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| 15.09.2025 | Nature’s Fynd: “Innovation is Never Linear, But The Mission of Rethinking Protein For People and The Planet Remains” | At Newtopia Now, Vegconomist sat down with Melanie Kahn, Chief Marketing and Chief Revenue Officer at Nature’s Fynd, to explore the company’s remarkable journey from a NASA- and NSF-backed research expedition in Yellowstone to building a fu... |
| 12.09.2025 | Guest Post: Newtopia Now – A Strategic and Scientific Glimpse into the Future of Plant-Based CPG | With nearly two decades of experience in marketing and brand-building, Nils Knoop has worked with global brands like Nike, Ben & Jerry’s, and Seventh Generation, specializing in impact storytelling and sustainability-driven campaigns. A... |
| 11.04.2025 | New Nature’s Fynd Fy™ Bites Available at Plantega-Affiliated Locations in NYC | Nature’s Fynd has expanded its product offerings with the introduction of Spicy Indian Fy™ Bites, now available at Plantega-affiliated bodegas across New York City. The new item is part of the company’s line of fungi-based foods utilizing i... |
| 01.04.2025 | Hydefy Introduces Fungi-Based Leather Alternative with Stella McCartney’s New Handbag | A new fungi-based textile developed by Hydefy has been launched in the fashion industry through a debut collaboration with luxury designer Stella McCartney. The partnership brings to market a high-performance, sustainable alternative to tra... |
| 28.03.2025 | Alternative Protein Companies Including Nature’s Fynd, Heura & Upside Foods Rank Highly in the FoodTech 500 | The FoodTech 500, an annual ranking by Forward Fooding that showcases agrifoodtech startup and scaleup companies working to create a better future of food, has published its results for 2024.
Several notable alternative protein companies ha... |
| 12.03.2025 | Nature’s Fynd, Yo Egg & Nuts for Cheese Among Winners of Expo West NEXTY Awards 2025 | Natural Products Expo West has revealed the winners of its annual NEXTY Awards, which recognize the best of the natural products industry.
161 finalists were selected, before being narrowed down to one winner in each of 34 categories. Three... |
| 06.03.2025 | Europe’s Crossroads: The Quest for Peace in Ukraine | The world watches as Europe stands at a critical juncture. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has transformed the continent's political landscape. Leaders gather, strategizing to forge a path toward peace. The stakes are high, and the implicat... |
| 06.03.2025 | US Bioindustrial Manufacturing Gains Momentum as BioMADE Surpasses 300 Members | BioMADE, a public-private partnership focused on advancing bioindustrial manufacturing in the United States, has announced that its network has grown to more than 300 members. The network, which spans 38 states, includes large corporations,... |
| 05.03.2025 | The Cost of Climate Change: 6 Foods You Love Are About to Get More Expensive | 7 Mins Read Climate change is already disrupting food supplies across the world, causing shortages and raising prices for consumers – here are six staples under threat.
For those who find it sexy, your morning mocha could be in trouble. Or ... |
| 27.11.2024 | A Taste of Change: Nature’s Fynd and LaBelle Patrimoine Redefine Holiday Dining | The holiday season is a time for gathering, feasting, and creating memories. This year, two companies are shaking up traditional dining norms. Nature’s Fynd and LaBelle Patrimoine are offering alternatives that promise not just flavor, but ... |
| 26.11.2024 | Succession Star Invites Fans to Brunch in New Ad Campaign for Nature’s Fynd’s Fungi Protein Yogurts | 4 Mins Read Fermentation startup Nature’s Fynd has teamed up with actor Justine Lupe in a marketing campaign for its dairy-free Fy yogurts.
How often do you get to break bread with a cast member of one of TV’s most popular shows ever?
It’s ... |
| 18.09.2024 | Plant Based World Expo North America Sees Record Attendance From Buyers | Plant Based World Expo North America took place for the fifth time on September 11-12 at the Javits Center in New York City.
