6 groundbreaking startups pitch at the Good Food Conference
Mary AllenMeet the entrepreneurs who will pitch their game-changing businesses in front of leading venture capital firms and global media at the Good Food Conference.
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Q&A with cardiac cell therapy expert Dr. Steve Kattman
Mary AllenDr. Steve Kattman has been working on cardiac cell therapy for humans, but he's got some amazing cross-disciplinary insight into the work that clean meat researchers are doing to apply this same technology to fix the food system.
BlueNalu sets sail with $4.5M in seed investment
Mary AllenNew Crop Capital led the round with a diverse coalition of 25 venture organizations and individuals from around the world. This is one of the largest seed round investments in a clean meat company to date.
How a cardiologist is using meat to save more lives
Mary AllenUPSIDE Foods Founder and Chief Visionary Dr. Uma Valeti is radically devoted to inviting consumers into the process to see how their meat is created. Dr. Valeti speaks about his path to clean meat entrepreneurship and about Memphis Meat's development and strategy.
Investing in good food with Stray Dog Capital CEO Lisa Feria
Mary AllenAt GFI, we're focused on using markets to build a better food system. So naturally, we're fangirling (and fanboying) over Lisa Feria, who is accelerating the plant-based and clean meat sectors as CEO of Stray Dog Capital. Lisa gave us the inside perspective on how to land funding from a mission-driven VC.
Good Catch reels in $8.7M in Series A funding
Mary AllenPlant-based seafood company Good Catch closed a series A funding round of $8.7 million. Founded by New Crop Capital, conscious agency BeyondBrands, and The Good Food Institute, Good Catch will bring fish-free tuna and crab-free cakes to market by December 2018.
Clean meat consumer survey: Public is hungry for clean meat!
Bruce FriedrichThe Good Food Institute partnered with research organization Faunalytics to create a poll that would gauge public opinion regarding clean meat. Two-thirds of respondents were willing to try it, and a majority were willing to swap conventional meat out for clean meat.
Calling all entrepreneurs! Pitch at the Good Food Conference
Aylon SteinhartStartups developing innovative plant-based and clean meat have the chance to present at our conference on September 6th, in Berkeley, CA. The audience includes DFJ, Spark Capital, Obvious Ventures, Tyson Ventures, Kraft Heinz, Kellogg's, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, the BBC, and many more.
Building the Good Food Future with Bruce Friedrich
GFI’s Bruce Friedrich talks about the policy considerations for cultivated meat, consumer awareness for alt proteins, and reaching price parity.
Impossible Foods? No question!
Bruce FriedrichFarming cells is better than slaughtering animals - safer, more sustainable, and humane. The FDA has issued a "no questions" letter to Impossible Foods, recognizing the safety of the Impossible Burger's heme (the source of the burgers "bloody" taste).
