Big Idea Ventures

Imagine healthier plant-based meat alternatives that offer the texture, flavour, and appearance of animal proteins. Using innovations in enzymatic processing, we develop new protein texturizing technologies that create healthier plant-based products that mimic the texture of animal proteins. The texture of plant-based protein products still poses a barrier to convincing consumers to adopt alternatives to meat. But current approaches to creating plant-based meat substitutes are falling short in building a protein structure that mirrors a meaty texture experience. We help plant-based protein producers satisfy consumers’ desire for meaty texture and appearance. By improving texture, our techniques enhance the eating experience as well as the nutritional profile of plant-based products. The result: a more convincing, satisfying, and healthy alternative to replace animal-based foods.

ZhenMeat produces plant and fungus based meat alternatives products. It offers plant based mince meat made from pea protein in pork and beef flavors. The company offers meat in products, such as mooncakes, dumplings, meat sauce, meat patties, and meatballs. ZhenMeat was founded in 2017 and is based in Beijing, China.

Real Meat. Guilt free. Cell based.

Introducing PHUTURE®, a plant-based meat company that redefines the future of food. Technology has made it possible for us to consume protein without meat. With PHUTURE®, we hope to reinvent the meaty experience that you find in your favourite cuisine and infuse the science of technology to the art of cooking. The PHUTURE® proprietary matrix of processing technology has incorporated rice into our PHUTURE® blend which creates the delicious fatty, juicy mouthfeel to our plant-based product, mimicking that of the building blocks in meat.

Innocent Meat is the first German start-up, which aims to produce Cultured Meat in Germany, make it commercially viable and available to anybody.The production of our meat uses 65% less resources than traditional meat production.Their meat is healthier than regular meat because it is made free of fattening antibiotics, is low in cholesterol and grows in a controlled environment.

Farmsow is developing novel food ingredients with its micro biorefinery platform Agrolysis™, working towards the health of the planet and its inhabitants.

Confetti crafts award-winning tasty gourmet snacks made from nutrient dense vegetables in Singapore heritage flavours. The delicious plant-based snacks come in 100% home compostable packets that are gentle on the planet. A portion of proceeds go to alleviate global hunger and malnutrition.

Grounded Foods Co. makes plant-based cheeses from a proprietary fermentation process, using imperfect vegetables and hemp seed. This results in products that are extremely similar in flavor and texture to dairy cheese, with high nutritional value and environmental resilience. Founded by Australian entrepreneurs Veronica Fil (behavioral economist) and Shaun Quade (international award-winning chef). The duo is regularly misquoted in media and tech platforms such as Crunchbase, but figure “f#%k it, all exposure is good if it gets people eating dairy-free cheese”.

Wild For Company produces and sells gluten-free teff products. The company offers grain chips in sea salt and sweet & smokey BBQ. The company sells its products through its partnered retail stores and online sales. Wild For Company was formerly known as Love Grain Company and changed its name to Wild For Company in November 2013. Wild For Company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Imagine healthier plant-based meat alternatives that offer the texture, flavour, and appearance of animal proteins. Using innovations in enzymatic processing, we develop new protein texturizing technologies that create healthier plant-based products that mimic the texture of animal proteins. The texture of plant-based protein products still poses a barrier to convincing consumers to adopt alternatives to meat. But current approaches to creating plant-based meat substitutes are falling short in building a protein structure that mirrors a meaty texture experience. We help plant-based protein producers satisfy consumers’ desire for meaty texture and appearance. By improving texture, our techniques enhance the eating experience as well as the nutritional profile of plant-based products. The result: a more convincing, satisfying, and healthy alternative to replace animal-based foods.

Imagine healthier plant-based meat alternatives that offer the texture, flavour, and appearance of animal proteins. Using innovations in enzymatic processing, we develop new protein texturizing technologies that create healthier plant-based products that mimic the texture of animal proteins. The texture of plant-based protein products still poses a barrier to convincing consumers to adopt alternatives to meat. But current approaches to creating plant-based meat substitutes are falling short in building a protein structure that mirrors a meaty texture experience. We help plant-based protein producers satisfy consumers’ desire for meaty texture and appearance. By improving texture, our techniques enhance the eating experience as well as the nutritional profile of plant-based products. The result: a more convincing, satisfying, and healthy alternative to replace animal-based foods.

