CEO & Co-Founder
Day 8
Day 8 utilizes upcycling technology to convert discarded agricultural leaves into Rubisco protein, a highly digestible and allergen-free ingredient for the food industry. This process addresses the 42% biomass waste in agriculture while providing food manufacturers with a sustainable protein source that enhances efficiency and reduces environmental impact.
- Agriculture Technology
- Biotechnology
Updated 1 month ago
Funding
Raised to date
$750KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 1 round
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$750K · Pre-Seed
Announced Feb 2024 · from article date
Disclosed cumulative: $750K
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Problem
The agriculture industry generates a significant amount of biomass waste, with approximately 42% of grown biomass being discarded as leaves. This waste represents a loss of potential resources and contributes to environmental concerns related to disposal and inefficient land use.
Solution
Day 8 addresses agricultural biomass waste by upcycling discarded leaves into Rubisco protein, a highly digestible and allergen-free ingredient for the food industry. Their process extracts and refines Rubisco, the most abundant protein on earth, from agricultural waste streams. This provides food manufacturers with a sustainable and efficient protein source that reduces reliance on traditional, resource-intensive protein sources like soy and animal products. The resulting Rubisco protein boasts a neutral taste and color profile, eliminating the need for masking agents, and exhibits exceptional solubility and emulsification properties for diverse food applications. By partnering with growers, Day 8 creates an economic incentive for valorizing leaf residue, contributing to climate action through improved land, water, and energy usage.
Target Audience
Day 8 targets food manufacturers seeking sustainable, allergen-free, and highly functional protein ingredients, as well as agricultural growers looking to generate additional revenue from crop residue.
Features
- Upcycles discarded agricultural leaves into Rubisco protein.
- Produces a neutral-tasting and off-white colored protein, eliminating the need for masking.
- Creates an allergen-free protein source, unlike soy, milk, wheat, egg, and fish.
- Achieves a Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) close to 1.0, indicating high digestibility.
- Exhibits superior foaming capabilities compared to soy, with stable foam volume after two hours at neutral pH.
- Gels at concentrations less than 2%, outperforming soy and whey in gelling properties.
- Offers outstanding solubility across a broad pH range, functioning as an exceptional emulsifier.