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NovoNutrients

Transforming carbon dioxide emissions into alternative protein food and feed ingredients

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David Tze

CEO at NovoNutrients

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Employees 6–20
Headquarters Sunnyvale, California, United States
NovoNutrients is passionate and committed to impacting industrial Carbon Capture Utilization. Its ambitious but achievable mission is to provide sustainable, high-quality protein ingredients for food and feed, turning a significant global environmental issue into a profitable solution.

By harnessing advanced biotechnology, NovoNutrients captures carbon emissions and uses hydrogen from clean energy sources to produce profitable, high-quality protein. It is a more affordable, nutritious, and sustainable source of protein compared to pork, chicken, fish, and plant-based proteins for food or feed use. NovoNutrients has invested $15M in creating a capital-light technology and business model based on licensing and supporting its innovative process and off-take agreements. Their method combats climate change and turns these emissions into a valuable, in-demand product.

Notable Achievements

  • Partnership with Woodside, Australia's most valuable energy company
  • Protein quality better than beef, dramatically better than all plants
  • Low projected cost of manufacturing, tied to site cost of hydrogen

Currently Operating in Six Regions

Press Mentions

August 14, 2024

NovoNutrients modifies its microbes to convert CO2 into protein for people and pets

Read on TRPlane.com »

July 18, 2024

NovoNutrients bags $18m in Series A to transform CO₂ into nutritional

Read on Business-News-Today.com »

July 16, 2024

NovoNutrients Raises US$18 million Series A led by Woodside Energy and co-led by CM Venture Capital

Read on WV News »

July 9, 2024

Exclusive: NovoNutrients tweaks its bugs to turn CO2 into protein for people and pets

Read on TechCrunch »

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