# Danstar Ferment

> Danstar Ferment is a VC fund in Rexdale backing Biotechnology and Life Science. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rexdale, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://vitilevure-danstar.com/en

Danstar Ferment is a VC fund in Rexdale focused on Biotechnology and Life Science. Danstar Ferment manufactures and supplies food ingredients.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 67% |
| Life Science | 1 | 33% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 1 | 33% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revyve | Revyve develops functional food ingredients derived from yeast that substitute for animal-based textures like eggs, gums, and stabilizers. It focuses on producing natural, animal-free, clean-label ingredients that perform emulsifying, gelling, and binding roles in food formulations. The company applies biotechnological methods to convert yeast intotexturizing compounds without the use of chemicals, solvents, or enzymes. It offers these ingredients to food manufacturers seeking alternatives in plant-based and clean-label product lines. | $28.4M | Series B | Sep 23, 2025 | http://www.fumiingredients.com |
| LIVZYM Biotechnology | LIVZYM is a biotechnology research center. They provide services that include microorganisms, fermentation, filtration, drying, and packaging. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 30, 2024 | https://www.livzym.com/tr/v2/ |
| LIVZYM Biotechnology | LIVZYM is a biotechnology research center. They provide services that include microorganisms, fermentation, filtration, drying, and packaging. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website. | $11M | Seed | Jul 30, 2024 | https://www.livzym.com/tr/v2/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abn-amro-sustainable-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BOM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brabantse-ontwikkelings-maatschappij-bom) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evyap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evyap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grey Silo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grey-silo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Invest-NL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-nl) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lallemand](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lallemand) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Danstar Ferment invest in?

Danstar Ferment invests primarily in Biotechnology, Life Science and Food Processing startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Danstar Ferment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Danstar Ferment closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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