Mogale Meat Co. is a privately incorporated limited liability company developing real meat products from southern Africa’s prized wild antelope, poultry and free-roaming livestock, using advanced cellular agriculture technologies. The company is focused on developing a vertically integrated pro-diversity food technology platform to make healthy and nutritious cell-cultivated meat accessible to Africa's rapidly growing population and export to global markets. Mogale is Managing Partner of MeatOurFuture – an XPRIZE "Feed the Next Billion" semi-finalist.

Paving the way toward a healthy plant-based future for Australians since 2015, family business Fënn Foods puts sustainability at the heart of every decision it makes. With celebrated chef Alejandro Cancino at the helm of Fënn Foods’ recipe development, customers can expect to enjoy natural, high-quality and seriously delicious vegan fare that will appeal to (and surprise) everyone. Based on Queensland’s serene Sunshine Coast, the passionate plant-powered family behind these delectable products is excited to share its expanding range of umami-rich plant-based meats with food-loving people seeking sustainable and appetising alternatives.

Internet, healthy drinks, e-commerce, social networks, dairy products, food, plant-based, intestinal flora, probiotics, and dietary fiber

Orbillion Bio, Inc., a food-tech company, develops cultured meat products using a small tissue sample from heritage cattle breeds. It develops premium cell-based meat products from heritage cell lines that are directly sourced from farmers. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Fremont, California.

Hooked Seafood AB develops, manufactures, and markets plant-based shredded salmon and related seafood products. The company offers salmon, calamari, and shrimp. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Nacka, Sweden.

Harmony Baby Nutrition is a food-tech company providing next-generation of human breast milk-based formulas. Their formulas are dairy-free, allergy-free, environmentally friendly, and impact the whole baby food industry by changing the main structure of current baby products. The company is helping to improve the quality of life of babies around the world by making the next generation of baby formulas containing human breast milk proteins as the base, instead of cow’s milk. Harmony Baby Nutrition was established in 2018 and is based in Boston, MA.

Blue Ridge Bantam is the South’s first cultured meat company focused on America’s original source of protein: turkey. It’s mission is to commercialize avian cell-based technology in order to help the world transition to meat that is healthy, tasty, and most importantly sustainable.

New Breed Meats creates plant-based meats that look, cook and taste just like their animal counterparts. Our meats are made for all and does not contain any of the top 8 allergens. It is soy-free, gluten-free, non-GMO and 100% meaty and delicious!

MAD Foods is Singapore's first plant-based beverage company addressing lactose-intolerance, locally and eventually Asia, by creating premium-quality oat milk coffee that is full-flavoured and affordable.

No Evil Foods has been featured in VOGUE Magazine, BuzzFeed.com, FoodDive, Hemispheres Magazine and has been recognized by the Martha Stewart American Made Awards & the Made In NC Awards. NEF is currently distributed to hundreds of restaurants, universities, and grocery stores across 12 states including Whole Foods Market & Earth Fare.

MOA make healthy food for a sustainable world that solves growing global food demands. They are establishing a new industry of sustainable food that solves growing global food demands without the need for arable land. They are focused on designing high-value, natural and nutritious food.

Shiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company, the first of its kind in Singapore and South-East Asia.Their mission is to bring delicious, clean and healthy meats and seafood by harvesting from cells instead of animals. Shiok Meats will bring cell-based crustacean meats to your table.Their meats are animal-, health- and environment-friendly with the same taste, texture, more nutrients and no cruelty.

Yoconut Dairy Free is a food innovation start-up that sells yogurt that has natural electrolytes, no added sugar, and made from coconuts. The big 8 most common food allergens can be found in their foods. Its products also are high in calcium and fiber, and with live and active cultures. It was founded in 2016 and is located in San Francisco, California.

Good Catch Foods develops and manufactures vegan, plant-based food substitutes for seafood. The company offers plant-based and fish free shredded tuna, salmon, filets, patties, and crab cakes made with pea-proteins and legumes. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Plant-based protein

Gathered Foods Corporation, doing business as Good Catch, develops, produces, and sells fish alternative products in the United States. It offers plant-based tuna food products, and frozen entrées and appetizers. The company produces seafood-alternative products from legumes, including chickpeas, lentils, and fava beans. It sells its products through stores, as well as online. Gathered Foods Corporation was formerly known as SeaCo Foods International, Inc. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Heath, Ohio.

Mogale Meat Co. is a privately incorporated limited liability company developing real meat products from southern Africa’s prized wild antelope, poultry and free-roaming livestock, using advanced cellular agriculture technologies. The company is focused on developing a vertically integrated pro-diversity food technology platform to make healthy and nutritious cell-cultivated meat accessible to Africa's rapidly growing population and export to global markets. Mogale is Managing Partner of MeatOurFuture – an XPRIZE "Feed the Next Billion" semi-finalist.

