OMN9

Our idea is a “winner” because it is commercially viable today, not years away from regulatory approvals or scale-up or cost economies. We are building on a foundation that already exists: the robust agricultural value chains developed over centuries, particularly in India, which give us a predictable, scalable, and cost-effective raw material base. Combined with our years of hands-on experience in this domain, we are equipped with a deep understanding of crop seasonality, price cycles, and supply planning, giving us a decisive advantage in execution and scalability.

From a sustainability perspective, the impact is undeniable. With the same land resources, a fully plant-based food system could nourish 17 billion people, far beyond the projected 10 billion by 2050. Plants offer diverse nutritional and functional profiles that already meet the formulation needs of alternative animal foods, but at a fraction of the resource use and emissions.

The global agricultural economy is massive and deeply entrenched, making plant-based proteins the logical and scalable next step to power the future of food sustainably. While fermentation and cultivated technologies are valuable complements, they remain capital-intensive and limited in near-term impact. In contrast, we are unlocking novel, high-functionality proteins from plants, ingredients that are affordable, clean, and ready to scale.

We already have two innovative ingredients in the pipeline and a clear roadmap to build a next-generation platform for plant protein innovation. Our approach is not just about creating alternatives, it is about transforming the way the world thinks about plant proteins: accessible, functional, and future-ready.

B2B Sales of plant protein ingredients and by-products of the process (Starch & Fibre).
Launching own brand of B2C CPG products made with our functional plant proteins in the long term.

Trademark

Similar, yes.
However, our exact process remains proprietary.

The growing global demand for high-quality proteins puts immense pressure on existing food systems, with heavy reliance on animal-derived proteins like whey, beef, pork, and poultry. These proteins are unsustainable due to their environmental footprint, resource inefficiency, and ethical concerns. For instance, producing 1 kg of animal protein often requires 2-10x more land, water, and energy compared to plant-based alternatives, contributing to deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, water and biodiversity loss. Moreover, the limited variety of plant-based proteins (soy, pea, rice) in the market often fails to meet consumers’ nutritional and functional expectations, as majority of plant-proteins lack a complete amino acid profile and have limited sensory and functional attributes. For food and beverage companies, formulating with plant proteins also poses challenges like undesirable flavours, allergen risks, and inconsistent functionality, thus, limiting innovation.
In regions like India, protein deficiency remains a grave concern (>74% of population), exacerbated by the high vegetarian population (>39%). OMN9 is addressing these multifaceted issues by developing high-quality, allergen-free, complete plant proteins derived from indigenous Indian crops, offering a sustainable and functional solution to bridge the nutritional gap while reducing the environmental burden & animal exploitation of traditional protein sources.