This year’s event saw a record-breaking number of buyers in attendance, representing sectors such as food service, ... |
| 31.07.2024 | PBWE: “Plant Based World Expo is the Platform to Support Business Growth in the Plant-Based Industry” | Plant Based World Expo is the only 100% plant-based B2B event to attract an audience of buyers and food and beverage professionals from across retail, foodservice, and public sector catering. This unique event will combine a world-class con... |
| 23.05.2024 | Enifer's Groundbreaking Journey: A New Era in Mycoprotein Production | Enifer, a pioneering Finnish biotech startup, has recently made waves in the protein industry by securing an impressive €36 million in funding. This substantial investment is set to fuel the construction of a state-of-the-art mycoprotein fa... |
| 23.05.2024 | Biomass fermentation space heats up as Enifer raises $39m to scale mycoprotein plant in Finland | Finnish startup Enifer has raised €36 million ($39.1 million) from a mix of debt and equity to fund a large-scale facility growing a source of mycoprotein that was first commercialized as animal feed 50 years ago.
The funding package includ... |
| 18.04.2024 | 2023 GFI Reports: Cultivated Meat and Fermentation Industries Growing Despite Drop in Investments | The Good Food Institute has released the 2023 State of the Industry Reports for the alt protein industry.
These annual reports provide a global analysis of each sector’s commercial landscape, investments, scientific progress, and government... |
| 17.04.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Nicki Minaj’s Sneakers, Mycelium Chocolate & A Vegan Cheese MVP | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Macalat’s mycelium-derived vegan chocolate, a blended meatloa... |
| 10.04.2024 | Startups Still See A Future In Familiar Foods Made With Weird Ingredients | 6 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Food shoppers today are quite familiar with traditional foods made from nontraditional ingredients. For evidence, go to most American grocery stores and you’ll see shelves stocked with stuff like oat... |
| 02.04.2024 | Mathilde Do Chi, Expert on Food Law, Part 3: Multi-Regional Approvals in Food Innovation, Or, Why Not to Put Your Eggs in the Same Basket | Mathilde Do Chi is the CEO of Vegan Food Law, a food law and regulatory consultancy in global alternative protein regulations. She is an international food law and regulatory consultant with expertise in alternative proteins, novel foods, t... |
| 25.03.2024 | FoodTech 500: Plant-Based Companies Lead the Way in Forward Fooding’s Annual List of Food Innovators | 11 Mins Read Described as the “Fortune 500 of agrifood tech”, food tech consultancy Forward Fooding has released its 2023 FoodTech 500 list, with the highest number of companies belonging to the plant-based sector. Other alternative protein... |
| 13.12.2023 | Future Food Quick Bites: A Juicy 69, Plant Polls & Cultured Meat Regulatory Filings | 7 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers an Indian plant-based dairy acquisition, vegan surveys, and t... |
| 08.12.2023 | Nature’s Fynd Launches “World’s First” Fungi-Based Yogurt at Whole Foods | Chicago-based food company Nature’s Fynd has developed what it claims is the world’s first fungi-based yogurt. The dairy-free product, which is described as “delightfully thick and creamy”, is made from the company’s nutritional and sustain... |
| 25.07.2023 | Nature’s Fynd and Chef Eric Ripert Unveil World’s First Dressings Made with Fy Protein | Chicago-based food company Nature’s Fynd announces it has collaborated with globally acclaimed chef Eric Ripert to create artisanal Vegan Fy Dressings, the world’s first dressings made with the company’s nutritious fungi protein. Available ... |
| 16.07.2022 | Nature’s Fynd, SpaceX and NASA Launch Novel Bioreactor to Grow “Fy” Fungi Protein in Space | Chicago food company Nature’s Fynd, in collaboration with NASA, has launched a protein bioreactor aboard SpaceX-25 en route to the International Space Station. Seeking to develop new sources of sustainable protein for space exploration, the... |
| 15.06.2022 | Want To Invest Like Bill Gates? These Are The Alternative Protein Companies He Has A Stake In | 4 Mins Read
Bill Gates is a repeat investor in the alternative protein sector. He has cited the industry as crucial to helping solve the climate crisis, with alternatives to animal agriculture heralded as essential developments. Not one to ... |
| 31.05.2022 | The Future Of Food Starts In Chicago | The Future of Food getty |
| 03.05.2022 | Nature’s Fynd: “Changing the Food System is Hard Work and Demands Innovative Solutions” | Nature’s Fynd creates versatile alternative proteins born out of research conducted for NASA on microbes with origins in Yellowstone National Park, culminating in breakthrough fermentation technology and the new-to-the-wor... |
| 28.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Middle East in the money as Foodics gets $170m, Red Sea Farms nets $19m | This week, UAE-based Foodics landed Series C funding to bolster its order management and fintech platform for restaurants. In neighboring Saudi Arabia, Red Sea Farms raised funds to expand its greenhouse tech that leverages saltwater to cul... |
| 27.04.2022 | Nature’s Fynd Awarded $4.76M Grant to Expand Fermentation Tech to Rural Farmers | Nature’s Fynd, a food company growing novel Fy™ protein from fermented microbes, has received a $4.76M grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to introduce its fermentation technology in low- and middle-income farming communities. ... |
| 24.03.2022 | NEW REPORT: Agrifoodtech ventures raised record $52bn in 2021, nearly doubling previous year’s total | AgFunder is AFN’s parent company.