Imagine healthier plant-based meat alternatives that offer the texture, flavour, and appearance of animal proteins. Using innovations in enzymatic processing, we develop new protein texturizing technologies that create healthier plant-based products that mimic the texture of animal proteins. The texture of plant-based protein products still poses a barrier to convincing consumers to adopt alternatives to meat. But current approaches to creating plant-based meat substitutes are falling short in building a protein structure that mirrors a meaty texture experience. We help plant-based protein producers satisfy consumers’ desire for meaty texture and appearance. By improving texture, our techniques enhance the eating experience as well as the nutritional profile of plant-based products. The result: a more convincing, satisfying, and healthy alternative to replace animal-based foods.

Cocuus works to create innovative and surprising culinary solutions every day. Cocuus technology introduces engineering and architecture in kitchens, giving the possibility of creating artistic culinary creations, turning dishes into a visual experience. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Cizur Menor, Navarra, Spain.

Confetti crafts award-winning tasty gourmet snacks made from nutrient dense vegetables in Singapore heritage flavours. The delicious plant-based snacks come in 100% home compostable packets that are gentle on the planet. A portion of proceeds go to alleviate global hunger and malnutrition.

Big Idea Ventures, LLC is a venture capital Accelerator firm specializing in startup, early venture, growth capital, seed & growth stage companies. It seeks to invest in companies working on the development of new protein alternatives - or meat replacement focusing on plant-based food products, plant-based food ingredients and technology, and cell-based meats. It invests $0.2 million in companies. The firm focuses on companies based in Asia and North America. Big Idea Ventures, LLC was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Singapore.

LVL has created a range of functional and 100% plant-based powders that are scientifically curated to empower you to be the best version of yourself, every day. Our powder blends are packed in convenient, pre portioned, portable and easy-tear sachets for you to level up anytime and anywhere.

incrEDIBLE reinvents the way we eat or pack our food by replacing single use plastics with edible cutlery. Our edible spoons are vegan, natural and made with non-gmo grains. They can stay firm for up to 30 minutes in hot foods and come in 2 shapes and 5 flavors! Did you EAT your SPOON today? PS: More incrEDIBLE shapes like edible straws, edible sporks are on the way!

Wild Earth is a technology startup that specializes in developing protein pet foods. It is dedicated to reinventing pet food with science to offer healthier foods for pets that are better for the environment and more humane than conventional products. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

MeliBio, Inc. operates as a wholesaler of food products. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Yofix develops and manufacture dairy & soy free fermented plant base pre & pro-biotic foods. Excellent taste and texture, clean label – no artificial or preservative added, made of cereals, lentils, grains and seeds contain high nutritional values at competitive costs & sustainable production process. The first product ready to market is a plant base yogurt which will be followed by yogurt drinks, deserts, frozen yogurt, ice cream base and more

As health-conscious foodies and with 66% Latin American ownership, we know what authentic Latin American flavors should taste like. As more people aspire to live a happier existence by the choices they make in their lifestyle and food choices, we are committed to the idea that choosing Plant Ranch is not a compromise or a sacrifice in flavor. You aren’t giving anything up by eating Plant Ranch. OK. You may be giving up transfats, calories and the ecological burden placed on the planet by the overconsumption of animal protein. But those are good things to get rid of.

Little Bandits is a dairy-free brand for kids, inspired by my son’s food allergies. Despite an increase in food allergies and the rise in plant-based diets, there is no single brand strongly leading children’s free from food category.

Jellatech is a B2B biotech business based in Raleigh, NC and with R&D in Wageningen, Netherlands. Jellatech is producing high quality, pure, animal-free collagen and gelatin. Founded by a group of innovators, dreamers, entrepreneurs and scientists, Jellatech is eliminating the dependency on animals, to make better ingredient products - starting with collagen and gelatin.

biftek.co is established by the founders of tarla.io and iklim.co who tries to find solutions to real world problems such as sustainable meat production and climate adaptation in the presence of exponential population growth and steady resource shortages. Founder team also includes renowned professor who conducts research on stem cells and experienced CFO with banking experience. biftek.co is a solution in the intersection of meat production and climate change mitigation.

