Investing
in Food & Materials Innovation for a Systems Shift
At the forefront of a secular trend, we invest in public companies that make primary products through innovation and technology utilizing plants or plant-derived products. Further, these companies work towards a more efficient, climate-friendly, and sustainable food and materials supply system. We believe this sector will likely experience significant growth as part of a large-scale secular trend. We call these VegTech™ Companies.
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MARKET OPPORTUNITY:
According to the Boston Consulting Group, Plant-based Innovation will grow from $39B to $290B by 2035.
VegTech™ Innovation: Invest In A Secular Trend
VegTech™ Invest is committed to Carbon Neutrality. Find the details by clicking on the ETF button above.
Our investments support a global systems transformation by investing in sectors up and down the food and materials supply chain. Click the ETF button to learn more about VegTech™ companies and their sustainability impact.
AgTech & BioTechnology
Agricultural Technology (AgTech). At the beginning of the supply chain, we invest in companies that grow healthy and prolific foods using advances in greenhouse growing, sustainable fertilizer, and irrigation.
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Synthetic Biology. We back bio-tech and synthetic biology companies that grow nutritious proteins and ingredients in new ways
Sustainable Proteins & Food Innovation
Ingredients. We invest in companies that take proteins and ingredients and make them readily available for downstream producers, such as food service, flavor technology, and consumer foods.
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Flavor Technology. We invest in companies incorporating new ingredients and proteins into plant-based recipes, making them delicious and inviting.
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Consumer Food and Beverages. We invest in well-known food producers and beverage companies
Materials
Materials. We invest in companies using sustainable and bio-based materials in novel textiles, clothing or cosmetics. This captures additional diversity in the global system transformation.
VegTech /veje-tek/ [n]:
Innovation utilizing plants and plant derived ingredients to create animal-free products for
sustainable consumption; part of
a global secular trend.
As Seen In
“The move to plant-based foods is the biggest single trend in the history of food that I have seen in the 40 years I have been doing this. It is a mega-trend akin to digitization.”
- Walter Robb, Former Co-CEO, Whole Foods on The Plantbased Business Hour
Interested In Impact Investing? Welcome to VegTech™.
1. Invest For Impact & Climate Change
Animal agriculture is responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions, including methane and nitrous oxide. We invest in companies innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients to make sustainable products, thus helping to address climate change. We believe we won’t fix climate change without fixing our current food and materials supply system.
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2. Invest For Efficiency & Sustainability
Our current food and materials supply is inefficient and unsustainable. It is a major source of deforestation, using disproportionate amounts of water and land such that creating enough food for a growing global population won’t be feasible with our current resources. We invest in sustainable and/or regenerative innovation companies, including alternative material and diversified protein companies, which are less resource intensive, producing prolific and nutritious food with less land and water. We are at the tip of what we believe is a long-term secular trend shifting towards plant-based innovation.
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3. Invest For Disruption
As we enter the fourth industrial revolution, the food and materials supply systems are on the precipice of a global shift. We are investing in the game changers, disruptors and trend-makers with the vision and technology to create a future in which health and food security are sustainable. Through investing, we are helping to shape a healthier, more climate friendly, cruelty-free and resilient food supply system, a trend driven by the demand of Gen X and Gen Z.
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