Shropshire Startup Raises £500K To ‘Upcycle’ Broccoli Stems Into Plant-Based Protein
Amount Raised
£500,000
Round Type
Seed
NewportBiotechnologyAgriculture and FarmingFood And BeverageDescription
Upp, a sustainable food harvesting startup, has secured £500,000 in pre-seed funding to develop and commercialise its broccoli upcycling technology.
Quick answer
UPP raised £500,000 in a Seed round, dated January 26, 2023. UPP is based in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
- How much did UPP raise?
- UPP raised £500,000 in a Seed round on January 26, 2023.
- What does UPP do?
- 80% of broccoli crop is growing to waste. upp™ harvests nutritious, health-promoting proteins and ingredients from the 80%.
- Where is UPP based and how big is it?
- UPP is based in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Agriculture and Farming and Food And Beverage around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as UPP that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Basecamp Research raised $20M (Funding Round) on December 14, 2022.
- Chamberlain Coffee raised $7M on March 10, 2023.
- Barvecue raised an undisclosed amount on March 8, 2023.
- Chromologics raised an undisclosed amount (Seed) on March 6, 2023.
- 22nd Century raised $21M (Debt Financing) on March 3, 2023.
- Barvecue raised $1M (Seed) on March 1, 2023.
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