Startup · $35.9m raised
Animal-free dairy company
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Eden Brew raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Digitalis Ventures | Series A · Unnamed stage | - |
| Main Sequence Ventures | Series A · Unnamed stage | - |
| Angus Stone | Series A | - |
| Bernard Fanning | Series A | - |
| Breakthrough Victoria | Series A | $6,000,000 |
| Dylan Alcott | Series A | - |
| NGS Super | Series A | - |
| Orkla | Series A | - |
| Paul Piticco | Series A | - |
| Possible Ventures | Series A | - |
| Radar Ventures | Series A | - |
| Victorian Government | Series A | - |
Companies Eden Brew acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Eden Brew. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Victoria has folded LaunchVic and its Breakthrough Victoria investment fund into a new body, Innovation Victoria, naming its chair, deputy chair and leader, while recapping agrifood startups the fund has backed.
Breakthrough Victoria rounds up April–May 2026 portfolio news, including grants for Number 8 Bio and Xefco, Liquid Instruments' Series C, program selections, partnerships, regulatory clearances and two new Aravax directors.
Eden Brew founder Jim Fader discusses the company's origins as a co-creation between CSIRO, Norco, Main Sequence Ventures, and its nutrition goals.
Breakthrough Victoria showcases nine climate-focused portfolio companies across clean energy and agrifood, describing each technology and its contribution to the energy transition and circular economy.
The Victorian government's VC fund Breakthrough Victoria slipped to a loss, its annual report showing startup investments, cost cutting and boardroom departures amid criticism of its spending and performance.
Precision fermentation firm Cauldron wins an Australian government grant for its continuous fermentation platform and appoints David Weiner chief technology officer, alongside mentions of fellow grant recipients and its Horizons Ventures-led Series A.
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Breakthrough Victoria's agrifood director reflects on Victoria's food-system challenges and how portfolio companies Smart Paddock, Jupiter Ionics and Eden Brew could help build a more sustainable food future.
Breakthrough Victoria invests $3 million in Millibeam, a Sydney maker of 5G chipsets expanding in Melbourne, alongside existing backers Main Sequence and Archangel; the piece recalls a 2022 seed round and a federal grant.
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Victorian government-backed investor Breakthrough Victoria has put $15 million into Liquid Instruments, a maker of reconfigurable instruments expanding to Melbourne; earlier raises by Acorn Capital and Anzu Partners are also recalled.
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Roundup of venture-funded startups reengineering everyday foods with unusual ingredients, detailing recent raises by Onego Bio, Planet A Foods, Savor, Perfect Day, Ripple Foods and Sydney-based Eden Brew.
A data review of 2023's ten largest Australian agrifoodtech raises, topped by Loam Bio's US$73.2 million Series B, showing funding down 33% as capital concentrated in upstream climate-mitigation startups.
Breakthrough Victoria defends its spending and investment record against critics urging its abolition, pointing to portfolio companies, university partnerships and recent backing of startups including Aravax.
A weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Marmalade, Cauldron, Prophet, Hola Health and Buddy, naming amounts, lead backers and founders.
Roundup of four Australian raises in early October 2023: Eden Brew's $24.4m Series A, Renewable Metals' $8m seed round, Techni Ice's $979,774 crowd-funded campaign close, and Apollo Secure's $600,000 pre-seed.
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Precision fermentation company Eden Brew raised a $24.4 million Series A led by Main Sequence, with Breakthrough Victoria and other backers, to commercialise animal-free dairy and relocate from Sydney to Melbourne.
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Deep tech venture firm Main Sequence has reached an initial A$450 million close on its third fund, pushing money under management past A$1 billion; Hostplus, Temasek and CSIRO are among the backers.
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Australia's Main Sequence fund promotes Gabrielle Munzer to Partner to lead its biotech push; the article also covers her finance background, the firm's company-building model, a UNSW accelerator, and recent diverse hires.
Weekly roundup reporting numerous agrifoodtech raises worldwide, Synthesis Capital closing its first $300 million foodtech fund, plus news on renewable energy, drone delivery partnerships and gene-edited tomatoes.
Fermentation startup Eden Brew announces US$5 million towards an ongoing raise, with follow-on backing from Main Sequence and new investment from Digitalis Ventures, funding dairy-free milk development and a planned ice cream launch.
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GFI APAC reports Asia-Pacific alternative protein funding rose 92% in 2021 to $312 million, lagging in fermentation; Australian companies dominated that subsector, while Oatly's IPO and major cultivated meat rounds reshaped global rankings.
Main Sequence's blog post sets out why the fund led RIOS's US$28 million Series A, highlighting the robotics firm's automated workcells, usage-based pricing, and fit with Australia's manufacturing strategy.
Main Sequence recounts how personal relationships across CSIRO, Woolworths, ANU and prior ventures converged over years to found plastic-recycling startup Samsara Eco.
Main Sequence announces Australian Ethical has joined its second fund as a strategic backer, pairing ethical capital with deep tech investing to address challenges across health, food, space and industrial productivity.