Extending its July 2025 financing from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, Proteine Resources has secured new investment from Radix Ventures, bringing the company’s total capital access to nearly €12 million for the year. The financing will reportedly support the development of an autonomous alternative protein factory and the scale-up of its EntoPro™ technology in Poland.
Proteine Resources, a Polish biotech startup, has announced a new investment round with participation from Radix Ventures. Radix’s investment extends the €9.5 million financing secured in July 2025 from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, bringing the company’s total capital access to nearly €12 million in 2025.
ENTOPRO™ – THE REVOLUTIONARY INGREDIENT TRANSFORMING PET FOOD STANDARDS
The Proteine Resources team has patented the production process of EntoPro™, which the company describes as a revolutionary ingredient with exceptional properties. Firstly, Proteine Resources points out that the alternative proteins it has created are simply delicious, with over 80% of dogs and cats choosing food supplemented with EntoPro™, making it one of the most palatable alternative proteins on the market. Secondly, the alternative protein’s composition matches 1:1 with beef, providing a full amino acid profile ensuring complete nutrition. Thirdly, it simultaneously possesses additional nutritional and prebiotic properties, validated by numerous tests.
“Science confirms that the gut is the second brain, and we believe animals deserve the very best,” says Bartłomiej Roszkowski, co-founder and co-CEO of Proteine Resources, adding: “EntoPro™ is not just an ingredient but the foundation of the Dual-Action Gut Health system, combining prebiotics and postbiotics to support gut health as the basis for the entire organism.”
INVESTMENT IN CLINICAL RESEARCH, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY
Funds raised in 2025 will enable the construction of the world’s first fully autonomous alternative protein factory and the expansion of a pilot facility in Poland’s Mazowieckie region, increasing production capacity tenfold to 100 tons annually. Beyond infrastructure expansion, the startup will also invest in further clinical research and the development of functional products that genuinely improve animal quality of life. The company will use financing for commercialization of its flagship product and expansion into European markets.
“Radix Ventures’ decision to invest in Proteine Resources was evident the moment we met Konrad Włodarczyk and Bartłomiej Roszkowski. Their duo combines biotech experience in scaling global ventures. This is rare in the deep-tech market,” comments Wojtek Ratymirski, Partner at Radix Ventures.
“Proteine Resources not only develops innovative alternative protein (a 1:1 meat analog) but does so through a fully autonomous, AI-driven production platform that transforms agricultural by-products into a functional premium pet food ingredient, delivering measurable, research-backed health benefits for animals. This blend of deep technology, circular economy model, and scalable production system makes Proteine Resources one of the most promising players in the sustainable alternative protein market. Their €9.5 million raise from the EIC Accelerator in July – one of the most prestigious deep-tech initiatives in Europe – only confirms the company’s potential,” Ratymirski adds.
FOR CONSCIOUS PET OWNERS
71% of pet owners treat their animals as family members. Today’s pet owners – so-called Educated Pet Parents – pay much closer attention to their pet food’s composition and expect confirmed health benefits, especially regarding gut health (nearly one-third of all health issues reported to vets are gut-related). “We asked ourselves a simple question: would we want to eat the same protein pellets every day without knowing exactly what’s in them? If we want what’s best for our animals, we must redefine the foundations of their nutrition,” explains Bartłomiej Roszkowski.
“Our mission is to provide ingredients with verified biological functionality, which help build animal health from within,” emphasizes Konrad Włodarczyk, founder and co-CEO of Proteine Resources, adding: “Our integrated AI-based automation and control systems significantly reduce operational costs and enable decentralized production, impacting how sustainable protein sources are developed and allowing mass production.”
AI TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS QUALITY AND SAFETY
Proteine Resources uses a proprietary AI-driven production platform that transforms agricultural sidestreams into EntoPro™. The company highlights that this technology guarantees top quality, batch-to-batch consistency, and product safety. The transfer of nutrients from mushrooms is protected by patents held by Proteine Resources.
The company plans to launch its first ready-to-market, functional formulations and products under a private label model already in Q1 2026.
