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Bosque Foods

Seed Round in 2022

Kinoko Labs develops the next generation of meat substitutes, starting with whole-cut meat items made from fungal mycelium produced organically. Headquartered in New York.

Voyage Foods has made sustainable and scalable alternatives to foods that have current obstacles –environmental, social, and health alike. Our breakthrough technology provides endless opportunities to make delicious, nearly identical, versions of beloved foods, without compromising individual health or our planet. We replicated the world’s favorite foods so that we can all enjoy them, forever.

Planetarians

Convertible Note in 2022

Why: When the alternative meat consumption grows from the current 2% to a projected 23%, where will the industry get proteins? Isolation, fermentation, cultured… all of them require it’s own ingredients for proteins. They might be not so readily available in the food system on the Earth… What: PLANETARIANS developed a new platform to make alternative meats from animal feed (Sunflower, Corn DDGS, Pulses). Skipping protein isolation it uses just 0.5:1 water (no chemicals). Product prototypes have umami taste, improved protein quality and lower costs than meats made from isolates and concentrates. How: Solid-state fermentation converts carbs in the ingredients into extra protein in addition to inherent one and improves PDCAAS. Wet extrusion works as a kill step and creates a meat-like texture.

UPSIDE Foods

Series C in 2022

Memphis Meats develops meat produced directly from animal cells without the need to raise and slaughter actual animals that require significantly less caloric input, water, land, and energy than conventional meat production, enabling consumers to enjoy meat products that are clean and free from harmful chemicals. Founded by Uma Valeti and Nicholas Genovese in 2015, Memphis Meats is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Finless Foods

Series B in 2022

Finless Foods Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, focused on producing sustainable seafood alternatives through cellular agriculture technologies. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in growing marine-animal cells to create seafood products, including bluefin tuna. Finless Foods aims to provide a healthier and environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally caught and farmed seafood, offering consumers a cost-effective option that does not compromise on taste or dietary preferences. The company's mission is to develop and mass manufacture innovative marine animal food products that promote sustainability and accessibility in the seafood market.

Lypid

Seed Round in 2022

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.

TômTex Co

Pre Seed Round in 2022

100% naturally bio-based material made from food waste

Living Food

Series A in 2022

Living Food is a packaged food and beverage brand focused on providing fresh, clean, and credible food options. The company offers a diverse range of products, including bread, dressings, dips, pasta, and juices, all designed to be healthy and preservative-free. By sourcing ingredients directly from local farmers, bakers, brewers, chefs, and artisans, Living Food ensures that its offerings are not only nutritious but also sustainable and chemical-free. This approach supports local economies and promotes environmental responsibility, allowing customers to enjoy delicious food while contributing positively to the planet.

Clara Foods Co.

Series C in 2021

Clara Foods Co. specializes in producing animal-free proteins and ingredients for the food and beverage industry. Founded in 2014 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company utilizes advanced fermentation techniques to create functional and nutritional proteins derived from microorganisms. This innovative approach allows Clara Foods to offer a sustainable alternative to traditional animal agriculture, focusing on products such as baking ingredients, nutritional supplements, and egg white substitutes that are free from pathogens and salmonella. Their egg white products are particularly suited for baking applications, including cakes, meringues, and macarons. Clara Foods aims to transform the food industry by providing healthier and more humane protein sources.

LiveKuna

Series A in 2021

A vertically-integrated superfood company working directly with Ecuadorian farmers to create food that's healthy, tastes good and does good.

Sundial Foods

Seed Round in 2021

Sundial Foods utilizes a macro and microstructural engineering approach to create plant-based meat alternatives for conscious consumers. The company is passionate about making the affordable, accessible, and nutritional value of plant-based meats, made from ingredients that customers know and created using simple processes. It is headquartered in Berkeley, California in 2019.

Prolific Machines

Series A in 2021

Gaia Laboratories revolutionizes cell production, creating powerful solutions for the defining challenges of time. The founding principles behind Gaia Laboratories are to combat climate change, enable space-food, and make cell therapy accessible to everyone.

Foodcloud

Seed Round in 2021

foodcloud.in is an online marketplace connecting consumers with pre-selected, home chefs, bakers and caterers. The web and mobile app enabled efficient discovery of chefs, the order placement and delivery of food is all done by FoodCloud. It is an end-to end solution for consumers looking for wholesome, homemade delicious food. The platform today is operating in the Delhi NCR region (India) and is delivering across 30 cuisines & 5000 menu items with rapid adoption from consumers.

