Austrian biotech firm Fermify secured $5 million in a seed funding round led by women for its revolutionary, animal-free production method that allows the removal Cows are used to make cheese.
Fermify was founded by Eva Sommer and Christoph Herwig in November 2021. They have developed a platform that is fully automated to produce fermentation-derived casein protein to precise specifications. Animal-free Cheese at Scale
Fermify aims to facilitate the “full disruption of cows” by 2027 by enabling the production of real cheese without the cruelty and environmental destruction caused by the dairy industry.
Female investors
Dörte Hirschberg from Article 9 climate tech fund Climentum Capital led this round. Co-female investors include Bettine Schmitz from Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund and Nina Wöss from Fund F.
“Fermify is not a cheese alternative, but a cheese equivalent”
Clima Now and Triple Impact Ventures.xisting investors, including Übermorgen Ventures, Backbone Ventures, Push Ventures, and Simon Capital, also backed Fermify in this round.
“What excites us is that Fermify is not a cheese alternative, but a cheese equivalent, at groundbreaking cost,” commented Bettine Schmitz,…
