MMOA Foodtech
MOA Foodtech is a Spanish B2B biotech company that combines fermentation with a proprietary AI tool (Albatros) to convert agri-food industry by-products and side streams into next-generation functional ingredients and highly nutritious microbial/yeast proteins, sold as MOA YEAST, MOA Q5 and the turnkey MOA Box valorisation system. Headquartered in Noáin (Navarra) with a team of ~20-25, it closed a €3M Series A in June 2024 led by Dutch fund ICOS Capital, and in February 2025 was one of 71 companies selected by the European Innovation Council for a package of up to €14.8M (€2.3M grant plus a €12.5M equity investment commitment).
SectorsFoodtech, Biotech, Alternative Proteins, Fermentation, AI, Sustainability, Ingredients, B2B
Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Alternative protein & novel ingredients
Founders
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Bosco Emparanza García
CEO & Co-Founder
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José María Elorza Barreda
CFO & Co-Founder
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Susana Sánchez Gómez
CSO & Co-Founder
Global models 5
CCalysta
United States · calysta.com ↗
Uses fermentation to make microbial protein ingredients (FeedKind) sold business-to-business to feed and food makers, the same B2B single-cell-protein model as MOA YEAST.
~$300MComparable
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MycoTechnology
United States · www.mycotechnology.com ↗
Uses fermentation to make functional ingredients and proteins that it sells to food manufacturers, matching MOA's B2B fermentation-ingredient model.
~$220MComparable
EENOUGH
United Kingdom · www.enough-food.com ↗
Makes mycoprotein (Abunda) by fermenting agricultural feedstocks and sells it in bulk to food brands, a close match to MOA's fermented protein-ingredient business.
~$130MComparable
SSuperbrewed Food
United States · www.superbrewedfood.com ↗
Produces bacterial protein by fermentation and sells it as an ingredient to food companies, the same B2B microbial-protein model as MOA.
~$110MComparable
EEnifer
Finland · www.enifer.com ↗
Turns agri-food industry side streams into PEKILO mycoprotein by fermentation for B2B customers, the closest match to MOA's upcycling model.
~$45MComparable
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CClave Capital
clavemayor.com
SSwanlaab Venture Factory
swanlaab.com
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Viscofan
www.viscofan.com
CCentro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación
cdti.es
SSabadell Venture Capital
www.bancsabadell.com
SSodena
www.sodena.com
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Eatable Adventures
eatableadventures.com
EEIC Fund
eic.ec.europa.eu
IICOS Capital
BBig Idea Ventures
Funding rounds 4
·1 not counted| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2026-09-03 | Series A (estimated) | €3.3M |
Swanlaab Innvierte Agri Food Tech
+5 more
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| 2026-04-28 | Series A (estimated) | €674K |
Lead not disclosed
+2 more
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| 2024-06-25 | Series A | €3M |
ICOS Capital
+5 more
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| 2021-10-18 | Seed | €1.4M |
Clave Capital
+4 more
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