MOA Foodtech integrates industrial biotechnology and artificial intelligence to develop high-value food ingredients from agricultural byproducts via a patented fermentation process. It converts substrates such as cereals, bagasse and legumes into competitive, low‑carbon functional ingredients that can be reintroduced into the food system. The company uses its AI platform, Albatros, to accelerate ingredient creation while reducing time and costs. Proceeds from the recent financing are intended to scale operations, expand production and commercialisation, and further develop the Albatros platform for international market launches. Founded in 2021 in Pamplona (Navarra), MOA employs 15 technical staff, 11 of whom are women. The company frames its approach as a circular solution that helps mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and biodiversity loss by valorising large volumes of secondary agro‑food flows. MOA Foodtech is an agroalimentaria startup that develops protein ingredients of high nutritional value from agro‑food subproducts. Founded in 2020 and based at the CEIN incubator in Noain (Pamplona‑Iruña), the company is led by scientific director Susana Sánchez, CEO Bosco Emparanza and CFO José María Elorza. The startup aims to address growing demand for alternative proteins and has participated in acceleration programs such as Spain Foodtech and Orizont’s Match Point VI. MOA plans to have its first product on the market in 2022 and to grow its headcount from five employees to fourteen. The company has early commercial ties with Sanygran and Iberfruta, with options for minimum contracts of €25,000.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jun 2024