3. Impossible Foods $500.0M
Round: Series F
Description: Redwood City-based Impossible Foods is a company developing plant-based substitutes for meat, dairy, and fish products. Founded by Monte Casino and Patrick Brown in 2011, Impossible Foods has now raised a total of $982.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Mirae Asset Global Investments, Bill Gates, Microsoft, UBS, and Khosla Ventures.
Investors in the round: Aboud Khaddam, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Alexis Ohanian, Anton Zaslavski, Bill Gates, Horizons Ventures, Jaden Smith, Kal Penn, Katy Perry, Khosla Ventures, Kirk Cousins, Mindy Kaling, Mirae Asset Global Investments, Paul George, Philip Rosenthal, Ruby Rose Langenheim, Serena Williams, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Temasek Holdings, Trevor Noah, William Adams
Funding month: March
Industry: Cooking, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Nutrition, Organic Food
Founders: Monte Casino, Patrick Brown
Founding year: 2011
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Total reported equity funding: $982.0M
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