Bon Vivant is a biotechnology company that produces real dairy products using precision fermentation to produce milk proteins and cultivates them in a vegetable culture medium so that they ferment. They aim to create delicious dairy products without animals while maintaining their incomparable quality and taste. Their products are accessible to all and sustainable. They combine French know-how with the principle of fermentation to recreate the delicious dairy products we all love, without animals.
Location: France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Lyon
Total raised: $20.13M
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Cell VC | cell.vc |
| - | AFI: Allia... | alliancefo... |
| - | Sparkfood | sparkfood.... |
| - | Ventech | ventechvc.... |
| - | Picus Capi... | picuscap.c... |
| - | High Flyer... | highflyers... |
| - | Exceptiona... | exceptiona... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.10.2023 | Seed | $15.8M | - |
| 19.04.2022 | - | $4.32M | - |
Mentions in press and media 23
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.03.2025 | Bon Vivant rebrands to Verley, unveils ‘world’s first’ functionalized recombinant dairy proteins | Multiple startups are now making dairy proteins without cows, says Verley (previously Bon Vivant) cofounder Stéphane Mac Millan. To stand out from the crowd, however, they will have to deliver some added value in addition to compelling unit... |
| 12.01.2025 | The Rise of Vegan Innovations: A New Era in Beauty and Food | In a world increasingly aware of its ecological footprint, two companies are leading the charge toward sustainable alternatives in beauty and food. Brenntag and Cambrium are redefining skincare with vegan collagen, while Bon Vivant is trans... |
| 09.01.2025 | Bon Vivant Secures GRAS Status for Precision-Fermented Whey Protein, Targets US Market Expansion | Bon Vivant, a food technology company specializing in precision fermentation, has announced that its recombinant Beta-Lactoglobulin (BLG) whey protein has achieved self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in the United State... |
| 06.11.2024 | Bon Vivant Presents “Europe’s First” Peer Reviewed Life Cycle Analysis for Precision Fermentation Sector | Bon Vivant, a French producer of milk proteins through precision fermentation, has conducted what it claims to be the first peer-reviewed life cycle analysis in Europe for its precision fermentation products. Conducted by Lorie Hamelin, an ... |
| 07.08.2024 | From labs to market: 10 promising biotech startups based in France | The biotech sector in France has always been a pivotal player in Europe’s life sciences landscape. As mentioned in our previous article focused on biotech companies in the UK, this field spans not only healthcare but also sectors such as ag... |
| 16.07.2024 | World’s largest mozzarella maker Leprino Foods to commercialize animal-free casein from Dutch startup Fooditive Group | Colorado-based Leprino Foods, the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella cheese, has struck a global licensing deal with Dutch startup Fooditive Group giving the dairy giant exclusive rights to produce casein made via Fooditive’s precis... |
| 19.06.2024 | Kale Yeah! 10 startups leading the plant-based food scene in Europe | Not so long ago, veganism was considered an eccentric lifestyle, often associated with tree-hugging hippies and dusty health food stores. It was challenging to find plant-based products, and most restaurants offered little more than chips o... |
| 10.06.2024 | 7 Fermentation Companies Paving the Whey to a Cow-Free Dairy Industry | Following our recent summary of producers making alternatives to casein protein, below is a roundup of the companies using cutting-edge technology to make whey proteins with microbes; bypassing cheesemaking to retire cows from the dairy bus... |
| 15.03.2024 | Meet the founder: Bon Vivant’s Stéphane Mac Millan… ‘In the next 10 years, animal-free dairy proteins will be cheaper [than milk proteins from cows]’ | Once upon a time, dairy proteins were made exclusively by lactating mammals. These days, you can produce them in genetically engineered plants or microbes, or even lactating mammary cells grown in a bioreactor. But is there a market for ‘an... |
| 13.03.2024 | Bon Vivant Appoints Antoine Baule as Chairman of its Board of Directors | Bon Vivant, a French startup in the animal-free dairy sector, announces the appointment of Antoine Baule as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors. Baule is the former director general of Lesaffre, a key player in the global fermentatio... |
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