California Cultured

Seed Round in 2021

California Cultured is a food company based in Davis, California, that specializes in producing sustainable, lab-grown cocoa through advanced cellular agriculture techniques. Founded in 2020, the company aims to create cocoa that is less bitter and requires less sugar, enhancing the taste while promoting health benefits. By stimulating cocoa cells with common food ingredients, California Cultured ensures the growth of premium-quality cocoa without the ethical and environmental issues associated with traditional cocoa production, such as slavery and deforestation. This innovative approach allows customers to enjoy delicious cocoa products that are both sustainable and socially responsible.

Uplift Food

Convertible Note in 2021

Uplift Food is a snacking company that specializes in the fields of prebiotics, gut health, and healthy snack foods. Uplift Food focuses exclusively on the mood supportive benefits of gut-healthy prebiotic fibers and resistant starches. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Simply Good Jars

Convertible Note in 2021

Simply Good Jars is a B-Corp company that delivers healthy meals in reusable + returnable packaging through use of smart refrigerated kiosks placed in offices, transit centers, universities and health-systems. Driven by purpose to change that way people think about consumption, SGJ introduces sustainable business practices into their everyday operations with a zero-waste goal. For every jar returned back to the company for reuse, they will help feed someone in need and ensure that no packaging materials end up in landfills.

Plantruption

Seed Round in 2021

Plantruption builds a brand of sustainability to develop products using seaweed and microalgae. The company is on a mission to create the first plant-based seafood. It researches and collaborates with universities and food technologists to provides Plant-based seafood that’s close in taste and texture to the real deal. Plant-based seafood provides a host of environmental benefits, including alleviating pressures on rapidly depleting fisheries, providing relief to fragile ocean ecosystems, reducing the impact of fishing nets on the ocean plastic problem, and reducing production emissions. The company was founded in 2019 in Dublin, Dublin.

Bosque Foods

Seed Round in 2021

Kinoko Labs develops the next generation of meat substitutes, starting with whole-cut meat items made from fungal mycelium produced organically. Headquartered in New York.

Bosque Foods

Convertible Note in 2021

Kinoko Labs develops the next generation of meat substitutes, starting with whole-cut meat items made from fungal mycelium produced organically. Headquartered in New York.

Finless Foods

Convertible Note in 2021

Finless Foods Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, focused on producing sustainable seafood alternatives through cellular agriculture technologies. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in growing marine-animal cells to create seafood products, including bluefin tuna. Finless Foods aims to provide a healthier and environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally caught and farmed seafood, offering consumers a cost-effective option that does not compromise on taste or dietary preferences. The company's mission is to develop and mass manufacture innovative marine animal food products that promote sustainability and accessibility in the seafood market.

LiveKuna

Convertible Note in 2021

A vertically-integrated superfood company working directly with Ecuadorian farmers to create food that's healthy, tastes good and does good.

TômTex Co

Pre Seed Round in 2021

100% naturally bio-based material made from food waste

NotCo (The Not Company)

Series D in 2021

NotCo is a food-tech company that produces plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. It uses artificial intelligence to make plant-based food that looks, smells, functions, and tastes the same as animal-based. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

Lypid

Convertible Note in 2021

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.

TômTex Co

Convertible Note in 2021

100% naturally bio-based material made from food waste

Plantruption

Convertible Note in 2021

Plantruption builds a brand of sustainability to develop products using seaweed and microalgae. The company is on a mission to create the first plant-based seafood. It researches and collaborates with universities and food technologists to provides Plant-based seafood that’s close in taste and texture to the real deal. Plant-based seafood provides a host of environmental benefits, including alleviating pressures on rapidly depleting fisheries, providing relief to fragile ocean ecosystems, reducing the impact of fishing nets on the ocean plastic problem, and reducing production emissions. The company was founded in 2019 in Dublin, Dublin.

Sundial Foods

Seed Round in 2021

Sundial Foods utilizes a macro and microstructural engineering approach to create plant-based meat alternatives for conscious consumers. The company is passionate about making the affordable, accessible, and nutritional value of plant-based meats, made from ingredients that customers know and created using simple processes. It is headquartered in Berkeley, California in 2019.

Sundial Foods

Convertible Note in 2021

Sundial Foods utilizes a macro and microstructural engineering approach to create plant-based meat alternatives for conscious consumers. The company is passionate about making the affordable, accessible, and nutritional value of plant-based meats, made from ingredients that customers know and created using simple processes. It is headquartered in Berkeley, California in 2019.

