Fruit and vegetable processing creates waste while manufacturers continue to rely on synthetic additives and imported ingredients.
R&D Focus
Upcycled fruit and vegetable ingredients using green chemistry
Innovative Solution
AgroGrIN Tech is a producer and supplier of clean-label ingredients made from upcycled fruits and vegetables to meet the market demands of the food, supplement, and cosmetic industries.
Solution Effectiveness
The EU project reports a process designed to convert 100% of selected fruit and vegetable waste streams into usable ingredients.
Investment Funding
Last Funding Stage
Grant
Total Funding Amount
536.91K
Last Funding Date
24-10-2024
Startup Stage
Seed
Lead Investors
EIT Food
Revenue
Less than $1M
People
Founders
Debora Campos
About
AgroGrIN Tech is a producer and supplier of clean-label ingredients made from upcycled fruits and vegetables to meet the market demands of the food, supplement, and cosmetic industries.
Products
Product
Upcycled enzyme and vitamin extracts, naturally gluten-free flours, and natural flavoring powders from fruit and vegetable side streams.
Demo Product or Complete Product?
Development-stage technology or ingredient platform; commercialization or clinical development is ongoing.
Future Plan
Market Expansion
Scaling from laboratory to pilot/industrial-relevant production in Portugal.
Investment Funding
Received European innovation-program support through Horizon Europe/Women TechEU.
Awards and Recognitions
Awards
Santander X Portugal Local Award – winner (2022).
Participations
She Loves Tech Southern Europe (2023); EU Women TechEU and Horizon Europe programs.
M&A and Collabs
Collab
European Commission Horizon project – pilot-scale upcycling of fruit and vegetable losses and by-products.
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