| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.09.2026 | NFL Alumni Partners With Sweet Protein Maker Oobli to Promote Healthier Sugar Alternatives | 4 Mins Read The National Football League Alumni Association has teamed up with US startup Oobli to drive wider adoption of sweet proteins as a healthier alternative to sugar.
Ahead of the start of the 2026 season of the National Football Le... |
| 16.07.2026 | MycoTechnology Pairs Sweet Protein Adorvia Biotechnology’s Stevia to Replace Sugar | 4 Mins Read US food tech startup MycoTechnology has teamed up with Adorvia Biotechnology, pairing its honey truffle sweet protein with the latter’s Reb M stevia to offer manufacturers a new tool for sugar reduction.
With sugar reduction top... |
| 06.07.2026 | Nambawan Spain’s New Plant-Protein-Based Sugar Substitute is Over 13,000 Times Sweeter | 4 Mins Read Nambawan Spain, a spinoff of Nomad Bioscience, has unveiled Thaûma, a thaumatin sweetener produced via plant molecular farming, which is 13,600 times sweeter than sugar.
The food tech industry’s deepened focus on sugar reduction... |
| 23.04.2026 | Sweet protein: Pentasweet breaks ground on $76m precision fermentation facility for brazzein | Lithuanian startup Pentasweet has started building a facility in Vilnius that will produce commercial quantities of brazzein, a sweet protein 1,500x sweeter than sugar.
The move is notable given the relative lack of options in the natural h... |
| 14.04.2026 | 🎥 Guatemala as a biomanufacturing base? Sugar giant Magdalena makes its case | Latam sugar giant Magdalena is diversifying beyond sugar, ethanol and energy to build a biological manufacturing business featuring a 650,000-liter precision fermentation facility in Guatemala, a value-added protein business from spent yeas... |
| 26.02.2026 | Latam sugar giant Magdalena plans 650,000-L precision fermentation facility in Guatemala | Latam sugar giant Magdalena is planning a 650,000-L precision fermentation facility next to its sugar mill in Guatemala and building a value-added protein business from spent yeast as it seeks to reduce its reliance on the notoriously volat... |
| 18.11.2025 | Oobli Launches GRAS-Certified Protein Sweetener to Combat Sugar Overconsumption | Oobli, a company based in Davis, California, has unveiled a new natural sweetener derived from proteins rather than carbohydrates. The product, which mimics the taste of sugar, is the first of its kind to receive GRAS (Generally Recognized ... |
| 13.10.2025 | 🎥 Collaborate or die: Hacking the next generation of healthy foods at MISTA | Is fiber finally getting its day in the sun? Is RFK Jr’s anti-seed oil crusade filtering through to consumers? And have we reached peak protein?
We may see a falloff in the “faddish worship of protein,” predicted Mintel director, food &... |
| 02.10.2025 | FDA Approves Third Sweet Protein from Oobli | Oobli, a California-based food tech company specializing in sweet proteins, has received its third FDA “no questions” letter confirming the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status of another of its novel ingredients. The newly approved p... |
| 13.09.2025 | /C O R R E C T I O N -- Mars/ | In the news release, Mars Snacking and Unreasonable Group Welcome Fourteen New Ventures to Unreasonable Food™, issued 11-Sep-2025 by Mars over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the release has been updated to include the full ... |
| 11.09.2025 | Mars Snacking and Unreasonable Group Welcome Fourteen New Ventures to Unreasonable Food™ | As an international network, Unreasonable Food is uniquely positioned to scale high-growth ventures dedicated to creating a more sustainable food system.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, as part of the Unreasonable Food™ coll... |
| 09.04.2025 | MycoTechnology Earns GRAS Approval to Sell Honey Truffle Flavour Modulator in the US | 4 Mins Read US food tech firm MycoTechnology has received regulatory approval to sell its honey-truffle-fermented flavour modulator in the country.
Colorado-based MycoTechnology, known for its fungi fermentation technologies, has been clear... |
| 08.04.2025 | The Sweet Science of Health: How Innovation is Reshaping Our Relationship with Food and Heart Care | In a world where health crises loom large, innovation emerges as a beacon of hope. The sweet allure of sugar has long captivated our taste buds, but it has also shackled us to obesity and diabetes. Meanwhile, heart disease lurks in the shad... |
| 03.04.2025 | How tech advancements allowed Oobli to create a healthier alternative to sugar | Listen to the article 4 min
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Humans are biologically and evolutionarily designed to have a sweet tooth — it's what kept us from starving to death as hunter-gatherers. But... |
| 21.03.2025 | Investment Climate Podcast: Ali Wing of Oobli, How to Get Funded in 2025 | In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs.
Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strate... |
| 06.03.2025 | US Bioindustrial Manufacturing Gains Momentum as BioMADE Surpasses 300 Members | BioMADE, a public-private partnership focused on advancing bioindustrial manufacturing in the United States, has announced that its network has grown to more than 300 members. The network, which spans 38 states, includes large corporations,... |
| 20.02.2025 | Oobli teams with Ingredion to jumpstart market for protein-based sugar alternatives | Listen to the article 4 min
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Sugar alternative startup Oobli is partnering with ingredients giant Ingredion to scale production of its sweet proteins as the biotech compa... |
| 14.02.2025 | Ingredion Joins Forces with Oobli to Expand Access to Next-Gen Sweet Protein Solutions | Oobli, a biotechnology company specializing in sweet proteins, has announced a partnership with global ingredient solutions provider Ingredion. The collaboration aims to expand industry access to alternative sweetener systems by integrating... |
| 14.02.2025 | GLP-1 Boom Fuels Sugar Shift As Oobli Lands $18M For Sweet Proteins | 5 Mins Read US food tech firm Oobli has raised $18M and partnered with global ingredients supplier Ingredion to co-develop better-for-you sugar alternatives with sweet proteins.
As Americans turn their backs on sugar in the Ozempic era, one... |
| 14.02.2025 | Oobli, Ingredion form sweet protein partnership | DAVIS, CALIF. — Oobli and Ingredion Inc. have formed a partnership after testing co-developed products formulated with sweet proteins manufactured by Oobli with sweetener options like stevia that are sold by Ingredion. The partnership will ... |
| 14.02.2025 | Sustainability NGO Gets 175+ Food Companies to Commit to Responsible Sourcing in Asia | 4 Mins Read More than 175 food businesses across Asia have committed to improving their sourcing policies in light of sustainability and animal welfare, supported by a US non-profit.
A total of 83 food companies committed to implementing im... |
| 13.02.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech:Tidal Vision completes $140m B round, Oobli raises $18m, Agteria bags $6.2m | The week brought money flows on the agbiotech front, as chitosan solutions developer Tidal Vision announced a Series B round, sweet protein innovator Oobli teamed up with ingredient giant Ingredion, and Stockholm-based Agteria raised a seed... |
| 13.02.2025 | Oobli and Ingredion Announce Partnership as Demand for Sweet Proteins Accelerates | - |
| 30.01.2025 | Lever VC announces $50m first close of agrifoodtech Fund II | Lever VC has announced the first close of its Fund II with an initial $50 million for early-stage investments in agrifoodtech startups.
The fund—which will remain open to new investors until its final close later in the year—has secured a r... |
| 10.01.2025 | The Rise of Animal-Free Proteins: A New Era in Food Innovation | The food landscape is shifting. Traditional dairy is facing a formidable challenger: animal-free proteins. Two French startups, Standing Ovation and Bon Vivant, are leading the charge. They harness precision fermentation to create dairy pro... |
| 09.01.2025 | French Startup Cleared to Sell Animal-Free Whey Protein in the US | 4 Mins Read Based in Lyon, Bon Vivant has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented whey protein in the US.
French precision fermentation startup Bon Vivant has taken a major step towards commercialising its recombinant... |
| 20.12.2024 | Ingredients Giant Tate & Lyle Strikes Deal to Develop Next-Gen Plant-Based Sweeteners | 4 Mins Read Tate & Lyle has collaborated with BioHarvest Sciences to develop plant-based sweeteners that are better for human and planetary health.
British ingredients giant Tate & Lyle – which manufactures the sugar substitute Sple... |
| 12.12.2024 | The Rise of Plant-Based Proteins: A New Era in Food Distribution | The food landscape is changing. Plant-based proteins are no longer a niche market. They are stepping into the spotlight, and companies like Rebellyous Foods are leading the charge. This Seattle-based startup has made waves by partnering wit... |
| 12.12.2024 | Oobli earns FDA GRAS status for monellin | Listen to the article 3 min
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Oobli, a protein ingredient supplier, announced this month the company received a letter of no-questions from the FDA for its sweet protein, ... |
| 11.12.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Cultivated Meat Tasting, THIS Is New & Sweet Proteins | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Upside Foods’s latest cultivated meat tasting, a new vegan re... |
| 09.12.2024 | Researchers Develop ‘Honey-Like’ Protein That’s 10,000 Times Sweeter Than Sugar | 5 Mins Read The latest entry in the sweet protein space, X3 is a honey-like sweetener developed by German researchers to cut the sugar content in packaged food and beverages.