Venture capital investors pumped $51.7 billion into agrifoodtech startups worldwide in 2021, according to the latest edition of the annual AgFunder Agrifoodtech Investment Report, released today.
That repre... |
| 17.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Licious nets $150m, Bear Robotics raises $81m | Licious, an India e-commerce marketplace for meat, scored $150 million in Series F-plus investment this week, while California’s Bear Robotics bagged $81 million for its robot restaurant servers. Over in agtech, Local Bounti snapped up a ri... |
| 16.03.2022 | Nature’s Fynd Sausages Made With “New-to-the-World” Microbial Protein Arrive at Whole Foods | Nature’s Fynd, a food company using protein-rich fungi to make meat and dairy alternatives, announces the launch of its Meatless Original Breakfast Patties in select Whole Foods Markets in April.
Made with Fy Protein, a nutritious protein f... |
| 18.01.2022 | Why fermented meat analogs will steal the spotlight in 2022 | Editor's note: This story is part of a series on the trends that will shape the food and beverage industry in 2022.
Nature’s Fynd, which creates what it describes as a nutritious and versatile food protein through fermentation from a fungus... |
| 29.10.2021 | Newly-Crowned Unicorn Nature’s Fynd to Reinvent the Future of Food With Huge New Facility | Chicago-based Nature’s Fynd, producer of fermented fungi proteins from a microbe originating in the geothermal springs of Yellowstone National Park, announces construction of a new 200,000 Sq. Ft. facility in Chicago to expand capacity for ... |
| 12.08.2021 | Fable raises $4.8m from AgFunder, others for Heston-endorsed mushroom meat | Disclosure: AgFunder, AFN’s parent company, is an investor in Fable Food Co.
Australia’s Fable Food Co has raised A$6.5 million ($4.79 million) in a seed round led by Blackbird Ventures. Other participating investors include VC firms AgFund... |
| 19.07.2021 | Nature’s Fynd raises $350m in Series C to build nutritional fungi protein platform, gears up for late 2021 launch | The round was led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 and joined by new investors including Blackstone Strategic Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Hillhouse Investment, EDBI, SK Inc. and Hongkou with continued support from existing investors, sa... |
| 19.07.2021 | Nature’s Fynd raises $350 million in funding | CHICAGO — Nature’s Fynd, the manufacturer of Fy, an alternative protein sourced from fungi and produced through fermentation, has raised $350 million in series C financing. The money will be used to expand capacity, according to the company... |
| 19.07.2021 | Nature’s Fynd Secures $350M in Series C Bringing Total To $500M for Volcanic Fungi Protein | Nature’s Fynd, producer of highly sustainable fungus protein from a microbe originating in the geothermal springs of Yellowstone National Park, has just announced $350 million in a Series C financing bringing the company’s total financing t... |
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| 19.07.2021 | Nature's Fynd Announces $350 Million Series C Funding Round to Bring Fy™, its Nutritional Fungi Protein, to Consumers Across the Globe | CHICAGO, July 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nature’s Fynd, a food company growing sustainable protein from a microbe with origins in the geothermal springs of Yellowstone National Park, announced today it has raised $350 million in a Series ... |
| 19.07.2021 | In Five9 deal, Zoom targets growth with customers that cannot afford to get Zoom fatigue | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Video-conferencing software maker Zoom was a big winner of the pandemic, with its name becoming a... |
| 18.06.2021 | Nature’s Fynd receives GRAS no questions letter from FDA for ‘Fy’ nutritional fungi protein | In the letter, the FDA explains that, “Based on the information that Nature's Fynd provided, as well as other information available to FDA, we have no questions at this time regarding Nature's Fynd's conclusion that Fusarium protein ... |
| 05.05.2021 | Brave new ‘animal-free’ world: When animal products are no longer made from animals, what do we call them? (And are they vegan?) | It’s a question that companies in this emerging ‘precision fermentation’ space have been wrestling with since day one (Is ‘vegan dairy’ an oxymoron? How can animal proteins like whey be ‘animal free’? If we invent a new term like ‘flora-ma... |
| 25.02.2021 | Agtech CVC: ADM Ventures on the many ways corporations can invest in innovators | This interview is part of a series on agrifoodtech corporate VC investment strategies and insights. The series is produced in collaboration with the OnRamp Agriculture Conference, which brings together the agriculture and food industries’ l... |
| 22.02.2021 | Life Is Sweet When Plant-based Meat Is on 60 Minutes | Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. Elysabeth is the founder of Plant Powered Consulting, the host of the Plantbased Business Hou... |
| 16.02.2021 | Nature’s Fynd Pre-Releases Products Created With Volcanic Fungi, Sells Out in 24 Hours | Chicago’s Nature’s Fynd, which discovered microbes with origins in Yellowstone National Park and uses breakthrough fermentation technology produces to produce its new-to-the-world, nutritional fungi protein called Fy, announced yesterday th... |
| 15.02.2021 | After raising $150 million in equity and debt, Nature’s Fynd opens its fungus food for pre-orders | Nature’s Fynd, the food technology company with a new food offering cultivated from fungus found in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park, is releasing its first products for pre-order.
