BBioflytech
Bioflytech is a Spanish agtech company that breeds black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) at industrial scale to produce sustainable insect-based protein meal, functional fats, and organic compost for animal feed. Founded in 2012 as a University of Alicante research spin-off, it operates a large production facility (including a 7,500 m² plant) and is now majority-owned by growth investor Moira Capital Partners, making it one of Europe's largest insect-protein producers.
SectorsFoodtech, Agtech, Biotechnology, Animal Feed, Insect Protein, Circular Economy
Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Alternative protein & novel ingredients
Founders
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Santos Rojo
Founder (President 2012–2022)
Global models 5
YYnsect
France · www.ynsect.com ↗
Breeds mealworms/black soldier flies at industrial scale for protein meal, oil, and fertilizer for animal feed, the closest global peer to Bioflytech's model though it entered liquidation in 2025.
$600M+Comparable
IInnovaFeed
France · www.innovafeed.com ↗
Industrial-scale black soldier fly farming converting agricultural byproducts into protein and oil for animal feed, the same circular-economy insect-protein model.
$470M+Comparable
AAgriProtein
South Africa / United Kingdom · www.agriprotein.com ↗
Pioneered waste-to-insect-protein production using black soldier fly larvae for aquaculture and livestock feed, directly comparable to Bioflytech's core business.
$120M+Comparable
PProtix
Netherlands · www.protix.eu ↗
Vertically integrated black soldier fly farming producing protein, lipids, and fertilizer for animal feed, essentially the same product line as Bioflytech.
$120MComparable
AAspire Food Group
Canada / United States · aspirefg.com ↗
Industrial-scale insect farming (crickets rather than black soldier flies) for protein ingredients, same insect-to-protein conversion model applied to a different species.
$53M+Comparable
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Investors 4
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Funding rounds 2
·1 not counted| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2025-12-04 | No stage disclosed | €4M |
Moira Capital Partners
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| 2023-03-10 | No stage disclosed | €4.96M partial: only one investor's ticket was disclosed |
Lead not disclosed
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News 1
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2025-12-04 |
Moira Capital leads a €4 million capital increase in Bioflytech, with participation from CDTI and Xesgalicia ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-12-04 |