Because Animals, Inc.

Seed Round in 2021

Because Animals, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that specializes in producing all-natural, organic pet food for dogs and cats. Founded in 2016, it is notable for being the only pet food company globally that is actively developing cultured meat as a sustainable protein source for pets. The company's product offerings include ingredients such as probiotics and nutritional yeast, aimed at promoting the health and well-being of pets without harming other animals or the environment. In addition to pet food, Because Animals also retails branded apparel. Its products are primarily sold through online channels.

Prolific Machines

Seed Round in 2021

Gaia Laboratories revolutionizes cell production, creating powerful solutions for the defining challenges of time. The founding principles behind Gaia Laboratories are to combat climate change, enable space-food, and make cell therapy accessible to everyone.

Beemmunity

Pre Seed Round in 2021

Pesticide protection for bees.

Beemmunity

Convertible Note in 2021

Pesticide protection for bees.

California Cultured

Convertible Note in 2021

California Cultured is a food company based in Davis, California, that specializes in producing sustainable, lab-grown cocoa through advanced cellular agriculture techniques. Founded in 2020, the company aims to create cocoa that is less bitter and requires less sugar, enhancing the taste while promoting health benefits. By stimulating cocoa cells with common food ingredients, California Cultured ensures the growth of premium-quality cocoa without the ethical and environmental issues associated with traditional cocoa production, such as slavery and deforestation. This innovative approach allows customers to enjoy delicious cocoa products that are both sustainable and socially responsible.

California Cultured

Seed Round in 2021

California Cultured is a food company based in Davis, California, that specializes in producing sustainable, lab-grown cocoa through advanced cellular agriculture techniques. Founded in 2020, the company aims to create cocoa that is less bitter and requires less sugar, enhancing the taste while promoting health benefits. By stimulating cocoa cells with common food ingredients, California Cultured ensures the growth of premium-quality cocoa without the ethical and environmental issues associated with traditional cocoa production, such as slavery and deforestation. This innovative approach allows customers to enjoy delicious cocoa products that are both sustainable and socially responsible.

Plantruption

Seed Round in 2021

Plantruption builds a brand of sustainability to develop products using seaweed and microalgae. The company is on a mission to create the first plant-based seafood. It researches and collaborates with universities and food technologists to provides Plant-based seafood that’s close in taste and texture to the real deal. Plant-based seafood provides a host of environmental benefits, including alleviating pressures on rapidly depleting fisheries, providing relief to fragile ocean ecosystems, reducing the impact of fishing nets on the ocean plastic problem, and reducing production emissions. The company was founded in 2019 in Dublin, Dublin.

Simply Good Jars

Seed Round in 2021

Simply Good Jars is a B-Corp company that delivers healthy meals in reusable + returnable packaging through use of smart refrigerated kiosks placed in offices, transit centers, universities and health-systems. Driven by purpose to change that way people think about consumption, SGJ introduces sustainable business practices into their everyday operations with a zero-waste goal. For every jar returned back to the company for reuse, they will help feed someone in need and ensure that no packaging materials end up in landfills.

Harmony Baby Nutrition

Convertible Note in 2021

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.

Finless Foods

Venture Round in 2021

Finless Foods Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, focused on producing sustainable seafood alternatives through cellular agriculture technologies. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in growing marine-animal cells to create seafood products, including bluefin tuna. Finless Foods aims to provide a healthier and environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally caught and farmed seafood, offering consumers a cost-effective option that does not compromise on taste or dietary preferences. The company's mission is to develop and mass manufacture innovative marine animal food products that promote sustainability and accessibility in the seafood market.

New Wave Foods

Series A in 2021

New Wave Foods, Inc. specializes in producing and selling plant-based seafood products, focusing primarily on sustainable shrimp alternatives. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a variety of items, including sautéed, grilled, breaded, and fried shrimp, as well as shrimp tacos and salads. Its products are made from sustainably sourced seaweed and soy protein, enriched with natural flavors and essential amino acids, providing a healthy, low-calorie, and zero-cholesterol option for consumers. Targeting the culinary market in the United States, New Wave Foods aims to preserve and enrich seafood traditions through its innovative plant-based offerings.