Pitching both a non-dairy cream cheese and meatless b... |
| 15.02.2021 | Nature’s Fynd unveils first products featuring novel ‘nutritional fungi protein’ | Available for pre-order on the Nature’s Fynd website as a ‘Breakfast Bundle,’ the products feature a third wave of ingredients in the ‘alternative protein’ space as they are not plant-based or cell-cultured, but made via microbial ferment... |
| 15.02.2021 | Nature's Fynd Announces Simultaneous Launch of New-to-the-World Dairy-Free and Meatless Foods | New Fy™ Breakfast Bundles, containing both dairy-free cream cheese and meatless breakfast patties, are now available for limited release on naturesfynd.com
CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nature’s Fynd™, a food-tech company produ... |
| 15.02.2021 | Nature's Fynd Announces Simultaneous Launch of New-to-the-World Dairy-Free and Meatless Foods | New Fy™ Breakfast Bundles, containing both dairy-free cream cheese and meatless breakfast patties, are now available for limited release on naturesfynd.com
CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nature’s Fynd™, a food-tech company produ... |
| 17.12.2020 | Nature’s Fynd closes $45m debt round to scale up its consumer offering | Nature’s Fynd has secured $45 million in venture debt funding from Oxford Finance and Trinity Capital. The financing is intended to help the startup accelerate its go-to-market strategy and introduce more products, including meat and dairy ... |
| 11.12.2020 | Fungi Protein Food Tech Nature’s Fynd Bags US$45M, Brings On Cargill & Bel Brand Execs To Lead 2021 Launch | 1
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Nature’s Fynd, the Chicago-based food tech that has won the backing of big names like Bill Gates and Jack Ma, has announced that it has raised US$45 million and added a number of food industry veterans to its team as p... |
| 09.12.2020 | Nature’s Fynd Raises Additional $45M For a Total Raise of $150M For Volcanic Fungi | ©Nature's Fynd
Chicago-based Nature’s Fynd announces the raise of an additional $45 million, increasing the total amount of investment to $150 million. The food-tech company further revealed to grow its team of veterans from the food indust... |
| 09.12.2020 | Nature’s Fynd Raises Additional $45M For a Total Raise of $150M For Volcanic Fungi | Chicago-based Nature’s Fynd announces the raise of an additional $45 million, increasing the total amount of investment to $150 million. The food-tech company further revealed to grow its team of veterans from the food industry to realize m... |
| 08.12.2020 | Nature's Fynd Adds Food Industry Veterans and Raises $45 Million To Accelerate Its Go-To-Market Strategy | CHICAGO, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nature’s Fynd, a food-tech company producing a nutritional fungi protein called Fy™ from a microbe originally discovered in the geothermal springs of Yellowstone, continues to grow its team of vete... |
| 08.12.2020 | Nature's Fynd raises $45m to build nutritional fungi protein platform, gears up for 2021 launch | The latest financing round - comprising venture debt and equipment financing commitments from Oxford Finance and Trinity Capital – takes the firm’s cumulative funding to $158m, and will help support the mid-2021 launch of the first products... |
| 17.09.2020 | Microbes, the third pillar in the alternative protein industry: ‘The rationale is simple: Fermentation is just more efficient’ | It’s early days, says the Good Food Institute (GFI), but microbial fermentation is rapidly emerging as the “third pillar in the alternative protein industry [alongside cell-cultured and plant-based]," attracting $435m in investment ... |
| 07.09.2020 | Innovative Food startups raised more in H1 2020 than they did in the whole of 2019 | Startups developing innovative food and ingredients, including alt-proteins, raised more funding in the first half of 2020 than all of 2019, according to AgFunder‘s recent Agrifoodtech Mid-Year Investment Review.
