24 September 202618 September 2026 Investment in Europe’s alternative protein companies grows – but sector can no longer rely on venture capital alone The latest figures reveal that new forms of investment are beginning to strengthen Europe’s alternative protein landscape and build the capacity needed to scale
Investitionen für alternative Proteine steigen – doch die Branche kann sich nicht allein auf Risikokapital verlassen Eine Analyse von GFI zeigt, dass im ersten Halbjahr 2026 vor allem Unternehmen im Bereich der Fermentation mehr Kapital einwerben konnten. Die Zahl an Deals hat sich jedoch halbiert – private Investitionen konzentrieren sich auf weniger Unternehmen. Gemischte Finanzierungsmodelle, bei denen privates Kapital und öffentliche Investitionen zusammenwirken, werden daher immer wichtiger
4 August 202630 July 2026 BioBTX announces the start of construction on its first-of-a-kind circular aromatics plant World’s first dedicated greenfield facility converting plastic waste directly into renewable aromatics
3 September 20252 September 2025 Avantium Secures €10 Million Financing from Invest-NL This short-term debt is expected to be repaid through the proceeds from a future planned equity raise
18 March 202517 March 2025 Dow boosts access to circular feedstocks with strategic investment in Rotterdam-based advanced recycler Xycle As part of an ongoing commitment to transform waste and advance a circular economy for plastics, Dow has invested in advanced recycling startup Xycle alongside ING, Invest-NL, Polestar Capital and Vopak
Dow: Beteiligung am Recyclingunternehmen Xycle Die Beteiligung an der kommerziellen Recyclinganlage von Xycle gilt als Meilenstein in Dows Engagement, Kunststoffabfälle in hochwertige Materialien umzuwandeln und die Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe zu beschleunigen
1 July 202428 June 2024 BioBTX secures over € 80 million to launch world’s first renewable aromatics plant Aromatics, essential for producing every-day products like insulating foams, coatings, PET bottles, batteries, and pharmaceuticals, will now have a sustainable alternative to fossil-based sources
13 February 20244 February 2024 Paques Biomaterials: New funding round closed today, raising €14 million We closed a new funding round today, raising €14 million to produce a biopolymer with the advantages of plastic but not the disadvantages. Among the investors are impact investor Invest-NL and the NOM
30 May 202324 May 2023 Infinity Recycling, Invest-NL and LyondellBasell invest in Pryme to accelerate the advanced recycling of plastic waste Pryme is currently building an advanced recycling plant in Rotterdam to convert used plastic into valuable products on an industrial scale with support of its proprietary pyrolysis process