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Nature's Fynd

Nature’s Fynd is a Chi­ca­­go-based food com­pa­ny cre­at­ing ver­sa­tile alterna­tive pro­teins to nour­ish the world’s grow­ing pop­u­la­tion while nur­tur­ing the plan­et. Born out of research con­duct­ed for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone Nation­al Park, the company’s break­through tech­nol­o­gy pro­duces Fy™. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutri­tion­al fun­gi protein that only uses a frac­tion …

active United StatesUSA & Canada Founded 2012 UnlistedEmployees: 100+ (estimated as of 2020) checked 2026-10-05

Profile

Industry
Alternative proteins, Food ingredients, Textiles & leather
Topics
Yeast, fermentation & food ingredients, Precision fermentation (proteins, dairy, egg)
Role
Producer — “…enable scalable, real-world manufacturing solutions. Originating from a NASA-funded Yellowstone mission that i…”
Parent / group
The Fynder Group, Inc.
Why it is bioeconomy
Nature's Fynd is a biotechnology company that produces a fungal-based protein (Fy) using a proprietary fermentation process for food applications.

Bio-solutions it supplies 0

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

What they offer

Subsidiaries: The Fynder Group

News & status 6

Network: owners, partners, peers

Ownership & investors 17

investorSoftBank’s Vision Fund 2
investorBlackstone Strategic Partners
investorBalyasny Asset Management
investorHillhouse Investment
investorEDBI
investorSK Inc
investorHongkou
investorBreakthrough Energy Ventures
investorADM Ventures
investorDanone Manifesto Ventures
investorGeneration Investment Management LLP
investorJeff Bezos
investorBill Gates
investorAl Gore
investorMichael Bloomberg
investorRichard Branson
subsidiaryThe Fynder Group

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