SVLC
San Francisco, CA, United States
Overview
SVLC is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders. They are a team with substantial scientific and investment expertise, backed by a wide-ranging network of global advisors.
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Participated · Seed · Aug 2021
Founded in 2020 by Maricel Saenz, Compound Foods uses synthetic biology and food science to recreate coffee by extracting key molecules and reformulating them with sustainable ingredients. The company aims to reproduce regional flavor and aroma profiles (for example Costa Rican or Brazilian notes) without growing coffee beans, and notes there is no regulatory definition preventing it from calling the product "coffee." Compound Foods emphasizes lower water use compared with traditional coffee production and cites the 140 liters of water typically used across the coffee growth chain per cup. The startup is working to improve its formulation and scale the brand, targeting a soft launch by the end of the year. It is hiring across technology, marketing, product and business teams as it readies commercialization. Financially, the company has raised a total of $5.3 million to date, including the most recent seed round.
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