'Fundamentally different': Investors confident in sprawling new insect protein factory despite sector challenges

Paavo Räisänen, general partner at Maki.vc (left) and Jarna Hyvönen, CEO and co-founder of Volare (right). Press photos
26 Oct 2026
08:00
Investors in Finnish tech firm Volare are confident about the performance of its new insect protein factory, unveiled today, despite numerous high-profile failures in the sector.

Though recent years have been difficult for insect proteins, one of the company’s main investors told Impact Loop that this team has taken a “fundamentally different approach”.

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