Yali Bio develops technology to produce lipids for use in alternative dairy products like butter and ice cream, using fewer inputs than conventional sources.

Yali Bio

Yali Bio is building precision biotechnology platform for fats & lipids, a critical ingredient for human nutrition and taste and texture of foods.  Starting from renewable feedstocks, we use advanced biological tools to design the fats.

Our planet is overwhelmed by 7 billion people,  25 billion chickens, 980 million cows, 680 million pigs, to name a few. Concentrated animal farming caused devastating deforestation and natural resource challenges. Extreme weather patterns and a hotter planet are rapidly changing the food supply chain, it is time to create a climate-smart food system, and we start with fats & lipids.

UpHonest Capital

Illumina Accelerator

CRCM Ventures

Third Kind Venture Capital

S2G Ventures

Essential Capital

First In Ventures

FTW Ventures

John Goldsmith

Stephanie Sher

Alternative fats and oils are key to reproducing the taste, aroma and texture of meat and dairy substitutes, while being sustainable for the planet (minimal resources, no deforestation) and human health (no cholesterol, antibiotics, hormones). 

55 startups on the case 🥓🥛 
Let us know what ones we should add.
https://lnkd.in/et7mdxYK

Lorenzo Chiavarini Eglantine Dupuy #alternativeprotein #alternativefats #sustainablefood #startups #foodtech #agtech

A gorgeous day for a spring bay trail hike for the Yali Bio team, everything is growing and full of life, and the bay water is pristine and abundant!

“Silicon Valley has been a transformative chapter of my life!” Those are the words of Olivia Adrover, who along with five other talented Danish students have been on a unique journey during Spring 2024 working at bioinnovation startups in Silicon Valley. 

This week, we celebrated graduation of our International Bioinnovation Program Scholars: Cristina-Genoveva Bodnari, Javier Lopez Bort, Emma Cathrine Liisborg Leschly, Mette Bøge Pedersen, Olivia Adrover, and Kasper Krunderup Jakobsen ✨

After five enlightening months in Silicon Valley, our scholars have completed their journey, working at the startups Modality.AI, Mirvie, Yali Bio, ResVita Bio, Ivy Natal, and Prolific Machines, Inc. They've gained invaluable experience in entrepreneurship and innovation, bridging the gap from lab to market.

To celebrate, we held an event to mark their achievements and the incredible journey they've been on. During the event, the scholars had a chance to present their learnings and receive feedback from Managing Partner at SV Venture Group, Jordan Wahbeh, and Senior Advisor at Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley, Jon Therkildsen - thank you both for sharing your expertise!

Recapping the experience, Olivia Adrover says: "Over five months, I've learned to bridge the gap from lab to market, fundamentally changing my approach to work and life. This journey has sparked a passion for innovation and a commitment to living with purpose and impact. Here's to shaping the future and making a difference!"

The Novo Nordisk Foundation's sponsorship makes this journey for these talented individuals possible, with the program being led by Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley.

Allan Skårup Kristensen | Josefine Lange Strandgaard | Charlotte Vilhelmsen | Morten Larsen | Helene Aamand Pedersen

"Each year, the world emits 51 billion tons of greenhouse gases, and the production of fats and oils from animals and plants makes up seven percent of that." - Bill Gates https://lnkd.in/gX3YFEuG.  

We are excited for the recognition of fats & oils and its critical role in GHG emission, and all the innovators in this space, Cheers our friends Savor, C16 Biosciences.

Yali Bio is building a biotechnology platform to make climate-smart food ingredients from renewable resources.

Using precision fermentation and biomanufacturing, fats and lipids with tunable melting properties can be produced to meet tailored application requirements, with broad applications in plant-based food, confectionery, and nutrition.

Learn more about Yali Bio’s ingredient innovation by connecting with the team at Future Food-Tech. With less than 3 weeks to go, book your place here: https://bit.ly/3RzpyF8

This is a fun weekly update!

🧈 Savor in the news! Check out the great piece Bill and the whole Gates Notes’ team put together about Savor and our friends C16 Biosciences. 
🍼 Dairy: more fat + protein solutions -- Checkerspot Yali Bio New Culture
🍫 Cocoa, Chocolate, Cocoa, Chocolate! Cocoa have been hitting the news pretty hard in the past weeks, and I LOVE IT. Congrats to California Cultured Inc. Planet A Foods Voyage Foods

🍖 Heura Foods yes!! €40m series B and an exciting partnership with Upfield in a moment where the industry needs this kind of news. 
🍜 Borealis Foods announces NASDAQ listing; 🔬Novozymes and Chr. Hansen have completedtheir merger.

🥛 Orgain's Better Whey, made with precision fermentation
🌊 Algae Cooking Club,  made from fermented Microalgae
🌱 Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods made with Brightseed's fiber

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