Ricardo Brás

Venture Capital @Sparkfood

📍 Portugal🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 3 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2026
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Jan 2026
MicroHarvest Delivers Better Protein: Sustainable. Nutritious. Scalable. Protein is essential for a healthy diet, but with global demand expected to increase 50% by 2050, current sourcing methods are already harming the planet and often fail to provide truly nutritious food. At MicroHarvest, we are pioneering better protein production through natural fermentation. We produce high-quality protein in just 24 hours—faster than any other method. Like brewing beer or making yogurt, we use microorganisms, nature’s most efficient protein factories, to create tasty, healthy, and sustainable protein at scale. Independent of soil quality or climate, our process runs 24/7 anywhere in the world, requiring only a fraction of the water and land while cutting CO₂ emissions by over 95%. MicroHarvest is addressing today’s demand for highly nutritious food while building a resilient food system for the future. Together, we are HUNGRY FOR THE BETTER. 🚀 Hamburg & Lisbon Join us, we are hiring!
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Apr 2025
We turn industrial side-streams into strategic (and sexy) ingredients. Plant-based side-streams account for 85% of total industrial food wastage. That’s an immense reservoir of unused resources. Our job is to make it available. Hubcycle creates new value chains based on side streams, and everybody benefits from that: clients, consumers, and the planet too.
late stageWholesale
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Aug 2024
Micropep is an innovative plant biotechnology company developing the next generation of biological crop protection solutions based on the incredible potential of micropeptides; short natural peptide molecules that target and regulate plant genes and proteins.
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Nov 2023
At La Vie™ we love meat, but much less its impact on life. Were on a mission to make people evolve from animal-based meat to plant-based, with a big happy smile on their face and some fat on their fingertips. Our patented vegetal fat recipe allows us to propose juicy plant-based meat. Experiences like no other. Jump on our shoulders, and follow our movement. From plants with Love, La Vie™.
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Sep 2023
We are a French biotechnology company developing cutting-edge precision fermentation techniques, dedicated to take part in the environmental transition within the dairy production sector. Our innovative technology enables the production of dairy proteins without the need for animals, significantly reducing the ecological footprint. By providing our clients with cutting-edge, sustainable ingredients, we empower them to create a diverse range of dairy products identical to those you already love, both environmentally conscious and nutritionally rich. Join us on our journey to shaping a future where ethical dairy alternatives are complementary to conventional farming and contribute to a healthier planet.
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May 2023
The European pioneer in cultivated seafood. Real fish made from cells – healthier, tastier, more sustainable.
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2026
Board Observer
Jan 2026
MicroHarvest Delivers Better Protein: Sustainable. Nutritious. Scalable. Protein is essential for a healthy diet, but with global demand expected to increase 50% by 2050, current sourcing methods are already harming the planet and often fail to provide truly nutritious food. At MicroHarvest, we are pioneering better protein production through natural fermentation. We produce high-quality protein in just 24 hours—faster than any other method. Like brewing beer or making yogurt, we use microorganisms, nature’s most efficient protein factories, to create tasty, healthy, and sustainable protein at scale. Independent of soil quality or climate, our process runs 24/7 anywhere in the world, requiring only a fraction of the water and land while cutting CO₂ emissions by over 95%. MicroHarvest is addressing today’s demand for highly nutritious food while building a resilient food system for the future. Together, we are HUNGRY FOR THE BETTER. 🚀 Hamburg & Lisbon Join us, we are hiring!
2025
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Apr 2025
We turn industrial side-streams into strategic (and sexy) ingredients. Plant-based side-streams account for 85% of total industrial food wastage. That’s an immense reservoir of unused resources. Our job is to make it available. Hubcycle creates new value chains based on side streams, and everybody benefits from that: clients, consumers, and the planet too.
late stageWholesale
2024
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Aug 2024
Micropep is an innovative plant biotechnology company developing the next generation of biological crop protection solutions based on the incredible potential of micropeptides; short natural peptide molecules that target and regulate plant genes and proteins.
2023
Investor
Nov 2023
At La Vie™ we love meat, but much less its impact on life. Were on a mission to make people evolve from animal-based meat to plant-based, with a big happy smile on their face and some fat on their fingertips. Our patented vegetal fat recipe allows us to propose juicy plant-based meat. Experiences like no other. Jump on our shoulders, and follow our movement. From plants with Love, La Vie™.
Investor
Sep 2023
We are a French biotechnology company developing cutting-edge precision fermentation techniques, dedicated to take part in the environmental transition within the dairy production sector. Our innovative technology enables the production of dairy proteins without the need for animals, significantly reducing the ecological footprint. By providing our clients with cutting-edge, sustainable ingredients, we empower them to create a diverse range of dairy products identical to those you already love, both environmentally conscious and nutritionally rich. Join us on our journey to shaping a future where ethical dairy alternatives are complementary to conventional farming and contribute to a healthier planet.
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