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Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2005. It has pioneered a new funding model for early-stage startups by investing a modest amount of capital, typically around $150,000, in a large number of companies twice a year. Over a three-month program, Y Combinator collaborates closely with these startups to prepare them for investor pitches and enhance their business strategies. Each funding cycle concludes with Demo Day, where startups present to an exclusive audience of investors. Y Combinator focuses on various sectors, including business software, education, healthcare, and financial technology, among others. In addition to initial funding, it offers ongoing support through its extensive alumni network. Since its inception, Y Combinator has funded over 630 startups, contributing significantly to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Gustaf Alstromer

Group Partner

Matt Bogrand

Associate, YC Continuity Fund

Timothy Brady

Partner

Craig R. Cannon

Director of Marketing

Adora Cheung

Partner

Nic Dardenne

Principal

Aaron Epstein

Group Partner

Brad Flora

Group Partner

Jared Friedman

Managing Director, Software and Group Partner

Aaron Harris

Partner

Carolynn Levy

Partner

Bradford (Brad) Lightcap

Associate, YC Continuity

Kat Manalac

Managing Partner

Eric Migicovsky

Partner

Kirsty Nathoo

Partner

Verena Prescher

Director of Finance

Geoff Ralston

president

Ali Rowghani

Managing Partner

Arnav Sahu

Principal

Michael Seibel

Managing Director

Harj Taggar

Partner

Past deals in Food Processing

Positive

Venture Round in 2022
Positive Food is a food company.

Supplant

Series A in 2021
Cambridge Glycoscience is a biotechnology company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing sugar-free ingredients for the food industry, focusing on creating natural food components derived from agricultural resources. Their innovative products enable food manufacturers to reduce sugar content, enhance fiber levels, and improve gut health-promoting qualities in food items. By leveraging biotechnology, Cambridge Glycoscience aims to support healthier eating options and contribute to the evolving landscape of food production.

Juicy Marbles

Seed Round in 2021
We are food-tech company. We developed proprietary protein texturing technology that enables us to produce plant-based whole cuts. Our vision is to produce a variety of meat products and match animal derived counterparts by taste, price and convenience. We want to accelerate transition of meat industry into a more sustainable future - by 2030 we want to cut meat consumption in half.

Juicy Marbles

Seed Round in 2021
We are food-tech company. We developed proprietary protein texturing technology that enables us to produce plant-based whole cuts. Our vision is to produce a variety of meat products and match animal derived counterparts by taste, price and convenience. We want to accelerate transition of meat industry into a more sustainable future - by 2030 we want to cut meat consumption in half.

Supplant

Series A in 2021
Cambridge Glycoscience is a biotechnology company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing sugar-free ingredients for the food industry, focusing on creating natural food components derived from agricultural resources. Their innovative products enable food manufacturers to reduce sugar content, enhance fiber levels, and improve gut health-promoting qualities in food items. By leveraging biotechnology, Cambridge Glycoscience aims to support healthier eating options and contribute to the evolving landscape of food production.

Future Fields

Seed Round in 2021
Future Fields is a Canadian company dedicated to advancing cellular agriculture by creating accessible consumer products. The company specializes in developing cost-effective and serum-free growth media essential for the production of cultured meat. Additionally, Future Fields focuses on insect-based recombinant protein to enhance sustainability in protein production. By producing vital growth components for cell culture, the company aims to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture while maximizing social benefits. Through these innovations, Future Fields seeks to enable the agriculture industry to produce cell-based foods in a more efficient and sustainable manner.

Future Fields

Seed Round in 2020
Future Fields is a Canadian company dedicated to advancing cellular agriculture by creating accessible consumer products. The company specializes in developing cost-effective and serum-free growth media essential for the production of cultured meat. Additionally, Future Fields focuses on insect-based recombinant protein to enhance sustainability in protein production. By producing vital growth components for cell culture, the company aims to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture while maximizing social benefits. Through these innovations, Future Fields seeks to enable the agriculture industry to produce cell-based foods in a more efficient and sustainable manner.

Farm Theory

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Farm Theory is an agritech platform that sources “ugly” and “imperfect” farm produce from farmers — which are otherwise healthy to eat but are not sold in the market due to imperfections — and sells it to restaurants.

