Miruku is a plant based, alternative protein, molecular farming technology company developing future dairy foods and ingredients.
Location: New Zealand, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, Palmerston North
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $7.4M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 24.03.2022 | Better Bit... | betterbite... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 19.02.2024 | Seed | $5M | - |
| 22.03.2022 | - | $2.4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.02.2024 | Miruku: New Zealand Startup Raises $5M in Pre-Series A to Create Dairy Products with Molecular Farming | 6 Mins Read New Zealand food tech startup Miruku has raised $5M in a pre-Series A financing round to expand its molecular farming platform for dairy proteins and fats, and conduct field trials in Australia. The $5M pre-Series A fundraiser w... |
| 24.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: African startups Apollo, Wasoko & ThriveAgric close big-ticket rounds | This has been a watershed week for African agrifoodtech, with a string of startups from the continent closing eight and nine-figure US dollar rounds over the past few days. Kenya’s Wasoko and Apollo Agriculture raised $125 million and $40 m... |
| 24.03.2022 | Former Dairy Exec Founds Miruku, Using Plants Instead of Cows to Create Dairy Proteins | Miruku, a New Zealand alt dairy startup, has announced an oversubscribed $2.4 million seed investment round. The company is developing dairy proteins in plants through its proprietary molecular farming platform to create real cheese and yog... |
| 22.03.2022 | Molecular Startup Miruku Gets $2.4M To Disrupt Global Dairy Industry With ‘Plant Factories’ | 5 Mins Read Founded in 2020 by a former New Zealand dairy executive and an Israeli food tech innovator, molecular farming startup Miruku has unveiled its animal-free dairy mission as part of a $2.4 million seed round announcement. Miruku, w... |