LIVIN farms

Name

LIVIN farms

Legal name

LIVIN farms AgriFood GmbH

Website

https://livinfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Insect Farming Technology

NAICS

Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Insect Farming (Crickets, Mealworms, Black Soldier Fly) (AFAEAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Insect-Based Protein Foods Manufacturing (AFAKAGAJ)

Keywords

• Modular insect farming
• Black soldier fly larvae
• Alternative protein production
• Organic waste valorization
• Industrial bioconversion systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Modular Insect Factory Sales: Sale of turn-key Hive PRO modular insect factories in various sizes. Customers include farms, agro-industry, and food processors who purchase the hardware for on-site deployment.
2. Seedlings Deliveries: Weekly shipments of Black Soldier Fly neonate larvae (Seedlings) to customer factory sites across Europe. Recurring delivery service providing biological input for insect farming operations.
3. Bio Feasibility Services: Assessment services analyzing customer waste substrates, formulating optimized feed recipes, and testing at industrial scale. Takes approximately 3 months and delivers cost and performance-optimized feed substrate recommendations.
4. Engineering and Support Services: Engineering consultation, factory design, installation support, and ongoing operational monitoring services for deployed facilities.
5. Farming as a Service (FaaS): Remotely monitored facilities with automatic replenishment of insect seedlings once a life cycle process is completed. Provides ongoing support and operational assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LIVIN farms designs, manufactures, and deploys turn-key modular insect factories (Hive PRO) using Black Soldier Fly larvae to convert organic by-products into insect protein, oil, and organic fertilizer. The company sells automated rearing factories, delivers weekly Seedlings (neonate larvae) on a recurring basis, provides bio feasibility assessments, and supplies standardized BSF rearing feed to farms, agro-industrial operators, and biogas producers across Europe.

Product overview

LIVIN farms offers a modular and scalable insect farming platform centered on the Hive PRO system, which includes fully automated insect factories with proprietary Tray Handler robotics. The ecosystem consists of Seedlings™ (proprietary starter larvae with 90% survivability), BSF Standard Feed/BSF GROWER (world's first standardized rearing feed), and comprehensive Bio Feasibility services for feed optimization. The company provides end-to-end solutions through its Farming as a Service model combining hardware, biological expertise, and recurring larvae supply. Secondary offerings include WURMGOLD organic fertilizer derived from insect frass.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WURMGOLD: Insect fertilizer product made from black soldier fly frass, containing 3.4% nitrogen, 5% phosphate, and 2.4% potassium oxide. Approved for organic farming with approximately 1 year shelf life.
• Hive PRO
• Seedlings™
• BSF GROWER

