Inseco is an insect protein company. Using the power of Black Soldier Flies, Inseco converts low-value organic by-products into insect-based proteins, lipids, fertiliser and chitosan. Our products have numerous applications in animal feed, pet food, crop production, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Using cutting edge technology, we are responding to the demand for sustainable and high-quality ingredients to feed a rapidly growing global population.
Using cutting edge technology, we are responding to the demand for sustainable and high-quality ingredients to feed a rapidly growing global population.
Location: South Africa, Western Cape
Employees: 1-10
Phone: +27 82 228 8072
Total raised: $5.3M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Unruly Cap... | unrulycap.... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.04.2022 | Seed | $5.3M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.06.2026 | FlyBox founder: Insect farming can work in Europe, but not as a VC-backed protein play | The insect farming industry is going through a “painful correction” says FlyBox founder Larry Kotch. Ÿnsect, Enorm, Aspire, and others all failed for different reasons, but one common thread was that they assumed the market would pay premiu... |
| 26.03.2026 | Insect ag recalibrates after a brutal shakeout: Where are the key players now? | The insect ag industry is littered with the corpses of startups who found out the hard way that scaling biological systems is not as easy as it looks, prompting a wave of think pieces suggesting its days are numbered. Despite the sector’s w... |
| 15.10.2025 | South African insect ag co Inseco calls it quits amid power cuts, pivots: ‘We ran out of time’ | South African insect ag startup Inseco has ceased operations and sold its assets to industry partners after experiencing a series of setbacks. Founded in 2018 by Jack Chennells and Simon Hazell, Inseco raised a $5.3 million seed round in 20... |
| 02.09.2022 | 5 African alternative protein startups innovating to meet 3-fold increase in meat & dairy demand by 2050 | As we’ll soon report in our upcoming Africa AgriFoodTech Investment report in collaboration with FMO and BII, the trend for alternative protein products — those that offer consumers the experience of eating meat and dairy without the use of... |
| 28.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Middle East in the money as Foodics gets $170m, Red Sea Farms nets $19m | This week, UAE-based Foodics landed Series C funding to bolster its order management and fintech platform for restaurants. In neighboring Saudi Arabia, Red Sea Farms raised funds to expand its greenhouse tech that leverages saltwater to cul... |
| 27.04.2022 | Black soldier fly farmer Inseco raises $5.3m in South Africa’s ‘largest-ever seed round’ | Inseco, a South African startup that uses insects to convert waste food and other organic byproducts into proteins, oils, and fertilizer, has raised $5.3 million in funding. The seed round — which the Cape Town-based startup claims is the l... |
| 06.07.2020 | 6 SA startups working to restore and preserve African oceans | This article is brought to you as part of a new partnership between two of Africa's foremost news and information platforms for African tech startups, Techpoint Africa and Ventureburn Share this article: Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine pla... |
| 03.07.2020 | Six ocean-minded startups in SA | Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel broke a world record on 2 July of the most waste collected out of our oceans, measuring at 103 tons in fishing nets and consumer plastics. Over 48 days, the vessel travelled through t... |
| 03.07.2020 | Six ocean-minded startups in SA | Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel broke a world record on 2 July of the most waste collected out of our oceans, measuring at 103 tons in fishing nets and consumer plastics. Over 48 days, the vessel travelled through ... |
| 14.01.2019 | TIA announces winners of 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme | The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) last week Friday (11 January) announced the winners of the 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa (GCIP-SA) at a gala event held at the Cape T... |
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