Harmony Baby Nutrition is a food-tech company providing next-generation of human breast milk-based formulas. Their formulas are dairy-free, allergy-free, environmentally friendly, and impact the whole baby food industry by changing the main structure of current baby products. The company is helping to improve the quality of life of babies around the world by making the next generation of baby formulas containing human breast milk proteins as the base, instead of cow’s milk. Harmony Baby Nutrition was established in 2018 and is based in Boston, MA.

Minutri brings together a healthy, practical, tasty food, ready for consumption, and for all tastes, ages, food preferences, and times of the day. From breakfast to supper, they have ready meals, snacks, supplements, and drinks, with vegan, organic, zero sugar, low carb, and other options. The company's foods are developed with the aim of being balanced, nutritious, and very tasty. They are gluten-free and dairy-free, made with natural and selected ingredients and spices, without refined sugar, without preservatives or artificial additives.

Grounded Foods Co. makes plant-based cheeses from a proprietary fermentation process, using imperfect vegetables and hemp seed. This results in products that are extremely similar in flavor and texture to dairy cheese, with high nutritional value and environmental resilience. Founded by Australian entrepreneurs Veronica Fil (behavioral economist) and Shaun Quade (international award-winning chef). The duo is regularly misquoted in media and tech platforms such as Crunchbase, but figure “f#%k it, all exposure is good if it gets people eating dairy-free cheese”.

ACTUAL VEGGIES INC. processes plant-based vegetable burgers. It also sells its products online. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

Pleese Foods is an allergen-friendly plant-based cheese company. It helps people transition from traditional dairy with Pleese, a plant-based cheese made from all-natural ingredients. Pleese offers boldly delicious culinary-inspired flavors that deliver mouthwatering experiences in sandwiches, topped on plant-based burgers, grilled with paninis, and of course, melted on pizza.

Shiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company, the first of its kind in Singapore and South-East Asia.Their mission is to bring delicious, clean and healthy meats and seafood by harvesting from cells instead of animals. Shiok Meats will bring cell-based crustacean meats to your table.Their meats are animal-, health- and environment-friendly with the same taste, texture, more nutrients and no cruelty.

GOURMEY is France's first cultivated meat company. Its mission is to accelerate the world’s transition toward humane, sustainable and healthy meat by harvesting it directly from animal cells. GOURMEY is first reinventing France's most famous delicacy: foie gras.

Shiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company, the first of its kind in Singapore and South-East Asia.Their mission is to bring delicious, clean and healthy meats and seafood by harvesting from cells instead of animals. Shiok Meats will bring cell-based crustacean meats to your table.Their meats are animal-, health- and environment-friendly with the same taste, texture, more nutrients and no cruelty.

Farmsow is developing novel food ingredients with its micro biorefinery platform Agrolysis™, working towards the health of the planet and its inhabitants.

biftek.co is established by the founders of tarla.io and iklim.co who tries to find solutions to real world problems such as sustainable meat production and climate adaptation in the presence of exponential population growth and steady resource shortages. Founder team also includes renowned professor who conducts research on stem cells and experienced CFO with banking experience. biftek.co is a solution in the intersection of meat production and climate change mitigation.

Multus Media enables cultivated meat companies to scale affordably and profitably. We take care of the growth media, so our customers can focus on bringing delicious, sustainable meat to the world. Taking a machine learning-based approach we can design a completely animal-free growth media that is tailored for animal cells. This is particularly useful for the cultivated meat industry where there are needs of high performance at large scale. Multus Media was established in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England.

The popularity of plant-based meat is rapidly growing in China; in 2020, 39% of the population were attempting to reduce their meat consumption, and 65% of them were willing to try plant-based meat to help them in this. However, many are dissatisfied with the plant-based meat options in China; Haofood’s founders discovered that this was because of the tofu-like quality of products currently available in the market. On top of that, often flexitarians and vegetarians struggle with craving comfort foods. Being the most consumed meat in the world, chicken products, such as fried chicken, are a comfort food to and missed by countless first-time vegetarians. Haofood offers a solution to these problems with its realistically textured and healthy plant-based chicken. They are the first company in the world to use peanut protein as their base, taking advantage of its potential for a strong and elastic texture. Led by a founding team of senior professionals from the food industry, who, together, hold a well-rounded skill set ranging from entrepreneurship to food technology, Haofood uses its own proprietary extrusion technology and formulation to create affordable, delicious plant-based chicken made from sustainable, non-GMO peanuts.

Jellatech is a B2B biotech business based in Raleigh, NC and with R&D in Wageningen, Netherlands. Jellatech is producing high quality, pure, animal-free collagen and gelatin. Founded by a group of innovators, dreamers, entrepreneurs and scientists, Jellatech is eliminating the dependency on animals, to make better ingredient products - starting with collagen and gelatin.