Farmshelf

Convertible Note in 2021

Farmshelf Corp. is a Brooklyn-based company that designs and manages modular urban farms, allowing customers to cultivate their own fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2015, Farmshelf provides a smart indoor farming solution that utilizes an automated hydroponic system to grow food more efficiently than traditional methods. This system requires less water and eliminates the need for packaging, pesticides, and food waste. With over 50 varieties of leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens available, Farmshelf enables both home growers and commercial establishments, such as restaurants, to produce fresh produce on-site, significantly reducing food transportation distances. The plug-and-play nature of Farmshelf’s products allows users to easily monitor and care for their plants while benefiting from analytics on plant growth.

Finless Foods

Convertible Note in 2020

Finless Foods Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, focused on producing sustainable seafood alternatives through cellular agriculture technologies. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in growing marine-animal cells to create seafood products, including bluefin tuna. Finless Foods aims to provide a healthier and environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally caught and farmed seafood, offering consumers a cost-effective option that does not compromise on taste or dietary preferences. The company's mission is to develop and mass manufacture innovative marine animal food products that promote sustainability and accessibility in the seafood market.

Finless Foods

Convertible Note in 2020

Finless Foods Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, focused on producing sustainable seafood alternatives through cellular agriculture technologies. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in growing marine-animal cells to create seafood products, including bluefin tuna. Finless Foods aims to provide a healthier and environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally caught and farmed seafood, offering consumers a cost-effective option that does not compromise on taste or dietary preferences. The company's mission is to develop and mass manufacture innovative marine animal food products that promote sustainability and accessibility in the seafood market.

Chinova Bioworks

Seed Round in 2020

Chinova Bioworks Inc. develops personalized natural antimicrobials for the beverage industry. Its natural antimicrobials protect fresh juices from spoilage and enhance the shelf life of these products. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Fredericton, Canada.

Living Food

Seed Round in 2020

Living Food is a packaged food and beverage brand focused on providing fresh, clean, and credible food options. The company offers a diverse range of products, including bread, dressings, dips, pasta, and juices, all designed to be healthy and preservative-free. By sourcing ingredients directly from local farmers, bakers, brewers, chefs, and artisans, Living Food ensures that its offerings are not only nutritious but also sustainable and chemical-free. This approach supports local economies and promotes environmental responsibility, allowing customers to enjoy delicious food while contributing positively to the planet.

Simply Good Jars

Convertible Note in 2020

Simply Good Jars is a B-Corp company that delivers healthy meals in reusable + returnable packaging through use of smart refrigerated kiosks placed in offices, transit centers, universities and health-systems. Driven by purpose to change that way people think about consumption, SGJ introduces sustainable business practices into their everyday operations with a zero-waste goal. For every jar returned back to the company for reuse, they will help feed someone in need and ensure that no packaging materials end up in landfills.

Finless Foods

Series A in 2020

Finless Foods Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, focused on producing sustainable seafood alternatives through cellular agriculture technologies. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in growing marine-animal cells to create seafood products, including bluefin tuna. Finless Foods aims to provide a healthier and environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally caught and farmed seafood, offering consumers a cost-effective option that does not compromise on taste or dietary preferences. The company's mission is to develop and mass manufacture innovative marine animal food products that promote sustainability and accessibility in the seafood market.

Prolific Machines

Convertible Note in 2020

Gaia Laboratories revolutionizes cell production, creating powerful solutions for the defining challenges of time. The founding principles behind Gaia Laboratories are to combat climate change, enable space-food, and make cell therapy accessible to everyone.

Prime Roots

Series A in 2020

Feeding people and the planet with 100% plant-based powerhouse protein! Joshua Nixon and Kimberlie Le founded Terramino in 2017 that later became Prime Roots. It has its headquarters in Berkeley, California.

Lypid

Seed Round in 2020

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.

Lypid

Convertible Note in 2020

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.

Prolific Machines

Seed Round in 2020

Gaia Laboratories revolutionizes cell production, creating powerful solutions for the defining challenges of time. The founding principles behind Gaia Laboratories are to combat climate change, enable space-food, and make cell therapy accessible to everyone.

Prolific Machines

Convertible Note in 2020

Gaia Laboratories revolutionizes cell production, creating powerful solutions for the defining challenges of time. The founding principles behind Gaia Laboratories are to combat climate change, enable space-food, and make cell therapy accessible to everyone.

Nature Preserve

Seed Round in 2020

Nature Preserve operates as a tech company that re-engineers avoidable food waste into a range of healthy products. It is driven by a mission to minimize waste and maximize access to healthy products. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Copenhagen K.

byLocals

Seed Round in 2020

ByLocals operates as a virtual restaurant powered by locals chefs. It designs all its dishes with delivery in mind.

