Miruku
About
Helping Nature Nurture
Our future dairy will help reduce negative impacts of animal agriculture, aid climate, improve human health and make mouths water.
Deep farming traditions and computational biology meet in Miruku’s fields of the future.
The result: a set of animal-free milky ingredients of nutritional, environmental and functional superiority.
Our upstart dairy artists look forward to surprising you with delicious cheeses, ice creams and yogurts.
- Location
- Palmerston North
- Website
- Visit website
- Founded
- 2020
- Employees
- 11-50
- Industry
- AgriTech
- Funding stage
- Seed
The Matchstiq Top 2025
Snapshot of Miruku
Reinventing Dairy Through Molecular Farming
New Zealand-based Miruku has raised $5 million in a pre-Series A round to advance its molecular farming platform, creating real dairy proteins and fats inside climate-resilient crops like safflower. By merging biotechnology and agriculture, Miruku transforms seeds into “mini-factories” for casein, fats, and other vital dairy molecules, while using existing farming infrastructure to scale.
This approach promises an environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and delicious alternative to conventional dairy, especially important in a world where half of New Zealand’s emissions stem from agriculture.
As Asia-Pacific’s only molecular farming company, Miruku is building a multidisciplinary team to reshape the future of food. Researchers collaborate with farmers, scientists partner with engineers, and business strategists connect with global industry players to disrupt one of the planet’s largest dairy markets.
With fresh capital and partnerships (including field trials in Australia), Miruku is tackling food security while reducing methane emissions, offering a rare opportunity to drive real impact. If you’re passionate about sustainability, cutting-edge biotech, and helping feed the world in a more resilient, responsible way, then Miruku is where you can make a meaningful difference.