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The world is in the early stages of a protein transformation. Long-term consumer trends towards health and sustainability, combined with a growing more affluent population, are driving demand for more efficient and sustainable protein production. Fueled by recent technology breakthroughs, increasing government support, and attention to resource allocation, the traditional animal protein industry is facing increased disruption and pressure to change. Lever VC backs the entrepreneurs creating the future of protein.
“NuCicer has developed a non-GM proprietary chickpea that...has the ability to cut the cost of chickpea protein in half”
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Herddogg is the leading company producing smart ear tags for livestock with an end-to-end data collection and analytics platform that provides real-time health, welfare, and reproductive insights to aid farmers’ decision-making.
“The HerdDogg platform enables automated data capture and analytics at an individual animal level, which reduces animal handling and improves accuracy… which, in turn, increases an animal's value."
Birdman is one of the best-performing companies in the alt-protein category globally, and market leader for plant-based protein and sports nutrition in Mexico.
"Founded in 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico, Birdman rapidly bootstrapped to $15 million in sales by 2021, prior to attracting its first external funding. The company’s plant-based protein powders and supplements have gained popularity across Mexico, surpassing industry averages in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector."
Boston Bioprocess is a global leader in enabling and scaling up the synthetic bioeconomy through its contract manufacturing and development services.
“Having a company Boston Bioprocess, whose bread and butter is actually to churn these strains out and make sure that these fermentations are happening in a repeatable way is very valuable to a company”