Fieldcraft

Convertible Note in 2020

Fieldcraft is a B2B ingredient marketplace that streamlines marketing and sourcing from farm to foodtech, locally and globally. Buyers include thousands of emerging brands to 6 of the 10 largest food companies in the world like Nestle and PepsiCo, as well as retail chains like Whole Foods Market. Suppliers range from a 50 acre orchard to a 40,000 acre operation, and from global manufacturers to consumer brands. Fieldcraft is where innovation starts. Our platform is making it easier to do business along the supply chain and across borders and cultures. As we continue to expand, our team is building even more tools to help buyers simplify sourcing from discovery to delivery and empower the next generation of food.

Living Food

Convertible Note in 2020

Living Food is a packaged food and beverage brand focused on providing fresh, clean, and credible food options. The company offers a diverse range of products, including bread, dressings, dips, pasta, and juices, all designed to be healthy and preservative-free. By sourcing ingredients directly from local farmers, bakers, brewers, chefs, and artisans, Living Food ensures that its offerings are not only nutritious but also sustainable and chemical-free. This approach supports local economies and promotes environmental responsibility, allowing customers to enjoy delicious food while contributing positively to the planet.

YourLocal

Convertible Note in 2020

YourLocal operates a marketplace that connects food vendors with local customers, allowing them to sell excess inventory in real-time. By utilizing the app, customers can purchase meals that would otherwise go to waste and conveniently pick them up at the respective shops. This model not only supports local businesses by providing an additional revenue stream but also helps reduce food waste and promotes cost savings for consumers. Through its innovative approach, YourLocal fosters a community-oriented platform that benefits both food vendors and customers alike.

UPSIDE Foods

Series B in 2020

Memphis Meats develops meat produced directly from animal cells without the need to raise and slaughter actual animals that require significantly less caloric input, water, land, and energy than conventional meat production, enabling consumers to enjoy meat products that are clean and free from harmful chemicals. Founded by Uma Valeti and Nicholas Genovese in 2015, Memphis Meats is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

LIVIN farms

Seed Round in 2019

LIVIN farms is a technology company in the alternative protein sector. It empowers everyone to start a food revolution out of their kitchen.

Planetarians

Convertible Note in 2019

Why: When the alternative meat consumption grows from the current 2% to a projected 23%, where will the industry get proteins? Isolation, fermentation, cultured… all of them require it’s own ingredients for proteins. They might be not so readily available in the food system on the Earth… What: PLANETARIANS developed a new platform to make alternative meats from animal feed (Sunflower, Corn DDGS, Pulses). Skipping protein isolation it uses just 0.5:1 water (no chemicals). Product prototypes have umami taste, improved protein quality and lower costs than meats made from isolates and concentrates. How: Solid-state fermentation converts carbs in the ingredients into extra protein in addition to inherent one and improves PDCAAS. Wet extrusion works as a kill step and creates a meat-like texture.

YoFiit

Convertible Note in 2019

YoFiit is a food and beverage company dedicated to providing customers with plant-based nutrition. It creates a range of products in different key categories that offer consumers with possible solutions in said categories.

YoFiit

Seed Round in 2019

YoFiit is a food and beverage company dedicated to providing customers with plant-based nutrition. It creates a range of products in different key categories that offer consumers with possible solutions in said categories.

Because Animals, Inc.

Seed Round in 2019

Because Animals, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that specializes in producing all-natural, organic pet food for dogs and cats. Founded in 2016, it is notable for being the only pet food company globally that is actively developing cultured meat as a sustainable protein source for pets. The company's product offerings include ingredients such as probiotics and nutritional yeast, aimed at promoting the health and well-being of pets without harming other animals or the environment. In addition to pet food, Because Animals also retails branded apparel. Its products are primarily sold through online channels.

Simply Good Jars

Seed Round in 2019

Simply Good Jars is a B-Corp company that delivers healthy meals in reusable + returnable packaging through use of smart refrigerated kiosks placed in offices, transit centers, universities and health-systems. Driven by purpose to change that way people think about consumption, SGJ introduces sustainable business practices into their everyday operations with a zero-waste goal. For every jar returned back to the company for reuse, they will help feed someone in need and ensure that no packaging materials end up in landfills.

Alora

Pre Seed Round in 2019

Agrisea is an ocean agriculture company building the technology of today to bring peace tomorrow. The company solution genetically fortifies their crops so that they may grow in the oceans, similar to hydroponics. They create a cellular cycle of original and independent genes to promote a system that works together, rather than alone, distributing the pressure of saltwater over a more capable group of genes. Agri design mimics nature and recreates these natural effects using the genetic material already found in their land crops. Their farms are designed with spatial optimization and a hydroponic basis in mind, wave motion is mitigated and the plant roots are positioned to absorb the necessary nutrients directly from the surrounding saltwater.

