Name

Futurenaut

Legal name

FUTURENAUT株式会社

Website

https://futurenaut.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Edible Insect Food Products

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Insect-Based Protein Foods Manufacturing (AFAKAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alternative Protein & Sustainable Pet Food (insect/plant/cell-based) (CRADAFAI), Insect & Live Feed (Crickets, Mealworms, Feeder Roaches) (AFADAFAM), Reptile & Amphibian Feed (AFADAFAK)

Keywords

• Edible insect products
• Cricket protein powder
• Reptile pet feed
• Food ingredient OEM
• Sustainable protein foods

Headquarters

HQ city

Takasaki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Product Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of cricket powder, live crickets, frozen crickets, dry crickets, cricket mincemeat/paste, and finished insect food products (gaufrette, chips, chocolate crunch, pet food) through owned online store (shop.futurenaut.co.jp).
2. B2B Ingredient & OEM Supply: Supply of cricket powder and raw materials to food manufacturers for OEM product development, including collaboration with Pasco on Korogi cafe series products (baguette, financier).
3. Food Education & Seminars: Paid online seminars (昆虫食品入門セミナー) for food industry operators at 11,000 JPY per session, plus lecture services for schools, libraries, and public institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FUTURENAUT produces and sells cricket-based food products (cricket powder, chips, chocolate crunch, gaufrette), live and frozen crickets for reptile pet feed, and a 100%-cricket solid pet food. The company also provides B2B ingredient/OEM supply to food manufacturers, research and development services (COMPASS), and food education programs including paid online seminars (MIRAI). Operations span domestic cricket farming in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, and imported Thai-origin cricket powder from GAP-certified farms.

Product overview

Futurenaut operates as a university-launched venture from Takasaki City University specializing in cricket (edible insect)-based food products and pet feed. The company offers a portfolio of consumer food products including cricket powder (クリケットパウダー/クリケットフラワー), portable protein chips, chocolate crunch products, and cricket gaufrettes. In the B2B segment, it provides insect-based raw materials including live and frozen crickets for reptile feed, plus the proprietary pet food product 'むしーの ひゃくぱ' made 100% from crickets. Services are organized across three divisions: DAICHI (food business), COMPASS (research services), and MIRAI (food education).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAICHI: Food business segment offering cricket powder products, online shop, wholesale, and OEM services
• COMPASS
• MIRAI
• むしーの
• クリケットフラワー
• プラスミライ

