$97M
  4. Infinite RootsInfinite Roots is a biotech company that uses mycelium, or mushroom roots, to create alternative proteins to transform the food system.Germany$61M
  5. Onego BioOnego Bio is a food-based biotechnology company that produces animal-free egg white protein through precision fermentation.Finland$55M
  6. The EVERY CompanyThe EVERY Company is a biotechnology and food technology firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area.United States$55M
  7. ViviciVivici is a B2B ingredient firm that provides animal-free dairy proteins manufactured with precision fermentations.Netherlands$46M
  8. FormoFormo is a cell-ag company that develops animal-free dairy products using nature-identical milk proteins from precision fermentation.Germany$36M

Dairy alternatives

26 startups · $1.8B raised

  1. Impossible FoodsImpossible Foods is a science-driven company founded in 2011 by Patrick O.United States$1.2B
  2. Califia FarmsCalifia Farms is a prominent plant-based beverage company founded in 2010 by Greg Steltenpohl and a farmer’s co-op from CaliforniaUnited States$325M
  3. Ripple FoodsRipple Foods is a plant-based dairy-alternative company founded in 2015, focusing on creating sustainable, high-protein products fUnited States$112M
  4. Kite HillKite Hill is a plant-based food company founded in 2010 by vegan chef Tal Ronnen, cheesemaker Monte Casino, and biochemist Dr.United States$40M
  5. KinishKinish Inc.Japan$35M
  6. EpigamiaEpigamia is a prominent Indian consumer food brand and FMCG startup that specializes in fresh dairy and plant-based products.India$28M
  7. 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
  8. Umami UnitedUMAMI UNITED is a Japanese food-tech company founded in 2022, with a focus on sustainable, plant-based egg alternatives.Singapore$20M

Cultivated meat

24 startups · $2.2B raised

  1. AvantAvant Meats Company Limited is a pioneering cultivated meat company based in Hong Kong, recognized as the first of its kind in ChiUnited States$2.0B
  2. GOURMEYGOURMEY is a pioneering cultivated meat company based in Paris, France, founded in 2019.France$48M
  3. 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
  4. Mission BarnsMission Barns is a food technology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2018.United States$24M
  5. ArkArk Biotech, founded in 2021 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a technology company focused on the cultivated meat sector United States$18M
  6. Shiok MeatsShiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company.Singapore$15M
  7. MeatlyMeatly is a London-based biotechnology startup that specializes in cultivated meat specifically designed for pets.United Kingdom$14M
  8. MeatableMeatable is a Dutch biotechnology company founded in 2018, focused on developing cultivated (lab-grown) meat.Netherlands$14M

Seafood alternatives

14 startups · $69M raised

  1. Current FoodsCurrent Foods creates plant-based alternatives for people's seafood favorites.United States$18M
  2. New Wave FoodsNew Wave Foods was a plant-based seafood company founded in 2015 and based in Nyack, New York.United States$18M
  3. Rival FoodsRival Foods is a Dutch plant-based food company founded in 2019 by Birgit Dekkers and Ernst Breel.Netherlands$12M
  4. The ISH Food CompanyThe ISH Food Company is a certified B-Corporation plant-based food startup founded in 2020 and based in Rockland, Delaware.United States$5.0M
  5. KFKonscious FoodsKonscious Foods offers a range of plant-based seafood for restaurants, caterers, cafeterias, and other commercial kitchens.Canada$5.0M
  6. OLALA!OLALA!France$3.4M
  7. 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
  8. Revo FoodsRevo Foods is an Austrian food-tech startup based in Vienna, founded in 2020.Austria$1.9M

Insect protein

3 startups · $7.2M raised

  1. InsecoInseco is a biotechnology company based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2017.South Africa$5.3M
  2. Wilder HarrierWilder Harrier is a Montreal-based pet food company, certified as a B Corporation, that focuses on creating sustainable and hypoalCanada$1.6M
  3. Yum BugYum Bug is a London-based sustainable food startup founded in 2017 or 2018, specializing in cricket-based meat alternatives and inUnited Kingdom$319K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. 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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