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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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Positive

Venture Round in 2022
Positive Food is a food company.

Nino Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Nino Foods creates and operates cloud kitchen brands for the premium market in India.

Kitchenful

Seed Round in 2021
Kitchenful is a mobile application that offers personalized recipe recommendations and facilitates grocery shopping. The app provides users with meal planning assistance by suggesting popular recipes tailored to individual preferences. Once a user selects a recipe, Kitchenful arranges for the delivery of the necessary ingredients from local supermarkets, often within the same day. This streamlined process allows users to complete their weekly grocery shopping efficiently, all through a single click, while ensuring competitive pricing that aligns with supermarket rates.

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.

Iron Ox

Series C in 2021
Iron Ox, Inc. is based in San Carlos, California, and specializes in the development of autonomous robotic greenhouses for the cultivation of fresh and pesticide-free produce. Founded in 2015, the company utilizes a combination of plant science, machine learning, and robotics to enhance the availability, quality, and flavor of leafy greens and culinary herbs. One of its key innovations is Angus, an autonomous mobile robot designed for crop harvesting. Iron Ox aims to make naturally grown and chemical-free farm products accessible to consumers everywhere.

Kitchenful

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Kitchenful is a mobile application that offers personalized recipe recommendations and facilitates grocery shopping. The app provides users with meal planning assistance by suggesting popular recipes tailored to individual preferences. Once a user selects a recipe, Kitchenful arranges for the delivery of the necessary ingredients from local supermarkets, often within the same day. This streamlined process allows users to complete their weekly grocery shopping efficiently, all through a single click, while ensuring competitive pricing that aligns with supermarket rates.

Byte Kitchen

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Byte Kitchen builds ghost kitchens that make the best dishes from the best restaurants.

Nino Foods

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Nino Foods creates and operates cloud kitchen brands for the premium market in India.

Mezli

Seed Round in 2021
Mezli operates a network of fully autonomous shipping-container restaurants, referred to as "auto-kitchens," that specialize in modern Mediterranean cuisine at affordable prices. Founded by three individuals during their time at Stanford, Mezli aims to address the challenge of accessing healthy, convenient meals without the high costs typically associated with takeout. The company's robotic systems are designed to efficiently handle ingredients, allowing for the preparation and packaging of meals tailored to customer preferences. This innovative approach enables Mezli to provide quality food options for takeout and delivery, making healthy eating accessible to a broader audience.

Current Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Kuleana creates plant-based alternatives for people's seafood favorites, using plants and biotechnology without the environmental and ethical consequences.

Chaldal

Grant in 2021
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Orbillion Bio

Seed Round in 2021
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.

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.

Boost Biomes

Series A in 2020
Boost Biomes, Inc. specializes in developing microbial products aimed at enhancing food production and shelf-life in agriculture. The company employs a discovery platform that leverages DNA sequencing, selective enrichment, and advanced informatics to swiftly and cost-effectively identify multi-microbial products with significant commercial applications. This innovative approach enables the identification of multi-microbial products, which are often more effective than traditional single microbe solutions, particularly in managing diseases affecting high-value crops. Founded in 2016 and based in South San Francisco, California, Boost Biomes was previously known as Coax Biosystems, Inc. before rebranding in May 2017.

Farmstead

Series A in 2020
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

GrubMarket

Series D in 2020
GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fat foods. GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California.

Iron Ox

Series B in 2020
Iron Ox, Inc. is based in San Carlos, California, and specializes in the development of autonomous robotic greenhouses for the cultivation of fresh and pesticide-free produce. Founded in 2015, the company utilizes a combination of plant science, machine learning, and robotics to enhance the availability, quality, and flavor of leafy greens and culinary herbs. One of its key innovations is Angus, an autonomous mobile robot designed for crop harvesting. Iron Ox aims to make naturally grown and chemical-free farm products accessible to consumers everywhere.

Todos Comemos

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Todos Comemos offers a ready-to-cook meal kit delivery service and marketplace to buy premade meal ingredients for customers in Bogota and Ciudad de Mexico. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.

Oco Meals

Seed Round in 2020
Oco Meals Foods, Inc. is an online food delivery platform based in Vancouver, Canada, that specializes in delivering prepared meals sourced from local catering companies. Founded in 2020, the company allows customers to select meals from a variety of menus and receive weekly deliveries, ensuring convenience and freshness. Oco Meals has successfully established a business model that generates 25,000 in monthly recurring revenue, reflecting its growing presence in the meal delivery market.

