Entocycle
Entocycle designs, builds, and installs industrial-scale insect farms that convert organic waste into high-value protein for animal feed. The company combines patented black soldier fly rearing technology with AI-driven monitoring and fully automated, climate-controlled facilities to deliver predictable, data-backed bioconversion systems deployable anywhere in the world.
- Clean Technology
- Biotechnology
- Agriculture Technology
- Industrial Automation
- Manufacturing / Industry 4.0
- Construction Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Internet of Things
- Hardware
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Traditional waste management and animal feed production rely on linear systems that send organic waste to landfill or low-value disposal, while the demand for sustainable protein sources for animal feed continues to grow. Existing insect farming solutions often lack the industrial-scale reliability, data-driven predictability, and automation needed to make bioconversion economically viable and operationally consistent across different environments.
Solution
Entocycle provides end-to-end insect farming solutions, planning, designing, and installing modular, climate-controlled facilities that standardize production conditions for high-yield output anywhere in the world. The company's patented insect rearing technology is complemented by real-time, AI-driven monitoring systems that count and track insects across their lifecycle, delivering the data-driven predictability that powers facility operations. Fully automated systems reduce operational costs and drive higher business-model profitability, while a proven project development methodology de-risks ramp-up from pilot to industrial scale. The company's UK Centre for Insect Technology serves as an industrial proving ground where every component has been performance-tested in real-world conditions for two years, turning a biological process into an industrial-scale reality.
Target Audience
Primary customers are infrastructure investors seeking high-margin circular economy projects, waste managers converting problematic waste streams into commercial value, and food producers generating diversified revenue streams through insect bioconversion.
Features
- Fully climate-controlled, modular facility design that standardizes production conditions for deployment in any global location
- Patented insect rearing technology developed through ten years of R&D focused on the black soldier fly lifecycle
- Real-time AI-driven monitoring systems that count and track insects over their lifecycle for data-driven predictability
- Fully automated facilities that lower operational costs and increase scalability
- Organic frass fertilizer as a co-product, proven to improve soil health and promote plant growth
- Proven project development methodology that de-risks ramp-up from pilot to industrial scale