# Kalwak · Food & Agriculture

# Kalwak

**Country:** Costa Rica · San José
**Category:** Food & Agriculture
**Impact Areas:** Adaptation
**Stage:** Private Beta
**Team Size:** 2
**Website:** —

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## Elevator Pitch
Kálwak produces sustainable cricket-based protein for human consumption, significantly reducing the environmental footprint compared to traditional sources. We transform insects into nutritious, affordable, and scalable food.

## Climate Problem
Traditional livestock farming generates high levels of GHG emissions, water consumption, and land use. Kálwak offers cricket protein with a smaller environmental footprint, reducing emissions and pressure on natural resources.

## Solution
We produce high-quality, affordable, and sustainable cricket protein. In practice, we raise crickets using minimal resources and process them into nutritious meal, thereby reducing costs and improving access to safe protein.

## Revenue Model
The sale of cricket flour to retailers, macrobiotic shops, and direct to consumers

## Target Market
People interested in consuming high-quality protein with a very low environmental impact, without compromising on the nutritional needs of each individual.

## Social Impact
Women

## Demand Evidence
There are products made from cricket flour on the market, which indicates growing interest, as this is a booming market internationally

## Competitors
Rather than competitors, they could be allies, since they produce a byproduct and my goal is the raw material; currently, no one is selling cricket flour to the public.

## Founder Expertise
I am an environmental management engineer, which is why I have always felt a strong connection to and commitment toward the environment—as well as the engineering tools I can apply in the

## External Support
2 non-repayable seed capital

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*Source: ClimateLaunchpad 2026 Application · App ID: 8843*
*Ingested: 2026-05-25*