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$72.2m
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Arzeda is a biotechnology and software company designing custom microorganisms for industrial applications through computational enzyme design, protein optimization, and metabolic engineering.
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- Alexandre Zanghellini *********.***********@arzeda.com
- Walter G. Rakitsky ******.********@arzeda.com
- Eric Althoff ****.*******@seattlechildrens.org
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$406.4m
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Bolt Threads is a biotechnology company that makes high performance fabrics and materials using biology.
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- Dan Widmaier linkedin
- David Breslauer linkedin
- Ethan Mirsky ********@alum.mit.edu
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$711.5m
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Perfect Day Foods (formerly Muufri) engineered yeast capable of producing the proteins found in cows milk. They use these proteins to make their own line of animal-free dairy products.
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- Ryan Pandya ****@perfectday.com
- Perumal Gandhi *******.******@perfectday.com
- Isha Datar ****@new-harvest.org
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$551.0m
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Eat Just is a San Francisco based food technology company founded in 2011. The company is known for its bean-based egg substitute called Just Egg. Eat Just also produces egg-free mayonnaise.
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$1.9b
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Apeel Sciences is a company that develops treatments to prevent spoilage of fruits and vegetables using molecules naturally found in peels, which maintain moisture and keep out oxygen.
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- James Rogers *****@apeel.com
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$295.0m
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Califia Farms makes plant-based dairy products (primarily almond based) such as plant-based milks, plant-based creamers, juices, and dairy-free probiotic yoghurts. The company was founded in 2010 by Greg Steltenpohl and is located in San Joaquin Valley, California.
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$104.5m
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A cellular agriculture company making fresh and frozen cultured seafood products.
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- Christopher Somogyi
- Chris Dammann ********@bluenalu.com
- Lou Cooperhouse ************@bluenalu.com
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$24.2m
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Seattle Food Tech is a food manufacturing technology and production company producing plant-based meats. They make plant-based food and plant-based chicken nuggets.
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$23.0m
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Serve Robotics is a developer of autonomous robotic vehicles intended for use in delivery, especially food delivery, in urban settings.
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$21.2m
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Wild Earth is a biotechnology company using cellular agriculture to produce high-protein pet food.
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- Ryan Bethencourt ****@wildearth.com
- Ron Shigeta linkedin
- Abril Estrada linkedin
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$32.0m
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Air Protein is a Berkeley-based biotechnology company producing protein with microorganisms that are fed carbon dioxide in a mission to replace animal agriculture.
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- Lisa Dyson ****.*****@airprotein.com
- John Reed
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$25.0m
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Hungry Planet is a food technology startup company founded in 2016 by siblings Todd and Jody Boyman. Hungry Planet is located in St.Louis, Missouri, and produces plant-based meats. The company offers beef, Italian sausage, chorizo, chicken, pork, crab and turkey - available in chubs (ground), crumble and patties.
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$500.0k
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Ocean Hugger Foods is making a plant-based raw tuna substitute called Ahimi out of a mixture of 5 ingredients; tomatoes, filtered water, soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar. The company is located in New York City, New York and was founded in 2015.
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$119.5m
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Wild Type is a San Francisco based company producing meat products like salmon using cellular agriculture lab techniques.
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- Justin Kolbeck ******@thewildtype.com
- Arye Elfenbein ****@wildtypefoods.com
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$82.7m
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Good Catch is a New York-based food technology company focused on the production of plant-based seafood alternatives.
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$81.1m
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Meati Foods is a Colorado-based alternative meat company.
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- Justin Whiteley ******@meati.com
- Tyler Huggins *****.*******@inventwood.com
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Because Animals is a pet food and cellular agriculture technology company founded in 2016 by Shannon Falconer and Joshua Erret, and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because Animals makes 100% animal-free pet foods, treats, and supplements.
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Roquette is a French company focused on the production of plant-based food and nutrition ingredients for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The company was founded in 1933 by Dominique & Germain Roquette, and is headquartered in Lestrem, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France.
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$2.0m
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Antera Therapeutics is an allergy prevention development company.
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$1.2m
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Bond Pet Foods is a biotechnology company located in Nederland, Colorado, founded in 2015 by Rich Kelleman. Bond Pet Foods is making "cruelty free" real animal protein pet foods using cellular agriculture.
