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Investment Climate Podcast: Jean Louwrens of De Novo Foodlabs – How to Get Funded in 2024

In this podcast series, co-produced by vegconomist, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2024 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs.  Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. Episode 15: Jean Louwrens of De Novo Foodlabs In this episode, Alex talks to Jean Louwrens, co-founder and CEO of De Novo Foodlabs, which focuses on using precision fermentation to produce scarce proteins more sustainably and affordably, addressing the challenge of harvesting these nutrients from nature. Jean shared insights on raising a seed round led by Joyful …

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The US-based precision fermentation company De Novo Foodlabs announces it has secured new funding to expedite the commercialization of its flagship ingredient, NanoFerrin.

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De Novo Foodlabs to Revolutionize Health & Wellness Market with Anti-Aging, Animal-Free Lactoferrin 

The US-based precision fermentation company De Novo Foodlabs announces it has secured new funding to expedite the commercialization of its flagship ingredient, NanoFerrin. NanoFerrin is said to be a “nature-identical” alternative to bovine lactoferrin, a protein renowned for its iron-rich content and effectiveness in mitigating aging-related changes, according to De Novo Labs. The undisclosed round was spearheaded by California’s Joyful Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in sustainable proteins, led by prominent figures such as Jennifer Stojkovic of the Vegan Women Summit and Milo Runkle, co-founder of the Good Food Institute. Including this round, De Novo Foodlabs has raised a total of $4 million following initial investments from Sustainable Food Ventures, Siddhi Capital, Pascual Innoventures (Mylkcubator), UM6P Ventures, CULT Food Science, and Prithvi Capital. Runkle …

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