Bioprocol

Seed Round in 2019

Bioprocol makes natural materials from plants obtained ethically from the sustainable use of Colombian biodiversity, using scientifically validated methods. These materials are used for the development of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. Bioprocol was founded in 2004.

CorNatural

Seed Round in 2019

CorNatural develops bio-based sustainable products to offer a range of natural products. The company aims to upcycle waste streams into value-added products, using pioneering synthetic biology and genetic engineering techniques. CorNatural was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in London.

Mori

Seed Round in 2019

Mori, officially known as Cambridge Crops, Inc., specializes in the development of an innovative biopolymer coating designed to extend the shelf life of perishable foods. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company utilizes a unique process that extracts protein from natural silk using salt and water. This edible and natural coating forms a protective layer over various food items, including fruits, vegetables, meat, and seafood, effectively slowing down spoilage. Through its technology, Mori aims to enhance the freshness of food while promoting sustainability in the food supply chain.

LIVIN farms

Seed Round in 2019

LIVIN farms is a technology company in the alternative protein sector. It empowers everyone to start a food revolution out of their kitchen.

Simply Good Jars

Seed Round in 2019

Simply Good Jars is a B-Corp company that delivers healthy meals in reusable + returnable packaging through use of smart refrigerated kiosks placed in offices, transit centers, universities and health-systems. Driven by purpose to change that way people think about consumption, SGJ introduces sustainable business practices into their everyday operations with a zero-waste goal. For every jar returned back to the company for reuse, they will help feed someone in need and ensure that no packaging materials end up in landfills.

Sweetie Pie Organics

Seed Round in 2019

Sweetie Pie Organics specializes in producing wholesome snacks for toddlers and organic food products for new mothers. The company sources its fruits and vegetables from organic farms in the United States, ensuring high-quality ingredients. These produce items are then freeze-dried to retain their natural flavors and packed in recyclable materials. Sweetie Pie Organics prides itself on offering snacks made entirely from fruits and vegetables, with no additives, resulting in a product that is both nutritious and appealing to young children. Additionally, the company provides a range of USDA organic products that are non-GMO, gluten-free, and free from artificial flavors and preservatives, catering to the dietary needs of new mothers as well.

Clara Foods Co.

Series B in 2019

Clara Foods Co. specializes in producing animal-free proteins and ingredients for the food and beverage industry. Founded in 2014 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company utilizes advanced fermentation techniques to create functional and nutritional proteins derived from microorganisms. This innovative approach allows Clara Foods to offer a sustainable alternative to traditional animal agriculture, focusing on products such as baking ingredients, nutritional supplements, and egg white substitutes that are free from pathogens and salmonella. Their egg white products are particularly suited for baking applications, including cakes, meringues, and macarons. Clara Foods aims to transform the food industry by providing healthier and more humane protein sources.

Uplift Food

Seed Round in 2019

Uplift Food is a snacking company that specializes in the fields of prebiotics, gut health, and healthy snack foods. Uplift Food focuses exclusively on the mood supportive benefits of gut-healthy prebiotic fibers and resistant starches. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Mushroom Cups

Pre Seed Round in 2019

Mushroom Cups d.o.o. is a company based in Solin, Croatia, specializing in the production of organic coffee infused with mushrooms. Founded in 2016, it offers two primary instant coffee blends, Go Sharp and Go Fresh, designed to enhance the coffee experience while reducing typical side effects associated with caffeine. The company employs a process that includes harvesting, drying, grinding, mixing, and extracting to create its unique products. Mushroom Cups aims to provide consumers with a beverage that not only boosts energy and productivity but also supports mental performance and overall wellness through the incorporation of super-food mushroom extracts. Additionally, the company's products are available for purchase online, expanding their reach to health-conscious coffee drinkers.

Microendo

Funding Round in 2019

Microendo’s mission is to protect and care for the environment. Environmental damage due to climate change poses great risk to crop security. By harnessing the natural microbiota of the plants we develop products that are in harmony with the environment. We take the microorganisms from your own plants, identify their needs and provide you with a tailored biofertilizer. This biofertilizer is personalized to each crop, fully organic and naturally helps to increase crop health & crop yield.

