Quazy Foods

As 2024 draws to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect—not just on this year, but on the incredible journey of the past four years. It was in early 2021 that we set out to explore the potential of microalgae for large-scale food applications. We were excited by their outstanding nutritional value, their impressive functional properties and their significant health benefits. What amazed us most was their capability to be grown anywhere, anytime, at rapid speed, and in a highly sustainable way. From the very beginning, we received tremendous encouragement, and in October 2021, we officially incorporated the company. What followed has truly been a rollercoaster ride. We were fortunate to be accepted into the ProVeg Incubator’s Spring 2022 cohort, raise Pre-Seed funding from both private and institutional investors who shared our vision, and join the Fraunhofer Deeptech Accelerator programme, AHEAD. Along the way, we secured several prestigious European research and innovation grants, including as part of a high-profile Horizon Europe consortium. We built our own biotech lab just outside Berlin. Most importantly, we assembled an exceptional scientific team, which succeeded in developing remarkable non-GMO, food-approved microalgae-based ingredients that combine strong technofunctional properties with unmatched sensory characteristics. Last but not least, we successfully tested the ingredients' application potential across a wide range of products, including plant-based alternatives, bakery goods, and beverages. Throughout numerous customer and investor discussions, we encountered strong interest in our solutions, which reinforced our belief in the potential of our work. However, it was clear that turning our vision into a profitable, sustainable business would require significant additional investment over the coming years. With the ongoing economic challenges and a tough funding environment, we ultimately had to make the incredibly difficult decision to wind down the company. While we are deeply saddened that our journey has come to an end, the lessons we’ve learned are invaluable. We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our investors for their trust and unwavering support. We are equally thankful to all the partners who accompanied us along the way and, in many cases, went far beyond what we could have reasonably expected. Most of all, we are profoundly grateful to our passionate and talented team, without whom none of this would have been possible. To anyone looking to strengthen their team with extraordinary talent, we highly encourage you to reach out to any of our colleagues. Since not everyone is on LinkedIn, feel free to contact us for references—these individuals are truly exceptional. A huge thanks to everyone who was part of this incredible journey. We will carry these experiences and lessons with us, always. Nixe and Arvid #journey #team #biotech #microalgae #fermentation

Quazy Foods has been selected as a Handelsblatt "New Food Star" 2024, one of Germany's 50 most innovative food newcomers! 🔬🌱 🚀 Thanks a lot to Munich Strategy for compiling this exciting list and choosing us as one of the top candidates, as well as to Handelsblatt for the great article. We feel honoured that our work around functional clean-label #ingredients from #microalgae as a healthy and sustainable source of nutrients gets recognized. 🙌 🎉

🇪🇺 Happy to share that we have recently received confirmation for our third #EuropeanUnion grant through one of the EU's research and innovation support schemes 🏅 The project’s main goal is the determination of the optimal cultivation conditions of a specific #microalgae species for the production of high-value bioactive compounds. The programme's funding comes from the European Social Fund+ and the Federal State of #Brandenburg. Many thanks also to the Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB) and Economic Development Agency Brandenburg (WFBB) for their support! #Fermentation #CircularEconomy #BlueBioeconomy

😲 We did it again! Quazy Foods grows its leadership team, welcoming Dr. Lisa Schüler as Chief Scientific Officer 🤝 Lisa holds a PhD in Biotechnology and joins us from the renowned GreenCoLab, known for its excellent research and development around algae, where she held the position as Group Leader Strain Improvement. With her outstanding academic and practical experience, Lisa is perfectly positioned to lead our scientific endeavours. Great to have you on board, Lisa! Looking forward to the next steps. #NewLeadership #TeamExpansion #microalgae #fermentation

What is #fermentation and which role can it play in human #nutrition? The first German Fermentation Summit by Food Harbour Hamburg and Food Campus Berlin shed light on status quo, challenges, and potential of traditional fermentation, biomass fermentation, and precision fermentation for food and feed. What many people don't know: #microalgae can be produced heterotrophically, meaning via fermentation. A huge advantage of this method of cultivation over traditional ones is the high degree of efficiency. Quazy Foods takes this route and converts these highly versatile and sustainable microorganisms into functional ingredients, allowing food producers to switch to healthy #cleanlabel products. Thanks a lot to Jochen Matzer, Stefanie Ostendorf, Jörg Reuter, and everyone else involved in the organization of this outstanding summit! It was a pleasure having the chance to elaborate on the question where we are standing and heading in terms of microalgae on our plates. Great sharing the stage with Simone Poppe, Anne-Cathrine Hutz (Preißer), Franziska Kathrin Schummer, Jonathan Roberz, Martin Patz, and Dr.FERM Ronald Scholten. So many interesting people to chat with including Lyudmyla Kovalenko, Katharina Burdorf, Fabio Ziemssen, Alexandra Mosch, Christian Poppe, Felix Leonhardt, Marc Zillmann, Maximilian Webers, Dr. Arne Ewerbeck 🥓, 🍄 Franziskus Schnabel, 🍄Daniel MacGowan von Holstein, Dr. Sebastian Rakers, and many others.

Delighted to team up with you Sprout & About Ventures as well as with ProVeg International, Antler, and our great angel investors 🤝. Thanks to everyone for their outstanding support 💚 #microalgae #impact #fermentation #ingredients

A few days ago, the #Horizon2020 LOCALITY Algae project consortium met again, catching up on progress made around cultivation, processing, circularity, and innovative algae-based products for the food, textile and agricultural sectors. Lots of insightful talks with fellow consortium members! Thanks to AgriFood Lithuania for the organization of this event in the beautiful city of Vilnius. #LOCALITYalgae #microalgae #seaweed #CircularEconomy

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