USA – Zero Cow Factory, a New York-based biotechnology company producing animal-free protein and dairy products, raised $4M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Green Frontier Capital, GVFL and pi Ventures, with participation from Pascual Innoventures.The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its R&D efforts, scale up production capacity, and obtain regulatory approvals to hit the market.Co-founded in 2021 by Sohil Kapadia and Parini Kapadia, Zero Cow Factory has developed patented technology to produce dairy proteins such as casein & whey, without any animal being involved. The company is focused on animal-free casein production. Its first product is A2 Beta-casein which is also healthier as the A1 milk protein which causes indigestion is absent from their product. Its animal-free ‘Smart Protein’ is a healthy alternative to cow’s milk protein as it is free of lactose, antibiotics, growth hormones, cholesterol and saturated fat.Zero Cow Factory is also a part of global innovation accelerators such as Mylkcubator in Spain, MassChallenge in Switzerland and Plug and Play in the USA. 05/04/2023
