Unovis Asset Management

Unovis Asset Management focuses on impact investing in purpose-driven food entrepreneurs. They aim to find, fund, and foster solutionary ideas globally, from disruptive start-ups to global conglomerates, sharing a vision for a well-fed and sustainable world. Their investment strategy involves sourcing opportunities, building collaborative global partnerships, connecting source funding, and establishing lasting partnerships, providing fundamental support from seed stage onward. They empower companies that are redefining how to sustainably feed the planet by funding innovations along the alternative protein production value chain. They focus on innovations in Protein R&D (Crops, Seeds, Microbes, Yeast, Fungi, Algae, Biomatter, Recombinant Proteins, Cultured Proteins, Tailored Fats, Allergen-Free Functional Ingredients and other Novel Ingredients), Product Development (Blending Culinary Arts with Food Science, Re-Envisioning Traditional Dishes, Crafting Winning Recipes), Protein Manufacturing (Biomass Fermentation, Precision Fermentation, Protein Isolation and Formulation, Shear Cell Processing, Ingredient Upcycling), Food Manufacturing (Layering, Extrusion, Food Processing, Dehydration, Spinning Fibers, 3D Printing) and Consumer Goods/Foodservice (Disruptive Brands, Innovative Distribution Models, Sustainable Packaging). Impact is the bedrock, measured by UN Sustainable Development Goals, ESG mandates, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Animal welfare.

Alternative protein, sustainable food systems, protein R&D, product development, protein manufacturing, food manufacturing, consumer goods, foodservice, sustainable packaging, disruptive brands, innovative distribution models, crops, seeds, microbes, yeast, fungi, algae, biomatter, recombinant proteins, cultured proteins, tailored fats, allergen-free functional ingredients, biomass fermentation, precision fermentation, protein isolation and formulation, shear cell processing, ingredient upcycling, layering, extrusion, food processing, dehydration, spinning fibers, 3D printing

Core thematic spaces, technologies, and target market segments of interest.