Loopworm

Insects replace expensive bioreactor-based industrial infrastructure for producing biological molecules.

Founder framing: Loopworm positions itself as a manufacturing company rather than an animal-nutrition company that happens to use insects.

Silkworms used as living factories to produce complex proteins without traditional bioreactors.

Aquaculture, poultry and pet-food feed manufacturers in India who buy Loopworm's insect protein and oil as feed ingredients.

Regional shrimp feed manufacturers in India's key aquaculture belts.

International aquaculture and pet-food companies that import Loopworm's silkworm/insect protein and oil.

Founder-described approach to winning over early B2B buyers unfamiliar with silkworm-based protein.

Loopworm sells proteins/fats directly to feed and pet-food manufacturers, who formulate finished products for farmers and pet owners.

Exports insect-derived protein and oil to overseas aquaculture and pet-food buyers.

Growing insects (black soldier fly, silkworms) on food waste and processing them into value-added feed products.

Breaking down raw insect biomass, separating components, and refining into storable, transportable formats.

Developing a reactor-free process that uses silkworms as living factories to produce complex proteins.

In-house systems that convert raw insect biomass into stable, standardised protein powders and oils.

State-of-the-art insect-processing facility in Bengaluru.

India's silk industry produces silkworm pupae as a byproduct, which Loopworm sources as feedstock.

Early institutional backing came from government schemes and philanthropic foundations before institutional equity rounds.

Research collaboration testing Loopworm's crop biostimulant on pulses.

Core revenue driver: insects processed into high-protein concentrates and Omega-3-rich fats sold as feed ingredients.

Reported revenue for FY25 with a projected increase for FY26, driven largely by export demand in animal nutrition.