Cubiq Foods

Cubiq Foods, a Spanish food-tech company established in 2018, is strategically positioned to address the increasing demand for healthier and more sustainable food ingredients. The company was founded by Andrés Montefeltro (CEO), Dr. Raquel Revilla (CSO), and Jordi Bladé (CFO), who combined their expertise to focus initially on cell-based meat before pivoting to the foundational component of animal fat. They recognized that cultured fat could offer consistent quality and enhanced nutritional profiles, addressing the natural variability found in traditional animal fats.

The company's business model is centered on developing and supplying alternative fat ingredients to food manufacturers, ranging from large-scale producers to independent startups. Cubiq Foods generates revenue by selling its products directly and licensing its production technologies to partners globally. A key milestone in its commercialization journey is a strategic partnership with the global food corporation Cargill, which includes co-development and go-to-market agreements to accelerate the adoption of Cubiq's fat technologies, particularly in the U.S. market. Since its inception, the firm has secured significant funding, raising a total of $26.1 million over three rounds from investors including Moira Capital Partners, Blue Horizon Ventures, and Cargill.

Cubiq Foods has developed a multi-platform approach to fat solutions. One of its flagship products, Go!Drop®, is an emulsion of vegetable oil and water stabilized with plant-based ingredients. This ingredient is designed to replace animal fats and tropical oils, offering the functional properties of animal fat—such as appearance, mouthfeel, and bite—while significantly reducing total fat, saturated fat, and overall calories in final products like plant-based meats. Another product, Go!Mega3®, is a micro-encapsulated algae oil rich in Omega-3 fatty acids (DHA+EPA). This technology protects the nutritional benefits of the fatty acids during industrial food processing without imparting a fishy taste, allowing for the creation of functional foods that support heart and brain health. The company is also advancing its cell-culture platform to produce Go!Great®, a cultivated animal fat, aiming to provide an authentic taste and texture for the next generation of alternative proteins.

Keywords: alternative fats, food-tech, cultivated fat, ingredient supplier, plant-based, fat replacer, omega-3 encapsulation, sustainable ingredients, food science, B2B