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$851.0m
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Nature's Fynd is a biotechnology company growing edible proteins founded in 2012.
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$1.0m
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Sophie's Kitchen is a plant-based vegan seafood company located in Dover,Kent County, DE and founded by Eugene Wang in 2010. The company is producing vegan seafood such as crab meat, shrimp, scallops, tuna and salmon.
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$274.2m
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Calysta is a biotechnology company seeking to improve worldwide food security through making animal feed. The company is based out of Menlo Park, California and was founded in 2012 by Josh Silverman.
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- David McElroy *****@mcelroyconsultingllc.com
- Alan Shaw linkedin
- Josh Silverman twitter
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$44.0m
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C16 Biosciences is a biotechnology company making alternatives to palm oil founded in 2018 by Shara Ticku, David Heller and Harry McNamara.
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- Harry McNamara *****@c16bio.com
- David Heller (entrepreneur) *****@c16bio.com
- Shara Ticku *****@c16bio.com
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$150.0m
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Nobell Foods is a San Francisco-based alternative protein manufacturer focused on developing and manufacturing plant-based dairy alternatives.
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$8.0m
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Improved Nature is a plant-based food technology company operating out of Garner, North Carolina that was founded in 2015 by Richard Hawkins, Steve Klawiter, Larry Chandler, Moshe Meidan and Sarid Shefet.
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$21.0m
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A company that cultures human mammary cells and produces custom and commercial lab-grown breastmilk. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Durham, North Carolina.
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- Leila Strickland *****.**********@biomilq.com
- Michelle Egger ********.*****@biomilq.com
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$61.8k
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The Herbivorous Butcher is a vegan meat shop creating meat-free meats and cheese-free cheeses. Siblings Aubry and Kale Walch founded The Herbivorous Butcher in 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the mission to promote healthy and ethical eating.
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- Aubry Walch *****@theherbivorousbutcher.com
- Kale Walch ****@theherbivorousbutcher.com
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Spero Foods is a food and data analytics company located in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2016 by Phaedra Anestassia using data analytics to make plant-based diary and egg alternatives.
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$5.1m
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Plantible Foods provides sustainable, non-GMO plant-based proteins to food manufacturers, aiming to reshape the future of food by addressing the challenges of nutrition, taste, and environmental impact.
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- Maurits van de Ven *******@plantiblefoods.com
- Tony Martens *********@gmail.com
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$28.5m
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A food and beverage company using cellular agriculture to make cow cheese.
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- Inja Radman ****@newculture.com
- Matt Kendall
- Matt Gibson ****@newculture.com
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$7.1m
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The Better Meat Co is a food technology company located in Sacramento, California, and founded by Paul Shaprio and Joanna Bromley in 2018, making plant-based proteins for food service providers and meat processors.
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- Joanna Bromley linkedin
- Paul Shapiro ****.*******@bettermeat.co
- Christian Edler ******@post.harvard.edu
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No Cow is a food company located in Denver, Colorado, founded by Daniel Katz in 2015, developing and marketing non-GMO, low sugar, dairy-free and high protein energy bars and cookies.
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$297.6m
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MycoTechnology is a privately owned company that was founded in 2013 and based in Aurora, Colorado.
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$120.0m
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Goldbelly is an online marketplace for local restaurants, specialty food makers and artisans based in the United States.
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- Vanessa Torrivilla *******@goldbelly.com
- Joel Gillman ****@goldbelly.com
- Joe Ariel ***@goldbelly.com
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$24.0m
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Shiru is a food technology company developing enhanced proteins for food. It was founded in 2019 and is located in the United States.
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$1.2b
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Indigo is an agricultural technology company utilizing natural microbiology and digital technologies to improve farmers' profitability, environmental sustainability and consumer health.
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- Rahul Bhatia *****.******@goindigo.in
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$30.0m
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A food and beverage company focused on making sustainable coconut based products.
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$14.0m
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Wicked Kitchen is a vegan food brand started by Derek and Chad Sarno in February, 2016. Wicked healthy makes plant-based recipes for vegans and meat eaters that are made available through their website and Wicked Healthy Cookbook.