Products and services

• Cricket Powder (クリケットパウダー / クリケットフラワー) Insect protein powder made from edible crickets, sold as a food ingredient to food manufacturers and as a product to consumers; marketed under brands including Cricket Flower and DAICHI.
• Portable Protein Chips (携帯たんぱくチップス) Snack chip product made with cricket powder, designed as a portable, high-protein snack for consumers.
• Cricket Chocolate Crunch (コオロギのチョコクランチ) Chocolate-based snack product incorporating cricket powder, sold to consumers.
• Cricket Gaufrette (コオロギのゴーフレット) Wafer cookie product made with cricket powder, developed in collaboration with local confectionery maker Tamura Seika using hot spring water from Ibe-onsen. Sold in single flavor 3-piece (650 JPY) and assorted 8-piece (1,520 JPY) packs.
• Cricket and Hot Spring Water Chips (コオロギと温泉水のチップス) Baked chip snack made with cricket powder and hot spring water, free of oils, additives, and salt; 50g bag (500 JPY) contains protein equivalent to 50 crickets.
• Live and Frozen Crickets (活コオロギ・冷凍コオロギ) Live and frozen crickets for reptile feed, including European house crickets (イエロコオロギ) and banded crickets (フタホシコオロギ) in six size tiers from SSS to L; sold via the online store to pet owners of insectivorous reptiles.
• Mushii no Hyappaku (むしーのひゃくぱ) - 100% cricket pet food Exotic pet food made 100% from crickets for reptiles such as leopard geckos, developed with TAKEO Corporation. Unlike conventional gel or powder artificial feeds, it is solidified using only crickets, offering high palatability even for pets that previously refused artificial food.
• Insect Food Online Seminar (コオロギ食品入門セミナー) Paid online seminar (11,000 JPY per session, tax included) for food business operators considering market entry into insect food. Covers insect food trends, ingredient properties, and marketing strategies; held weekly on Thursdays.
• B2B Ingredient and OEM Supply B2B sales of cricket powder and raw ingredients to food manufacturers, plus OEM product planning services, including Pasco's Korogi café series (baguette, financier).
• Food Education Instructor Dispatch and Lectures Dispatch of lecturers and delivery of food education seminars on topics such as food, environment, and SDGs to schools (including Gunma Women's University), Takasaki University of Economics, public libraries, and community centers.
• R&D Consortium and Commissioned Research (COMPASS) Research business (COMPASS) providing product development support, an R&D consortium for high value-added edible crickets, and commissioned research services leveraging university-venture research capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products sold out within 2 days of launch (Korogi cafe December 2020)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• JICA (国際協力機構)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Cooperated in JICA Economic Development Department survey on global insect value chain construction for rural livelihood diversification. Provided expertise on Thai cricket imports and rice bran feed research for pilot projects in Thailand.
• Nakari Corporation (ナカリ株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 December 2022Collaboration on rice bran (米ぬか) feed utilization for cricket production. Nakari provides rice bran byproduct from their rice processing operations in Miyagi Prefecture. Joint research conducted on lipid composition analysis of crickets fed with rice bran. Research results published in Insects journal (MDPI) in September 2025. Project branded as Blanket (ブランケット) for rice bran-fed crickets with enhanced aroma.
• Tohoku University (東北大学)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research partnership with Tohoku University Graduate School of Agricultural Science and NICHe (Networked Institute for Collective Concurrent Computing) on lipid analysis of crickets fed with rice bran feed. Research published in international open-access journal Insects.
• Pasco (敷島製パン株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduct development collaboration creating Korogi cafe series using FUTURENAUT cricket powder. Products included cricket baguette and financier launched December 2020, sold out within 2 days. Continued collaboration on free study contest for elementary school children.
• TAKEO Corporation (株式会社TAKEO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsect food restaurant partnership. Recipe Grand Prix winning recipes are implemented as menu items at TAKEO Asakusa location. Collaboration on cricket meat (コオロギ肉) product development. Summer limited menu featuring cricket cold soup recipe launched August 2025.
• Takazaki University of Economics (高崎経済大学)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity spin-off origin. CTO serves as university professor. University collaboration on recipe contest hosting, research publications, and student involvement in company activities.
• Sun Green Energy (太陽グリーンエナジー)minorOthersCricket farming company from Saitama Prefecture participating in public tasting events to explain actual cricket cultivation operations to consumers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Innovafeed: Innovafeed is a French industrial-scale insect protein producer (black soldier fly focused) supplying animal feed and pet food markets. Comparable as a broader incumbent in insect-based protein ingredients competing for similar B2B customers and pet-feed end-markets.
• Protix: Protix is a Dutch industrial insect-protein company focused on black soldier fly applications for animal feed and pet food, comparable to Futurenaut's pet-feed and ingredient supply business as a larger, more capitalized insect-protein incumbent in the same downstream categories.
• Ynsect: Ynsect is a French industrial-scale mealworm producer serving pet food, aquaculture, and human nutrition markets, comparable as a broader incumbent in insect-based protein ingredients targeting the same pet-feed and alternative-protein end markets as Futurenaut.
• Aspire Food Group: Aspire Food Group (which acquired Entomo Farms) is a North American leader in cricket protein at industrial scale, broader and more capitalized than Futurenaut but competing in the same insect-protein ingredient and finished-food categories.

Direct peers

• Ōzora Farm: Ōzora Farm is a Japanese edible-insect producer focused on cricket farming and ingredient supply, making it a direct peer to Futurenaut on the upstream cricket-farming and B2B cricket-protein ingredient side.
• Jimini's: Jimini's is a French edible-insect company producing cricket and mealworm-based snacks and ingredients sold across Europe, comparable to Futurenaut as a finished insect-food products brand with B2B and DTC channels in the alternative-protein category.
• Bugsolutely: Bugsolutely is an Italy-based cricket food brand producing cricket pasta and snacks, directly comparable to Futurenaut as a finished-food insect brand serving health-conscious and sustainable-protein consumer segments.
• Cricket Flours Ltd: Cricket Flours is a UK-based cricket powder producer supplying food manufacturers and consumers with cricket protein ingredients, directly comparable to Futurenaut's cricket powder / B2B ingredient business on product category and customer type.
• Gryllus (formerly Teburu): Gryllus is a Japanese cricket-protein startup producing cricket powder and finished foods (chocolate, pasta, etc.), directly comparable as a domestic competitor serving the same Japanese consumer and B2B food-manufacturer segments as Futurenaut.
• Fluker's: Fluker's is a US-based reptile-feed brand offering live, frozen, and processed insect feed (crickets, mealworms) for reptile owners, directly comparable to Futurenaut's live/frozen cricket and 'Mushiinu Hyappaku' reptile pet food product lines on product and customer segments.

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

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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