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| 03.04.2020 | Jack Ma & Bill Gates Backed Vegan Meat Startup Nature’s Fynd Secures Funding From Al Gore For Asia Expansion | 1
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Chicago-based vegan meat startup Nature’s Fynd has just secured US$80 million in a Series B round from investors including former United States vice president Al Gore. The latest funding will help the company drive its... |
| 01.04.2020 | Chicago Tech Raised At Least $218M in March | This is our roundup of Chicago tech and startup companies that received venture capital investments during the last month. If we missed one, let us know at info@chicagoinno.com.
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| 25.03.2020 | Food Tech Company Nature’s Fynd Secures $80 Million In Funding | Food tech company Nature’s Fynd (previously named Sustainable Bioproducts) announced it raised $80 million in funding
Nature’s Fynd (previously named Sustainable Bioproducts) — a food technology company that is producing a protein from a mi... |
| 24.03.2020 | Agfunder: Nature’s Fynd rebrands from Sustainable Bioproducts raising $80m Series B to launch new protein food products | Sustainable Bioproducts, the startup that’s using a microbe discovered in Yellowstone National Park to manufacture alternative protein food products, has rebranded to Nature’s Fynd and raised $80 million in Series B funding. Nature’s Fynd i... |
| 24.03.2020 | Nature’s Fynd Raises $80 Million From Bill Gates & Al Gore For “New-to-the-World” Protein Sourced From Volcanoes | Nature’s Fynd, formerly known as Sustainable Bioproducts, has secured $80 million in Series B funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Generation Investment Management, chaired by Bill Gates and Al Gore respectively. The compan... |
| 24.03.2020 | Yahoo Finance: Andrew Chung's 1955 Capital Invests in Food Tech Innovator Nature's Fynd's Latest $80M Financing | 1955 Capital, a global venture capital firm headed by Andrew Chung, has announced that it is making a substantial investment again in the food tech company, Nature's Fynd. The company announced today that it has raised $80 million in new fu... |
| 24.03.2020 | Nature’s Fynd rebrands from Sustainable Bioproducts, raises $80m Series B to launch new protein products | Sustainable Bioproducts, the startup that’s using a microbe discovered in Yellowstone National Park to manufacture alternative protein food products, has rebranded to Nature’s Fynd and raised $80 million in Series B funding. Nature’s Fynd i... |
| 24.03.2020 | Nature’s Fynd (formerly Sustainable Bioproducts) raises $80m to grow food from microbes | The Series B round into Nature’s Fynd (formerly Sustainable Bioproducts), which follows a $33m Series A round in February 2019, was announced days after Impossible Foods (which currently generates the vast majority of revenues from rest... |
| 24.03.2020 | Nature’s Fynd Raises $80 Million From Bill Gates & Al Gore For “New-to-the-World” Protein Sourced From Volcanoes | ©Charles Cherney Photography
Nature’s Fynd, formerly known as Sustainable Bioproducts, has secured $80 million in Series B funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Generation Investment Management, chaired by Bill Gates and Al ... |
| 24.03.2020 | Chicago Startup Raises $80M to Make Chicken Nuggets in a Lab | Sustainable Bioproducts, a local startup using a fermentation process to produce lab-grown, edible protein products that mimic chicken nuggets and cream cheese, has announced it has raised a large new round of funding, accompanied by a name... |
| 24.03.2020 | Nature’s Fynd Raises $80M in Series B Funding | Nature’s Fynd (previously named Sustainable Bioproducts), a Chicago, IL-based food tech company, raised $80m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Generation Investment Management and Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from... |
| - | Bezos, Gates back fake meat and dairy made from fungus as next big alt-protein | Chicago-based Nature’s Fynd has meatless breakfast patties and hamburgers, dairy-free cream cheese and yogurt, and chicken-less nuggets scheduled to hit grocers’ shelves later this year.
The alternative foods sector grew U.S. retail sales 2... |
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