Prime Roots
{{Infobox company
| name = Prime Roots
| type = Privately held company
| industry = Plant-based meat
| founded = 2017
| founder = {{Hlist | Joshua Nixon|Kimberlie Le}}
| hq_location = San Francisco, California
| hq_location_city =
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = United States
| products = {{Hlist | Koji-Meat|Koji-Charcuteri|Koji-Bacon}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.primeroots.com/}}
}}
Prime Roots (also known as Terramino Foods){{Cite web |title=Prime Roots makes major commitment to plant-based seafood analogs |url=https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/foodservice-retail/prime-roots-makes-major-commitment-to-plant-based-seafood |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.seafoodsource.com |language=en}} is an American koji-based meat-producing company focusing on deli and charcuterie products.{{Cite news |title=How far can you go with lab-made food substitutes? This reporter found out. |work=The New York Times |date=22 February 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/business/how-far-can-you-go-with-lab-made-food-substitutes-this-reporter-found-out.html |access-date=January 4, 2024 }}
History
Prime Roots was founded in 2017 by Joshua Nixon and Kimberlie Le. It produces non-GMO meat alternatives, and meat-free alternative seafood products, from a protein-rich and nutrient-dense fungi.{{Cite web |last=Axworthy |first=Nicole |title=Prime Roots Plots 'Disruptive Innovation' In the Deli Case With Novel Vegan Meat |url=https://vegnews.com/products/prime-roots-deli-case-vegan-meat |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=VegNews.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Brodwin |first=Erin |title=The startup behind the Bill Gates-backed veggie burger that 'bleeds' is part of a transition to animal-free meat — here are the other frontrunners |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/lab-grown-meat-startups-burgers-chicken-fish-plants-cells-2018-7 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}
In December 2017, Terramino Foods (now known as Prime Roots) closed their first seed funding round raising $250,000 in capital and raising $4.25 million in second seed funding in July 2018 from IndieBio and SOSV respectively.{{Cite web |title=Fungi-based meat alternative start-up raises $4.25 million {{!}} 2018-07-25 {{!}} Food Business News |url=https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/12209-fungi-based-meat-alternative-start-up-raises-425-million |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.foodbusinessnews.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Brodwin |first=Erin |title=A 23-year-old dropped out of college to make meatless burgers using fungus — and got $100,000 from Peter Thiel |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/salmon-burgers-without-fish-made-by-thiel-fellow-2018-6 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} In May 2023, it raised $30 million in series B funding to expand its operations US-wide.{{Cite web |last=Peluso |first=Olivia |title=Prime Roots Raises $30 Million To Ramp Up Its Plant-Based Deli Meat Production |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviapeluso/2023/05/15/prime-roots-raises-30-million-to-ramp-up-its-plant-based-deli-meat-production/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Marston |first=Jennifer |date=2023-05-18 |title=The Week in AgriFoodTech: GoodLeaf Farms snags $78m, Prime Roots raises $30m, Miso Robotics gets new investment |url=https://agfundernews.com/goodleaf-farms-snags-78m-prime-roots-raises-30m-miso-robotics-gets-new-investment |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=AgFunderNews |language=en-US}}
In June 2023, it announced a partnership with UK-based mycoprotein product manufacturer Quorn, and in January 2024, Prime Roots was featured in You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment, a Netflix vegan documentary.{{Cite web |last=Mridul |first=Anay |date=2024-01-02 |title=Better Sex, Longer Life: Netflix's New Doc on Vegan Diets |url=https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/netflix-vegan-documentary-you-are-what-you-eat/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Green Queen |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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Category:2017 establishments in California
Category:American companies established in 2017
Category:Food and drink companies based in California
Category:Food and drink companies established in 2017
Category:Food and drink companies of the United States
Category:Vegetarian companies and establishments of the United States