The round was led by CDP Venture Capital, with participation from Fund F, Redstone, and food industry leader Loacker. Ferm Labs uses non-GMO microbes to accelerate fermentation from weeks to hours, upcycling low-value sidestreams into clean-label flavor pastes and powders.
Its flagship product Kokumesan targets the €3 million-plus industrial cheese market, offering 75% cost-in-use savings. The company plans to expand bioprocessing capacity in Bolzano, grow its European B2B sales force, and scale R&D for new categories.