NotCo (The Not Company)

Series B in 2019

NotCo is a food-tech company that produces plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. It uses artificial intelligence to make plant-based food that looks, smells, functions, and tastes the same as animal-based. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

Planetarians

Seed Round in 2019

Why: When the alternative meat consumption grows from the current 2% to a projected 23%, where will the industry get proteins? Isolation, fermentation, cultured… all of them require it’s own ingredients for proteins. They might be not so readily available in the food system on the Earth… What: PLANETARIANS developed a new platform to make alternative meats from animal feed (Sunflower, Corn DDGS, Pulses). Skipping protein isolation it uses just 0.5:1 water (no chemicals). Product prototypes have umami taste, improved protein quality and lower costs than meats made from isolates and concentrates. How: Solid-state fermentation converts carbs in the ingredients into extra protein in addition to inherent one and improves PDCAAS. Wet extrusion works as a kill step and creates a meat-like texture.

Decomer Technology

Seed Round in 2019

Decomer Technology OÜ specializes in the development and manufacturing of water-soluble and edible packaging materials. Founded in 2017 and based in Tartu, Estonia, the company aims to provide eco-friendly alternatives to traditional plastic packaging. Its innovative products are designed for various industries, including food, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and detergents. Notably, Decomer Technology offers honeydrops, a convenient water-soluble packaging for honey that enhances usability in beverages. The company's materials are plant-based, dissolve in water, and are composed of natural components that can be easily composted, supporting sustainable practices in packaging.

Farmshelf

Seed Round in 2019

Farmshelf Corp. is a Brooklyn-based company that designs and manages modular urban farms, allowing customers to cultivate their own fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2015, Farmshelf provides a smart indoor farming solution that utilizes an automated hydroponic system to grow food more efficiently than traditional methods. This system requires less water and eliminates the need for packaging, pesticides, and food waste. With over 50 varieties of leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens available, Farmshelf enables both home growers and commercial establishments, such as restaurants, to produce fresh produce on-site, significantly reducing food transportation distances. The plug-and-play nature of Farmshelf’s products allows users to easily monitor and care for their plants while benefiting from analytics on plant growth.

Because Animals, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018

Because Animals, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that specializes in producing all-natural, organic pet food for dogs and cats. Founded in 2016, it is notable for being the only pet food company globally that is actively developing cultured meat as a sustainable protein source for pets. The company's product offerings include ingredients such as probiotics and nutritional yeast, aimed at promoting the health and well-being of pets without harming other animals or the environment. In addition to pet food, Because Animals also retails branded apparel. Its products are primarily sold through online channels.

Industrial/Organic

Seed Round in 2018

Industrial/Organic is an organic waste solutions provider that offers infrastructure-as-a-service to waste industry. The company converts food scraps into high-value resources in a distributed facility model.

Simply Good Jars

Pre Seed Round in 2018

Simply Good Jars is a B-Corp company that delivers healthy meals in reusable + returnable packaging through use of smart refrigerated kiosks placed in offices, transit centers, universities and health-systems. Driven by purpose to change that way people think about consumption, SGJ introduces sustainable business practices into their everyday operations with a zero-waste goal. For every jar returned back to the company for reuse, they will help feed someone in need and ensure that no packaging materials end up in landfills.

LiveKuna

Convertible Note in 2018

A vertically-integrated superfood company working directly with Ecuadorian farmers to create food that's healthy, tastes good and does good.

Prime Roots

Seed Round in 2018

Feeding people and the planet with 100% plant-based powerhouse protein! Joshua Nixon and Kimberlie Le founded Terramino in 2017 that later became Prime Roots. It has its headquarters in Berkeley, California.

Because Animals, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018

Because Animals, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that specializes in producing all-natural, organic pet food for dogs and cats. Founded in 2016, it is notable for being the only pet food company globally that is actively developing cultured meat as a sustainable protein source for pets. The company's product offerings include ingredients such as probiotics and nutritional yeast, aimed at promoting the health and well-being of pets without harming other animals or the environment. In addition to pet food, Because Animals also retails branded apparel. Its products are primarily sold through online channels.

Uplift Food

Pre Seed Round in 2018

Uplift Food is a snacking company that specializes in the fields of prebiotics, gut health, and healthy snack foods. Uplift Food focuses exclusively on the mood supportive benefits of gut-healthy prebiotic fibers and resistant starches. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, United States.

