# 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.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/air-protein/
Updated: 2026-06-26

- Country: United States

## 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 | https://www.fooddive.com/news/adm-air-protein-strategic-development-agreement-manufacturing/650574/ |
| Capacity | small-scale production capacity at the San Leandro facility for initial launches; commercial-scale facility planned in partnership with ADM [medium confidence] | https://www.fooddive.com/news/adm-air-protein-strategic-development-agreement-manufacturing/650574/ |
| Regulatory approval | achieved Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its protein ingredient | https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/05/18/adm-air-protein-partner-to-scale-a-new-way-of-making-food-that-only-requires-air-water-and-energy/ |
| Production site | Air Farm pilot facility located in San Leandro, California | http://biobase.whitefordresearch.com/companies/air-protein, https://www.fooddive.com/news/adm-air-protein-strategic-development-agreement-manufacturing/650574/ |
| Revenue | estimated at approximately $3 million annually [medium confidence] | https://prospeo.io/c/air-protein |

Independent sources: biobase.whitefordresearch.com, fooddive.com, foodnavigator.com, prospeo.io

## Technologies

- [Gas fermentation of food protein](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/gas-fermentation-food-protein/)