1) Impossible Foods
Impossible Foods is a food technology company that makes delicious, nutritious plant-based alternatives of meat, dairy and fish.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $4.00B (May 2019)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: Redwood City
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Monte Casino, Patrick Brown
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $2,006.16M
- Funding rounds: 24
- Number of investors: 57
You can find their website here.
2) Eat Just
EAT JUST is inspiring a global shift in perception towards veganism and plant- based foods.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.59B (November 2017)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Josh Balk, Josh Tetrick
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $303.10M
- Funding rounds: 12
- Number of investors: 39
You can find their website here.
3) Gousto
Gousto, an online meal-kit service, automates the entire process from combining ingredients to delivery.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.70B (November 2020)
- Country: United Kingdom
- State: England
- City: London
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: James Carter, Timo Boldt
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $361.00M
- Funding rounds: 14
- Number of investors: 14
You can find their website here.
4) NotCo
NotCo is a food technology company that produces plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.50B (July 2021)
- Country: Chile
- City: Santiago
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Karim Pichara Baksai, Matias Muchnick, Pablo Zamora
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $395.84M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 18
You can find their website here.
5) Rebel Foods
Rebel Foods Services is a food delivery platform that provides delivery services through its mobile app.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.40B (October 2021)
- Country: India
- City: Pune
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Jaydeep Barman, Kallol Banerjee
- Number of employees: 5,000-10,000
- Funding: $495.21M
- Funding rounds: 23
- Number of investors: 23
You can find their website here.
6) Cava Group
Cava Group is a Mediterranean food brand that specializes in chef-crafted dips and spreads.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.30B (April 2021)
- Country: United States
- State: DC
- City: Washington
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Brett Schulman, Dimitri Moshovitis, Ike Grigoropoulos, Ronald M. Shaich, Theodore Xenohristos
- Number of employees: 5,000-10,000
- Funding: $678.35M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 9
You can find their website here.
7) UPSIDE Foods
Upside Foods is a food technology firm that manufactures and grows sustainable cultured meat.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (April 2022)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: Berkeley
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Nicholas Genovese, Uma Valeti, William Clem
- Number of employees: 101-250
- Funding: $623.00M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 39
You can find their website here.
8) Zihaiguo
Zihaiguo is a developer and retailer of self-heating hot pots.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (May 2021)
- Country: China
- State: Chongqing
- City: Chongqing
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Hongliang Cai
- Number of employees: 10-50
- Funding: $3,206.53M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 5
You can find their website here.
9) Nature's Fynd
Nature’s Fynd is a food company that makes nutritional vegan protein from a microbe.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (July 2021)
- Country: United States
- State: Illinois
- City: Chicago
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Mark Kozubal, Matthew Strongin, Thomas Jonas
- Number of employees: 50-100
- Funding: $508.48M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 17
You can find their website here.