Grassa Raises €3.6M to Further Develop Grass Protein Production Technology

Dutch company Grassa has raised €3.6 million to further develop its technology for extracting protein from grass. The technology creates "unlocked grass" with less unstable protein, which can reduce methane and nitrogen emissions from cows when used as feed. Grassa claims that 50% of the protein can be extracted from grass without affecting cows' milk production, and if 25% of grass in the Netherlands was processed, it could meet the country's demand for soy.


Currently, Grassa's protein is used for animal feed but the company is working to make it suitable for human consumption. The technology is mentioned in the Netherlands' National Protein Strategy as a way to reduce dependency on imported protein-rich crops. Investors in the funding round include Perspectieffonds Gelderland, Fransen Gerrits, and Brightlands Venture Partners, with plans to scale up the technology and develop edible grass protein for humans in the future.