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The food processing industry includes 11 unicorn startups. These companies are changing how food is made and sold around the world.

Impossible Foods leads the group with a $7 billion valuation for its plant-based meat. Others like NotCo use artificial intelligence to create new food from plants.

Below is the full list of 11 Food Processing unicorn startups at this time.

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Impossible Foods develops plant-based substitutes for meat products, aiming to create a more sustainable food system. They are widely recognized for the Impossible Burger, which is crafted to replicate the experience of cooking and eating traditional ground beef.

Valuation$7B (Joined May 2019)
HeadquartersRedwood City, California, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersMonte Casino, Patrick Brown
Funding Amount$1.9B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries H
Top InvestorsTrinity Capital, Coatue, Khosla Ventures, Temasek Holdings, Serena Ventures

Gousto delivers a subscription meal-kit service with pre-portioned ingredients for a wide variety of home-cooked meals. Their platform uses AI and automation to provide a highly personalized menu with extensive weekly choices.

Valuation$2B (Joined November 2020)
HeadquartersLondon, England, United Kingdom
Year Founded2012
FoundersJames Carter, Timo Boldt
Funding Amount$675.7M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsCanaccord Genuity Group, Business Growth Fund, HSBC, ACF Investors, SoftBank Vision Fund

Perfect Day produces dairy proteins that are nutritionally identical to those from cow's milk, but made without any animals. Their animal-free whey protein is used by food companies to create more sustainable versions of products like ice cream, cheese, and milk.

Valuation$2B
HeadquartersBerkeley, California, United States
Year Founded2014
FoundersPerumal Gandhi, Ryan Pandya
Funding Amount$801.5M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsK5 Global, ICONIQ Capital, SOSV, Presight Capital, Temasek Holdings

NotCo uses artificial intelligence to create plant-based alternatives to animal products, including milk, meat, and mayonnaise. Their technology analyzes foods at a molecular level to replicate their taste and texture using only plant-based ingredients.

Valuation$2B (Joined July 2021)
HeadquartersSantiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Year Founded2015
FoundersKarim Pichara Baksai, Matias Muchnick, Pablo Zamora
Funding Amount$433M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsEndeavor Catalyst, Tiger Global Management, L Catterton, Bossa Invest, General Catalyst

Naixuecha operates a popular chain of modern teahouses pairing premium fruit teas with freshly baked soft-euro bread. They pioneered the "tea and bake" model in China, creating a new standard for the modern tea-drinking experience.

Valuation$2B
HeadquartersShenzhen, Guangdong, China
Year Founded2014
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Funding Amount$215.8M
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsYF Capital, Tiantu Capital, PAG, Shenzhen Capital Group

Rebel Foods operates a global network of cloud kitchens, building and scaling a portfolio of digital-only food brands. Their internet restaurant model enables them to deliver a wide variety of cuisines directly to customers on demand.

Valuation$1.4B (Joined October 2021)
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Year Founded2011
FoundersJaydeep Barman, Kallol Banerjee
Funding Amount$829.6M
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusSeries G
Top InvestorsGoldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital, Temasek Holdings, RTP Global, Peak XV Partners

UPSIDE Foods develops and produces cultured meat, poultry, and seafood grown directly from animal cells. They are pioneering a more sustainable way to enjoy meat without the need to raise and slaughter animals.

Valuation$1B (Joined April 2022)
HeadquartersBerkeley, California, United States
Year Founded2015
FoundersNicholas Genovese, Uma Valeti, William Clem
Funding Amount$581M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsAtomico, Fifty Years, SOSV, Norwest, Temasek Holdings

Eat Just develops and markets plant-based alternatives to conventionally produced food products. They are best known for their popular egg substitute, JUST Egg, which is made entirely from plants.

Valuation$1B
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersJosh Balk, Josh Tetrick
Funding Amount$465M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsKhosla Ventures, Charlesbank Capital Partners, Collaborative Fund, AME Cloud Ventures, Founders Fund

Zihaiguo creates self-heating hot pot meals that package the traditional dining experience into a convenient format. They are recognized for making the popular dish accessible, allowing people to enjoy it anywhere without needing a kitchen.

Valuation$1B (Joined May 2021)
HeadquartersBanan, Chongqing, China
Year Founded2017
FoundersHongliang Cai
Funding Amount$79.6M
Company SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsShenzhen Qianhai Xingwang Investment, Meridian Capital Asia, Beijing Taikang Investment, Matrix Partners China, CICC

Nature's Fynd creates a nutritional vegan protein from a microbe originally discovered in a volcanic spring. They use this unique ingredient, called Fy, to produce a range of sustainable, animal-free foods like dairy-free cream cheese and meatless breakfast patties.

Valuation$1B (Joined July 2021)
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Year Founded2012
FoundersMark Kozubal, Matthew Strongin, Thomas Jonas
Funding Amount$509.6M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsGeneration Investment Management, Hillhouse Investment, National Science Foundation, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Trinity Capital

The Remaining Food Processing Unicorn

The ten most valuable companies are just a piece of the larger picture in food processing. The industry's reach is global, with the final company on our list coming from China.

It has raised over $348 million to reach its billion dollar status. Here’s a look at the last food processing unicorn shaping the industry.

Unicorn StartupCountryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
Benlai logo BenlaiChina2012$348.7M$1B

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