ACTUAL VEGGIES INC. processes plant-based vegetable burgers. It also sells its products online. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

Orbillion Bio, Inc., a food-tech company, develops cultured meat products using a small tissue sample from heritage cattle breeds. It develops premium cell-based meat products from heritage cell lines that are directly sourced from farmers. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Fremont, California.

Plantkind makes plant-based meat, dairy, and egg replacements designed to be drop-in replacements for any meal or menu. Our products are the perfect solution for busy food service professionals looking to satisfy the increase in demand for plant-based options. Coming soon to a grocery store or wholesaler near you!

ACTUAL VEGGIES INC. processes plant-based vegetable burgers. It also sells its products online. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

Evo Foods produces plant-based liquid eggs in India. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Revolution Gelato makes plant-based gelato that tastes better than dairy and uses simple, clean ingredients so that you can indulge and feel good.

Karana produces and sells whole-plant based meat substitutes to chefs and homes. It transforms jackfruit into whole-plant based meaty dumplings and baos. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Singapore.

WTH Foods produces plant-based meat products in the Philippines. The company produces plant-based alternative proteins using local ingredients. Its products include corned beef, tote canvas bags, ground meat, pinoy pulled pork, and jackfruit nuggets. The company sells its products online. WTH Foods was founded in 2019 and is based in Makati City, the Philippines.

Introducing PHUTURE®, a plant-based meat company that redefines the future of food. Technology has made it possible for us to consume protein without meat. With PHUTURE®, we hope to reinvent the meaty experience that you find in your favourite cuisine and infuse the science of technology to the art of cooking. The PHUTURE® proprietary matrix of processing technology has incorporated rice into our PHUTURE® blend which creates the delicious fatty, juicy mouthfeel to our plant-based product, mimicking that of the building blocks in meat.

GOURMEY is France's first cultivated meat company. Its mission is to accelerate the world’s transition toward humane, sustainable and healthy meat by harvesting it directly from animal cells. GOURMEY is first reinventing France's most famous delicacy: foie gras.

Black Sheep Foods is a plant-based meat company using revolutionary technology and analytical chemistry to create a delicious lamb alternative that is better for the environment and your health.

Choopoons - Our Mission is to enrich digestive and gut health utilizing nature’s freshest and most exotic ingredients to create delicious drinks, snacks, spreads and dressings packed-full of fiber, prebiotics, probiotics and Omega 3’s. Our Simply Free products offer wellness and functionality with our unique combination of ingredients. We source our protein from cucumber seeds, we sweeten our products naturally with cacao fruit pulp and we use chia seed oil for Omega 3's. Our drinks & yogurts provide over 50% of your daily fiber in every serving! Simply Free is for any consumer seeking functionality through portability. Shocolat-Unlike other sugary spreads, our premium chocolate spreads serve a purpose. They allow for a delicious guilt-free treat without the added junk like refined sugars & palm oil. If that’s not enough, we’ve packed our spreads full of probiotics. Indulge in Shocolat without any guilt, it is all-natural & contains only 5-6 simple ingredients. Kids & Mothers absolutely love it!

ZhenMeat produces plant and fungus based meat alternatives products. It offers plant based mince meat made from pea protein in pork and beef flavors. The company offers meat in products, such as mooncakes, dumplings, meat sauce, meat patties, and meatballs. ZhenMeat was founded in 2017 and is based in Beijing, China.

MeliBio, Inc. operates as a wholesaler of food products. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Novel Farms, Inc. is engaged in the production of cell-based meat delicacies for ethical foodies. It offers cruelty-free, low cost and tunable 3D bioscaffolds for the production of structured cell-based meat products. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Coffee shops, cafeterias and other food services struggle to meet the demand for different varieties of plant milk. Uproot dispensers help food services streamline their operations, reduce packaging waste and offer the plant milks that people want.

Shiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company, the first of its kind in Singapore and South-East Asia.Their mission is to bring delicious, clean and healthy meats and seafood by harvesting from cells instead of animals. Shiok Meats will bring cell-based crustacean meats to your table.Their meats are animal-, health- and environment-friendly with the same taste, texture, more nutrients and no cruelty.

Patch Organics is the first to use Pumpkin Seeds and the base for our delicious plant-based dairy alternative beverages. We are allergen free, animal friendly, environmentally friendly and offer similar nutrition profile to dairy milk.