ProteinRise
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
PROTEINrise was a Warsaw, Poland food-tech company founded in 2020. It developed sustainable food ingredients in the plant-based sector, providing food manufacturers with plant-based and upcycled proteins derived from brewers' spent grain (BSG) and yellow peas, as well as legume protein, starch and fiber for new healthy recipes. It raised about $1.0 million, including a seed round in June 2022.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
PROTEINrise founded in Warsaw, Poland, to develop sustainable plant-based and upcycled protein ingredients.
- Seed round
Completed a seed round in June 2022; total raised reached about $1.0 million.
- Out of business
PitchBook marked the company as 'Out of Business' with the deal status completed on September 5, 2025.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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