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VERTICAL REPORT // AGRICULTURE & ALT PROTEINS

Crop Engineering & Alternative Proteins

Tracking synthetic biology applications in agriculture — from nitrogen-fixing microbiomes and gene-edited crops to cultivated meat and molecular farming.

SECTION 01 // KEY COMPANIES

Key Companies

CompanyFocusProductStageFunding
Pivot BioNitrogen fixation microbiomePROVENCommercial$618M
InariMultiplex gene editing (crops)SEEDesignField Trials$400M+
Benson HillCropOS platformUltra-high protein soyCommercialPublic
MeatableCultured meat (opti-ox)Pork & beefPilot$60M+
Aleph FarmsCultivated beefAleph CutsRegulatory$118M
Nobell FoodsPlant molecular farmingCasein from soyCommercial$100M+
ProviviPheromone biocontrolCrop protectionCommercial$65M+
Living CarbonEnhanced photosynthesis treesCarbon captureField Trials$36M
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