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| 02.09.2026 | French Govt Invests €3.7M in Nūmi to Scale Up Cell-Cultured Breast Milk | 4 Mins Read Parisian startup Nūmi, which is developing cell-based breast milk, has secured €3.7M ($4.3M) in non-dilutive funding from the French government after being selected as a France 2030 i-Démo laureate.
French cellular agriculture p... |
| 23.07.2026 | All G Debuts Cow-Free Lactoferrin in US, with Human-Identical Protein Launch Imminent | 6 Mins Read Australian startup All G has launched its precision-fermented bovine lactoferrin in the US, just as it plans a second facility and expects to bring its human lactoferrin ingredient to market within six months.
Months after secur... |
| 23.07.2026 | All G makes US debut with low-iron lactoferrin made via precision fermentation | Australian startup All G has made its US debut with LFX apo-lactoferrin, bovine-equivalent lactoferrin made via precision fermentation with less than 5% iron saturation.
An iron-binding anti-microbial protein found in mammalian milk, lactof... |
| 08.07.2026 | Novonesis Invests in TurtleTree to Scale Up Cow-Free Lactoferrin for Early Nutrition | 5 Mins Read Danish biotech giant Novonesis has signed an exclusive deal to scale up and commercialise TurtleTree’s precision-fermented lactoferrin protein, following investment in the Singaporean startup.
Singapore’s TurtleTree has taken a ... |
| 03.06.2026 | Nestlé taps Helaina to explore bioactive proteins in infant nutrition | Nestlé and Helaina—a New York-based startup making bioactive found in human breastmilk via precision fermentation—have formed a multi-year partnership to expand understanding of the role of bioactive proteins in early‑life development.
Hela... |
| 21.07.2025 | 10 million servings per run: Helaina scales human lactoferrin production | New York-based startup Helaina has scaled up production capacity for its precision fermented human lactoferrin (brand name: effera) with co-manufacturing partners to the scale of metric tons.
“That’s 10 million servings of product per produ... |
| 26.09.2024 | Helaina's $45 Million Leap: Revolutionizing Nutrition with Human Lactoferrin | In the bustling world of biotechnology, Helaina stands out like a lighthouse in a storm. This New York-based startup has just raised $45 million in a Series B funding round, a significant boost that brings its total equity funding to $83 mi... |
| 26.09.2024 | Helaina Raises $45M to Commercialize First Precision-Fermented Human Lactoferrin | US precision fermentation company Helaina has raised $45 million in Series B funding to scale and commercialize its first product, effera Human Lactoferrin.
Effera, claimed to be the first and only human lactoferrin available, is a bioactiv... |
| 25.09.2024 | Helaina Raises $45M in Series B Funding | Helaina, a NYC-based biotechnology company developing human equivalent bioactive proteins, raised $45M in Series B funding.
The round, which brought the total amount to $83M, was led by Avidity Partners, with additional investment from Spar... |
| 25.09.2024 | Helaina raises $45m series B round to support market entry of human lactoferrin | New York-based Helaina—a startup using precision fermentation to produce bioactive proteins found in human breastmilk—has raised a $45 million series B round led by Avidity Partners.
Additional investment came from Spark Capital, Ingeborg I... |
| 04.04.2023 | Trendwatching at Future Food-Tech, part one: From foodie chatbots to lactoferrin from precision fermentation | While investor sentiment may have soured on alternative proteins, the recent Future Food-Tech summit in San Francisco attracted a record number of foodtech startups showcasing everything from a chatbot steeped in the latest food trends to l... |
| 24.06.2022 | Precision Fermentation Infant Formula Startup Helaina Expands Leadership With Latest Funding | 4 Mins Read
New York fermentation-based breast milk startup Helaina has announced the appointment of three new leadership hires. Expansion of the team follows a successful $20 million Series A raise back in November. A CTO, head of infant f... |
| 12.06.2022 | These 5 Alt Breast Milk Startups Could Prevent the Next Baby Formula Shortage | 5 Mins Read
The current U.S. baby formula shortage has brought into sharp focus a need for alternatives to be brought to market. The U.S. has been attempting to increase its supply of infant nutrition products, but with little success. The ... |
| 09.03.2022 | Data Snapshot: Female founders in agrifoodtech have steadily multiplied since turn of century | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Almost without exception, the number of agrifoodtech startups with women founders has steadily increase... |
| 08.03.2022 | Meet the Female Founder: Helaina’s Laura Katz on scaling its infant formula alternative | Laura Katz says the journey to start her company Helaina, which makes an infant formula alternative using precision fermentation, has been “many, many years in the making.”
“Before I started Helaina, I saw so much advancement in alternative... |
| 30.11.2021 | Helaina Raises $20M to Launch a Breast Milk Alternative with Near Human Milk Proteins | Breast milk is said to have the perfect mix of vitamins, protein, and fat for a baby’s development. Natural breast milk also boosts a baby’s immune system by providing much-needed antibodies to ward off infection and prevent harmful bacteri... |
| 25.11.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Bioplastics firm RWDC raises $95m; funds for mammal-free milk | This week, Singapore-based bioplastics company RWDC raised nearly $100 million to advance its sustainable material for consumer packaged goods.
Meanwhile, two mammal-free milk startups scored sizeable rounds and a US-based indoor grower com... |
| 25.11.2021 | Precision Fermentation Breast Milk Startup Helaina Bags $20M Series A | 1
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Helaina, the startup developing immune-equivalent proteins in breast milk through precision fermentation, has raised $20 million.
Helaina has closed its Series A funding round with $20 million, co-led by early-stage te... |
| 22.11.2021 | Royal builds out entourage with $55 million investment from a16z, The Chainsmokers, and Nas | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 22.11.2021 | Helaina lands $20M | Helaina has raised a $20 million Series A co-led by Spark Capital and Siam Capital. The New York-based company uses fermentation to produce proteins that are immune-equivalent to those in breast milk.
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| 22.11.2021 | Royal builds out entourage with $55 million investment from a16z, The Chainsmokers, and Nas | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 19.11.2021 | Helaina raises $20 million in Series A to scale production of its human milk proteins using precision fermentation Co-Led by Spark Capital and Siam Capital | NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Helaina, the company using precision fermentation to recreate immune-equivalent proteins previously only available in breast milk, announced today it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The ro... |
| 19.11.2021 | Helaina Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Helaina, a NYC-based company using precision fermentation to recreate immune-equivalent proteins previously only available in breast milk, raised $20m in Series A funding.
The round, which brought total capital raised to $24.6m, was co-led ... |
| 19.11.2021 | Helaina’s latest round brings it closer to market with human milk-equivalent baby formula | Helaina, a company producing a first-of-its-kind infant milk, announced $20 million in Series A financing to usher in its next phase of growth that includes beginning the manufacturing and commercialization process for its first product.
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| 09.08.2021 | Новости foodtech за пять минут: Альтернативное грудное молоко. Рейтинг сервисов доставки еды для собак | Всем привет! Это новый дайджест с быстрым обзором интересных фудтех-новостей прошедшего месяца. Сегодня в выпуске: стартап, который разрабатывает аналог грудного молока, повышающего иммунитет, первая в истории программа лояльности McDonalds... |
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| - | The baby-formula shortage is panicking parents. Here's how startups Bobbie and ByHeart are responding to the crisis. | Image Source/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
The traditional baby-formula market is regulated by the FDA, making innovation difficult.
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