{"id":38463,"date":"2026-04-21T11:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/?p=38463"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:10:16","slug":"planetary-raises-chf-22-million-to-scale-fermentation-technology-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/planetary-raises-chf-22-million-to-scale-fermentation-technology-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetary raises CHF 22 million to scale fermentation technology globally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Geneva-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetarygroup.ch\/\">Planetary SA<\/a> has closed a CHF 16 million Series A equity financing round supplemented by CHF 6 million in credit, bringing total funding to approximately CHF 32 million. The round was led by Radikal Capital and Oetker Ventures, with participation from Royal Cosun, which <a href=\"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/royal-cosun-invests-chf-3-million-in-planetary-to-advance-sustainable-fermentation\/\">previously invested CHF 3 million in the company in January 2025<\/a>, alongside arc investors, Green Generation Fund, AgriFoodTech Venture Alliance, and existing investors Astanor Ventures and XAnge. A second closing is planned for later this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planetary operates a full-stack fermentation platform spanning bioprocess design, scale-up, and industrial manufacturing through its WIPO GREEN-listed BioBlocks system. Its core commercial strategy centers on licensing this technology globally to agro-industrial players, particularly sugar companies, enabling the conversion of low-value agricultural side streams into high-value proteins, fibers, and enzymes. A key initiative targets ultra-low-cost mycoprotein production below USD 1 per kilogram through partnerships in sucrose-rich, protein-deficient geographies including India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the consumer side, the company continues to build on the national rollout of its MyVay Gourmet Filet, a mycoprotein-based <a href=\"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/planetary-brings-mycoprotein-based-chicken-filet-to-242-aldi-stores-across-switzerland\/\">vegetarian chicken filet launched across all 242 Aldi Switzerland stores in July 2025<\/a> at price parity with conventional chicken. Under its B2B brand Libre Foods, Planetary is now expanding across Europe into alternative meat and dairy, meat hybrid products, fiber-rich products, and protein fortification applications. 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