Volare is building the world’s leading refining platform for food industry side streams.
About us

A high-value refining platform for food industry side streams.
Our aim is nothing less than to solve the global food system - to stop waste, and to help realize true circularity. We designed Volare from the get-go to be scalable. Both in plant size and facility count.
Our growth comes from where the food industry operates. The closer our plants are to the food manufacturers, the smarter. The bigger the share of their side streams we can process, the more ecological. And the bigger our size and number of plants, the more economical.
When 50 percent of arable land is used for food production it’s no longer a question of who eats what. We are running out of arable land. At the same time, protein demand is expected to double by 2050. Current sources will not be able to cover the need.
Our demonstration plant is fully operational, and already serves customers in aquafeed and pet foods businesses, providing ingredients for targeted product launches and industrial testing. We are currently building our first industrial-scale plant in Finland.
The Volare platform is primed to expand massively beyond protein, oils and organic fertilizer. To turn more side streams into ultra-sustainable ingredients for a wide range of industries. Medical, textile, oleochemical and aviation industries – welcome to a sustainable future!
The global food system is broken. We will help solve it.
This is just the beginning.
What next?

Volare's journey and plan
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Our background
Volare is a spin-off from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The founders came together while researching an ultra-efficient way to keep nutrients in the food chain – with the help of the black soldier fly. Volare’s varied research background is in all things circular economy, not limited to insect economy but also including energy technology, biogas and even emerging fields such as novel foods.
The concepts and technology developed in research now forms the backbone of Volare’s process — using food industry side streams. Volare’s team of engineers, agronomists, operators and researchers are building on decades of experience to create a truly circular future for the food industry. The original Volare plant is already in operation and serving customers in aquafeeds and pet food business.
The people
Jarna Hyvönen
Chief Executive Officer
jarna@volare.fi
Co-founder of Volare and an expert in building growth businesses. As CEO, Jarna leads global expansion, fundraising, and partnerships, driving Volare’s breakthrough protein technology to industrial scale worldwide.
Tuure PARVIAINEN
Chief Science Officer
tuure@volare.fi
Co-founder and former CEO, Tuure now drives R&D and industrial scaling. With expertise in biotechnology, insect economy, and biomass valorization, he advances Volare’s proprietary technology to full-scale production.
Matti Tähtinen
Chief Technology Officer
matti@volare.fi
Technology co-founder with expertise in circularity, energy systems, and CO₂ mitigation. Matti leads the development of Volare 01, the company’s first large-scale production facility, designed to be the world’s most efficient protein plant.
Benjamin Armenjon
Chief Commercial Officer
benjamin.armenjon@volare.fi
Commercial leader with a PhD in Food Technology and over a decade in the insect protein sector. At Volare, Benjamin leads market strategy and customer partnerships, driving the company’s global growth.
Marko Rintanen
Chief Financial Officer
marko@volare.fi
Finance and strategy leader with over a decade in growth-stage businesses. Marko ensures Volare’s financial strategy supports rapid scale-up, global expansion, and long-term competitiveness in the protein transition market.
Antti Åke
Chief Operating Officer
antti.ake@volare.fi
Operations expert with leadership experience at Bayer, Covestro, and WasteWise, where he built and scaled advanced facilities. At Volare, Antti oversees plant operations and team growth, ensuring industrial execution supports global expansion.
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