Animal-free protein maker Zero Cow Factory raises $4 million

Zero Cow Factory, a biotechnology startup that claims to be producing India’s first animal-free protein and dairy products using bioengineering microbes and precision fermentation, on Wednesday said that it has raised $4 million (Rs 32 crore) in a seed round of funding.

The round was co-led by Green Frontier Capital, GVFL (formerly Gujarat Venture Finance Limited) and pi Ventures. Other participating investors included Pascual Innoventures, an investment arm of Spanish dairy group Calidad Pascual.