Spudsy upcycles imperfect sweet potatoes into plant-based puff snacks and a sweet potato “fry.” The puff comes in five flavors and the fry/straw product is offered in four flavors. Its products are sold at Whole Foods, Kroger and Sam’s Club, and the company works with a North Carolina farm and was on track to save 1 million flawed sweet potatoes by the end of 2021. Spudsy raised $3.3M in a Series A and has raised $6.5M total since it was founded three years ago. The company built out much of its executive suite last year and plans to use the new capital primarily for hiring, to support growing national retail interest, and to invest in in-store demonstrations. Management also plans to expand into other grocery categories such as frozen foods, bread and tortillas, and to push direct-to-consumer and Amazon sales next year. Founder and CEO Ashley Rogers previously founded Buff Bake and sold her share before starting Spudsy.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Sep 2021