Impossible Foods Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2011

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 610

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Investors
  • 141

Impossible Foods General Information

Description

Producer of plant-based meat substitutes intended to combine natural ingredients into food products. The company's products are created using a combination of ingredients like fats, amino acids, and vitamins from plants that deliver the texture and taste of conventional beef, enabling consumers to get a healthy alternative to meat and dairy products.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Maraxi, Jasper Ridge Creamery
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 400 Saginaw Drive
  • Redwood City, CA 94063
  • United States
+1 (855)
Primary Industry
Food Products
Corporate Office
  • 400 Saginaw Drive
  • Redwood City, CA 94063
  • United States
+1 (855)

Impossible Foods Timeline

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Impossible Foods Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
24. Later Stage VC Completed Generating Revenue
23. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Nov-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
22. Later Stage VC 01-Sep-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
21. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Jan-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
20. Later Stage VC (Series H) 23-Nov-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
19. Secondary Transaction - Private 13-Mar-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
18. Secondary Transaction - Private 04-Dec-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
17. Later Stage VC (Series G) 01-Oct-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
16. Later Stage VC 20-May-2020 $1.31B Completed Generating Revenue
15. Later Stage VC (Series F) 13-Mar-2020 $500M $1.31B Completed Generating Revenue
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Impossible Foods Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series H1
Series H2
Series G2
Series G1
Series F2
Series F1
Series E2
Series E1
Series D 27,780,524 $0.000100 $0.36 $4.5 $4.5 1x $4.5 7.07%
Series C 20,232,702 $0.000100 $0.16 $2.03 $2.03 1x $2.03 5.15%
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Impossible Foods Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
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Producer of plant-based meat substitutes intended to combine natural ingredients into food products. The company's produ
Food Products
Redwood City, CA
610 As of 2025

Berkeley, CA
 

Boston, MA
 
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Impossible Foods Competitors (23)

One of Impossible Foods’s 23 competitors is Perfect Day, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Berkeley, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Perfect Day Venture Capital-Backed Berkeley, CA
Motif FoodWorks Venture Capital-Backed Boston, MA
Yves Veggie Cuisine Corporate Backed or Acquired Boulder, CO
Every (Food Products) Venture Capital-Backed Daly City, CA
Eat Just Venture Capital-Backed Alameda, CA
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Impossible Foods Patents

Impossible Foods Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
EP-4507518-A1 Reductant treatment methods for food product precursors Pending 11-Apr-2022
US-20230193338-A1 Genetic factor to increase expression of recombinant proteins Pending 16-Dec-2021
CA-3238958-A1 A genetic factor to increase expression of recombinant proteins Pending 16-Dec-2021
AU-2022415449-A1 A genetic factor to increase expression of recombinant proteins Pending 16-Dec-2021
EP-4448719-A1 A genetic factor to increase expression of recombinant proteins Pending 16-Dec-2021 C12P21/00
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Impossible Foods Signals

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Impossible Foods Investors (141)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
1435 Capital Management Venture Capital Minority
28 Ventures Venture Capital Minority
369 Growth Partners Venture Capital Minority
Altras Capital Family Office Majority
Beyond The Polaris Angel Group Minority
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Impossible Foods Acquisitions (1)

Impossible Foods’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Motif FoodWorks (Hemi Related Business). The deal was made on 05-Sep-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Motif FoodWorks (Hemi Related Business) 05-Sep-2024 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
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Impossible Foods FAQs

  • When was Impossible Foods founded?

    Impossible Foods was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Impossible Foods headquartered?

    Impossible Foods is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

  • What is the size of Impossible Foods?

    Impossible Foods has 610 total employees.

  • What industry is Impossible Foods in?

    Impossible Foods’s primary industry is Food Products.

  • Is Impossible Foods a private or public company?

    Impossible Foods is a Private company.

  • What is Impossible Foods’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Impossible Foods is .

  • How much funding has Impossible Foods raised over time?

    Impossible Foods has raised $2.01B.

  • Who are Impossible Foods’s investors?

    1435 Capital Management, 28 Ventures, 369 Growth Partners, Altras Capital, and Beyond The Polaris are 5 of 141 investors who have invested in Impossible Foods.

  • Who are Impossible Foods’s competitors?

    Perfect Day, Motif FoodWorks, Yves Veggie Cuisine, Every (Food Products), and Eat Just are some of the 23 competitors of Impossible Foods.

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