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    This document discusses using fruit fly larvae as a sustainable source of protein. It notes that fruit fly larvae are highly nutritious, containing protein, minerals, fiber and healthy fats. They require little land and resources to produce at large scale. The company outlined has developed a process to efficiently rear and harvest the larvae, producing a tasteless and odorless protein powder. They are working with large food companies to develop and commercialize insect-based ingredients and foods.

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    This document discusses using fruit fly larvae as a sustainable source of protein. It notes that fruit fly larvae are highly nutritious, containing protein, minerals, fiber and healthy fats. They require little land and resources to produce at large scale. The company outlined has developed a process to efficiently rear and harvest the larvae, producing a tasteless and odorless protein powder. They are working with large food companies to develop and commercialize insect-based ingredients and foods.

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    Feeding People without Consuming Earth

    October 2018
    Confidential
    The Solution
    Switching to an insect-derived protein

    It is estimated that insects


    form part of the traditional
    diets of at least 2 billion
    people.

    Edible Insects
    Research
    Insects are a highly nutritious
    (2013)
    and healthy food source with
    high fat, protein, vitamin, fiber
    and mineral content.
    Our solution: Fruit Fly Larvae
    √ Rich
    Richin
    inProtein,
    Protein, Iron, Calcium,Calcium,
    Magnesium, Magnesium
    Iron
    Magnesium
    √ Best essential amino acid profile (eAA)
    No Cholesterol
    √ Very low Cholesterol
    √ High quality fatty acids – Omega7
    √ Vegetarian fly - eats fruits only!
    √ No hormones, antibiotics, pesticides
    √ No shared zoonotic diseases with humans
    √ Self cleaning insect – gut purged on last day
    √ Free of greenhouse gas pollution
    √ Utilizing almost no water
    √ Negligible land abuse
    √ No waste
    √ Short life span of only 6 days
    √ In which body mass grows by 15 times
    Proprietary rearing
    √ Efficient low cost diettechnology
    Low cost diet
    √ Self harvesting insect
    High quality protein powder
    • 70% Protein
    • 12% Minerals
    • 7% Fiber
    • 8% Fat
    • Functional
    • Tasteless & Odorless
    Countless potential applications

    Dairy analogs Baked goods Chicken substitutes Meat substitutes

    Cereals Pasta Milk Substitutes Sports Nutrition


    Tremendous interest from the industry
    Collaboration with

    • IKEA chose 10 companies out of 1,300


    • 3 month Bootcamp at IKEA’s HQ
    • IKEA operates 402 restaurants
    • In 44 markets
    • 2 billion euros yearly turnover from food
    Collaboration with

    • The largest baking company in the world, over $16


    billion yearly turnover
    • Two different categories are being developed: Protein enriched bread

    • Sandwich bread
    • Sweet baked goods (“Pronut”)
    • Successful Pilots in 3 universities and experts panels
    • Scale up and supplying discussions
    Pronut –protein enriched doughnut
    Going Forward - Scale Up
    Advanced Rearing Technology:
    • Optimizes the yield of fruit fly larvae (kg/m2)
    • Lowers costs to under $0.5/kg (at scale)

    Processing Technology:
    • Protein Concentration Proprietary
    Low cost High quality
    • Oil Separation liquid diet Protein

    • Chitin Extraction
    Pipeline of products
    Value

    High

    Clinical Nutrition

    Oil, Chitin

    Protein Products

    Low
    Time
    2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
    Global protein ingredients market
    expected to reach $50 billion annually by 2025 (now ~$30 billion)

    9.5% • World population is growing


    • Demand for alternative protein is increasing
    17.1%
    52.4%
    • Current food sources are not sustainable
    21.0%
    • Increased demand for personalised nutrition

    Source: Grand View Research, 2018


    Regulations
    North America and Canada* Europe

    Middle East
    Southeast Asia

    South America Africa

    Australia
    Our Journey
    Universities
    Series A
    Research Institutes
    Seed Production Line
    Round

    Bootstrap

    2015 2016 2018


    2017
    R&D for farming
    F&F and processing
    Pilots

    Angel Investors
    Team

    Eran Gronich Keren Kles (PhD) Adi Vider (MSc)


    Co-Founder & CEO Co-Founder & CTO COO
    ___________________ _______________________ ___________________
    Experienced Entrepreneur, Food Scientist, specializing in Production Manager, 10 years
    founded several companies (one proteins and ingredients of experience in process
    exit). BA in Business functionality. BSc in Biochemistry engineering, scale-up, R&D, and
    Management & Marketing, MBA & Food Science and PhD in Food operations. M.Sc and B.Sc in
    in Finance Science & Technology Chemical Engineering

    Doron Zaada (MSc) Ariel Katz (PhD)


    V.P Entomology Chairman of the Board
    __________________ __________________
    Entomologist, specializing in Founder and former CEO and
    mass rearing of flies. BSc in President of Enzymotec (NASDAQ:
    Agroecology, MSc in Entomology ENZY)

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