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Bond Pet Foods: “We Believe the Pet Food Industry is On the Cusp of a New Renaissance”

July 18, 2023

Colorado’s Bond Pet Foods has had a busy few years since we last spoke back in 2018. In September last year, the fermented pet food startup headed by Rich Kelleman completed a Series A round totaling $17.5M with notable investors including pop star Sia, at the same time announcing it had broken ground on a new 15,000 sq. ft. production facility in Boulder. With the catchy tagline, “We brew meat”, Bond is on a mission to reimagine meat for pet nutrition so people, pets, farm animals, and the planet all win. After five eventful years, it was certainly time to hear again from Rich Kelleman to learn more about Bond’s developments and journey so far. In its current state, is the pet food industry sustainable? …

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Bond Pet Foods Raises $17.5M in Series A From Sia and Top Investors to Scale Fermented Meat Proteins

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

Bond Pet Foods, a biotech startup using fermentation to create meat proteins for pet food, announces it has completed its Series A fundraising round totaling $17.5M. The startup has also broken ground on a new 15,000 sq. ft. production facility in Boulder, CO. The oversubscribed round included top global agribusiness companies ADM Ventures (Archer Daniels Midland Company) and Cavallo Ventures (Wilbur Ellis), as well as institutional funds Genoa Ventures and Lever VC; and food/tech and sustainability investors Thia Ventures and iSelect Fund, among others. Musical icons Sia Isabelle Furler and Joan Jett also participated in the round. A key trend The startup plans to use the new funding to expand its portfolio of meat proteins and begin scaling production at a new 15,000 sq. ft. …

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Pop Star Star Sia Partners with Bond Pet Foods As New Investor and Advisor

March 1, 2022February 7, 2022

Bond Pet Foods, a biotech startup aiming to remove animals from the pet food industry, announces global music star Sia Furler is joining the company as an investor and advisor. In the new role, Furler will collaborate with the company on creative digital and marketing efforts to educate consumers about more humane and sustainable pet food production. Furler is a long-time animal advocate who has previously worked with notable non-profits such as the ASPCA and Best Friends Animal Society, according to a release. The singer also co-narrated the 2018 documentary Dominion, which spotlighted the egregious animal abuse taking place in industrial farming. “As a devout animal and environmental advocate, I’m inspired by Bond Pet Foods’ mission and believe their company is the future for sustainably-led …

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Bond Partners With Conventional Pet Food Brand Hill’s to Reimagine Meat-Based Nutrition

March 1, 2022November 11, 2021

Colorado-based Bond Pet Foods, a company using precision fermentation to produce meat proteins for pet food applications, has announced a partnership with leading brand Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

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Bond Pet Foods Receives Funding from Colorado to “Revolutionise the Pet Food Space”

March 1, 2022November 24, 2020

37 Colorado startups have received a total of $7,657,811 of funding as part of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Program, with the list of winners including the pioneering Bond Pet Foods, which creates fermented animal food without the use of animals.

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Bond Completes Prototype to Revolutionise Pet Food: “People, Pets, Farm Animals, and the Planet All Win”

March 1, 2022August 27, 2020

Bond Pet Foods, a food tech company that has been working on animal-free pet food since 2017, has successfully created the first prototype of its future consumer-facing chicken without the chicken, which Bond says will revolutionise the pet food space. We spoke to Rich Kelleman, founder and CEO, to find out more.

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Lever VC Launches New $23M Fund Targeting Global Alternative Protein Sector

August 25, 2020August 21, 2020

Global alt-protein venture capital fund Lever VC has closed its first fund with $23 million in capital commitments. The fund was formed by partners who have successfully invested in Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, Memphis Meats, and other sector leaders.

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Innovation Prize Winner Bond Pet Food Launches First Product to Market

March 1, 2022May 8, 2020

Boulder, Colorado’s Bond Pet Foods announces it is launching its flagship product, the Protein-Packed Dog Treat Bar. The company uses biotechnology to make animal-free and protein-rich pet food. In December last year, we reported Bond Pet Foods had completed its seed funding, totalling $1.2 million, led by Lever VC.

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Bond Pet Foods Completes $1.2 Million Seed Funding Round

March 1, 2022December 5, 2019

Bond Pet Foods, Inc., the Boulder-based company using biotechnology to make animal-free pet food, announces that it has completed its seed funding, totaling $1.2 million. Founded in 2017 by Rich Kelleman and Pernilla Audibert, Bond creates slaughter-free meat proteins for cats and dogs, based on the belief that it isn’t necessary to harm one animal to feed another.

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Bond Pet Foods Selected as 2019 Finalist for Purina Innovation Prize

April 20, 2022February 7, 2019

Bond Pet Foods are specialists in pet foods who utilise cellular agriculture techniques in order to create cruelty-free pet food using animal protein, with the tag line: “Pet food made from real animal protein. Without the animal.” Last week it was announced that Bond have been selected by Nestle Purina as finalists for their 2019 innovation prize, and will be working with Purina over the coming months in order to develop strategic opportunities.

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Rich Kelleman – Pet Food: The Paradox of Meat

January 2, 2019

The issue of sustainability in pet food is enormous and one that is not yet addressed anywhere close to as much as is imperative. The number of pet dogs across the planet has been estimated at 900 million, so let that sink in for a second, then understand that the pet food industry creates unfathomable sustainability issues and needs to be disrupted just as much as human food.

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Bond Pet Foods: “Making Pet Food From Real Animal Protein, Without the Animal”

December 5, 2019November 19, 2018

Bond Pets Food is creating slaughter-free meat proteins for cats and dogs, based on the belief that it isn’t necessary to harm one animal to feed another. With the contribution of biotechnology experts and board-certified veterinary nutritionists Bond will produce clean, antibiotic-free animal protein through fermentation, and mix with natural ingredients to create superior and sustainable food for pets.

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