Nature's Fynd
U.S. company making plant-based meat substitutes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nature's Fynd (formerly known as Sustainable Bioproducts LLC and focused on biofuel) is a company that develops microbe-based proteins for meat substitutes and dairy substitutes. The protein is produced by a fungus first identified in geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Food |
Founded | November 13, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-11-13) |
Founder | Thomas Jonas Mark Kozubal Yuval Avniel Rich Macur Daniel Livny Matthew Strongin[1] |
Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, US |
Key people | Thomas Jonas, (CEO) Mark Kozubal, (CSO) Karuna Rawal, (Chief Marketing Officer) |
Website | NaturesFynd.com |
Founded in 2012, and based in Chicago, the company has been funded by a series of federal agencies in the United States (National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration) since 2013 and began taking venture capital financing backed by investors including 1955 Capital, ADM, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Danone, Generation, and Softbank.