Khalil Kaddoura is founder and CEO of Optagon Labs. Previously, he was founder and CTO of Prevo Biotech (StartLife 25), a food ingredients startup that partnered with major European manufacturers. Having seen the long, expensive development cycles in food, he took on a new challenge to build the world’s most capable science AI for food development and processing – letting companies leverage years of data and instantly simulate new concepts instantly.
Optagon Labs – scientific AI for food development and processing
Optagon Labs is building scientific AI for food development and processing. Teams input formulation targets – flavor, texture, cost, supply chain, regulations, processing steps – and Optagon AI generates the top formulation. They can also modify existing formulations, like removing a hydrocolloid while preserving texture, cost, compliance, and processing performance. Optagon AI finds the optimal formulation, suppliers, and processing methods – based on chemistry, physics, and engineering intuition – making every result verifiable and trusted.
OPTAGON LABS (Germany / USA)
IS SELECTED AS ONE OF OUR
NEXT HEROES IN FOOD & AGTECH 2026
