GGalacteum
Galacteum (formerly Dairylac) is a Galician dairy-ingredients processor based in Melide, A Coruña, that turns raw milk and whey from the AIRA farmer cooperative into demineralized whey powder, skimmed milk powder and other high-value ingredients for infant nutrition, functional food and industrial food clients. It is majority-owned by the AIRA cooperative with the Xunta de Galicia's public venture-capital arm Xesgalicia holding roughly 25%.
SectorsDairy ingredients, Food & Beverage, Circular economy
Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Food ingredients & manufacturing
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Perfect Day
United States · www.perfectday.com ↗
Produces animal-free whey and other dairy proteins via precision fermentation for food ingredient customers, the same B2B dairy-ingredient market Galacteum serves.
$850MComparable
RRemilk
Israel · www.remilk.com ↗
Manufactures fermentation-derived milk proteins sold as ingredients to food and beverage makers, mirroring Galacteum's ingredient-supply model.
$120MComparable
IImagindairy
Israel · www.imagindairy.com ↗
Supplies animal-free whey and casein proteins to food manufacturers as a direct ingredient substitute, similar end customers to Galacteum.
$58MComparable
NNew Culture
United States · www.newculturefood.com ↗
Produces precision-fermentation casein for cheese-like dairy ingredients, targeting the same industrial food-ingredient supply chain.
$30MComparable
CChange Foods
United States · www.changefoods.com ↗
Develops fermentation-based dairy protein ingredients for food companies, competing in the same functional dairy-ingredient niche.
$25MComparable
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Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2020-02-28 | No stage disclosed | €2.5M |
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| 2016-12-19 | No stage disclosed | €1M | Aira Sociedade Cooperativa Galega |
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