Founder Story
In 2018, Tony and Maurits, two Dutch entrepreneurs, set out to rethink the foundations of the food industry. Rather than working forwards within the constraints of existing crops and supply chains, they worked backwards: what would the ideal protein look like, and where could it be found in nature?
That search led them to RuBisCO.
Known as the most abundant protein on Earth, RuBisCO offers exceptional nutritional and functional properties. Yet despite decades of scientific interest, it had never been successfully commercialized at scale. The reason was structural: existing supply chains were never built to unlock it.
That realization led them to Lemna.
Fast-growing, nutrient-dense, and highly efficient, Lemna provided a scalable source of fresh biomass capable of preserving valuable proteins and nutrients throughout processing.
But the bigger insight was not just about the plant itself. It was about the system needed to grow, process, and scale the next generation of food ingredients.
That opportunity became Plantible.
Our Story
Plantible was founded on a simple belief: our food system needs a fundamental reset.
Today’s ingredient supply chains are increasingly fragile, exposed to climate volatility, disease outbreaks, allergens, and growing pressure on legacy additives and processing aids. At the same time, food manufacturers need ingredients that deliver better nutrition, functionality, and consistency at scale.
At Plantible, we saw an opportunity to start from a different place.
Plantible transforms Lemna, one of the world’s most efficient plants, into high-performance food ingredients through a vertically integrated production system. From a single scalable crop, we produce highly functional proteins like Rubi Protein™ alongside nutrient-rich whole plant ingredients like Lemna Leaf Greens™.
Our approach is not about creating alternatives.
It’s about building better inputs from the ground up.
OUR PROCESS
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We cultivate Lemna in a controlled and automated greenhouses designed for efficiency, consistency, and year-round production.
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Using our proprietary water-based process, we produce key components from Lemna, including highly functional proteins and whole-plant ingredients.
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Our system is designed to scale through modular expansion, not by increasing complexity, but by replicating what works. This allows us to meet growing demand quickly while maintaining consistent quality and performance.
Community Building
Let's work together to create the sustainable food system of the future.
At Plantible, we are building more than a new ingredient platform. We are building a new model for agricultural manufacturing.
Our controlled cultivation systems operate year-round, require no arable land, and produce significantly more output per acre than conventional agriculture. The result is a more resilient, traceable, and resource-efficient supply chain for food ingredients.
We also believe the future of food manufacturing should create economic opportunity in the communities that support it.
That is why we intentionally build in rural regions. In Schleicher County, Texas, home to our first commercial facility, Plantible has become one of the county’s fastest-growing employers and an important driver of local economic growth.
This is what reindustrialization can look like: a renewable domestic supply chain built alongside the communities that power it.
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