What Agroloop does

Agroloop Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság (Kft.) is a Hungarian insect-farming company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Üllő (Aerozone Industrial Park, near Budapest), with a pilot facility in Törökkoppány. The company operates an industrial-scale, hermetically sealed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae farm that bioconverts food industry by-products sourced within a 100 km radius into four commercial co-products: Agroloop Feed Protein (up to 60% crude protein), Agroloop Feed Oil (up to 45% lauric acid, natural antimicrobial), Agroloop Organic Soil Conditioner (NPK 5-4-4 frass), and dried whole larvae marketed as AgroCrispro for bird, reptile, fish, poultry, and swine feeds. Production runs on a ~2–3 week egg-to-harvest cycle in a 13,000 m³ sealed facility with planned capacity of up to 1,200 tonnes of larvae per month and ~60 tonnes of daily feedstock throughput.

The company sells exclusively B2B via direct enterprise field sales led by the Sales Director and Managing Director, targeting pet food manufacturers, livestock/aquaculture feed producers, and agricultural/organic farmers across the CEE region. Revenue is generated through one-time bulk ingredient sales on a quote-based pricing model with no publicly disclosed price points; a 2023 strategic partnership with Hungarian feed producer UBM serves as the primary commercial channel beyond direct sales. Agroloop was funded by Eprolius Hungary Zrt. and Gran Private Equity (jointly ~€18M in June 2023), supplemented by a ~€1.5M VEKOP-2.1.2-17 Hungarian/EU risk-capital grant completed in June 2024, and won the 2023 Portfolio Green Awards "Green Innovation of the Year." In January 2026, Budapest Környéki Törvényszék ordered insolvency proceedings against the company (case 4.Cspk.2/2026/11), with the creditors' meeting scheduled for April 2, 2026; Agroloop is now classified as closed and was named in June 2026 industry coverage alongside other 2026 AgTech failures such as Monarch Tractor and Sprout AI.

Name

Agroloop

Legal name

Agroloop Hungary Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság

Website

https://agroloop.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agroloop Hungary Kft. is a Hungarian industrial-scale black soldier fly larvae farm that converts food-industry by-products into feed protein, feed oil, organic soil conditioner, and dried larvae for B2B pet food, livestock/aquaculture feed, and agricultural customers across the CEE region; the company entered insolvency proceedings in January 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insect Protein Feed Ingredients

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Insect protein production
• Animal feed ingredients
• Black soldier fly farming
• Circular economy agriculture
• Organic soil conditioners

Headquarters

HQ city

Ullo

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Feed Protein Meal Sales: Sale of dried insect larvae and protein meal (60% protein, 15% oil content) to pet food manufacturers and livestock feed producers. Sold as a liquefiable powder, targeting omnivorous livestock and pets. Primary revenue driver for the company.
2. Feed Oil Sales: Sale of high-lauric-acid feed oil (up to 45% lauric acid) to monogastric animal feed manufacturers and aquaculture operations. Oil is extracted via pressing and purified before storage in tanks.
3. Organic Soil Conditioner Sales: Sale of larvae frass-based organic soil conditioner (NPK 5-4-4) to conventional and organic farmers as a replacement for chemical fertilizers. Complements the feed product line and closes the circular economy loop.
4. Dried Larvae Product Sales: Sale of dried whole black soldier fly larvae to bird, reptile, and fish feed manufacturers, as well as poultry and swine feed producers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agroloop operates industrial-scale black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae farming and processing in hermetically sealed facilities, converting food industry by-products sourced within a 100 km radius into premium feed protein meal, feed oil, dried larvae, and organic soil conditioner. The company sells these products to livestock feed manufacturers, pet food producers, aquaculture operators, and farmers across the CEE region through direct B2B sales and channel partnerships.

