# Planetary

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

- Industry: Food
- Headquarters: Switzerland
- Website: www.planetarygroup.ch
- Total disclosed funding: $28M
- Latest round: Series A (Apr 20, 2026)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Based in Cologny, Switzerland, and established in 2021, Planetary SA operates as a provider of biomass and precision fermentation services. The company was founded by CEO and Chairman Evan Henshaw-Plath. 

Planetary SA provides services for biomass fermentation by providing a strain and a bioreactor where the fungi is provided with a mixture of carbohydrates, oxygen, and nutrients, and grows for 20- 30 days. The company also provides precision fermentation services to create cheese without cows, eggs without chickens, and enzymes without animals.

In April 2026, Planetary SA raised CHF 16 million in series A funding co-led by Vierte Oetker Ventures GmbH and Radikal Capital, with participation from arc investors, BayWa Venture, Green Generation Fund, Cosun Protein, Astanor Ventures, and XAnge. The round was part of a larger CHF 22 million series A and venture debt funding.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Apr 20, 2026, $20M — XAnge, Astanor Ventures, BayWa Venture, Green Generation Fund, Cosun Protein, arc investors, Vierte Oetker Ventures GmbH
- Seed, Apr 19, 2022, $7.6M — XAnge, Blue Horizon, Astanor Ventures, Nucleus Capital

## Investors

- XAnge (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/xange) — Seed, Series A
- Blue Horizon (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/blue-horizon) — Seed
- Astanor Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/astanor-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Nucleus Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nucleus-capital) — Seed
- BayWa Venture (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/baywa-venture) — Series A
- Green Generation Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/green-generation-fund) — Series A
- Cosun Protein — Series A
- arc investors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/arc-investors) — Series A
- Vierte Oetker Ventures GmbH — Series A