Plantopia Bags US$9 Million to Advance Plant-Based Casein Production

The company will use the funding to move from the research and development stage into commercial production. Plantopia is developing plant-based dairy proteins to provide sustainable alternatives to traditional dairy products.

Plantopia produces dairy proteins using molecular farming a technology that uses plants instead of animals to make complex dairy proteins. This approach offers a more sustainable way to produce dairy ingredients.

The company's first product is casein, the main protein found in milk that gives cheese its texture, structure, and melting properties. This protein helps create plant-based cheese that performs more like traditional cheese.

"Having completed the development stages that have been our focus in recent years, we are now moving into commercial production," said CEO and co-founder Tal Lutzky.

“The facility currently under construction in Kibbutz Sdot Yam will mark an important step toward establishing an innovative, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable platform for producing plant-based dairy proteins,” said AP Partners’s founding partner, Hagai Stadler.

About Plantopia

Founded in 2018 by Prof. Alexander Vainstein, Tal Lutzky and Amir Tiroler, Plantopia is an Israeli food-tech company that makes dairy proteins using plants instead of animals. It uses a technology called molecular farming to produce these proteins.

By growing dairy proteins in plants, Plantopia offers a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way to produce dairy ingredients.

The company's first product is casein, the main protein in milk that gives cheese its texture and melting ability. Plantopia wants to help food companies make better plant-based dairy products that taste and perform like traditional dairy.

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