Our Team
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IONA CAMPBELL CEO AND CO-FOUNDER Iona is a life-long vegetarian and now vegan. As an animal lover and foodie, she is passionate about fermentation and creating innovative plant-based recipes inspired by their traditional counterparts. She has a background in the culinary arts and has worked alongside renowned chefs around the globe. |
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KALIE MARDER COO AND CO-FOUNDER Kalie has been a vegetarian since she was 12 and is now vegan and a lifelong animal lover. She has a strong project management background, having managed numerous large and complex projects around the world. She has a passion for plant-based food and is working to make a difference in our food chain through sustainable, nutritious and delicious plant-based options. |
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RYAN BETHENCOURT ADVISOR Ryan is a scientist and entrepreneur best known for his work as co-founder and CEO of Wild Earth, Partner at Babel Ventures and co-founder and former Program Director at IndieBio, an accelerator and early stage seed fund. He and his team have funded 68+ startups. |
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NEIL COHEN ADVISOR Neil has more than 35 years of experience creating, building and managing brands from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. |
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ALISON KILMER ADVISOR Alison is a lifelong animal lover, purpose-driven entrepreneur and brand innovator with more than 20 years of experience in brand strategy, innovation, product development and marketing. She went vegetarian at 18 years old and vegan in 2000, which shaped her love for creating companies with ethics and heart. |
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JOHN MARCONE ADVISOR John has founded industry leading companies that develop on-trend products for leading retailers' private label programs. Customers include Whole Foods, Kroger, Sprouts and Trader Joe’s. |
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SUDHIR JOSHI ADVISOR Sudhir serves as an advisor to companies developing new and innovative products; with particular emphasis on product design and development, business/technology assessment, competitive analysis, addressing the challenges of moving from invention to scale-up and commercialization. He is well-versed in due-diligence for M&A, patent analysis and strategy. He is a faculty member at UC Berkeley, where he teaches product development, innovation and entrepreneurship. |