Producing sustainable animal free protein from bacteria
MicroHarvest is a biotech developer of an alternative protein grown from natural bacteria. The company produces protein leveraging nature’s most efficient bacteria to make better and healthier protein. This process only takes a single day from the raw ingredients to the finished product, without compromising on protein and micronutrient content. With our technology we have a systematic advantage in regards of scalability, capex utilization and sustainability. The composition of ingredients and process is patented, and the company has closed an oversubscribed €8.5M Series A round to support the build of our pilot plant and market entry.
Notable Achievements
- Raised over EUR 9M to date, investors include FoodLabs, Astanor, Happiness Capital and Faber Blue Pioneers
- Developed proprietary technology creating the fastest protein production system in the world.
- Recognised as Next Heroes in Food and Agtech 2022 by F&A Next
Press Mentions

September 20, 2022
Hamburg’s MicroHarvest reaps in €8.5 million to build protein production system
The German platform focuses on the development and commercialisation of single cell protein produced from agri-food side streams
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April 11, 2022
Meet the start-up converting raw materials into protein in a day: ‘We have the fastest protein production in the world’
MicroHarvest is taking a three-pronged approach to commercialisation, targeting the food, feed, and petfood markets with its microbial fermentation-derived alternative protein. FoodNavigator...
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Posted March 19, 2023
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Hamburg, Germany
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Regulatory Affairs Specialist Feed and Novel Food (F/M/D) – Portugal
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