Pacifico Biolabs
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About
Pacifico Biolabs is a Leipzig-based food-ingredient company co-founded in 2022 by CEO Zac Austin (formerly McKinsey and the UK Cabinet Office Covid Taskforce) and CSO Washington Logrono (PhD from Helmholtz Centre at University of Leipzig; former fermentation lead at the German Biomass Research Center) that runs a mycelium-fermentation process designed to operate inside standard, idle beer-brewery tanks — converting disused European brewery capacity into alternative-protein production 123. The company’s flagship product, Viando Chicken, is a whole-cut chicken alternative; the asset-light brewery-tank approach is intended to cut capex, increase “European protein sovereignty,” and accelerate the path to price parity with conventional meat 12. The €7M Series A announced May 27, 2026 was led by Stray Dog Capital with participation from TGFS, Sprout & About Ventures, Simon Capital, FoodLabs, and a regional brewery partner; the round follows Pacifico’s $3.3M pre-seed announced in 2024 and brings total funding to approximately €10.3M+ 123.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-05-27 | Series A | €7M | Stray Dog Capital | TGFS, Sprout & About Ventures, Simon Capital, FoodLabs, regional brewery partner 123 |
| 2024 | Pre-Seed | $3.3M | Undisclosed | — 45 |
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Sources
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Tech Funding News, “Quorn rival Pacifico Biolabs raises €7M Series A to scale mycelium fermentation in Europe’s disused brewery tanks,” May 27, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/quorn-pacifico-raises-7m-series-a/↩↩↩↩
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EU-Startups, “Pacifico Biolabs raises €7 million Series A to turn idle German breweries into alternative protein factories,” May 27, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/05/pacifico-biolabs-raises-e7-million-series-a-to-turn-idle-german-breweries-into-alternative-protein-factories/↩↩↩↩
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Pacifico Biolabs company website, accessed May 2026. https://www.pacifico.bio/↩↩↩
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Vegconomist, “Pacifico Biolabs Secures $3.3M to ‘Transform Seafood’ with Whole Cut Alternatives,” 2024. Accessed May 2026. https://vegconomist.com/fermentation/pacifico-biolabs-3-3m-transform-seafood-whole-cut-alternatives/↩
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European Biotechnology Magazine, “Pacifico Biolabs raises US$3.3m in pre-seed round,” 2024. Accessed May 2026. https://european-biotechnology.com/latest-news/pacifico-biolabs-raises-us3-3m-in-pre-seed-round/↩