The Guardian · Aug 2024
The Guardian reported that Entocycle sells patented technology and modular farms globally and is in discussions with supermarkets, restaurant chains, and waste management companies.
Automated factory to produce insect protein for farm animals.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Entocycle is a London-based insect-farming technology company that designs automated, climate-controlled black soldier fly systems and software to turn organic waste into protein, oil, and frass. Public sources vary on the founding year, but the company is commonly listed as founded in 2015 and operating from London Bridge.
Primary product
Automated black soldier fly (BSF) insect-farming technology platform, including its proprietary monitoring/Factory Management System and modular farm designs
Founded
2015
Headquarters
London Bridge / 29 Shand Street, London SE1 2ES, United Kingdom
Team size
10-20
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-industry
Insect farming technology / alternative protein / bioconversion
Offices
29 Shand Street, London SE1 2ES, United Kingdom (London Bridge HQ)
Business model
B2B technology sales
turnkey project development
custom facility design and build
software/platform licensing
systems integration and support services
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$23.6M
Latest round
Biz Plan Competition · Jul 2026
Latest amount
$130K
People & investors
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Founder
Chief Technology Officer
Financial Director
Investors
Work & culture
Mission-driven, technical, and collaborative. Public careers material emphasizes values such as Be Responsible, Listen More, Find A Better Way, No Egos, and Hunt As A Pack, with hybrid working and a willingness to support reasonable adjustments.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
No public salary bands or formal compensation package were disclosed in the materials reviewed. Public job postings are full-time, permanent hybrid roles.
Product & market
Pricing
Quote-based B2B project sales and custom deployment pricing; technology is sold via modular equipment, licensing, and turnkey build/commission projects.
Differentiators
- —Turnkey end-to-end BSF facility design, build, commissioning, and support
- —Proprietary automated breeding/monitoring technology
- —Industrial proving ground at the London Bridge Centre for Insect Technology
- —Machine-vision and AI-driven process control
- —Partnerships with Siemens and Bühler to improve scalability and credibility
- —Modular systems designed for deployment across different site sizes and geographies
- —Waste-to-value positioning across feed, oil, and frass outputs
Technology
black soldier fly breeding and rearing
computer vision
machine learning
AI-driven monitoring
automation and robotics
optical sensors
digital twin
Siemens Factory Management System
climate-controlled modular facilities
HVAC and carbon filtration systems
Customers
University of Leeds
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
EnviroFlight
waste management companies
food producers
agricultural producers
pet food companies
aquaculture companies
Competitors
Better Origin
Protix
Agronutris
AgriProtein
Bardee
Enterra Feed
nextProtein
InnovaFeed
Nasekomo
Hexafly
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
2.1K
Latest news
Entocycle · Jul 2024
Entocycle announced an additional $2.6 million raise alongside the opening of a University of Leeds Research Farm insect facility in Yorkshire.
Entocycle · Mar 2024
Entocycle said it had refreshed its brand to reflect a transition from ingredients to technology and equipment, and disclosed £3.7 million of UK government grants via Innovate UK.
Reuters · Feb 2024
Reuters profiled Entocycle as an industrial-scale insect-farming startup under London Bridge, describing its hardware, robotic arms, climate-controlled setup, and Whitaker’s expectation that the company could become profitable later in 2024.
TechCrunch · Jan 2023
TechCrunch covered Entocycle’s $5 million Series A led by Climentum Capital and described its Entocycle Neo hardware module using optical sensors and software to monitor black soldier fly colonies.
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