we’ve developed around food so far into Motif.” Ginkgo has spun off its protein business into a start - up called Motif Ingredients , which has raised $ 100 m in series A funding to develop alternative protein products for the plant - based and meat - free industry . Meanwhile , Motif will continue to use Ginkgo 's technology to design new cells for other industries . Investors in the funding round included Breakthrough Energy Ventures , Louis Dreyfus , Fonterra and Viking Global Ventures .
Ginkgo has spun off its protein business into a start - up called Motif Ingredients , which has raised $ 100 m in series A funding to develop alternative protein products for the plant - based and meat - free industry . Meanwhile , Motif will continue to use Ginkgo 's technology to design new cells for other industries . Investors in the funding round included Breakthrough Energy Ventures , Louis Dreyfus , Fonterra and Viking Global Ventures .