Apeel Sciences
De Lier, South Holland, Netherlands
Team size: 201 - 500
Sector: Food and agriculture
About Apeel Sciences
Company revenue: US$ 500 million - 1 billion
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, International Finance Corporation, Mirae Asset, S2G Ventures, Temasek Holdings
Company stage: Other
Apeel Sciences is a California-based company that’s fighting the $2.6 trillion-dollar global food waste crisis by utilizing advances in materials science to prevent waste in the first place. The company's plant-derived solution for fresh food providers doubles the lifespan of harvested fruits and vegetables even without refrigeration. It develops low-cost, natural technologies to help to eliminate food spoilage, reduce water and energy use, and preserve natural ecosystems. Apeel's private investors and philanthropic partners include Andreessen Horowitz, Viking Global Investors, Upfront Ventures, S2G Ventures, Powerplant Ventures, DBL Partners, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation. Apeel Sciences was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.