Better Bite Ventures

Prefer is a coffee manufacturing company that is bean-free. The company uses fermentation to create coffee from waste. The fermentation process converts upcycled food by-products, from beer, bread, and tofu manufacturing, into these same aroma molecules.

Cultivaer is creating cutting-edge bioreactor-free technology to let fermentation-derived alternative proteins scale up more quickly and at a lower cost.

Pivot Eat is working on a novel process to enhance the structure and accelerate the scalability of plant-based whole-cut meat. Founder Ann Limley is a food scientist with over two decades of food R&D experience across Singapore, Europe, and Australia.

Phyx44 Labs, founded in 2021 and based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, focuses on developing cell-derived replacements for popular dairy products that are nature-identical. The company utilizes precision fermentation technology to create animal-free dairy proteins and fats, allowing the production of milk alternatives that closely mimic traditional dairy. By offering these innovative products, Phyx44 aims to provide consumers with sustainable and environmentally friendly dairy options.

Umami Bioworks focuses on the discovery and development of a platform for scalable production of cultivated seafood, aiming to protect endangered marine species while providing consumers with sustainable seafood options. The company specializes in cell-based food products made from fish cells and tissues, ensuring that their offerings are free from harmful substances such as mercury, antibiotics, microplastics, and ocean pollutants. By employing systems engineering principles, Umami Bioworks seeks to accelerate the industrialization of cell cultivation, facilitating local and cost-effective production of innovative seafood alternatives. Their automated, modular production system is designed to support the creation of affordable, cell-cultured seafood and meat, utilizing low-cost, serum-free media and advanced marine cell lines.