People seek inspiration and wisdom regularly from successful entrepreneurs and investors. In fact, not many such investors are there in the world who outperform consistently to get motivation. But a few people in this group are truly amazing, and Nick Cooney is one among them. Nick Cooney is not only the founder of the New Crop Capital venture capital trust but also its managing trustee. Besides, he is the co-founder of the largest non-governmental organization in the world, the Good Food Institute. Nick Cooney invested in more than forty alternative protein companies throughout his investment career. There is considerable consumer awareness of alternative proteins, especially in economically developed countries. For many years, meat has been the major source of protein. But the interest and behavior of consumers have changed in recent years and developed an interest in alternative protein sources. Animal welfare and environmental concerns are also reasons for the growing int...
Nick Cooney founded and is currently the Managing Parter at Lever VC ( http://www.levervc.com), a U.S.-Hong Kong venture capital fund that makes early stage investments in alternative protein food companies. (These include plant-based meat, dairy and egg products, as well as “clean” or cell-based meat, dairy and egg products, and related service and technology companies.) Lever VC operates globally with staff and offices in Hong Kong S.A.R., the United States, Israel, and Europe. Nick has worked in the plant-based and alternative protein foods industry for nearly twenty years. He has made investments in over two dozen companies around the world, including Beyond Meat, Memphis Meats, Alpha Foods, Aleph Farms, Geltor, Miyoko’s Creamery, Good Dot, Avant Meats, Marvelous Foods, Kite Hill, The Purple Carrot, Next Foods, Good Catch Foods, and others. These portfolio companies represent combined value of nearly $2 billion USD. Nick servies on the board or as board obse...