Byte

Seed Round in 2020
Byte is focused on creating a cashless infrastructure to modernize cash-based transactions in Africa. The company aims to facilitate seamless digital payments, thereby enhancing the efficiency of financial exchanges across the region. In addition to its efforts in Africa, Byte is also engaged in the on-demand food delivery sector through virtual kitchens in Pakistan, providing a contemporary solution to the growing demand for convenient meal options. By leveraging technology, Byte seeks to address the challenges of traditional payment methods and improve access to services in both markets.

Current Foods

Seed Round in 2020
Kuleana creates plant-based alternatives for people's seafood favorites, using plants and biotechnology without the environmental and ethical consequences.

Kingdom Supercultures

Seed Round in 2020
Kingdom Supercultures develops and produces microbial cultures that help food manufacturers to produce new varieties of food. The company produces and offers Koji, a Japanese food ingredient used to make miso, sake, soy sauce, and more. Its products helps in producing fermented sodas, beers, and plant-based dairy replacements. The company offers a platform that uses software and hardware automation to assemble microbial cultures for natural food production. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

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.

Boost Biomes

Series A in 2020
Boost Biomes, Inc. specializes in developing microbial products aimed at enhancing food production and shelf-life in agriculture. The company employs a discovery platform that leverages DNA sequencing, selective enrichment, and advanced informatics to swiftly and cost-effectively identify multi-microbial products with significant commercial applications. This innovative approach enables the identification of multi-microbial products, which are often more effective than traditional single microbe solutions, particularly in managing diseases affecting high-value crops. Founded in 2016 and based in South San Francisco, California, Boost Biomes was previously known as Coax Biosystems, Inc. before rebranding in May 2017.

Jupiter

Seed Round in 2020
Jupiter is a mobile e-commerce platform that focuses on the online shopping and delivery of groceries, fruits, vegetables, and other daily necessities. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company aims to revolutionize the grocery shopping experience by minimizing waste. By utilizing a unique logistics network, Jupiter ensures that products are delivered in a way that leaves no trace of plastics or packaging behind, thereby significantly reducing food waste. The company's innovative approach is designed to provide customers with precisely what they need, enhancing convenience while promoting sustainability.

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.

UrbanKisaan

Seed Round in 2020
UrbanKisaan builds vertical farms in India and sells the produce directly to consumers via subscription based app. The farms create a positive change at every step from seed to store ensuring quality and traceability. They grow fresh veggies locally produced which are grown without using soil using 95% less water. It aims to create a sustainable future for farming and feed the world in a way that is good for both people and the planet. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Chutney

Seed Round in 2020
Chutney is a fresh produce supply chain startup based in Coimbatore, India, established in 2019. The company specializes in the distribution of fruits and vegetables, primarily serving business-to-business (B2B) clients. Chutney operates by facilitating online orders for fresh produce, which can be conveniently picked up from local neighborhood stores. This model allows for efficient access to quality fruits and vegetables while supporting local retailers.

Chaldal

Series B in 2020
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

EdenFarm Indonesia

Seed Round in 2019
Eden Farm deliver fruit, vegetables and dry goods to restaurants in Indonesia. We work directly with local farmers and central markets all across the country.

EdenFarm Indonesia

Seed Round in 2019
Eden Farm deliver fruit, vegetables and dry goods to restaurants in Indonesia. We work directly with local farmers and central markets all across the country.

EdenFarm Indonesia

Seed Round in 2019
Eden Farm deliver fruit, vegetables and dry goods to restaurants in Indonesia. We work directly with local farmers and central markets all across the country.

Boost Biomes

Seed Round in 2019
Boost Biomes, Inc. specializes in developing microbial products aimed at enhancing food production and shelf-life in agriculture. The company employs a discovery platform that leverages DNA sequencing, selective enrichment, and advanced informatics to swiftly and cost-effectively identify multi-microbial products with significant commercial applications. This innovative approach enables the identification of multi-microbial products, which are often more effective than traditional single microbe solutions, particularly in managing diseases affecting high-value crops. Founded in 2016 and based in South San Francisco, California, Boost Biomes was previously known as Coax Biosystems, Inc. before rebranding in May 2017.

Positive

Seed Round in 2019
Positive Food is a food company.

