# MicroHarvest

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/microharvest

- Industry: Biotechnology
- Headquarters: Hamburg, Germany
- Website: www.microharvest.com
- Total disclosed funding: $8.3M
- Latest round: Series A (Sep 20, 2022)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in Hamburg, Germany, and founded in 2021, MicroHarvest GmbH is a biotech business that focuses on producing nutritious and flavorful protein. Katelijne Bekers (CEO), Luisa Cruz (CTO), and Jonathan Roberz (COO) are the co-founders of the company. In May 2023, MicroHarvest raised EUR 1.5 million in venture funding from new investor Simon Capital.

The company offers a technology that includes developing bacteria in vessels by feeding them underused sugars and salts. Once the cells have grown, the company separates them from the water by centrifugation, inactivates them, and produces the finished product. The firm's bacteria contain protein and also lots of micronutrients, like iron and vitamins.

The organization plans to use the September 2022 funding to grow its R&D team, construct a pilot plant in Lisbon, and bring the single-cell protein production process to commercialization.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Sep 20, 2022, $8.3M — Faber Ventures, Foodlabs, Happiness Capital, Astanor Ventures

## Investors

- Faber Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/faber-ventures) — Series A
- Foodlabs (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/foodlabs) — Series A
- Happiness Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/happiness-capital) — Series A
- Astanor Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/astanor-ventures) — Series A