Team

FUELED BY PASSION. POWERED BY FUNGI.

We are ready to lead the food transformation one spore at a time. We are not just changing diets;
we are reimagining the entire food system for a better, more sustainable tomorrow.

Purpose
Driven

We are all about bringing purpose into our work. We see the big picture even in daily tasks because we know that's the only way to achieve our mission: reinvent the food system.

Owner
ship

We firmly believe that we will only success through collective encouragement, inspiring each other to bring forth our best work.

Team
work

The heart of our mission lays in our collective strength. Each one of us is a key piece to our puzzle and we prioritize our well-being to tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time.

relent
lessness

Fungi is our catalyst for innovation and we are committed to reshape the way we eat while inspiring a more sustainable and tastier future.

Purpose
Driven

We are all about bringing purpose into our work. We see the big picture even in daily tasks because we know that's the only way to achieve our mission: reinvent the food system.

Owner
ship

We firmly believe that we will only success through collective encouragement, inspiring each other to bring forth our best work.

Team
work

The heart of our mission lays in our collective strength. Each one of us is a key piece to our puzzle and we prioritize our well-being to tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time.

relent
lessness

Fungi is our catalyst for innovation and we are committed to reshape the way we eat while inspiring a more sustainable and tastier future.

Meet our fun-tastic team

Want to join us? Send your CV to jobs@librefoods.co

13

Team Members

70%

Women

8

Different Nationalities

20+ Years

Of In-Market Experience

40+ Years

Of R&D Experience

13

Team Members

70%

Women

8

Different Nationalities

20+ Years

Of In-Market Experience

40+ Years

Of R&D Experience

WHO WE ARE
BEHIND THE SCENES

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HIGHLIGHTS

Libre Foods Wins €335K Grant to Pioneer Low-Cost Mycelium for Meat Alternatives

Libre Foods Wins €335K Grant to Pioneer Low-Cost Mycelium for Meat Alternatives

Libre Foods, a Spanish biotech based in Barcelona, has been awarded a €335,000 public R&D grant by Neotec (a program that supports technology-based companies) to develop a low-cost mycelium ingredient for meat alternatives.

Exclusive: Mycelium Startup Unveils ‘EU-First’ Whole-Muscle Cut Chicken Breast

Exclusive: Mycelium Startup Unveils ‘EU-First’ Whole-Muscle Cut Chicken Breast

The innovative vegan food company, driven by mushrooms, leads the way towards a sustainable, environmentally friendly diet, offering delicious cruelty-free options.

12 Future of Food Leaders  in Spain

12 Future of Food Leaders  in Spain

The innovative vegan food company, driven by mushrooms, leads the way towards a sustainable, environmentally friendly diet, offering delicious cruelty-free options.

Libre Foods: “Fungi Are the Ingredients that Transform the Food System”

Libre Foods: “Fungi Are the Ingredients that Transform the Food System”

The innovative vegan food company, driven by mushrooms, leads the way towards a sustainable, environmentally friendly diet, offering delicious cruelty-free options.

HIGHLIGHTS

Libre Foods: “Fungi Are the Ingredients that Transform the Food System”

Libre Foods: “Fungi Are the Ingredients that Transform the Food System”

The innovative vegan food company, driven by mushrooms, leads the way towards a sustainable, environmentally friendly diet, offering delicious cruelty-free options.

12 Future of Food Leaders  in Spain

12 Future of Food Leaders  in Spain

The innovative vegan food company, driven by mushrooms, leads the way towards a sustainable, environmentally friendly diet, offering delicious cruelty-free options.

Exclusive: Mycelium Startup Unveils ‘EU-First’ Whole-Muscle Cut Chicken Breast

Exclusive: Mycelium Startup Unveils ‘EU-First’ Whole-Muscle Cut Chicken Breast

The innovative vegan food company, driven by mushrooms, leads the way towards a sustainable, environmentally friendly diet, offering delicious cruelty-free options.

Libre Foods Wins €335K Grant to Pioneer Low-Cost Mycelium for Meat Alternatives

Libre Foods Wins €335K Grant to Pioneer Low-Cost Mycelium for Meat Alternatives

Libre Foods, a Spanish biotech based in Barcelona, has been awarded a €335,000 public R&D grant by Neotec (a program that supports technology-based companies) to develop a low-cost mycelium ingredient for meat alternatives.

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Los emprendedores menores de 35 años más brillantes

Los emprendedores menores de 35 años más brillantes

A pesar de sus edades, todos cuentan con experiencia, formación y conocimientos suficientes para emprender con enorme talento.

B2B Pivots, APAC Growth & Plant-Based 2.0: ProVeg on Alt-Protein’s ‘Correction Phase’ & Trends for 2024

B2B Pivots, APAC Growth & Plant-Based 2.0: ProVeg on Alt-Protein’s ‘Correction Phase’ & Trends for 2024

Amid investor pressure, sales declines and negative media coverage, the alternative protein sector is navigating a “correction phase”, but there is cause for optimism, according to ProVeg International.

