# Compound Foods: Food & beverages, San Francisco, United States

> Compound Foods: Compound Foods is a food tech startup founded in 2020 by Maricel Saenz. Based in San Francisco, United States. Founded 2020.

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

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# Compound Foods

Compound Foods is a food tech startup founded in 2020 by Maricel Saenz.

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Funding reported Last round: Seed

Food & beverages San Francisco, United States

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Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 3 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** $4.5M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Jul 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Compound Foods has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Compound Foods

Compound Foods is a food tech startup founded in 2020 by Maricel Saenz.

The company specializes in creating sustainable food alternatives that replicate the taste, aroma, and functionality of traditional coffee and chocolate. By utilizing a proprietary product platform, Compound Foods focuses on upcycled ingredients, significantly reducing environmental impact. The company offers a B2B ingredients platform designed for manufacturers in the food and beverage industry. Their core product lines include bean-free coffee, which serves as a sustainable alternative to traditional coffee, and cocoa-free cocoa, which provides chocolate flavor without using cocoa beans or cocoa butter. Compound Foods aims to help manufacturers future-proof their supply chains against the challenges posed by traditional agricultural commodities.

## What company datasets say Compound Foods raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$4.5M** in dollars

Last round **Seed**

Last round date **Jul 2023**

Investors listed **5**

## On 4 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Portfolia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portfolia)
- [One Way Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-way-ventures)
- [Maple VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maple-vc)
- [Juniper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper)

Each firm lists Compound Foods on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

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Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Food & beverages
- **Industry code:** NAICS 31191, SIC 2099
- **Region:** California

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