Products and services

• Hive PRO Insect Factory Modular and scalable turn-key insect farming factory with fully automated insect rearing plants and robotic handling systems, deployed on customer sites to convert organic waste into protein, oil, and fertilizer. Targeted at farms, agro-industry, biogas operators, and food processors in Europe.
• Seedlings Deliveries Weekly recurring delivery of 1-day-old Black Soldier Fly neonate larvae (Seedlings) suspended using a patented method with up to 90% survivability and 10-day shelf life, pre-dosed and packaged for automated dispensing. Enables B2B customers to focus on larval rearing without managing breeding colonies.
• Bio Feasibility Service Industrial-scale assessment service that analyzes customer organic waste substrates, formulates optimized feed recipes, and delivers cost- and performance-optimized feed substrate recommendations for insect rearing. Typically takes approximately 3 months and supports low-risk investment decisions for B2B project stakeholders.
• BSF GROWER Standard Feed World's first standardized ready-to-use dry rearing feed designed specifically for Black Soldier Fly larvae. Made from agricultural by-products with low emissions, requiring only water addition at customer sites.
• WURMGOLD Organic Fertilizer Organic insect fertilizer made from Black Soldier Fly frass, containing 3.4% nitrogen, 5% phosphate, and 2.4% potassium oxide. Approved for organic farming with approximately 1-year shelf life and proven yield improvements in soybean crops.
• Farming as a Service (FaaS) Managed service model providing remotely monitored insect farming facilities with automatic replenishment of Seedlings once each life cycle completes, along with ongoing operational support and assistance for deployed customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ tonnes of organic material processed annually
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• DapibusmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2025EU-funded OLIFECycle project coordinator. The €7.3 million initiative transforms olive pomace into protein, oil, and fertilizer using BSF farming. Project aims to process over 10,000 tons annually initially, scaling to 100,000 tons by 2027.
• inèditmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2025EU-funded OLIFECycle project participant alongside LIVIN farms and Dapibus. Contributes to Mediterranean olive pomace recycling initiative through circular agriculture approach.
• MHP Eco EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Strategic alliance to create BSF GROWER, the world's first standardized rearing feed designed specifically for Black Soldier Fly larvae. MHP provides feed production proficiency and infrastructure; LIVIN farms provides technology and expertise. Feed contains agricultural by-products from MHP's production with low emissions.
• WEDAcoreTechnology or Integration · 3 July 2023Partnership with world leader in liquid feeding systems. WEDA's Intrix dosing system handles six tons of feed per day, integrated into LIVIN farms' demonstrator site in Vienna. Enables use of diverse substrates with modular scalability.
• Royal Dutch KusterscoreTechnology or Integration · 30 May 2023Engineering partnership for innovative separation technology. The Rotoshifter system separates larvae from frass with 97.5% purity and dries frass by 5%, saving energy in production. This enables delivery of high-quality larvae and scale-up of operations.
• Agritech Solutions GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman agricultural technology partner collaborating on the Spitzöderhof pig farm BSF larvae production facility. Tobias Söltl also involved as partner. Accelerates project delivery and optimizes performance for German market customers.
• Boku WiensupportingOthersAcademic research partner for insect farming technology development. University research collaboration for entomology and bio-feasibility expertise.
• FraunhofersupportingOthersResearch institution partner contributing to technology development and validation for industrial insect farming systems.
• FH Campus WiensupportingOthersUniversity of Applied Sciences partner for research collaborations including chitosan production from insect skins and other innovation projects.
• IPIFF (International Protien Insects Association)supportingOthersIndustry association membership for insect protein sector representation and regulatory advocacy in the European Union.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ÿnsect: France-based BSF insect protein producer operating industrial-scale mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) facilities with vertically integrated farming, processing, and ingredient supply. Direct competitor in European insect protein space targeting feed and pet food applications.
• Protix: Dutch BSF larvae producer building one of Europe's largest insect protein facilities. Direct competitor offering BSF-based protein meals and oils for animal feed, with a technology and ingredient model closely comparable to LIVIN farms' Hive PRO and Seedlings offering.
• InnovaFeed: French BSF insect protein producer co-located with industrial partners to valorize agro-industrial by-products. Competes with LIVIN farms in the European alternative protein and circular economy space, serving aquafeed and pet food markets.
• AgriProtein: South Africa-based insect protein company (fly larvae) focused on organic waste conversion into animal feed protein and fertilizer. Closely comparable business model of waste-to-protein fly larvae farming, though at a later commercial stage and different geography.
• Nutrition Technologies: Singapore-headquartered BSF producer operating in Southeast Asia with a focus on agro-industrial waste upcycling. Comparable BSF-based protein, oil, and frass fertilizer model targeting aquafeed and animal feed applications.
• Hexafly: Ireland-based BSF larvae producer focused on converting organic waste into insect protein for aquaculture and animal feed. Comparable BSF farming and waste upcycling model targeting European feed markets.

Emerging players

• Entocycle: UK-based BSF insect farming technology company developing modular black soldier fly farming systems. Closely comparable modular insect factory technology approach targeting European feed and waste management markets.
• Entofood: Malaysia-based BSF insect protein producer operating in Southeast Asia, focused on palm oil mill effluent (POME) waste valorization. Compares on the circular economy BSF farming model with regional wastewater-to-protein angle.
• Better Origin: UK-based BSF farming technology company deploying modular insect farming containers on farms to convert local waste into animal feed. Closely comparable modular deployment, on-site farming model to LIVIN farms' Hive PRO factories.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss industrial plant engineering firm offering insect processing equipment, including BSF processing line technology. Broader incumbent supplying turnkey processing solutions to insect protein producers, comparable to the industrial equipment layer of LIVIN farms' stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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