PPhoenix Foods
Phoenix Foods (legal entity Finmanflies, S.L.) is a Catalan insect-biotech startup that uses black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) bioconversion to turn agri-food organic by-products and waste into animal-feed and agriculture inputs: insect protein (LarvaFresh, LarvaDry), functional insect oil (Phoenix Oil) and FRASS biofertiliser (Phoenix Roots). Founded around 2022 and seed-stage, it raised a ~€347K–€374K round led by business-angel network EconomistesBAN with support from ACCIÓ, and has received CDTI Innovación backing through the NEOTEC Mujeres Emprendedoras programme. It is based in the Barcelona area, with a contact address in Olesa de Montserrat, registered in Molins de Rei and a site in Olot, Girona.
SectorsFoodtech & Agtech, Insect protein, Animal feed, Biotechnology, Circular economy, Sustainability
Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Alternative protein & novel ingredients
Founders
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Gonzalo Paliza
Co-Founder
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Àngela Mancho Rams
Co-Founder & CEO
Global models 5
YYnsect
France · www.ynsect.com ↗
Farms insects (mealworms) at industrial scale to sell protein and oil for animal and pet feed and frass fertiliser, the same insect-bioconversion model as Phoenix Foods.
$600MComparable
IInnovaFeed
France · innovafeed.com ↗
Grows black soldier fly larvae on agri-food by-products and sells insect protein, insect oil and frass fertiliser to feed and agriculture customers.
$450MComparable
PProtix
Netherlands · protix.eu ↗
Turns food by-products into black soldier fly protein meal, lipids and frass for feed, pet food and fertiliser customers.
$100M+Comparable
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AgriProtein
South Africa
Used black soldier fly larvae fed on organic waste to produce protein meal, oil and soil conditioner for feed and farm markets. It has since collapsed.
$105MComparable
AAgronutris
France · www.agronutris.com ↗
Rears black soldier flies on agri-food co-products to sell insect protein, oil and frass for aquafeed, pet food and fertiliser.
$100MComparable
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Investors 3
Open as list →Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2024-12-31 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €347K |
EconomistesBAN
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News 4
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2026-07-17 |
Angela Mancho, CEO of Phoenix Foods: "We convert organic waste into sustainable proteins to boost the bioeconomy with the support of CDTI Innovation" ↗
CDTI Innovación
2026-07-17 |
| 2026-04-02 |
Grillos, moscas o gusanos impulsan la industria de insectos en Cataluña: "Es el futuro" ↗
Telecinco
2026-04-02 |
| 2024-12-31 |
Phoenix Foods, especializada en insecticultura, cierra una ronda de €347.000 liderada por EconomistesBAN ↗
Biotech Spain
2024-12-31 |
| 2024-12-31 |
Phoenix Foods cierra 347.000 euros en una ronda liderada por EconomistesBAN ↗
El Referente
2024-12-31 |