Imago Engineering is a Malaysia-founded technology company building modular, automated plants that convert poultry manure into high-value insect protein meal and organic fertilizer. Their proprietary housefly-based bioconversion process targets farms with 300,000+ birds and is designed for fast throughput, lower emissions, and practical deployment near production sites. Compared with traditional waste routes, the model is built around circular economics: converting a costly waste stream into usable feed and fertilizer outputs.
“Waste is not the end of the chain. With the right system, it becomes protein, fertilizer, and long-term value for agriculture.”
Product
Products
Benefits & features
Imago produces two complementary outputs from one waste stream: insect protein meal and frass-based organic fertilizer.
Insect protein meal
High crude protein with strong digestibility for poultry and aquaculture feed applications.
Organic fertilizer
Granular, nutrient-rich formulation that supports soil health and slow-release nutrition.
Quality control
Multi-stage safety and sanitation process designed for consistent and safe outputs.
Core technology & unit economics
Imago's patented modular bioreactor system replaces tray-based insect farming with tightly controlled, automated cultivation.
Speed
Around 3-day conversion cycle from poultry manure to marketable outputs.
Throughput model
Built for high-volume farms with automated manure collection.
Financial profile
Unit model references about $12.9M CAPEX and approximately $16M annual revenue.
Additional revenue
Licensing layer with recurring fees on deployed systems.
Market traction & scaling path
Imago's roadmap moves from pilot validation to scaled plant deployment and regional expansion, with Malaysia as a strategic base.
Institutional traction
Supported by Malaysian agriculture stakeholders as a green waste-to-value initiative.
Scale thesis
One modular insect plant per large poultry farm cluster.
Growth target
Progressive plant rollout toward regional processing capacity and recurring project revenue.
Partnership in Depth
Ailvas supported Imago on product sales and commercial traction, including sharpening positioning, buyer narratives, and go-to-market execution for modular insect plants, as well as investment readiness, including materials and conversations that help investors understand the unit economics and scale path. We also coordinated engagement with relevant Malaysian government agencies so Imago could align with policy, access programmes where appropriate, and secure the institutional backing needed to scale with confidence.