MicroHarvest
Bioenergy · Food Ingredients
2open roles
Venture roundlatest round · Jun 2025 · 17 mo ago
1backers · StartLife
10+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
We push technological boundaries to deliver the protein ingredients of the future, harnessing the power of microorganisms through biomass fermentation. Our ambition is to champion nutritious, sustainable protein to build the resilient food system of tomorrow – driving impact today.
Funding and backers
Latest round
Venture round
Jun 2025 · 17 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
3
+2 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
StartLife
The money's age
Due for its next round
17 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
42/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 4, 2025
Raised a round Venture round
Apr 29, 2024
Partnership MicroHarvest and VEGDOG collaborate on alt protein dog treat · FoodNavigator.com
Nov 17, 2023
Launched MicroHarvest launches pilot plant, accelerating path to commercialization of their single-cell protein ingredients. · microharvest.com
Aug 4, 2022
Raised a round Venture round
Jan 27, 2022
Raised a round Venture round
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 8%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jun 2025 | — | — | handelsregister.de |
| Venture round | Aug 2022 | — | — | handelsregister.de |
| Venture round | Jan 2022 | — | — | handelsregister.de |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | MicroHarvest GmbH | its site |
| Registered | 22 Mar 2021 |
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
24/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
3
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
47 days
faster than 28% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
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Data Science
67% ▲
Early Careers
33% ▲
People
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at MicroHarvest over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
8
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
66/100
Languages
Python
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Cloud & platforms
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News
MicroHarvest gewinnt Hamburger Gründerpreis 2026 - vegconomist: Das vegane Wirtschaftsmagazin
Das Biotech-Scale-up MicroHarvest ist mit dem Hamburger Gründerpreis 2026 in der Kategorie Existenzgründer ausgezeichnet worden. Der von der Hamburger
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MicroHarvest selects Leuna, Germany for first large-scale production plant
Drees & Sommer confirms the Leuna plant is technically and economically feasible, and now leads project management and general planning through the design phase Facility on track for 15,000 tonnes annual capacity across roughly 5,800 square meters Mid dou
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Chemiepark Leuna: Drees & Sommer begleitet MicroHarvest beim Bau des ersten industriellen Werks für mikrobielles Protein in Europa
Stuttgart (ots) - Ob auf dem Teller oder im Trog: Europa produziert nicht genug Eiweiß, um Menschen und Tiere selbst zu ernähren. Für den Großteil des Proteinbedarfs sind die Länder auf Importe angewiesen
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VEGDOG launches breakthrough fermented-protein cat snack with MicroHarvest's protein ingredient
VEGCAT bring vegetarian cat snacks to market that finally deliver genuine palatability. Solves a long-standing challenge: great taste without animal ingredients A natural, hypoallergenic, high-protein recipe tailored for sensitive cats Hamburg, 26 Novembe
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First of its kind UK partnership sees THE PACK and MicroHarvest launch microbial protein dog treats
Gut Bites: oven-baked, gut-friendly treats showcasing microbial protein innovation Tailored for dogs with sensitivities, allergies, and fussy appetites Study shows 3 in 4 dog owners willing to try pet food with microbial protein London, 13 October 2025 -
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MicroHarvest Accelerates Pace to Achieve Multiple Kiloton Production Target
MicroHarvest has won theEUROPAS' Hottest Tech Start-up Award in the Ag/Food Tech category!
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MicroHarvest and VEGDOG collaborate on alt protein dog treat
Biomass fermentation player, MicroHarvest, has teamed up with vegan pet food producer, VEGDOG, on a microbial protein-based treat for dogs.
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VEGDOG launches dog treat with first-of-its-kind microbial protein ingredient from MicroHarvest
Novel treat product to be unveiled at the 2024 Pet Food Forum, within Interzoo Europe in Nuremberg MicroHarvest's novel protein ingredient emits an estimated 2-3x less CO2 eq/kg compared to plant-derived solutions Study conducted by MicroHarvest in partne
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MicroHarvest und VEGDOG präsentieren innovatives Hunde-Leckerli mit bahnbrechendem Protein aus Mikroorganismen
Hamburg/München (ots) - - Premiere des neuartigen Leckerlis VEGDOG Pure Bites auf dem Pet Food Forum am 6. Mai 2024 in Nürnberg auf der Interzoo Europa - MicroHarvests innovatives Protein emittiert im
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MicroHarvest Becomes Food Fermentation Europe's First Biomass Fermentation Member
German biotech MicroHarvestannounces that it has become the first biomass fermentation company to join Food Fermentation Europe'sefforts tocreate more
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
2
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Hamburg
Germany
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Early Careers
Lisbon
Portugal
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Data Science