NaturAll

Seed Round in 2019
NaturAll Club is a Philadelphia-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in hair care treatment products. Offering a range of items such as shampoo, conditioner, serum, and oil, the company focuses on using natural, safe, and non-toxic ingredients like avocado pulp, bananas, and coconut cream. NaturAll Club operates primarily through an online subscription model, providing freshly-made products that cater to the needs of its customers. In addition to its product line, the company is dedicated to fostering a community among individuals with kinky and curly hair, offering informative resources, hosting meet-ups, and creating online platforms for support and education in natural hair care.

Eclipse Foods

Seed Round in 2019
Eclipse Foods manufactures plant-based dairy products that closely mimic the taste, texture, and functionality of traditional animal dairy items, such as ice cream, cream cheese, and sour cream. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Walnut, California, the company utilizes innovative plant-processing technology to create dairy alternatives that avoid the health, environmental, and welfare issues associated with conventional dairy production. By focusing on delivering high-quality plant-based options, Eclipse Foods aims to provide consumers with healthier choices while preserving the familiar flavors of traditional dairy products.

Farmstead

Series A in 2018
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

Entocycle

Seed Round in 2018
Entocycle Ltd produces insect based protein animal feed. The company raises black larvae in an automated system where pods monitor and analyze their development and environment. It also picks food waste from farms, factories, and the catering industry to mass produce insects which act as sustainable source of protein. The company caters to feed suppliers, retailers, food, and agricultural industries. Entocycle Ltd was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Chaldal

Series A in 2018
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Stem!

Seed Round in 2018
Stem is a food tech company that offers an alternative sugar solution that reimagines the role of sugar in food. Stem makes delicious and healthy food ingredients by purifying the natural, low calorie sugars found in plants. The company economically bake delicious cookies, cakes etc., without all the bad effects of sugar. Stem was founded on 2017.

Mylk Guys

Seed Round in 2018
Mylk Guys, Inc. is an online vegan grocery store based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. The company specializes in a wide range of plant-based products, including bakery items, cheese, frozen foods, pantry staples, prepared meals, desserts, and snacks. Mylk Guys offers consumers the convenience of purchasing natural and plant-based foods from both local and national brands, delivering these items directly to their doorsteps. The marketplace emphasizes a diverse selection that caters to the growing demand for vegan and health-conscious options.

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.

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.

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.

Buttermilk

Seed Round in 2018
The Buttermilk Company, Inc. specializes in manufacturing and marketing easy-to-prepare Indian dishes that require only the addition of water. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company aims to provide access to authentic Indian cuisine through convenient cooking kits. These kits feature a variety of offerings, including sambar, daal, khichdi, rasam, upma, and basmati rice, made with fresh, locally sourced vegetables. The products are vegan, preservative-free, and non-GMO, and are designed to be prepared quickly and easily, appealing to home cooks and beginners alike. Customers can order these food mix packets online, which are shipped with recipe guides to facilitate preparation. Buttermilk's commitment to quality and simplicity allows consumers to enjoy traditional Indian flavors in a modern, accessible format.

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.

Spero Foods

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Spero Foods, Inc. is a company that produces and sells alternative dairy products, focusing primarily on cream cheese. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Spero Foods utilizes clean technology to convert seeds into plant-based dairy alternatives. This innovative approach allows the company to replicate the textures and flavors of traditional cheeses while emphasizing sustainable practices and clean ingredients. Spero Foods distributes its products through wholesalers, retail stores, and online platforms across the United States, catering to the growing demand for plant-based food options.

Farmstead

Seed Round in 2018
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

Beanstalk

Seed Round in 2018
Beanstalk grows heirloom produce to guarantee the best taste, and delivers the day of harvest to guarantee freshness and extend shelf life. The company simplifies operations while reducing cost with its own custom machinery that takes on some of the high-cost areas for outdoor farming.

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.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Series D in 2017
Ginkgo Bioworks, founded in 2008 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in biological engineering by designing, developing, and licensing custom microbes and organisms. The company focuses on discovering and producing a variety of molecules for applications in flavors, sweeteners, cosmetic ingredients, crop treatments, and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, Ginkgo Bioworks offers probiotic bacteria aimed at protecting against harmful infections and creates libraries of molecules for various uses. Its market reach includes sectors such as cultured ingredients, carbon mitigation, probiotics, and natural product discovery.

