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The new wave: 100 alternative protein startups founded in 2020 or later that have raised money in rounds we track, $688M between them, placed in 5 segments.

100startups on the map
5segments
$688Mraised between them
Plant-based meat and foodsmost funded segment

Plant-based meat and foods

55

+31 more

Cultivated meat

15

Fermentation and fungi

12

Seafood alternatives

11

Dairy alternatives

7

Segment by segment

Plant-based meat and foods

55 startups · $273M raised

  1. FeastablesFeastables is a snacking brand founded by YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, in 2021.United States$60M
  2. Project EadenPROJECT EADEN is a Berlin-based food technology company founded in 2022, specializing in ultra-realistic plant-based meat.Germany$31M
  3. EdoniaEdonia offers plant-based protein food production with low processed & micro-algae based ingredients.France$18M
  4. HerbivoreHerbivore is a food company that offers plant-based fast food items such as meat-free burgers, bangers, and sausages.United States$15M
  5. Adamo FoodsRevolutionising our food system by creating sustainable & ultra-realistic alternatives to meat whole-cuts.United Kingdom$14M
  6. JULIENNE BRUNOJulienne Bruno made with naturally plant-based ingredients like fermented legumes & slow roasted vegetables.United Kingdom$14M
  7. Green Rebel FoodsGreen Rebel Foods is a manufacturer of whole-cut plant-based meats.-$11M
  8. Core BiogenesisCore Biogenesis is a biotechnology company based in Paris, founded in 2020.France$11M

Cultivated meat

15 startups · $56M raised

  1. ArkArk Biotech, founded in 2021 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a technology company focused on the cultivated meat sector United States$18M
  2. MeatlyMeatly is a London-based biotechnology startup that specializes in cultivated meat specifically designed for pets.United Kingdom$14M
  3. CellXCellX is a Shanghai-based cellular agriculture company specializing in cultivated meat and innovative protein products.United States$6.5M
  4. SIMPLE planetSimple Planet Co., Ltd.South Korea$6.0M
  5. MeatiplyMeatiply is a Singapore-based cultivated meat company founded in 2021.Singapore$3.8M
  6. Clever CarnivoreClever Carnivore is a Chicago-based cultivated meat company founded in 2021.United States$2.4M
  7. Nordic Virtual PasturesAccelerating the cultured meat revolutionDenmark$1.4M
  8. Re:meatRe:meat develops cultivated meats with a focus on industrial scale production-$1.1M

Fermentation and fungi

12 startups · $272M raised

  1. 21st.BIO21st.BIO is a biotechnology company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2020.Denmark$97M
  2. Onego BioOnego Bio is a food-based biotechnology company that produces animal-free egg white protein through precision fermentation.Finland$55M
  3. ViviciVivici is a B2B ingredient firm that provides animal-free dairy proteins manufactured with precision fermentations.Netherlands$46M
  4. MATR FoodsMatr Foods is a Danish food-tech startup based in Copenhagen, founded in 2021.Denmark$23M
  5. NutropyNutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France.France$16M
  6. Eden BrewEden Brew is a Melbourne-based precision fermentation company founded in 2021.Australia$15M
  7. Those Vegan CowboysThose Vegan Cowboys is a Dutch-Belgian foodtech startup founded in 2008, focusing on producing animal-free dairy proteins through Belgium$7.3M
  8. 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

Seafood alternatives

11 startups · $22M raised

  1. 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
  2. KFKonscious FoodsKonscious Foods offers a range of plant-based seafood for restaurants, caterers, cafeterias, and other commercial kitchens.Canada$5.0M
  3. OLALA!OLALA!France$3.4M
  4. 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
  5. Revo FoodsRevo Foods is an Austrian food-tech startup based in Vienna, founded in 2020.Austria$1.9M
  6. Happy Ocean FoodsHappy Ocean Foods is a Munich-based startup founded in 2020 by surfers Julian Hallet and Robin Drummond.Germany$1.6M
  7. Esencia FoodsEsencia Foods is a food processing firm that offers seafood alternatives.Germany$1.1M
  8. Impact FoodImpact Food is a food technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2021 by UC Berkeley alumni.United States$650K

Dairy alternatives

7 startups · $66M raised

  1. KinishKinish Inc.Japan$35M
  2. Umami UnitedUMAMI UNITED is a Japanese food-tech company founded in 2022, with a focus on sustainable, plant-based egg alternatives.Singapore$20M
  3. Yo EggYo Egg is a food technology company based in Los Angeles, founded in 2019 and launching commercial operations in 2021.United States$5.0M
  4. Time-Travelling MilkmanTime-Travelling Milkman produce a plant-based cream from sunflower seeds, as an ingredient for dairy alternatives.Netherlands$2.4M
  5. Float FoodsFloat Foods is a Singapore-based food technology startup that has developed Asia's first 100% plant-based whole egg substitute, knSingapore$1.7M
  6. The VERY Food CoThe VERY Food Co.France$1.1M
  7. B-SIDESHey, we're B-Sides, a sustainable food company that's raising the bar for every other snack brand out there.United States$500K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. 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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