Yeast Ingredient From Agrifood Waste Enters Commercial Pet Food as MOA Foodtech Closes €3.3M Round

Spanish biotechnology company MOA Foodtech has closed a €3.3 million funding round to support manufacturing scale-up and commercial sales. This funding is part of a larger commitment awarded in February 2025, totaling €14.8 million. The company will increase its bioreactor capacity to 225,000 litres to meet the demand for its products, which include an egg replacer, yeast ingredient for meat alternatives, baked goods, and snacks, and a yeast ingredient for pet food made from agrifood waste.

MOA Foodtech already has one ingredient, MOA Yeast FeG, in a commercial pet food product. In addition to its current products, the company is also developing health and nutraceutical ingredients, including postbiotics and ingredients targeting mental well-being. They are working on co-development projects with industrial partners to convert side streams into functional ingredients and are planning to expand a licensing model that allows partners to use their fermentation processes and Albatros AI platform directly.