Manna Insect is a technology company.
Manna Insect has raised $232K across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Manna Insect.
Manna Insect has raised $232K in total across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Manna Insect.
Manna Insect has raised $232K in total across 2 funding rounds.
Manna Insect's investors include Voima Ventures, HC Services Oy.
Manna Insect is a Finnish agritech company that develops scalable, containerized technology for black soldier fly (BSF) farming, enabling local communities and entrepreneurs to convert biowaste into affordable animal feed.[1][2][5] Their core product, the Manna MIND Gen2, is an AI-powered, climate-controlled system that fits into shipping containers, automates insect rearing with minimal human input (about 6 hours per 10-day cycle), and supports operations from 5 to 200 tons of biowaste monthly without requiring insect expertise.[1][2] They serve farmers, fish farms, remote sites, and businesses in over 30 countries, solving the global challenge of expensive animal feed imports by enabling cost-efficient, localized production of live larvae feed, which reduces transport costs and environmental impact.[1][3]
The company has shown strong growth momentum: founded in 2018, it deployed solutions to three continents and nine countries by 2022, secured orders over €100,000 without marketing, and now powers nearly 100 farms while launching the Insect Farm Hub—a global digital platform with thousands of users from 130+ countries for education, management, and trade.[1][3]
Manna Insect was founded in 2018 in Finland, building on years of hands-on experience in insect rearing under harsh conditions.[1] The founders leveraged expertise in black soldier fly (BSF) to address inefficiencies in traditional feed production, starting with learning BSF rearing and breeding in 2019 while exploring business models.[1] By 2020, they developed a distributable processing method and technology; in 2021, they engaged hundreds of potential customers for containerized solutions.[1]
Pivotal moments included 2022 achievements: creating a deployable solution worldwide in under six weeks, generating orders without sales efforts, deploying to multiple continents, producing self-sufficient training materials, earning industry recognition as the quickest entry into insect farming, and filing a patent.[1] This bootstrapped evolution from R&D to global deployment humanizes their mission to empower non-experts via automation.[2][4]
Manna Insect stands out in the insect farming space through technology that democratizes BSF production:
These enable cost-efficient, profitable local feed production versus centralized, import-heavy models.[1][4]
Manna Insect rides the sustainable protein and circular economy trend, where biowaste upcycling via insects addresses rising animal feed costs (often 70% of farming expenses) and environmental pressures like deforestation for soy.[1][4] Timing is ideal amid global pushes for food security, with BSF larvae offering high-protein feed equivalent to imports but produced locally, slashing transport emissions and enabling resilience in remote or developing areas.[1][2]
Market forces favor them: regulatory support for alternative proteins, waste management mandates, and agritech investor interest in climate tech; their model influences the ecosystem by lowering barriers (no expertise needed), fostering thousands of micro-farms, and building a global network via Insect Farm Hub, which accelerates industry adoption and knowledge sharing.[3][5]
Manna Insect is poised to dominate decentralized insect farming, with upcoming Insect Farm Hub tools like AI mentorship and advanced calculators driving user growth beyond 130 countries and integrating deeper with Manna MIND across 100+ farms.[3] Trends like AI-agritech convergence, biowaste regulations, and protein shortages will propel expansion, potentially scaling to thousands of units via partnerships and patents.[1][2]
Their influence may evolve from pioneer to ecosystem orchestrator, empowering local entrepreneurs worldwide and redefining sustainable feed—echoing their founding vision of joining forces with nature for cost-efficient, scalable impact.[1][5]
Manna Insect has raised $232K across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $180K Seed in December 2019.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2019 | $180K Seed | Voima Ventures | |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $52K Seed | HC Services Oy, Voima Ventures |
