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Nucaps Nanotechnology

Nucaps Nanotechnology is a Spanish biotech company that has industrialised a patented nano/microencapsulation technology using natural food proteins (casein, zein, soy) to encapsulate bioactives and probiotics, improving their stability, taste masking and bioavailability (reported up to ~35x versus free-form) for food & beverage, supplements, nutraceutical, pharma, cosmetics and animal nutrition applications. It is a seed-stage spin-out created in 2017 out of a Navarre consortium led by the University of Navarra with CNTA, Idifarma and Laboratorios Cinfa, based at the CEIN incubator in Noáin (Navarre) with roughly 16-18 employees. It holds Spain's Innovative SME seal, has won industry awards including a NutraIngredients Start-Up Award, and cites partners such as AB InBev, Givaudan and Tetra Pak.

Founded
2017
Founders
1
News
0
Rounds
1
Investors
7
SectorsFoodtech, Biotech, Nanotechnology, Nutraceuticals, Ingredients, Deeptech, Cosmetics, Pharma Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Alternative protein & novel ingredients

Profile updated 19 Aug 2026

Founders

Mariano Oto
Co-founder & CEO

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Investors 7

Capsa Vida
www.capsavida.com
Investor Spain
Clave Capital
clavecapital.com
Investor Spain
MassChallenge
Investor United States
RootCamp
Investor Germany
Socialnest
Investor Spain
Sodena (Sociedad de Desarrollo de Navarra)
www.sodena.com
Investor Spain
Universidad de Navarra I+D+i Tech Transfer Fund
Investor Spain

Funding rounds 1

Seed · €400K
A spin-off from Navarra that makes preservative-free nanocapsules from natural proteins to hold active ingredients and probiotics. The capit…
2020-03-17

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