# Impossible Foods funding: rounds and investors

> Impossible Foods has raised $1.2B across 6 rounds since 2014. Investors include Temasek Holdings, Khosla Ventures and Horizons Ventures.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/impossible-foods (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Impossible Foods*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 26 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Food & Beverage Foodtech

Valuation: $4.0B, Mar 2026

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.2B** raised across 6 rounds since 2014, from 6 sources

**$75M** Series A **$108M** Series D **$75M** Round **$114M** Bridge **$300M** Round **$500M** Growth

- **Latest round:** Growth, $500M Nov 2021
- **Step-up i:** 1.7×
- **Investors:** 26 (2 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

**$75M** Series A

**$108M** Series D

**$75M** Round

**$114M** Bridge

**$300M** Round

**$500M** Growth

- **First round:** Series A, $75M
- **Biggest round:** $500M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2021** Growth **$500M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [UBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ubs) Source recorded SEC filing: $500M sold, first sale Nov 2021
- **May 2019** Round **$300M** *15 new* *2 returning* [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) Lead [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) Lead [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [Serena Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-williams) [will.i.am](https://millionrounds.com/fund/will-i-am) [Jay-Z](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-z) [Katy Perry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/katy-perry) [Paul George](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-george) [Trevor Noah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trevor-noah) Jaden Smith Jay Brown Kal Penn Kirk Cousins Phil Rosenthal Questlove Ruby Rose Zedd Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $300M sold, first sale May 2019
- **Apr 2018** Bridge **$114M** *2 new* [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Sailing Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sailing-capital) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $114M sold, first sale Mar 2018
- **Aug 2017** Round **$75M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) [Horizon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizon) Temasek/ Open Philanthropy Project Reported by Digitaljournal
- **Oct 2015** Series D **$108M** *6 new* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [UBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ubs) [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) [Jung-Ju (Jay) Kim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jung-ju-jay-kim) From a historical funding record
- **Oct 2014** Series A **$75M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **David Borecky** Executive Officer i
- **Dennis S. Woodside** Executive Officer i
- **Jason S. Gao** Executive Officer i
- **Patrick Brown** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Bart Swanson* *Fedele Bauccio* *John Marren* *Mary Beth Laughton* *Samir Kaul* *Tal Ronnen* *Vanessa Wittman*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2014 **Series D** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Bridge** 2018 **Round** 2019 **Growth** 2021 [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) L [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) L [UBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ubs) [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) [Horizon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizon) [Jung-Ju (Jay) Kim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jung-ju-jay-kim)

## Everyone who backed them

[Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1

[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[UBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ubs) Wealth manager **2** rounds

[Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates) VC firm **2** rounds

[Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) VC firm **1** round

[Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) Angel **1** round

[Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) VC firm **1** round

[Horizon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizon) VC firm **1** round

[Jung-Ju (Jay) Kim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jung-ju-jay-kim) Investment firm **1** round

[Sailing Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sailing-capital) Private equity **1** round

[Serena Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-williams) Angel **1** round

[will.i.am](https://millionrounds.com/fund/will-i-am) Private equity **1** round

[Jay-Z](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-z) Growth equity **1** round

[Katy Perry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/katy-perry) Angel **1** round

[Paul George](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-george) Angel **1** round

[Trevor Noah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trevor-noah) Angel **1** round

Jaden Smith no record of our own yet **1** round

Jay Brown no record of our own yet **1** round

Kal Penn no record of our own yet **1** round

Kirk Cousins no record of our own yet **1** round

Phil Rosenthal no record of our own yet **1** round

Questlove no record of our own yet **1** round

Ruby Rose no record of our own yet **1** round

Temasek/ Open Philanthropy Project no record of our own yet **1** round

Zedd no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=impossible-foods).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 23 firms list Impossible Foods as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[VentureSouq](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturesouq) VC firm Seed, per its site

[Equity Group Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equity-group-investments) VC firm Per its own site

[Manhattan West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manhattan-west) Family office Per its own site

[Oceanic Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oceanic-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Aliya Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aliya-capital-partners) Private equity Per its own site

[Shane Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-neman) Angel 2026, per its site

[Buena Vista Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buena-vista-angels) Angel network Per its own site

[Fourward Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fourward-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[GOLDBACH CAPITAL AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldbach-capital-ag) Private credit Per its own site

[Good Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/good-startup) VC firm Per its own site

[Impact Planet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-planet-ventures) Family office Per its own site

[Interlock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interlock-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Invest in the Clean Energy Gas Station Fund, We call it Last Point of Distribution LPDs.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-in-the-clean-energy-gas-station-fund-we-call-it-last-) VC firm Per its own site

[InvestX Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investx-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[K2 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k2-global-2) VC firm Per its own site

[Midway Venture Partners, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/midway-venture-partners-llc) Growth equity Per its own site

[PWV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pwv) VC firm Per its own site

[Preston-Werner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/preston-werner-ven) Angel network Per its own site

[Rabil Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabil-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Rising Tide Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Unanimous Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unanimous-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Verve Ventures VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures-vc) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Impossible Foods

### Who invested in Impossible Foods?

Impossible Foods's investors include Temasek Holdings, Khosla Ventures, Horizons Ventures, UBS and Bill Gates, and 21 more on record.

### How much has Impossible Foods raised?

Impossible Foods has raised $1.2B across 6 rounds since 2014.

### When did Impossible Foods last raise?

Impossible Foods's most recent round was a Growth of $500M in Nov 2021.

### What was Impossible Foods's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $500M in Nov 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Impossible Foods first?

Impossible Foods's first round on record, in Oct 2015, was backed by Khosla Ventures, Horizons Ventures and UBS and 3 others.

### What stage is Impossible Foods at?

Impossible Foods's latest named round is a Growth, in Nov 2021.

### Where is Impossible Foods based?

Impossible Foods is based in the United States.

### Who led Impossible Foods's rounds?

Temasek Holdings led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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