Inner Mongolia startup ZhongGu Junchuang is building a 43,000 sq ft mycelium facility in Chengdu, backed by around $22 million in government support.

Swiss startup Yeastup has opened an industrial facility processing 4,000 litres of spent brewer's yeast hourly, converting beer waste into functional proteins and fibres

Estonian biotech company Äio received €1.2 million from the national innovation agency to scale production of microbial fats derived from industrial byproducts

As bans on synthetic dyes expand and major brands shift ingredient policies, Chromologics is emerging as a key contender in the growing natural colour market alongside other fermentation-driven competitors.

Green Spot Technologies has raised €5M to scale production of fermented cocoa-free ingredients from 100 to 1,000 tonnes a year.