Startup · $65.3m raised
Brews sustainable and animal-free fats and oils for alternative protein products
Canberra, ACT
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Nourish Ingredients raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Government | Grant | - |
| Hostplus | Series A | - |
| Li Ka-shing | Series A | - |
| Horizon Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
| Horizons Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
| Main Sequence Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Nourish Ingredients, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Radar Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Nourish Ingredients acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Nourish Ingredients. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
FaBA profiles Nourish Ingredients, a Canberra startup using precision fermentation for dairy-style fats, recounting a co-investment project with Queensland academics that readied its Creamilux ingredient for commercial dairy customers.
Australian fermentation-fat maker Nourish Ingredients is opening a Dutch base in Leiden for European operations, with its CTO relocating, as it nears initial sales of Tastilux and works with partners including CABIO and Fonterra.
Manufacturing roundup: Nourish Ingredients' precision fermentation milestone, MyNu Energy's investment from Melt Ventures, a refused Veolia licence, AusBiotech committee applications, UOW community batteries, a Gold Coast rail contract, and Premcar's South African launch.
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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A weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Marmalade, Cauldron, Prophet, Hola Health and Buddy, naming amounts, lead backers and founders.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup recording several startup raises and government grants, FLORA Ventures' first fund close, corporate regenerative agriculture partnerships, and AppHarvest's bankruptcy filing.
Australian precision fermentation startup Nourish Ingredients secures government funding and grants, recalls its Series A, and outlines plans to launch its first animal-like fat in late 2024.
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Techboard's monthly roundup tallies October 2022 startup funding at $661m across 99 deals, listing megadeals such as Airwallex, acquisitions, Square Peg's $861m fund close and government grants to program operators.
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Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting funding rounds for alternative fat and agtech startups, acquisitions including Kroger's purchase of Albertsons, and other sector news such as Beyond Meat's job cuts.
Animal-free fat maker Nourish Ingredients closed a Series A backed by Horizons Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures and Hostplus, adding to an earlier raise as it scales precision fermentation production.
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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.
Cut Through Venture's debut quarterly newsletter rounds up Q1 2021 raises across Australian and New Zealand startups, highlighting crowdfunding, fintech dominance, active investors, and two newly launched startups currently seeking backers.
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