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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Greentown Labs Announce the KAITEKI Challenge Startup Participants

Greentown Labs

May 18, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) have selected six startups for the KAITEKI Challenge that are innovating in the areas of alternative proteins, plastics, and packaging. Somerville, Mass.,

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

AFN Sustainable Protein

This includes growing meat and fish in a laboratory using cellular agriculture techniques, as well as replacing meat altogether with plant-based proteins to mimic the taste and feel of meat. These insect food startups have an emphasis on sporting consumers with insect bars and snacks that are high in protein.

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

AFN Sustainable Protein

This includes growing meat and fish in a laboratory using cellular agriculture techniques, as well as replacing meat altogether with plant-based proteins to mimic the taste and feel of meat. These insect food startups have an emphasis on sporting consumers with insect bars and snacks that are high in protein.

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

AFN Sustainable Protein

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. Danone, Mars Inc, and Ingredion are founding members of the project.