Product overview

Agroloop operates a circular economy-based insect protein production system that breeds black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae industrially. The company's product portfolio comprises four interconnected core offerings: (1) Agroloop Feed Protein, a 60% protein concentrate flagship product for livestock and pet feeds; (2) Agroloop Feed Oil, with up to 45% lauric acid for monogastric animal nutrition; (3) Agroloop Soil Conditioning Base, an NPK 5-4-4 organic fertilizer from larvae-processed biomass; and (4) Agroloop Dried Insect Larvae (AgroCrispro) for direct animal feeding. The production process converts food industry by-products into premium feed ingredients and agricultural soil products, forming a closed-loop value chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agroloop Feed Protein (Agroloop Fehérje Liszt)
• Agroloop Feed Oil (Agroloop Organikus Olaj)
• Agroloop Soil Conditioning Base (Agroloop Organikus Talajjavító / szerves trágya)
• Agroloop Dried Insect Larvae (AgroCrispro)

Quantifiable outcome

• Water usage of only 8 liters per kg of high-quality protein produced (vs. 2,000 liters for soy, 5,500 liters for pork, 16,000 liters for red meat)
• +7 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UBMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Commercial partnership with UBM (feed producer) for insect mission collaboration. Agroloop supplies insect meal and oil products which UBM incorporates into its feed product portfolio. The partnership aims to advance the use of insect protein in animal feed across the CEE region.
• Climate-KICminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023European sustainability-focused startup incubator program under which Agroloop started project preparation in 2017. Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) is the EU's climate innovation initiative, providing mentorship and support for sustainable business development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Darling Ingredients: Global rendering and circular-economy ingredient producer (Diamond Pet Food owner) that supplies sustainable proteins, fats, and fertilizers to feed and pet food industries. Broad incumbent comparable in its circular-economy animal-nutrient platform; could be a strategic acquirer for Agroloop-type assets.
• Cargill: Global agribusiness and animal nutrition giant offering feed proteins, oils, and specialty ingredients through brands such as Cargill Animal Nutrition. Broad incumbent customer or potential strategic acquirer for industrial BSF capacity in Europe.
• Bühler Group: Swiss industrial process technology supplier with an insect-protein processing line that supplies equipment and engineering services to BSF producers including some of Agroloop's peers. Broad incumbent enabler in the same value chain rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• EntoGreen: Portuguese industrial BSF producer focused on protein, oil, and frass for animal feed and pet food markets. Emerging European peer in the same BSF category with a similar product portfolio and circular-economy framing, though at earlier commercial scale.
• NextProtein: French-Tunisian BSF insect protein producer focused on aquaculture and pet food feed applications. Emerging peer with comparable BSF bioconversion model and circular feedstock approach, serving as a relevant alternative-protein comparable outside Western Europe.

Direct peers

• Protix: Dutch industrial-scale black soldier fly larvae producer of insect protein for animal feed and pet food. Closest direct competitor to Agroloop in the BSF space, with similar product portfolio (protein meal, oil) and circular-economy feedstock model, but operating at larger scale and with deeper European customer relationships.
• AgriProtein: South African BSF-based insect protein producer for animal feed and pet food markets. Direct peer in BSF protein with similar circular-economy fly larvae bioconversion model; relevant comparison point on geographic expansion and scaling economics.
• EnviroFlight: US-based industrial BSF larvae producer supplying protein meal and oil for animal feed, pet food, and aquaculture. Direct BSF peer with comparable multi-product offering (protein, oil, frass) and serves as a relevant regional/technology comparison outside the European market.
• Ÿnsect: French industrial insect protein company producing mealworm-based ingredients for feed and pet food markets. Direct adjacent peer in industrial insect farming that has faced well-documented scale-up and capital challenges, illustrating the structural risks of the category that now also affect Agroloop.
• InnovaFeed: French industrial-scale insect protein producer using BSF larvae for aquaculture, pet food, and plant nutrition. Direct competitor in the BSF protein category with similar multi-product portfolio (protein, oil, frass fertilizer) and strong partnerships with major aquaculture and pet food players.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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