MYCELIUM: NEW MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS

MYCELIUM: NEW MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS

In contemporary discourse, fungi are synonymous with innovation. The fungal kingdom has found increasing relevance within research institutions, university spin-offs, and burgeoning startups, establishing itself as a versatile and impactful resource across diverse market sectors. In particular, the mycelium, the vegetative part of fungi, is a key player in this fungal revolution. This element is identified as a common structure in fungi, similar in appearance to a root and consisting of a mass of hyphae and a thread-like texture. In other words, it is the part from which the fungus grows.

Which are Barcelona’s Most Influential Biotechnology Startups in 2023?

Which are Barcelona’s Most Influential Biotechnology Startups in 2023?

Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is famed not only for its art and architecture but also for its bustling biotechnology startup scene. Catalonian biotech startups have been turning heads globally thanks to their innovative ideas and solutions that aim to revolutionize healthcare, wellness, beauty, and more.

Libre Foods wins funding to pioneer mycelium for meat alternatives

Libre Foods wins funding to pioneer mycelium for meat alternatives

Libre Foods wins funding to pioneer mycelium for meat alternatives

Which Are Transformative Wellness Startups Driving Spain’s Health Revolution?

Which Are Transformative Wellness Startups Driving Spain’s Health Revolution?

As the world continues to embrace healthier lifestyles, wellness has grown into a blossoming sector of the economy. Many startups are catalyzing their innovative ideas to transform the wellness industry, making health more accessible, personalized, and enjoyable. Spain is particularly stand-out for fostering a dynamic hub of wellness startups that are game-changing across various industries. Here are 15 exciting wellness startups from Spain that are reshaping the way we think about health and wellbeing.

Väcka and Libre Foods Launch Vegan Burger Campaign in 23 Cities Across Spain

Väcka and Libre Foods Launch Vegan Burger Campaign in 23 Cities Across Spain

Spanish plant-based startups Väcka and Libre Foods have joined forces to launch The Veggie Burger Warriors, a campaign offering 100% vegan burgers in restaurants across Spain from the 6th to the 12th of November.

In the mycelium revolution fungi roots are shaping the future of sustainable industries

In the mycelium revolution fungi roots are shaping the future of sustainable industries

In the future, "meat" as we know it will be fundamentally different regarding availability and format.

Innovation on the menu: 10 Spanish FoodTech startups to watch in 2023 and beyond

Innovation on the menu: 10 Spanish FoodTech startups to watch in 2023 and beyond

Spain’s agri-food startup ecosystem is gaining momentum, witnessing a surge in new participants and innovators within the food technology sector.

12 Future of Food Leaders in Spain

12 Future of Food Leaders in Spain

The innovative vegan food company, driven by mushrooms, leads the way towards a sustainable, environmentally friendly diet, offering delicious cruelty-free options.

Libre Foods: “Fungi Are the Ingredients that Transform the Food System”

Libre Foods: “Fungi Are the Ingredients that Transform the Food System”

Barcelona’s Libre Foods recently celebrated its second anniversary, with many achievements under its vegan belt to speak of in a short time. Not least, last year’s €2.2M raise, and this February’s launch of what Libre says is the first alt bacon made from mushrooms in Europe.

Mushrooms Are Powering Killer Innovations. And No, Not the Zombie Apocalypse Kind.

Mushrooms Are Powering Killer Innovations. And No, Not the Zombie Apocalypse Kind.

The fungi kingdom, one of the least understood worlds on our planet, was recently explored in the American post-apocalyptic drama TV series, The Last of Us. The epic journey of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to save humanity after a global pandemic triggered by a mind-controlling fungus (cordyceps), met its grand finale this week, but don’t worry, we’ll give no spoilers here.

Libre Foods Raises €2.2M at Forefront of Europe’s Mycelium Meat Revolution

Libre Foods Raises €2.2M at Forefront of Europe’s Mycelium Meat Revolution

Libre Foods, the Barcelona startup creating mycelium-based alt meats, has closed a €2.2 million investment round. The biotech plans to use the new funds to bring its Libre Bacon product to market in Spain during 2022, with a wider European launch to follow soon after, pending regulatory approval.

Mycorena closes $27m in Europe’s largest alt-protein Series A

Mycorena closes $27m in Europe’s largest alt-protein Series A

Swedish biotech startup Mycorena, which makes a mycelium protein ingredient for meat alternatives, has raised a €24 million ($26.8 million) in what it says is the largest-ever Series A funding round for an alternative protein company from the Nordic countries. In fact, it’s the largest Series A round on record for an alternative protein company across the whole of Europe, according to data from AgFunder [disclosure: AgFunder is AFN‘s parent company.]

