Rebellyous Foods is a Seattle, WA-based food manufacturing technology company that makes plant-based meat products designed to compete on price with traditional chicken. The company is led by founder and CEO Christie Lagally. It raised $9.5M in equity funding and intends to use the proceeds to build its production technology. Rebellyous’s products are currently sold in more than 1,000 retail locations and supplied to over 100 school districts across the U.S. The articles do not disclose revenue or prior funding rounds. Rebellyous Foods develops plant-based chicken nuggets made from a blend of wheat, soy and other plant ingredients. The company engineers its own manufacturing equipment at a small West Seattle production facility and initially targeted food-service customers such as universities, hospitals, arenas and cafeterias. COVID-19 forced a rapid pivot to consumer-packaged goods after a $6 million investment in April; the startup launched in two Seattle-area stores within two months and is now available in 16 stores across Washington and Oregon. Rebellyous has also created a school-focused “Kickin’ Nugget” that met USDA National School Lunch Program parameters and delivered an initial batch to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. The company plans to roll out plant-based chicken tenders and patties next. Founder and CEO Christie Lagally, a former Boeing engineer, leads the business, which reports its consumer SKUs are "performing very well." Rebellyous Foods makes plant-based chicken-free nuggets, patties, and strips aimed at replacing cafeteria staples. Founded by ex-Boeing engineer Christie Lagally and formerly known as Seattle Food Tech, the company relaunched with the tagline "No harm. No fowl." It began selling its plant-based nuggets in February at prices comparable to frozen chicken nuggets and targets cafeterias such as hospitals and schools; one early client was Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. The company says its nuggets have roughly 40% less saturated fat and sodium, three times as much fiber, and are cholesterol-free, and lists wheat and soy proteins, breading, canola oil, cornstarch and seasoning among ingredients. Rebellyous has about 10 employees and currently makes food in South Seattle, with plans to expand to a larger facility as it scales production. Lagally says the team redesigned production equipment and automated operations to make products faster and less expensive, and is working on emulsification and lower-oil frying methods.

Total raised

$18M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Feb 2023