As the race to replace sugar with better-for-you alternatives rag... |
| 06.12.2024 | Oobli Gains FDA Nod for Sweet Protein Monellin, Expands Portfolio of Zero Glycemic Impact Sweeteners | US sweet protein developer Oobli (formerly Joywell Foods) announces that it has received the FDA’s first “no questions” letter for its monellin sweet protein, produced via precision fermentation.
With the letter, the FDA confirmed that Oobl... |
| 04.12.2024 | Oobli Receives 'No-Questions' Letter from FDA for Its Second Sweet Protein Monellin | - |
| 03.12.2024 | Sweet Innovations: The Future of Sugar and Egg Alternatives | In a world increasingly concerned with health and sustainability, innovation is the lifeblood of the food industry. Two recent projects from Germany showcase this trend, aiming to revolutionize how we sweeten our drinks and create airy text... |
| 03.12.2024 | NovelSweets Project Develops Protein-Based Sweetener 10,000 Times Sweeter Than Table Sugar | Researchers at Fraunhofer IME have partnered with metaX Institut für Diätetik GmbH and candidum GmbH to develop a new type of protein-based sweetener. Called NovelSweets, the project is supporting the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agr... |
| 25.09.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Slutty Vegas, Impossible Chicken Salads & A Vegan Cream Liqueur | 7 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Upside Foods’ tasting event at a taqueria, Japan Airlines’ sw... |
| 20.08.2024 | Cloying Away the Sugar Rush: 9 Sweet Protein & Sugar Reduction Startups Changing the Way We Eat | 6 Mins Read A host of startups are overhauling one of the world’s favourite ingredients, turning sugar into fibre, reducing sweetness, and innovating with better-for-you substitutes.
While sugar may not technically be an addictive food, it’... |
| 18.07.2024 | Roquette, Bonumose partner to boost tagatose production | Listen to the article 3 min
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Ingredients companies Roquette and Bonumose are joining forces in order to fuel the growth of tagatose, signing an agreement this... |
| 16.05.2024 | Grupo Bimbo and Oobli Partner to Integrate Sweet Proteins in Baked Goods | - |
| 02.04.2024 | Onego Bio Poaches $40M Series A to Launch Precision-Fermented Egg Protein in North America | 5 Mins Read Finnish precision fermentation startup Onego Bio has closed a $40M Series A funding round to commercialise its animal-free egg protein, Bioalbumen. It expects to obtain self-affirmed GRAS status in the US soon, paving the way fo... |
| 21.03.2024 | Sweet Protein: Oobli Receives FDA GRAS Letter for Game-Changing Precision-Fermented Sugar Alternative | 5 Mins Read Californian food tech startup Oobli has received a ‘no further questions’ letter from the FDA for its Oubli Sweet Protein made from precision fermentation. The ingredient leverages West African fruits to make a sugar alternative... |
| 21.03.2024 | Oobli receives FDA ‘no questions’ letter for sweet protein | DAVIS, CALIF. — Oobli, a maker of low sugar tea and chocolate formulated from sweet protein from fruit, has received a “no questions” letter from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Oubli fruit sweet protein.
The protein also is Gen... |
| 20.03.2024 | Oobli Receives FDA No Questions Letter for Oubli Fruit Sweet Protein Made with Precision Fermention | Oobli, formerly Joywell Foods, a sweet protein developer from California, USA, announces that it has received what it claims to be the FDA’s first “No questions” letter for its brazzein protein made with precision fermentation.
The US Food ... |
| 29.01.2024 | Oobli’s low-sugar chocolates hint at promise of sweet protein alternatives | Consumer desire for better-for-you alternatives to sugary foods presents a meaningful opportunity for proteins sourced from exotic fruits, said Ali Wing, the founder and CEO of Oobli.
Wing launched Oobli in 2014 to create food made with fru... |
| 15.12.2022 | Joywell Foods rebrands as Oobli, unveils first food product featuring oubli fruit sweet protein (brazzein) | Oobli – which was originally planning to debut with beverages – told us it had switched to confectionery as chocolate bars “were a better fit for a Q4/holiday launch, so it is more of a market/seasonality adjustment to the sequence.”
The... |
| - | Piva Capital: A Venture Capital Firm Investing In Transformative Energy And Industrial Companies | Piva Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in disruptive energy and industrial companies across North America and Europe.
The firm’s team of seven full-time investors and eight advisors focuses on finding and backi... |
