When was Fair Insects founded?

Fair Insects was founded in 2014.

Where is Fair Insects located?

Fair Insects is headquartered in Dongen, Netherlands.

Where does Fair Insects rank among its competitors?

Fair Insects ranks 6th amongst 17 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Flybox, which secured $400K in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Fair Insects?

Fair Insects' top competitors include Livin Farms, Flybox and Better Origin. Among them, Flybox secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Fair Insects - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Fair Insects is an acquired company based in Dongen (Netherlands), founded in 2014 by Kees Aarts. It operates as a Platform focused on insect growing systems. The company has 17 active competitors, including 7 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Livin Farms, Flybox and Better Origin.

Company Details

Platform focused on insect growing systems. It supports the development and management of systems used for rearing insects at scale. The platform addresses processes related to controlled growth, monitoring, and operational efficiency.

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Founded Year

2014

Location

Dongen, Netherlands

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

6^th among 17 active competitors

Similar Companies

Livin Farms & 17 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Protix (Sep 08, 2017)

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Fair Insects got acquired by Protix on Sep 08, 2017.

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Fair Insects has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Fair Insects is Kees Aarts.

Here are the details of Fair Insects' key team members:

Kees Aarts: Founder & CEO of Fair Insects.

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Top competitors of Fair Insects include Livin Farms, Flybox and Better Origin. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Fair Insects, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Livin Farms 2015, Hong Kong (China), Series A	Developer of insect-based alternative proteins	$9.6M	HAX, EIC Fund & 5 others	51/100
2nd	Flybox 2023, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Provider of modular containerized insect farm	$400K	Undaunted, Greenbackers Investment Capital ... & 2 others	47/100
3rd	Better Origin 2019, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Series A	AI-based automated insect farm solution	$19.5M	Balderton Capital, Fly Ventures & 57 others	47/100
4th	EntoCube 2014, Helsinki (Finland), Seed	Developer of a containerized system for insect cultivation	$447K	Kickstart Innovation, Startup Sauna & 2 others	38/100
5th	Omma 2024, London (United Kingdom), Seed	AI-powered system to produce beneficial insects	-	Village Capital, Antler	34/100
6th	Fair Insects 2014, Dongen (Netherlands), Acquired	Platform focused on insect growing systems	-	-	31/100
7th	BugBox 2015, Tartu (Estonia), Funding Raised	Producer of insect powder products for animal feed	-	Europa, EIC Fund & 9 others	30/100
8th	Bug Factory 2019, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Provider of live insects and breeding systems	$591K	Interventus Pcc, Maughan Capital & 12 others	28/100
9th	The Bug Factory 2022, Youngsville (United States), Unfunded	Online aggregator of insect growing systems	-	-	24/100
10th	Entoprot 2017, Oulu (Finland), Unfunded	Provider of technology solutions converting industrial side streams into animal feed	-	-	24/100