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May 24, 2026

Aaron Blotnick

StrainX has raised $13M from the VC Firm behind Impossible Foods in One of the Largest Food Tech Private Funding Rounds in India’s History

A precision fermentation startup in Bhopal has spent three years running verified 10,000-liter fermentation, securing US regulatory clearance for a food ingredient, and building a demonstration-scale manufacturing facility — all before telling anyone it existed. Now it has $13 million and a roster of investors that includes the fund behind Impossible Foods.