The Good Food Institute

Website: gfi.org.

Categories: Climate and energy Commerce and retail Consumer and social.

Sectors: Consumer, Food and Beverage, Climate, Plant-based Meat, Cultivated Meat.

Based in: Washington, United States.

Team: 110 people on the team page.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

Website registeredNov 27, 1995 (31 years old)

Timeline

Summer 2018
YY Combinator · batch
Source: ycombinator.com
November 27, 1995
Website created

Founders and team

BF
Bruce Friedrich 🔸 Founder & President

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
NC
Nick Cooney Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
OC
Olivia Calkins Tufts Alt Protein Project Co-Founder and Co-President

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com

Investors

YY Combinatoraccelerator

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Sources and API

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