Positive

Seed Round in 2019
Positive Food is a food company.

Good Food Institute

Seed Round in 2018
The Good Food Institute is dedicated to advancing the development and market acceptance of clean meat and plant-based alternatives to traditional animal products. By collaborating with scientists, investors, and entrepreneurs, the organization helps bring innovative food solutions to fruition. It offers a range of support services, including marketing, design, legal, and business assistance, specifically targeting early-stage companies in the clean and plant-based sectors. Additionally, the Good Food Institute plays a crucial role in promoting established products by mobilizing consumer support to enhance their visibility and sales in various outlets, such as stores and restaurants. Through these efforts, the organization aims to create a more sustainable and delicious food system that benefits both consumers and the environment.

Four Growers

Funding Round in 2018
Four Growers is an industrial automation platform that develops harvesting robots for greenhouses, starting with the harvesting of tomatoes. However, their solution is not only capable of harvesting the tomatoes, but also of performing a quality check and of packaging.

Supplant

Seed Round in 2018
Cambridge Glycoscience is a biotechnology company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing sugar-free ingredients for the food industry, focusing on creating natural food components derived from agricultural resources. Their innovative products enable food manufacturers to reduce sugar content, enhance fiber levels, and improve gut health-promoting qualities in food items. By leveraging biotechnology, Cambridge Glycoscience aims to support healthier eating options and contribute to the evolving landscape of food production.

Rebellyous Foods

Seed Round in 2018
Rebellyous Foods is a food manufacturing technology and production company defined solely to catapult meat alternative production toward price parity with animal-based meat. Rebellyous Foods implements novel food manufacturing equipment and processes in large-scale production to produce low-cost plant-based meat at high volumes. These goals are achieved through uniquely designed food products, the use of high-throughput manufacturing automation and ‘smart’ production centers, and the development and utilization of new innovative low-energy manufacturing tools. Working closely with industry partners, Rebellyous Foods makes plant-based meat sustainable, affordable, and widely available.

Rebellyous Foods

Seed Round in 2018
Rebellyous Foods is a food manufacturing technology and production company defined solely to catapult meat alternative production toward price parity with animal-based meat. Rebellyous Foods implements novel food manufacturing equipment and processes in large-scale production to produce low-cost plant-based meat at high volumes. These goals are achieved through uniquely designed food products, the use of high-throughput manufacturing automation and ‘smart’ production centers, and the development and utilization of new innovative low-energy manufacturing tools. Working closely with industry partners, Rebellyous Foods makes plant-based meat sustainable, affordable, and widely available.

Modular Science

Seed Round in 2017
Modular Science aims to automate ninety nine percent of the processes involved in vegetable farming with modular machines for agriculture.

iMicrobes

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Industrial Microbes designs and builds microbes that produce better chemicals with lower costs and lower carbon emissions. We use greenhouse gases as the raw materials, including biogas, natural gas, and carbon dioxide. We scale our process with global chemical producers.

Replenish

Seed Round in 2014
Replenish specializes in the manufacturing of self-cleaning blenders designed for the preparation of healthy smoothies and snacks. The company's innovative blenders offer a convenient solution for users by instantly preparing nutritious options. Additionally, Replenish provides pre-packaged cups filled with a diverse selection of hyper-fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. These ingredients are flash-frozen at their peak ripeness to maintain their vitamins and nutrients, ensuring that customers have access to all-natural produce at its optimal freshness. This combination of technology and quality ingredients aims to promote healthy eating habits in homes and offices.

Replenish

Seed Round in 2014
Replenish specializes in the manufacturing of self-cleaning blenders designed for the preparation of healthy smoothies and snacks. The company's innovative blenders offer a convenient solution for users by instantly preparing nutritious options. Additionally, Replenish provides pre-packaged cups filled with a diverse selection of hyper-fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. These ingredients are flash-frozen at their peak ripeness to maintain their vitamins and nutrients, ensuring that customers have access to all-natural produce at its optimal freshness. This combination of technology and quality ingredients aims to promote healthy eating habits in homes and offices.