UPSIDE Foods

Series A in 2018

Memphis Meats develops meat produced directly from animal cells without the need to raise and slaughter actual animals that require significantly less caloric input, water, land, and energy than conventional meat production, enabling consumers to enjoy meat products that are clean and free from harmful chemicals. Founded by Uma Valeti and Nicholas Genovese in 2015, Memphis Meats is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Green Blender

Seed Round in 2018

Green Blender is a smoothie delivery service. Each week, our members receive a smoothie box with original smoothie recipes, and all the pre-portioned ingredients and superfoods to make premium smoothies at home. Green Blender believes that to live a sustainably healthy lifestyle you have to indulge in your health, and do things that you love. Green Blender makes it fun and easy to start your day with a healthy decision.

Prime Roots

Pre Seed Round in 2017

Feeding people and the planet with 100% plant-based powerhouse protein! Joshua Nixon and Kimberlie Le founded Terramino in 2017 that later became Prime Roots. It has its headquarters in Berkeley, California.

NotCo (The Not Company)

Series A in 2017

NotCo is a food-tech company that produces plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. It uses artificial intelligence to make plant-based food that looks, smells, functions, and tastes the same as animal-based. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

Foodcloud

Seed Round in 2017

foodcloud.in is an online marketplace connecting consumers with pre-selected, home chefs, bakers and caterers. The web and mobile app enabled efficient discovery of chefs, the order placement and delivery of food is all done by FoodCloud. It is an end-to end solution for consumers looking for wholesome, homemade delicious food. The platform today is operating in the Delhi NCR region (India) and is delivering across 30 cuisines & 5000 menu items with rapid adoption from consumers.

Industrial/Organic

Seed Round in 2017

Industrial/Organic is an organic waste solutions provider that offers infrastructure-as-a-service to waste industry. The company converts food scraps into high-value resources in a distributed facility model.

Mori

Seed Round in 2017

Mori, officially known as Cambridge Crops, Inc., specializes in the development of an innovative biopolymer coating designed to extend the shelf life of perishable foods. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company utilizes a unique process that extracts protein from natural silk using salt and water. This edible and natural coating forms a protective layer over various food items, including fruits, vegetables, meat, and seafood, effectively slowing down spoilage. Through its technology, Mori aims to enhance the freshness of food while promoting sustainability in the food supply chain.

Nonfood

Seed Round in 2017

Nonfood, operating under the name Aqua Forma, is a California-based corporation founded in 2016. The company specializes in the production of algae-based nutritional food products, emphasizing sustainability and innovation. By utilizing algae, Nonfood aims to create foods that significantly lower the environmental impact associated with traditional agriculture, thereby reducing both resource consumption and carbon emissions. The company focuses on offering convenient and nutritious food options that appeal to consumers seeking healthier alternatives.

LiveKuna

Convertible Note in 2017

A vertically-integrated superfood company working directly with Ecuadorian farmers to create food that's healthy, tastes good and does good.

Freshchefs

Seed Round in 2017

FreshChefs believes you shouldn't have to choose between convenience, choice, quality and safety. You can order delicious food from their WeChat app, and with their dedicated team of drivers and client managers we take great care to ensure that your meals arrive fresh and beautifully presented.

UPSIDE Foods

Series A in 2017

Memphis Meats develops meat produced directly from animal cells without the need to raise and slaughter actual animals that require significantly less caloric input, water, land, and energy than conventional meat production, enabling consumers to enjoy meat products that are clean and free from harmful chemicals. Founded by Uma Valeti and Nicholas Genovese in 2015, Memphis Meats is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Heartland Brothers

Seed Round in 2017

Heartland Brothers provides high quality meat from free range family farms in the US. Today, Chinese consumers can purchase Heartland Brothers free range artisanal pork at 20 supermarkets, 50 high end restaurants and wholesale through 3 national distributors.

LiveKuna

Convertible Note in 2017

A vertically-integrated superfood company working directly with Ecuadorian farmers to create food that's healthy, tastes good and does good.

LiveKuna

Seed Round in 2017

A vertically-integrated superfood company working directly with Ecuadorian farmers to create food that's healthy, tastes good and does good.

SOSV

Focus

Audrey Chen

Investor Relations Manager

Daniel Eichner

Partner

Sheng Ge

Partner

Benjamin Joffe

Partner

Kelly Kirkpatrick

Director of Investor Relations

Vivian Law

Senior Associate

Steve McCann

Chief Financial Officer & General Partner

Sean O'Sullivan

Founder & Managing General Partner

Duncan Turner

General Partner

Qiyu Wu

Operations Director

Past deals in Organic Food