9 startups are ready to rock the food industry

Nine pioneering companies from Mexico, Chile, India, and across Europe comprise the sixth cohort of the world’s leading incubator of plant-based and cultured food startups.

This latest round of the accelerator programme will run online for 12 weeks. During that time, the startups will be supported with 1-on-1 mentoring, expert-led workshops, marketing support, access to the Incubator’s extensive network of industry contacts, and up to €200,000 in funding.

Let’s meet the startups:

• Omni (UK) is a plant-based D2C pet food company producing nutritionally complete, sustainable products that promote pet health.
• Eggfield (Switzerland) is a plant-based egg company producing liquid- and whole-egg alternatives.
• Asanté (Mexico) is a plant-based meat-and-fish company developing alternatives to traditional Mexican foods, including pastor, cochinita, and barbacoa.
• Kern Tec (Austria) processes discarded fruit pits to develop high-value raw materials for dairy and other plant-based alternatives.
• Kinoko Labs (Germany) is a food tech company producing alternative meat and fish protein using fermentation.
• Nøko (France) develops plant-based food and supplements for professional fighters and athletes, based on the power of micro-algae.
• ProMeat (India) is a clean-label, plant-based chicken company combining the use of cutting-edge electrospinning technology with ingredients from indigenous and underutilised crops.
• Root Kitchen (UK) is a plant-based frozen-ready-meals company targeting the D2C meal-subscription and retail markets.
• Bidifice (Chile) is a biotech company that creates plant-based ice-cream containing powerful probiotic bacteria that help to fight allergies and chronic diseases.

Albrecht Wolfmeyer, Head of the ProVeg Incubator, said: “For the sixth time the ProVeg Incubator has assembled an impressive line-up of startup teams from all over the world that are working on trail-blazing innovations to change the food system.”

“We are excited to work with these mission-driven teams from four different continents and to support them in achieving their goals for their companies and for the global food system.”

Since its launch in 2018, the ProVeg Incubator has supported more than 50 startups from around the world. Between them, they have raised more than €30 million and launched products in more than 15,000 stores.

www.provegincubator.com