Plant-based dairy products need proteins that more closely reproduce milk functionality while reducing dependence on livestock and conventional fermentation infrastructure.
R&D Focus
Plant molecular farming, rice biotechnology, milk proteins, crop-based protein production, and dairy-alternative ingredients.
Innovative Solution
Kinish uses rice as a production host for milk proteins intended for use in dairy alternatives.
Investment Funding
Last Funding Stage
Seed
Total Funding Amount
787.8K
Last Funding Amount
787.8K
Last Funding Date
14-02-2025
Startup Stage
Seed
Lead Investors
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Genesia Ventures, Lifetime Ventures, Full Commit Partners
About
Kinish is a food company that produces dairy substitutes from plants in a sustainable and scalable way.
Products
Product
Rice-produced milk proteins for plant-based dairy formulation.
Star Product
Rice molecular-farming platform, because it is the company’s core protein-production technology.
