Companies
Air Protein
founded by Lisa Dyson on NASA 1960s closed-loop food research, Air Protein grows oxyhydrogen microbes into a meat-mimicking protein and runs a pilot facility in California.
- Country
- United States
Pilot
FDA GRAS
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | $108.7 million in cumulative funding, including a $32 million Series A and a $75 million round in 2023 | fooddive.com |
| Capacity | small-scale production capacity at the San Leandro facility for initial launches; commercial-scale facility planned in partnership with ADM medium confidence | fooddive.com |
| Regulatory approval | achieved Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its protein ingredient | foodnavigator.com |
| Production site | Air Farm pilot facility located in San Leandro, California | biobase.whitefordresearch.com · fooddive.com |
| Revenue | estimated at approximately $3 million annually medium confidence | prospeo.io |
Independent sources: biobase.whitefordresearch.com · fooddive.com · foodnavigator.com · prospeo.io
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas fermentation of food protein | food-alt-protein | Medium | → |
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