Investment Climate Podcast: Ankit Bagaria of Loopworm, How to Get Funded in 2025

In the Investment Climate Podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors to discuss funding benchmarks for Alt Proteins in 2025 and to uncover the investment strategies of successful Climate Tech CEOs and VCs. In a recent episode, Ankit Alok Bagaria, co-founder and CEO of Loopworm, a biotech startup in Bangalore, shares how Loopworm secured a $3.25M pre-Series A round with investors like WaterBridge Ventures and Enrission India Capital. Loopworm aims to revolutionize nutrition, health, and wellness by utilizing insects in various applications, including an innovative recombinant protein platform.

Ankit highlights the importance of existing investors and cold outreach in attracting strategic investors, as well as the value of being prepared with data rooms and documentation to streamline the due diligence process. Loopworm's success in securing funding serves as a case study for other startups seeking investment in the ever-evolving landscape of biotech and alternative proteins.Listeners can access the full podcast series on Apple Podcasts and other platforms to learn more about successful funding strategies in the agrifood tech industry.