# PLANETARIANS: Food production, San Francisco, United States

> PLANETARIANS: PLANETARIANS is a food technology and ingredient innovation company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013.

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

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

# PLANETARIANS

PLANETARIANS is a food technology and ingredient innovation company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Food production San Francisco, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2013 13 years old
- **Team:** 5 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** $7.0M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Feb 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 PLANETARIANS 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 PLANETARIANS

PLANETARIANS is a food technology and ingredient innovation company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013.

The company focuses on developing sustainable, carbon-negative, plant-based meat alternatives by upcycling by-products from the food and beverage industries. Their mission is to enhance global food security and combat climate change by transforming waste carbohydrates into high-protein alternatives without the need for additional crop cultivation or livestock rearing. The company employs a proprietary process known as Solid State Fermentation, which uses fungi to convert waste into protein. PLANETARIANS offers a range of whole-cut, plant-based meat products that mimic the texture and flavor of animal meat, including whole-cut vegan chicken, BBQ-style strips, and protein powders derived from upcycled plant by-products. Their products are designed to be nutritious, affordable, and environmentally friendly, targeting institutional food services, schools, senior housing, and retail food manufacturers.

## What company datasets say PLANETARIANS raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$7.0M** in dollars

Rounds **8**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **$6.0M**

Last round date **Feb 2023**

Investors listed **23**

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [The Yield Lab Asia Pacific](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-yield-lab-asia-pacific)
- [C9 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/c9-capital)

Each firm lists PLANETARIANS 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

consumers private label manufacturing distribution manufacturing carbon footprint reduction foodservice upcycled sunflower oilcake brewer's yeast education information technology & services plant-based meat alternatives food production school meals climate-friendly protein whole ingredients high protein plant-based products

Built with from their website

HubSpot Sales Hub Google Tag Manager parallax.js Squarespace ECommerce YouTube Google Workspace Viewport Meta Google Drive Google Meet Twilio SendGrid Email Marketing Campaigns

+8 more

Priority Hints Magento 2 Mobile Friendly Magento Open Source Open Graph Squarespace Yandex Mail Google Analytics

- **Sector:** Food production
- **Industry code:** NAICS 31111, 311999, SIC 2099
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $4.4M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/planetarians)

## Food production in United States

Startups like it

- [**David** New York · founded 2023 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/david)
- [**Plenty** South San Francisco · founded 2013 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/plenty)
- [**Revol Greens** Medford · founded 2017 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/revol-greens)
- [**BrightFarms** Irvington · founded 2011 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightfarms)
- [**The Farmer's Dog** New York · founded 2014 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-farmer-s-dog)
- [**wine.com** San Francisco · founded 1998 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/wine-com)
- [**Gotham Greens** Brooklyn · founded 2009 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/gotham-greens)
- [**Wildtype** San Francisco · founded 2016 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/wild-type)

## Is this your company?

Add your raise, your deck and your story, and put PLANETARIANS in front of investors. Or tell us what we have wrong.

[List your startup](https://millionrounds.com/list-your-startup)[Send a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)