Tender Food

Tender Food is a producer of alternative meats intended to promote vegan food.
2020
40
Massachusetts, United States

Innovation

Industry Problem

Vegans lack option for meat subsitute products

R&D Focus

Plant based Meat

Innovative Solution

Tender Food specializes in producing meats using novel fiber production technology that tastes the same as traditional animal meat along with all its nutritional values

Solution Effectiveness

Tender Food products tastes the same as traditional animal meat along with all its nutritional values

Investment Funding

Last Funding Stage

Series A

Total Funding Amount

$23.6M

Last Funding Amount

$11M

Last Funding Date

Jun-24

Startup Stage

Growth Stage

Lead Investors

Claridge Venture Partners, Nor'easter Ventures, Bread & Butter Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Lowercase Capital

People

Founders

CEO

Products

Product

Chicken Piccata, Za’atar Crusted Chicken, Nashville Hot Chicken Sando, Radicchio & Chicken Salad, Chicken and Waffles

Demo Product or Complete Product?

Complete Product

M&A and Collabs

Collab

Tender Food and Tufts University to Explore Hybrid Meat Products Made with Cultivated Cells and Plant-Based Meat

Collab

Tender Food recently partnered with Clover Food Lab to add its plant-based chicken and pork to menus at the chain’s 11 locations throughout the Boston metro area