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Rebranded Ginkgo-spinout & ingredients innovator Motif FoodWorks raises $27.5m, hones in on animal-free

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Motif will use Ginkgo’s fermentation technology to provide food companies with ingredients for alternative protein product lines in the plant-based and meat alternatives space. The company has also formally identified the animal-free sector as its main area of focus.

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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

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Other startups in this space include Mosa Meats , Meat the Future , and more recently Hampton Creek, the plant-based mayonnaise startup that announced its intention to bring a cultured meat product to the market in 2018. Plant-based alternatives. Insect-based foods.

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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

AFN Sustainable Protein

Other startups in this space include Mosa Meats , Meat the Future , and more recently Hampton Creek, the plant-based mayonnaise startup that announced its intention to bring a cultured meat product to the market in 2018. Plant-based alternatives. Insect-based foods.