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February 8, 2022

Mycorena closes $27m in Europe’s largest alt-protein Series A

Swedish biotech startup Mycorena, which makes a mycelium protein ingredient for meat alternatives, has raised a €24 million ($26.8 million) in what it says is the largest-ever Series A funding round for an alternative protein company from the Nordic countries. In fact, it’s the largest Series A round on record for an alternative protein company across the whole of Europe, according to data from AgFunder [disclosure: AgFunder is AFN‘s parent company.]

August 16, 2022

Libre Foods Raises €2.2M at Forefront of Europe’s Mycelium Meat Revolution

Libre Foods, the Barcelona startup creating mycelium-based alt meats, has closed a €2.2 million investment round. The biotech plans to use the new funds to bring its Libre Bacon product to market in Spain during 2022, with a wider European launch to follow soon after, pending regulatory approval.

February 28, 2023

Mushrooms Are Powering Killer Innovations. And No, Not the Zombie Apocalypse Kind.

The fungi kingdom, one of the least understood worlds on our planet, was recently explored in the American post-apocalyptic drama TV series, The Last of Us. The epic journey of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to save humanity after a global pandemic triggered by a mind-controlling fungus (cordyceps), met its grand finale this week, but don’t worry, we’ll give no spoilers here.

Libre Foods: “Fungi Are the Ingredients that Transform the Food System”

Barcelona’s Libre Foods recently celebrated its second anniversary, with many achievements under its vegan belt to speak of in a short time. Not least, last year’s €2.2M raise, and this February’s launch of what Libre says is the first alt bacon made from mushrooms in Europe.

12 Future of Food Leaders in Spain

The innovative vegan food company, driven by mushrooms, leads the way towards a sustainable, environmentally friendly diet, offering delicious cruelty-free options.

Innovation on the menu: 10 Spanish FoodTech startups to watch in 2023 and beyond

Spain’s agri-food startup ecosystem is gaining momentum, witnessing a surge in new participants and innovators within the food technology sector.

B2B Pivots, APAC Growth & Plant-Based 2.0: ProVeg on Alt-Protein’s ‘Correction Phase’ & Trends for 2024

Amid investor pressure, sales declines and negative media coverage, the alternative protein sector is navigating a “correction phase”, but there is cause for optimism, according to ProVeg International.

MYCELIUM: NEW MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS

In contemporary discourse, fungi are synonymous with innovation. The fungal kingdom has found increasing relevance within research institutions, university spin-offs, and burgeoning startups, establishing itself as a versatile and impactful resource across diverse market sectors. In particular, the mycelium, the vegetative part of fungi, is a key player in this fungal revolution. This element is identified as a common structure in fungi, similar in appearance to a root and consisting of a mass of hyphae and a thread-like texture. In other words, it is the part from which the fungus grows.

Los emprendedores menores de 35 años más brillantes

A pesar de sus edades, todos cuentan con experiencia, formación y conocimientos suficientes para emprender con enorme talento.

Which are Barcelona’s Most Influential Biotechnology Startups in 2023?

Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is famed not only for its art and architecture but also for its bustling biotechnology startup scene. Catalonian biotech startups have been turning heads globally thanks to their innovative ideas and solutions that aim to revolutionize healthcare, wellness, beauty, and more.

January 4, 2024

Libre Foods wins funding to pioneer mycelium for meat alternatives

Libre Foods wins funding to pioneer mycelium for meat alternatives

December 4, 2023

Which Are Transformative Wellness Startups Driving Spain’s Health Revolution?

As the world continues to embrace healthier lifestyles, wellness has grown into a blossoming sector of the economy. Many startups are catalyzing their innovative ideas to transform the wellness industry, making health more accessible, personalized, and enjoyable. Spain is particularly stand-out for fostering a dynamic hub of wellness startups that are game-changing across various industries. Here are 15 exciting wellness startups from Spain that are reshaping the way we think about health and wellbeing.

November 1, 2023

Väcka and Libre Foods Launch Vegan Burger Campaign in 23 Cities Across Spain

Spanish plant-based startups Väcka and Libre Foods have joined forces to launch The Veggie Burger Warriors, a campaign offering 100% vegan burgers in restaurants across Spain from the 6th to the 12th of November.

October 1, 2023

In the mycelium revolution fungi roots are shaping the future of sustainable industries

In the future, "meat" as we know it will be fundamentally different regarding availability and format.

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recognitions

gobierno de españa

Libre Foods has been the beneficiary of a project subsidized by CDTI with the collaboration of the Ministry of Science and Innovation and co-financed by the European Union - Next Generation EU. File number SNEO-20231216.

Libre Foods has been the beneficiary of a project subsidized by CDTI with the collaboration of the Ministry of Science and Innovation and co-financed by the European Union - Next Generation EU. File number SNEO-20231216.