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23 Founders To Watch in 2023
2022 was a difficult year for many people and businesses. As we begin the new year, we’re excited to celebrate all of the incredible founders across…
2022 was a difficult year for many people and businesses. As we begin the new year, we’re excited to celebrate all of the incredible founders across industries building a plant-based future through innovation. While we’ve come across many entrepreneurs throughout the years, here are the 23 leaders (in no particular order) we think you should keep an eye on this year. Follow these change-makers as they keep disrupting the beauty, fashion, farming, CPG, tech, and food world in 2023!
In no particular order please meet the 23 founders we’re watching this year:
We’re making it easy for food producers to provide their customers with delicious and sustainable mushroom-based meats - that suit virtually any diet including vegan, paleo, gluten-free, soy-free, and more.
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Backed by 100 years of family deli history, Jenny is making the finest plant-based deli meats on the market. We can’t wait to see what she does next!
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Jason and the Be Leaf create incredible plant-based frozen products. We can’t wait to see what Jason and his team do next!
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Wendy is creating a consumer packaged goods company specializing in producing alternative meats made from mushrooms. We can’t wait for all the delicious products Wendy brings to market in 2023!
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Melina creates handbags that set a statement - highest quality products, made fully vegan and sustainable. Melina is changing the fashion game and we can’t wait to see what she and her team do in 2023!
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Brandon’s company is providing alkaline plant based meals. We can’t wait to see what Brandon brings to market in 2023!
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Bill has developed the first plant-based buttermilk on the market. We can’t wait to see what Brill and his team do in 2023!
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Jessica produces aquafaba-based sauces and chickpea baked falafel. We can’t wait to see what Jessica does next!
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Shraddha and her team are creating India’s first 100% plant based liquid egg. We can’t wait to see her continue her mission to bring the plant-based revolution to India!
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Darko and his team are producing honey without bees. We can’t wait to see where MeliBio goes next as it expands across Europe throughout 2023!
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Maggie and her team publish a nationwide print magazine as well as daily content on their website. We can’t wait to see all the incredible content Maggie creates in the new year!
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Arturo leads the food technology company EVERY with a mission to lead the world’s transition to animal-free proteins, starting with the egg. We can’t wait to see what he does in 2023!
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Priyanka and her team use tech to R&D next-gen plant-based foods while adhering to UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good health), 8 (Good work & growth), and 12 (Responsible production). Their AI Software (Charaka) blends ancestral sciences of plant nutrition with biotech and machine learning to profile the animal as well as synthetic & highly-processed ingredients in our daily food products and prescribe 100% natural plant-based alternatives. We can’t wait to see what she does in 2023!
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Dane created a Chrome browser plugin that automatically calculates and offsets the carbon footprint of online shopping orders at no cost to the user. We can’t wait to see what he does in 2023!
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Samia runs Complete Rx, a wellness brand of plant-based, vegan supplements. We can’t wait to see what Samia does in 2023!
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Margaret makes healthy cereal that tastes like childhood indulgence. We can’t wait to try all the delicious products she’ll bring to market this year!
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Eugene and his team are using fermentation technology to grow micro algae to create alternative protein. We can’t wait for Eugene to change the game in 2023!
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Dinesh and his team have reinvented the way we eat our food by replacing single use plastics with edible cutlery. Are you ready to eat your cutlery in 2023?
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Hailey makes burgers with fresh veggies that are large, filling, and colorful. Because natural is beautiful. We can’t wait to try all the delicious products Hailey will create this year!
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Natasha is using the power of mushrooms and has developed a natural, clean-label preservative to improve quality, freshness and shelf-life for food and beverage products. We can’t wait to see what she does in the new year!
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Vanessa runs Wild Curl which is a 100% natural, cruelty-free and vegan curly hair care line. We can’t wait to see all the amazing products Vanessa will bring to life in 2023!
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Kobi has created a new innovative plant-based cheese made from white beans and crafted using traditional methods without any dairy. We can’t wait to see what Kobi and his team create in 2023!
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Tiffany runs a jackfruit-centric CPG brand on a mission to achieve food security. We are excited to see what Tiffany will do in the new year!
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