Kinoko-Tech

What Kinoko-Tech does

Kinoko-Tech is an Israeli food-technology startup founded in 2019 and headquartered in Rehovot, operating at a very early stage with 1-10 employees. The company develops protein-rich food products using fungi and fermentation technologies, positioning itself in the alternative protein sector with a sustainability-oriented value proposition aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its underlying technical approach leverages biological fermentation processes — a domain-specialized capability distinguishing it from conventional plant-based or cultivated-meat alternative protein plays — though no patents, specific proprietary strains, or process IP are disclosed in the available data.

Kinoko-Tech's commercial operations are not yet visible: there are no disclosed customers, distribution channels, pricing, or revenue figures, and the only capital raised to date consists of a $0 MassChallenge Israel participation in March 2021 and a $29,000 Asper Prize in June 2022. The company has no reported leadership team beyond co-founder and CEO Jasmin Ravid, and no product launches, partnerships, or geographic expansions are documented. The company appears to remain in a pre-commercial, R&D-focused phase.

The company is recognized within the Israeli innovation ecosystem through the 2022 Hebrew University Asper Prize for Emerging Startups, awarded by Asper-HUJI Innovate, which cited its sustainability and alternative-protein work. Ownership structure, investor base beyond prize/accelerator affiliations, and any downstream commercialization milestones are not disclosed in the available sources, representing material data gaps for any investor evaluation.

Name

Kinoko-Tech

Website

https://kinoko-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kinoko-Tech is an Israeli early-stage food-tech startup developing protein-rich foods using fungi and fermentation technologies for the alternative protein market. The company, led by co-founder and CEO Jasmin Ravid, is pre-commercial and pre-revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Proteins

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Mycoprotein-Based Foods Manufacturing (AFAKAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fermentation-Derived Alternative Proteins Manufacturing (Precision Fermentation) (AFAKAGAH), Fermentation-Derived Proteins (Precision Fermentation, Biomass Fermentation) (AFAJAHAH), Synthetic Biology & Genetic Circuit Design Platforms (pathway engineering, chassis development) (HLAAAIAD)

Keywords

• Alternative protein
• Fungi fermentation
• Sustainable food production
• Protein-rich foods
• Food technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Rehovot

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Kinoko-Tech develops protein-rich food products derived from fungi and fermentation technologies as alternative proteins. The company focuses on sustainable food production using proprietary fermentation processes to create environmentally friendly, protein-dense food alternatives for the food industry.

Product overview

Kinoko-Tech develops protein-rich foods from fungi and fermentation technologies, positioning itself as an alternative protein company in the food technology space. The company focuses on sustainable food production aligned with UN SDGs, utilizing fungi and fermentation processes to create protein-rich food products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fungi-based Alternative Protein Products Protein-rich food products developed using proprietary fungi and fermentation technologies, designed as sustainable alternative protein ingredients for the food industry.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Meati Foods: Meati produces whole-food protein from mycelium (fungi) fermentation, the closest direct mycelium-based consumer protein analog to Kinoko-Tech's technology.
• Nature's Fynd: Nature's Fynd produces protein foods via fermentation of a proprietary Fusarium strain (Fy), closely mirroring Kinoko-Tech's fungi-fermentation protein thesis and serving the same alternative-protein end market.
• Air Protein: Air Protein uses gas fermentation (hydrogenotrophs) to produce single-cell protein for meat alternatives, sharing Kinoko-Tech's fermentation-derived protein narrative and B2B alt-protein positioning.
• Solar Foods: Solar Foods produces Solein protein via gas fermentation, a carbon-neutral single-cell protein competing for the same fermentation-based alt-protein narrative as Kinoko-Tech.
• Perfect Day: Perfect Day produces whey and casein proteins via precision fermentation, representing the dairy side of the same fermentation-derived alt-protein platform wave that Kinoko-Tech targets with fungi.
• MycoTechnology: MycoTechnology uses fermentation of fungal mycelia to create food ingredients (ClearSweet, FermentIQ), directly comparable to Kinoko-Tech's fungi-fermentation protein focus and ingredient-supply model.

Broad incumbents

• Quorn: Quorn is the established commercial leader in mycoprotein (fungi-based) foods, producing meat alternatives from Fusarium venenatum fermentation. It is the canonical proof point for Kinoko-Tech's approach and the most direct functional analog at scale.
• Impossible Foods: Impossible Foods is a large, established plant-based protein brand pursuing the same end customer (sustainable protein consumers) and competing for shelf space and foodservice accounts that Kinoko-Tech aspires to serve.
• The Not Company (NotCo): NotCo applies AI-driven formulation to plant-based alternatives across dairy, meat, and eggs, representing a broader alternative-protein competitor with significantly more capital and brand presence.

Emerging players

• Remilk: Remilk (now Wilk) produces animal-identical dairy proteins via precision fermentation, an adjacent fermentation platform competing for the same alternative-protein capital and off-taker interest.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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