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Deep Branch
Using carbon dioxide as a sustainable resource to create nutritious protein
Notable Achievements
- Led the launch of the REACT-FIRST consortium, an end-to-end value-chain-wide consortium of ten industry and academic partners.
- Building a new facility at the Netherlands-based Brightlands Chemelot Campus to scale up their production process, expected to be operational in early 2022.
- Investors and partners include Barclays, Novo Holdings, DSM, TotalEnergies, Innovate UK, BioMar, Drax, and Sainsbury's.
Currently Operating in Two Regions
Press Mentions
March 22, 2021
UK startup raises €8m of funding to convert CO2 into animal feed
Deep Branch aims to create protein that will replace the use of soy, which has been linked to deforestation
Read on the Guardian »
February 21, 2023
Hydrogen-powered cars and high-tech animal feed: two sustainable ventures on finding funding and creating jobs
Entrepreneurs with big ideas for taking on some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges need finance and support to bring their innovations to market. Here’s how one bank is...
Read on the Guardian »
February 14, 2022
16 alternative protein startups to watch, according to VCs
Cutting emissions from the food production process is a key hurdle in the race against climate change. These startups hope they have the inside track
Read on Sifted »
March 16, 2021
French Oil Giant Backs Startup Recycling CO₂ Into Animal Food
Deep Branch raised 8 million euros to build a pilot plant to turn carbon dioxide into feed for livestock.
Read on Bloomberg.com »
February 11, 2021
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