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Optimized Foods

Optimized Foods

Private
Davis, CaliforniaHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://optimizedfoods.com/

Last Round

Accelerator

Feb 12, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$252,000

Company Overview

Optimized Foods is a food technology company that has developed a proprietary, edible, and inexpensive scaffolding technology that gives cultivated meat products the right texture and format.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Biotechnology, Sustainable Materials, Circular Economy, Clean Manufacturing

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

mycelium fermentationalternative proteinfood techmycoproteinclean label ingredientscultivated meatlab grown meatbiomanufacturingfood ingredient platformplant based fatencapsulation technologysustainable foodb2b food ingredientscell based foodalternative fat

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Optimized Foods Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
AcceleratorFeb 12, 2026
AcceleratorMay 13, 2024
SeedMar 6, 2023
AcceleratorMay 2, 2022

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Maja Segerman Nielsen

Co-founder and COO

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Optimized Foods Investors

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Optimized Foods investors
InvestorRounds
gener8torAccelerator
Big Idea VenturesAccelerator
Reservoir VenturesAccelerator
ProVeg IncubatorAccelerator

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  • Feb 4, 2026

    Monthly visitors increased 61% MoM.

  • May 2, 2025

    Monthly visitors grew 376% MoM, from 294 to 1.4K.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersDavis, California
Employee Range5
Year Founded2022
Last FundingFeb 12, 2026

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