Brown Foods
Making 'REAL' Cow and Human Milk!
What they do
Conventional dairy and infant formula rely on animal agriculture and resource-intensive production that raises ethical and environmental concerns while limiting access to biologically real milk alternatives.
It uses AI-enabled mammalian cell culture to produce cow-free whole milk and real human milk that match conventional milk’s taste, texture, and functionality.
Dairy product manufacturers and consumer brands seeking animal-free real milk inputs, and infant nutrition companies and parents needing human-milk-based formula.
Founders
A Stanford alumnus and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi graduate; Patent holder; 9+ years of work exp. in food and healthcare across India, USA and Middle East (with global brands like Starbucks) and was building the world's 1st personalised food brand recently. His experience as a vegetarian and his spouse's struggle with milk during pregnancy led him to UnReal Milk - leveraging his synthetic biology education, Bio-design training at Stanford and several years of business experience.
A passionate bioengineer, always eager to tackle tech hurdles and challenge dogma! Trained in Biotechnology with minors in Computer Science at IIT Delhi; worked at Harvard and CEA Paris; and experienced with control systems and reactor design for robust bioprocess systems. Has additional experience in business consulting for food and healthcare companies such as Epigamia, Novartis, Milkbasket etc., along with a rich perspective on understanding end consumers.
A graduate of Rice University and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi; molecular biology and biochemistry PhD with 3+ years experience working as a scientist on cell culture and model organisms; 6 published papers in internationally recognized journals; passionate about leveraging technology to combat climate change
Company timeline
- Founded2021
- YC batchWinter 2022
- StatusActive
- Team size5 people
- LocationBoston, MA, USA
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