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Solar Foods

Solar Foods

Public
Lappeenranta, South KareliaFoodTechhttps://solarfoods.com/

Solar Foods is now publicly traded

The data on this page reflects Solar Foods's private-market history up to the point it went public, including its funding rounds, valuation, and investors.

Last Round

Debt and

Grant

Jun 17, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$225.01M

Company Overview

Solar Foods is a food technology company that specializes in producing Solein, a protein-rich powder derived from a naturally occurring single-celled microbe, using its patented hydrogen fermentation technology to create sustainable food raw materials that can replace animal-based products.

Sector

FoodTech

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

protein from airSoleinmicrobial proteingas fermentationalternative proteinfood technologyprecision fermentationsustainable proteinsingle-cell proteinfood ingredientbiotechnologygreen hydrogenfood fortificationindustrial fermentationlab-grown food

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Solar Foods Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Debt and GrantJun 17, 2026
GrantFeb 26, 2025
Series B ExtensionApr 26, 2024
Series BNov 20, 2023
GrantDec 22, 2022
Debt
May 24, 2022

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Juha-Pekka Pitkänen

Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder

Founding Team

Rami Jokela

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Petri Tervasmäki

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Ilkka Saura

CFO

Executive Team

Solar Foods Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Solar Foods investors
InvestorRounds
The Finnish Climate FundDebt
Business FinlandDebt, Debt and Grant, Grant
Happiness CapitalSeries B
CPT CapitalSeries A
Lifeline VenturesConvertible Debt, Series B, Series A, Debt
Bridford GroupSeries A
Voima VenturesSeries B, Debt

Solar Foods Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersLappeenranta, South Karelia
Employee Range70
Year Founded2017
Last FundingJun 17, 2026

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