ADM / Sophie's BioNutrients
Maximum Protein, Minimum Footprint! Food Grade Protein from Microalgae is a relatively new and unheard-of opportunity in alternative protein. The key challenges include 1. to grow the protein at a cost low enough, and 2. to extract the protein to the purity that you can make it into plant milk and plant meat. We can do all that. We are developing a new sustainable plant-based protein out of …
Profile
Sophie’s BioNutrients is a food technology company that produces sustainable, plant-based protein ingredients by fermenting microalgae in bioreactors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, the company uses upcycled food waste to cultivate microalgae strains, such as chlorella, to create high-purity protein powders for use in dairy alternatives, plant-based meats, and functional foods. The company remains active and maintains operations in Singapore, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and Canada. It has raised approximately $1.74 million in funding from investors including KM ZERO Venturing and Brinc. While ADM is a leader in precision fermentation, it is not an owner of Sophie’s BioNutrients; ADM instead operates a separate joint venture called ScaleUp Bio in Singapore.
Sources#
- Sophie’s Bionutrients – Bionutrients
- This Taiwanese chose to explore microalgae as the future of protein in Singapore — 2024-09-02
- ADM-Temaseks-Asia-Sustainable-Foods-Platform-Sign-Agreement-Creating-Path-to-Joint-Venture-in-Singapore-to-Serve-Fast-Growing-Demand-for-Microbial-Based-Alternative-Protein | ADM — 2021-11-15
- ADM and Temasek’s Asia Sustainable Foods Platform Inaugurate ScaleUp Bio Joint Venture | ADM — 2022-08-01
- About Us – Sophie’s Bionutrients
- Sophie’s Bionutrients 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook
- Sophie’s Bionutrients - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations — 2022-07-15
- Singapore agri-food start-up hopes to feed astronauts with microalgae | The Straits Times — 2020-12-10
- Industry
- Alternative proteins, Biorefining, Crop protection, Bioprocess equipment, Food ingredients, Waste & circular economy
- Topics
- Microalgae (spirulina, chlorella, euglena), Crop protection chemicals & fertilizers, Plant-based meat, dairy & egg, Upcycled food ingredients
- Role
- Producer — “…that produces sustainable, plant-based protein ingredients by fermenting microalgae in bioreactors. Founded in…”
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News & status 6
- 2026-09 Latest status: The company rebranded from Sophie's BioNutrients to Sophie's Bio in 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-03-26 ScaleUp Bio Announces Fusionopolis Ventures Joining ADM as ShareholderADM-Sophie's BioNutrients angle: The press release highlights ADM’s ongoing partnership with ScaleUp Bio (via Fusionopolis Ventures joining as a shareholder) to advance precision fermentation CDMO capabilities in Asia, signaling ADM’s commitment to expanding …
- 2025-04-30 Great food, strong innovation, skilled talent: Why Singapore is ADM’s base for serving customers across Asia | Singapore EDBADM’s Singapore base is highlighted as strategically ideal for Asia due to its geographic position, a highly skilled workforce, and supportive policies like the COMPASS framework. The article notes ADM’s collaboration with Temasek’s Nurasa to launch ScaleUp …
- 2025-08-17 Sophie's Bionutrients and Algae's New Frontier - The BlobSummary: The piece highlights Eugène Wang of Sophie’s Bionutrients, depicting the company as a pioneer in algae-based protein aiming to outperform traditional sources in cost, sustainability, and scalability, with ambitions to reach wide market adoption …
- 2026-07-20 SOPHIES BIONUTRIENTS PTE LTD Mediaroom - PR Newswire APACThe page highlights Sophie's BioNutrients (a Singapore-based biotech) and lists multiple PR Newswire APAC press releases about its dairy-alternative products, notably chlorella-based ice cream with higher iron and B12, and partnerships to develop algae-based …
- 2026-09-29 Singapore is helping ‘future-food’ companiesADM and Nurasa (Temasek-owned) launched ScaleUp Bio in 2022 to develop fermentation-based production for essential ingredients, including proteins, aiming to lower costs and bolster sustainable, scalable food manufacturing. This highlights ADM’s role in …
- 2026-02-18 Antioxidant protein from yellow chlorella through precision fermentation | HaloADM / Sophie's BioNutrients: The page highlights Sophie's BioNutrients (Singapore-based) developing an antioxidant, lutein-rich protein from yellow chlorella produced via precision fermentation, with TRL 6 and plans to scale. It positions the approach as …
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Partners & deals 1
| joint venture | Sophie's BioNutrients …ermentation, it is not an owner of Sophie's BioNutrients; ADM instead operates a separate joint venture called ScaleUp Bio in Singapore.
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