# Cubiq Foods

develops smart/microbial fats, with a Good Food Institute-funded techno-economic study showing waste-derived microbial fats could match cocoa butter and lecithins cost-competitively.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/cubiq-foods/
Updated: 2026-07-08

- Country: Spain

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Approximately €20 million raised over multiple rounds, though the company filed for insolvency with €10 million in debt as of May 2025 | https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/business/confidente-vip/20250509/la-startup-vegetales-cubiq-foods-suspende-barcelona/1003742656026_0.html |
| Capacity | Planned capacity of 5.6 tons per year for pilot plant, scaling up to 700 tons per year for industrial production | https://www.finsmes.com/2019/01/cubiq-foods-raises-e12m-in-funding.html, https://www.fooddive.com/news/cubiq-foods-gets-55m-for-development-of-healthy-fats/578348/, https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/the-finishing-touch-for-cultured-meat-spanish-start-up-scores-in-fat-replication.html |
| Production site | Granollers, Catalonia, Spain (Headquarters and factory) and Barcelona, Spain | https://www.cargill.com/2023/cargillcubiq-foods-collaborate-on-novel-fat-technology-to, https://www.finsmes.com/2019/01/cubiq-foods-raises-e12m-in-funding.html, https://www.fooddive.com/news/cubiq-foods-gets-55m-for-development-of-healthy-fats/578348/, https://www.infoempresa.com/es-es/es/empresa/cubiq-foods-sl |
| Headcount | Reported as 7 employees (LinkedIn) or between 10-49 employees (Infoempresa) | https://www.infoempresa.com/es-es/es/empresa/cubiq-foods-sl |
| Revenue | Reported as $3.3 million (LinkedIn) but described as testimonial volume of a few hundred thousand euros in May 2025 (Cronica Global) and under €2 million (Infoempresa) | https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/business/confidente-vip/20250509/la-startup-vegetales-cubiq-foods-suspende-barcelona/1003742656026_0.html, https://www.infoempresa.com/es-es/es/empresa/cubiq-foods-sl |

Independent sources: cargill.com, cronicaglobal.elespanol.com, finsmes.com, fooddive.com, foodingredientsfirst.com, infoempresa.com

## Technologies

- [Precision fermentation of fats & oils](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/precision-fermentation-fats-oils/)