Raised in 2026 · Worldwide

Alternative protein startups that raised in 2026

20 alternative protein startups raised money in 2026 in rounds we track, $569M between them this year. Each sits in the segment that says what it does, ranked by what it raised this year.

20startups on the map
3segments
$569Mraised between them in 2026
Cultivated meatmost funded segment

Plant-based meat and foods

10

Fermentation and fungi

6

Cultivated meat

4

Segment by segment

Plant-based meat and foods

10 startups · $174M raised

  1. OZivaOZiva is India’s first certified clean nutrition brand, established in 2016.India$91M
  2. EdoniaEdonia offers plant-based protein food production with low processed & micro-algae based ingredients.France$17M
  3. Project EadenPROJECT EADEN is a Berlin-based food technology company founded in 2022, specializing in ultra-realistic plant-based meat.Germany$16M
  4. Adamo FoodsRevolutionising our food system by creating sustainable & ultra-realistic alternatives to meat whole-cuts.United Kingdom$12M
  5. Green Rebel FoodsGreen Rebel Foods is a manufacturer of whole-cut plant-based meats.-$11M
  6. Ace BlendAce Blend is a modern nutrition company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2018 by Shivam Hingorani and Saif Mekhri.India$9.9M
  7. MezclaMezcla is a New York-based plant-based snack brand founded in 2019.United States$9.5M
  8. AplantexAplantex produces plant-based active compounds for application in the pharma, cosmetics, and agri-food industries.Canada$3.7M

Fermentation and fungi

6 startups · $66M raised

  1. Bon VivantA French biotechnology company that uses precision fermentation to produce real dairy products, accessible to everyone.France$29M
  2. ViviciVivici is a B2B ingredient firm that provides animal-free dairy proteins manufactured with precision fermentations.Netherlands$12M
  3. NutropyNutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France.France$8.1M
  4. MMAASHMAASH is a biotech mycoprotein producing company that supply a nutritious and health feed and food protein ingredient to its B2B partners.Belgium$6.8M
  5. Octarine BioOctarine Bio is a Danish biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Copenhagen.Denmark$5.9M
  6. AuX LabsAuX Labs is a food technology company that uses precision fermentation methods to manufacture real dairy proteins.Canada$4.0M

Cultivated meat

4 startups · $330M 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$300M
  2. MeatlyMeatly is a London-based biotechnology startup that specializes in cultivated meat specifically designed for pets.United Kingdom$14M
  3. ArkArk Biotech, founded in 2021 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a technology company focused on the cultivated meat sector United States$8.3M
  4. Innocent MeatInnocent Meat is a German biotechnology startup founded in 2020, focused on developing and automating cultivated meat production systems.Germany$7.1M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and raised in 2026. 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 biggest raisers this year first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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