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Future Fields

YC S20

Edmonton, CA · Founded 2018 · 34 employees · 14 known investors

Future Fields uses fruit flies as bioreactors to produce difficult-to-express proteins at scale for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food applications. The company aims to enable the development of novel biological products across healthcare, agriculture, and nutrition sectors.

AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechHealthtechManufacturingClimateCanadaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)

Future Fields was founded in 2018 by Matt Anderson-Baron and Jalene Anderson-Baron.

MAMatt Anderson-Baron
Matt Anderson-BaroninFounderMatt Anderson-Baron holds a PhD in cell biology from the University of Alberta and is a co-founder of Future Fields, a Canadian startup developing growth media for cellular agriculture.
JAJalene Anderson-Baron
Jalene Anderson-BaroninCo-Founder & COOJalene Anderson-Baron holds an MA from the University of Alberta and has spent over a decade in analytical roles spanning environmental and social research, project management, stakeholder engagement, and policy work.

Investors · 14

Amplify CapitalToronto · $365K – $730K
Bee PartnersLafayette · $300K – $500K
Edmonton UnlimitedEdmonton
Green Circle Foodtech VenturesNew York · $500K – $2M
Keiki CapitalAbilene · $100K – $250K
Siddhi CapitalMeridian
Startup TNTEdmonton · $5K – $100K
TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2Mvia Fred Campbell · inferred
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
AgFunderreportedSan Francisco · $10K – $5M
BoxOne VenturesreportedMontréal · $500K
Builders VCreportedSan Francisco
R7 PartnersreportedChicago · $100K – $5M
Toyota VenturesreportedLos Altos

Funding

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Competitors · 1

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Abcam13 shared keywordsSupplier of protein research tools to life scientists. Publicly listed on the LSE following an IPO.

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In the news

Future Fields raises $8m Series A to expand fruit fly biomanufacturing platform: 'Clients come to us because they've struggled to make proteins in legacy platforms'agfundernews.com · Jun 2025Future Fields raises $8M from Amplify Capital, R7 Partnersaxios.com · Jun 2025Brief: Future Fields raises $11.2m to scale up fruit flies for recombinant protein productionagfundernews.com · Feb 2023Future Fields raises $15.1 million CAD to equip more industries with bioreactors made from fliesbetakit.com · Feb 2023Future Fields Raises $2.2M in Seed Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · Feb 2021

Frequently asked questions

What does Future Fields do?
Future Fields uses fruit flies as bioreactors to produce difficult-to-express proteins at scale for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food applications. The company aims to enable the development of novel biological products across healthcare, agriculture, and nutrition sectors.
Who founded Future Fields?
Future Fields was founded by Matt Anderson-Baron, Jalene Anderson-Baron in 2018.
Who are Future Fields's investors?
Future Fields's investors include Amplify Capital, Bee Partners, Edmonton Unlimited, Green Circle Foodtech Ventures, Keiki Capital, Siddhi Capital, Startup TNT, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital) and 6 more.
Where is Future Fields headquartered?
Future Fields is headquartered in Edmonton, CA.