Brinc is an accelerator firm established in 2014, headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, with additional offices in various countries including Poland, China, Spain, Australia, India, and Bahrain. The firm specializes in investing in startups across a diverse range of sectors such as blockchain, alternative protein, healthcare technology, agritech, smart cities, clean technology, food technology, and logistics, among others. Brinc's mission is to support entrepreneurs, whom they refer to as "game changers," by providing investment and mentorship to help them tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Additionally, Brinc operates training programs for incubators and accelerators, particularly in China, aiming to enhance the quality of startups and create opportunities for follow-on investments within the rapidly growing venture capital ecosystem.
Food Tech Company focused on plant-based food with an authentic Mexican flavor. We create delicious foods that replace animal protein with plant protein. We envision foods that improve our health, help reduce global warming and promote a compassionate culture by not killing animals. We want to create exponential change through food. We distribute in USA Asanté Foods, a Mexican brand of Plant-Based Meat
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.
Sophie's BioNutrients is focused on creating sustainable plant-based protein derived from microalgae through advanced fermentation technologies. The company specializes in optimizing strains, precision fermentation, and protein extraction to produce a high-purity protein powder. This innovative product offers various functionalities, catering to the food industry, particularly for the development of imitation seafood products. By leveraging fermentation methods, Sophie's BioNutrients aims to enhance the availability of alternative protein sources while promoting sustainability in food production.
FairFlavor is developing vegan dairy alternatives to help millennials that are flexitarians that care about their health, the environment, and are bored with the available options, with cheeses, gelato, and desserts with unique creaminess and mouthfeel achieved through a patented fermentation process, and made of a nutritious novel nut that grows naturally in the Indonesian rainforest.
FairFlavor is developing vegan dairy alternatives to help millennials that are flexitarians that care about their health, the environment, and are bored with the available options, with cheeses, gelato, and desserts with unique creaminess and mouthfeel achieved through a patented fermentation process, and made of a nutritious novel nut that grows naturally in the Indonesian rainforest.
Health and Wellness Tech
Sova Health is a precision nutrition platform that helps prevent and manage lifestyle disease through nutrition. The company is building a proprietary AI-powered recommendation engine which factors in key health stats, personal goals and preferences combined with blood biomarkers to identify the most optimal food to achieve health goals. They're addressing the problems of 450 million Indians (and growing!) who are suffering from lifestyle diseases like obesity, thyroid, diabetes and PCOD. Healthy consumption is a fast-growing $23 Bn market in India. The $1.2 Bn digital health market is growing at a 68% CAGR and set to be a $16 Bn market by 2025.
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.
Haofood is a pioneering company in the plant-based meat sector, specifically focusing on realistic and nutritious chicken alternatives made from peanut protein. With the growing interest in reducing meat consumption in China, where many consumers are dissatisfied with existing plant-based options, Haofood addresses these concerns by offering a product that emulates the texture and taste of traditional chicken. The company’s unique approach utilizes proprietary extrusion technology to create a plant-based chicken that appeals to both flexitarians and vegetarians, particularly those longing for comfort foods like fried chicken. Founded by experienced professionals in the food industry, Haofood combines expertise in entrepreneurship and food technology to produce affordable and sustainable meat alternatives, fulfilling a crucial demand in the market for innovative plant-based foods.
Pepper is a personalized nutrition company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2016. It focuses on empowering individuals to manage their dietary habits at home through innovative kitchen technology. The company is also developing a suite of nutrition APIs that assist health, food, insurance, and technology firms in enhancing user experiences and making informed business decisions. Additionally, Pepper operates a content-mediation platform that connects skilled writers with organizations seeking customized content solutions, ensuring high-quality writing services tailored to various needs.
Naka Foods is focused on developing alternative foods like microalgae-based and plant-based products. After the market launch of the Spirulina nutrition bar, the startup is now developing its second product — plant-based chicken.
Journey Foods is a bold, machine learning-powered software platform for food companies. The company builds enterprise technology that improves product monitoring and development for CPG companies, ingredient suppliers, and manufacturers. With a focus on saving companies money and time, Journey Foods' tools accelerate innovation to improve their decision-making and operations with AI nutrition and supply chain insights embedded in integrative software. Journey Foods IO software enables food companies to quickly grow from new ideas, or new improvement, to commercialization by configuring desired consumer preferences, generating improved product formulations through ingredient tagging, receiving automated compliance and supply chain insights on nutrition and sustainability indicators, and seamless integrations to global ERP tools. The JourneyAI industry 4.0 solution gives management teams significantly faster data to make better strategic decisions and increase the ease of monitoring products for the 3 trillion dollar packaged foods market. The Journey Foods database retains an extensive and standardized database to extract data from millions of ingredients for algorithms to dynamically analyze and methodically recommended optimized portfolio recommendations based on pricing, supply chain, and nutrition parameters. To date, the company has established a database comprised of over 1 billion ingredient insights and learnings from our in-house prototyping product ‘Journey Bites’.
Cerealthy specializes in innovative food products, focusing on the development of vegetable milk capsules designed for coffee machines. The company aims to provide natural, vegan alternatives to traditional dairy products, catering to customers, including those who are lactose intolerant. By utilizing non-GMO nuts and grains within a sustainable plant-based framework, Cerealthy offers nutritious options that align with modern dietary preferences.
Has Algae Pty. Ltd., founded in 2019 and based in Surry Hills, Australia, specializes in the production of food-grade microalgae. The company's primary goal is to enhance the nutritional quality of common foods by addressing nutritional deficiencies often found in plant-based diets, particularly in terms of plant protein and omega-3 fatty acids. By leveraging the benefits of microalgae, Has Algae aims to provide healthier alternatives for consumers seeking to improve their dietary intake.
Plento Pte. Ltd., founded in 2019 and based in Singapore, specializes in manufacturing snacks that utilize plant and insect protein-based ingredients. The company aims to bridge the gap between nutrition and indulgence while promoting sustainability in food production. Its products are designed to be rich in protein, featuring a complete amino acid profile, and are low in carbohydrates and saturated fats. Additionally, Plento's snacks are high in dietary fiber, iron, calcium, and vitamin B12, while being free from gluten, dairy, eggs, nuts, and soy, catering to a wide range of dietary preferences. By using alternative ingredients such as beans, sorghum, chickpeas, and insect powder, Plento offers a healthier alternative to conventional snacks, encouraging consumers to adopt a healthier lifestyle with a reduced carbon footprint.
Pepper is a personalized nutrition company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2016. It focuses on empowering individuals to manage their dietary habits at home through innovative kitchen technology. The company is also developing a suite of nutrition APIs that assist health, food, insurance, and technology firms in enhancing user experiences and making informed business decisions. Additionally, Pepper operates a content-mediation platform that connects skilled writers with organizations seeking customized content solutions, ensuring high-quality writing services tailored to various needs.
Grounded is a food and beverage company that manufactures healthy natural drinks. Its drinks make everyday functional products natural by using only raw ingredients straight from nature. It was founded in 2016 and is based in London, England.
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