PoLoPo
Producing Animal-Based Proteins in Potatoes
Startup Pre-Seed Agriculture & Food Technologies Est. 2022
Total Raised
$2.3M
Pre-Seed
Last Round
$2.3M
1 rounds
Investors
6
6 public
Team
3
11-50 employees
Confidence
97/100
News
7
articles
About
PoLoPo, a B2B ingredient company, is a molecular farming pioneer developing a cutting-edge plant biofactory for the high-scale production of animal proteins in potatoes, starting with egg protein — Ovalbumin. The company's SuperAA platform transforms every potato into a biofactory, producing identical animal-based proteins. By genetically modifying potato plants, they significantly increase the protein content of traditional potatoes, turning them into a protein production machine. The company chose egg protein as the first target protein, yet many other animal-based proteins can be "installed" on the SuperAA platform, making it a unique means of production for many different food applications, such as dairy, meat, and even baby formulas.
Classification
Sector
Agriculture & Food TechnologiesAg TechGenetics & InputFood TechNovel Food & IngredientsClimate TechFood & Land UseSustainable Proteins
Core Technology
BiologicalsMolecules
Target Customer
Agriculture & FoodProcessed Foods
Business Model
B2B
Tags
precision-agricultureagtechagribusinessalternative-proteinfoodtechclimate-techagriculturebiotechnologybioconvergencefood-ingredients
Funding & Events
Jul 2023
Pre-Seed $2.3M
FoodLabs (Lead), Milk & Honey Ventures, Siddhi Capital, CPT Capital, HackCapital, Plug and Play
News (7)
Feb 19, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
PoLoPo, a company developing technology to grow animal-based protein in potatoes, won first place in the Next Gen Impact competition for women entrepreneurs hosted by Yazamiyot in collaboration with Microsoft, Luzzatto group, KPMG, Ofakim Travel, and Calcalist. Only 30% of the high-tech workforce is female, and the numbers are even lower in entrepreneurship. 
Product Stage
Aug 29, 2024 · www.greenqueen.com.hk
growth-positive
PoLoPo to Supply Potato Protein After Demand From Clients
Customers
May 22, 2024 · vegconomist.com
PoLoPo Seeks USDA Approval, Says Production of Egg Proteins in “Plants, Not Animals, Will Set Off a Domino Effect in Sustainability”
Mar 28, 2024 · vegconomist.com
PoLoPo Unveils Molecular Farming Platform in Potato Plants to Grow Egg Proteins
Mar 27, 2024 · thespoon.tech
growth-positive
PoLoPo Unveils ‘SuperAA’ to Turn Potatoes Into Protein Factories Via Molecular Farming
Investment
Apr 9, 2023 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
"We can revolutionize the food industry by offering a sustainable and safer protein source" | CTech
Investment
Mar 20, 2023 · www.greenqueen.com.hk
growth-positive
PoLoPo Raises $1.75 Million In Seed Funding For Potato Protein
Investment
Details
Product Stage
Alpha
Employees
11-50
Exact Count
13
District
Center District
Founded
2022
Registrar
516538774
Crunchbase
polopo
Locations
Gan Shlomo, Israel
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Admin
Last Update
Nov 7, 2024
Verified by
Yanina Wainscheinker
Claimed
Yes
Missing
video or image, markets
Team (3)
Maya Sapir-Mir
Co-founder & CEO
Founder
Raya Liberman Aloni
Co-founder & CTO
Founder
Ido Eliashar
VP of Business Development
Internal
Created by
Yotam Maman (yotamm1988@gmail.com)
Created
2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Ortal Wein (ortalw@sncentral.org)