Farmstead

Seed Round in 2017
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

Entocycle

Seed Round in 2017
Entocycle Ltd produces insect based protein animal feed. The company raises black larvae in an automated system where pods monitor and analyze their development and environment. It also picks food waste from farms, factories, and the catering industry to mass produce insects which act as sustainable source of protein. The company caters to feed suppliers, retailers, food, and agricultural industries. Entocycle Ltd was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Origin

Seed Round in 2017
Origin built a kiosk for offices that lets employees buy pre-packed pods from a freezer, and make them into fresh juice smoothies silently in 30 seconds. It works similar to a Keurig coffee machine, but Origin thinks it can use its smoothie maker as a Trojan horse to sell more food and other items inside the 188,000 offices in the US. Right now it earns a 56% margin on the $2.99 pods, recoups the kiosk cost in 7 weeks, and now has $30,000 in monthly recurring revenue as it grows 50% weekly. Fellow juice maker startup Juicero has run into slow demand for its expensive machine and juice subscriptions. But Origin’s in-office commerce model and cheaper pods could have a different fate if the juice tastes right.

Move

Pre Seed Round in 2017
We're building a brand new supermarket. We work with award-winning producers to make our own brand of supermarket products and ship them straight to our customers.

Farmstead

Seed Round in 2016
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

Haywheel

Seed Round in 2016
Haywheel is an artisan food marketplace for restaurants and specialty food stores.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Series C in 2016
Ginkgo Bioworks, founded in 2008 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in biological engineering by designing, developing, and licensing custom microbes and organisms. The company focuses on discovering and producing a variety of molecules for applications in flavors, sweeteners, cosmetic ingredients, crop treatments, and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, Ginkgo Bioworks offers probiotic bacteria aimed at protecting against harmful infections and creates libraries of molecules for various uses. Its market reach includes sectors such as cultured ingredients, carbon mitigation, probiotics, and natural product discovery.

Iron Ox

Seed Round in 2016
Iron Ox, Inc. is based in San Carlos, California, and specializes in the development of autonomous robotic greenhouses for the cultivation of fresh and pesticide-free produce. Founded in 2015, the company utilizes a combination of plant science, machine learning, and robotics to enhance the availability, quality, and flavor of leafy greens and culinary herbs. One of its key innovations is Angus, an autonomous mobile robot designed for crop harvesting. Iron Ox aims to make naturally grown and chemical-free farm products accessible to consumers everywhere.

GrubMarket

Series A in 2015
GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fat foods. GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California.

Chaldal

Seed Round in 2015
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Series B in 2015
Ginkgo Bioworks, founded in 2008 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in biological engineering by designing, developing, and licensing custom microbes and organisms. The company focuses on discovering and producing a variety of molecules for applications in flavors, sweeteners, cosmetic ingredients, crop treatments, and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, Ginkgo Bioworks offers probiotic bacteria aimed at protecting against harmful infections and creates libraries of molecules for various uses. Its market reach includes sectors such as cultured ingredients, carbon mitigation, probiotics, and natural product discovery.

GrubMarket

Seed Round in 2015
GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fat foods. GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California.

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.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Seed Round in 2014
Ginkgo Bioworks, founded in 2008 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in biological engineering by designing, developing, and licensing custom microbes and organisms. The company focuses on discovering and producing a variety of molecules for applications in flavors, sweeteners, cosmetic ingredients, crop treatments, and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, Ginkgo Bioworks offers probiotic bacteria aimed at protecting against harmful infections and creates libraries of molecules for various uses. Its market reach includes sectors such as cultured ingredients, carbon mitigation, probiotics, and natural product discovery.

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.

Goldbelly

Seed Round in 2013
Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow their revenue.

Goldbelly

Seed Round in 2013
Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow their revenue.

Soylent

Pre Seed Round in 2012
Soylent is a pioneer in food technology, producing delicious, functional foods, with complete nutrition that are good for the body and the planet. In 2013, our founders developed the first iteration in their kitchen after recognizing the need for a simpler, more efficient food source. The company has grown to become both a disruptor and a driver in the Food Tech world. Soylent is on a mission to provide complete, sustainable nutrition that is accessible, appealing and affordable to all; and its line of products are engineered from the ground up to provide the vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates and protein that the body needs - all in convenient packages. The Company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Foodoro

Seed Round in 2009
Foodoro is a marketplace where people can buy specialty food directly from artisanal Foodmakers Our goal is to help people discover amazing food products and connect them with the folks who make their food Our company was started in 2008 by a small group of folks obsessed with food and technology People were always telling us about small Foodmakers who make amazing products, but we found it difficult to get our hands on their food. So, we decided to build a better way to help people discover and buy the best food products anywhere.