Entomo Agroindustrial

entomoagroindustrial.com ↗ ·Cehegín ·Pre-seed

Spanish agro-industrial biotech company based in Cehegín (Murcia) that uses Black Soldier Fly larvae to convert organic and agri-food waste into high-value raw materials such as protein, fat, chitosan and fertilizer. Founded in 2016 as an engineering/consulting firm, it built its first pilot plant in 2019 and has received EU (Horizon 2020, FEDER, Next Generation) and CDTI public funding, plus acceleration support from Ship2B.

Founded

2016

Founders

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SectorsAgtech, Foodtech, Biotechnology, Circular economy, Animal feed Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Alternative protein & novel ingredients

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Founders

Diego Amores de Gea

Founder & CEO

Global models 5

Ynsect

France · www.ynsect.com ↗

Farms insects (mealworms) industrially and processes them into protein, oil and fertiliser for feed, pet food and agriculture; its factory model is the same as Entomo's.

~$600MComparable

InnovaFeed

France · innovafeed.com ↗

Rears Black Soldier Fly larvae on agri-food by-products at industrial scale and sells insect protein, oil and frass fertiliser, just as Entomo does.

~$550MComparable

Protix

Netherlands · protix.eu ↗

Turns food-industry side streams into Black Soldier Fly protein, fat and fertiliser for animal feed and pet food. It has a strategic stake from Tyson.

~$150MComparable

Agronutris

France · www.agronutris.com ↗

Builds and runs Black Soldier Fly bioconversion plants that turn organic waste into insect protein, oil and organic fertiliser.

~$110MComparable

Nutrition Technologies

Singapore · www.nutrition-technologies.com ↗

Grows Black Soldier Fly larvae on agri-food waste in Southeast Asia and sells insect meal, oil and biofertiliser to feed and farm customers.

~$40MComparable

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Venture Debt · €99.4M

No stage disclosed · €9M

MOA Foodtech

Noáin

Series A · €8.4M

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Capsa Vida

www.capsa-food.com

Pre-seed 2019 Spain

Funding rounds 1

·1 not counted

Date	Round	Amount	Lead
2019-09-27	Pre-seed (estimated)	—	Lead not disclosed +1 more

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2019-09-27 Buyout — Capsa Food

News 3

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Published	Article
2024-11-21	Entomo afronta la industrialización de la bioconversión con base en bagazo ↗ Alimarket 2024-11-21
2024-03-13	Cuatro startups murcianas entran en la élite mundial de la innovación alimentaria ↗ Murcia Plaza 2024-03-13
2023-11-15	El Ministerio selecciona a la murciana Entomo Agroindustrial entre las startups más punteras en AgriFoodTech ↗ MurciaEconomía 2023-11-15