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Alpine Bio
Biotech
Summary
Nobell has discovered how to transform plants into living bioreactors to produce real dairy proteins. Nobell is launching with a plant based cheese that uses real casein, which gives cheese its unique stretchiness, meatiness, and mouthfeel.
Why we invested
- Magi Richani was able to build an extremely talented team and has shown a remarkable ability to marshal resources.
- Potential to shake up vegan cheese market which currently has few to no good products.
- Consumers are demanding plant based alternatives without compromise.
- Sidestepping the cow, Nobell has the potential to make dairy less expensive than animal-based cheese, while using less resources.
- Strong co-investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
Investors
Team
Magi Richani CEO/Founder
Magi was a Project Manager at Shell for over 3 years before applying to YC with the idea for Nobell. Magi holds a BS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from UT Austin and an MS in Engineering & Project Management from UC Berkeley.
