Horizon Technology Finance Corporation announced it has provided an $8 million venture loan facility to Clara Foods Inc. ("Clara Foods"), of which $5 million has been initially funded. Clara Foods is a food technology company that is developing animal-free proteins as ingredients for food and beverages, including egg proteins that will match the taste and texture and unique culinary functionality of a real egg. Clara Foods' proprietary proteins leverage precision fermentation to meet the increasing demand from people seeking nutrition through alternative proteins derived from sustainable processes. Several prominent investors in Clara Foods include The Production Board, Blue Horizon and Ingredion. Clara Foods will use the loan proceeds for general working capital purposes.