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- Derek Sarno *****@wickedkitchen.com
- Chad Sarno ****@wickedkitchen.com
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$109.7m
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TerViva is an Alameda, California-based food and agriculture technology company that produces pongamia trees with oil and protein-rich beans, similar to soybean, for plant-based food ingredients.
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$411.1m
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A food company making dairy-free plant-based milk and dairy products.
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- Adam Lowry ****@ripplefoods.com
- Neil Renninger linkedin
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$2.3m
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Melt is a brand of plant-based non-GMO, soy-free, and nut-free vegan butters and spreads offered by Prosperity Organic Foods. The company was founded by Cygnia Rapp in 2008, and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
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$28.0m
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Wonder OS provides the world's first Android-based platform built for seamless, all-in-one play.
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$4.3m
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SunP Biotech is a biotechnology company founded by Wei Sun in 2014, making bioprinters, bioinks, and offering biotechnology services out of Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Beijing, China.
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$10.1m
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC is a produces artisan plant-based and dairy-based ice creams founded in 2008.
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$334.0m
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CRB is a leading provider of engineering, architecture, construction and consulting solutions, delivering safe, high-quality,...
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$122.0m
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Brightseed is a biotechnology company that uses Artificial Intelligence technology which discloses powerful compounds that are hidden in nature
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- Lee Chae
- Jim Flatt ***.*****@brightseedbio.com
- Sofia Elizondo *****.********@brightseedbio.com
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$94.4m
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Manus Biosynthesis is a synthetic biology company producing ingredients through fermentation founded in 2011 by Ajikumar Parayil.
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- Ajikumar Parayil *****@manusbio.com
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$10.0m
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Plant-based food company that makes products that are good for YOU and the planet. Empowering you to #BeOutstanding
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$47.0m
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A food technology company making plant-based meat using mycelium.
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$4.0m
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Plate IQ is a company automating restaurants' invoice processing.
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- Bhavuk Kaul ******@leadonsales.com
- Ram Jayaraman ***.*********@ottimate.com
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$36.0m
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Urban Remedy is a company founded in 2010 by Peter Pham.
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- Peter Pham *****@science-inc.com
- Neka Pasquale
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$7.5m
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Climax Foods is a company that manufactures plant-based foods, and specifically cheeses
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A company manufacturing organic plant-based food and beverage products.
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$2.5m
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Renewal Mill is an upcycled food company that fights climate change and global food loss by upcycling byproducts from food manufacturing into superfood ingredients and premium, plant-based pantry staples.
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- Sumit Kadakia *****@renewalmill.com
- Caroline Cotto ********@renewalmill.com
- Claire Schlemme ******@renewalmill.com
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$3.9m
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A company offering a platform for access to bioresearch materials from institutions including antibodies and secondary detection reagents.
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$2.0m
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A North Carolina-based vegan barbecue company distributing its plant-based meat alternatives in retail stores and online.
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$2.7m
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Perennial is a company making plant-based dairy products founded in 2016.
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$3.1m
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A company making plant-based butter out of chickpea water.
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$21.5m
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Seattle-based marketplace platform company which lets farmers set up direct-to-consumer e-commerce businesses with support for multiple service models including pick-up, local delivery, shipping, and subscription boxes.
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A company making plant-based meat products and packaged foods.
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$3.7m
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immi reinvents the delicious Asian-American foods we love with added nutrition. We've started by creating...
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$9.4m
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TurtleTree Labs is a biotech startup making lab-grown human breast milk founded in 2019.
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$13.3m
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Mooala is a company making organic plant-based dairy products founded in 2013.
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$40.0m
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Eclipse Foods is a company producing plant-based dairy products.
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- Aylon Steinhart *****@eclipsefoods.com
- Thomas Elliott Bowman ******@eclipsefoods.com
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$1.6m
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Cultured Decadence is a Wisconsin-based cellular agriculture company using cell culture and tissue engineering technologies to make lobster meat directly from the animal's cells. The company was acquired by Upside Foods in January 2022.
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$96.0m
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We design natural microbial cultures for food, beverage, and personal care manufacturers. Our Supercultures...
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- Kendall Dabaghi *******@kingdomsupercultures.com
- Ravi Sheth ****.*****@kingdomsupercultures.com
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$2.5m
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Grounded Foods Co. uses cauliflower and hemp seed to make plant-based cheeses.