MyForest Foods
myforestfoods.com
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Total raised
$58.8M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$3.5M
Venture round · Feb 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
Horizon Technology Finance
The money's age
Long since its last round
31 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
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this month
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The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Feb 8, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $3.5M · SEC Form D
May 31, 2023
Raised a round Series A $15.2M · SEC Form D
Mar 23, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $40M · SEC Form D
May 18, 2020
Took on debt financing $7M · SEC Form D
2020
Founded
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Feb 2024 | $3.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Series A | May 2023 | $15.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Mar 2021 | $40M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | May 2020 | $7M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | MyForest Foods Co. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Greg ShewchukExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Patricia StricklandExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Eben BayerDirectorSEC Form D
Stephen LomnesExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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MyForest Foods Raises $15M in Series A-2 to Scale MyBacon, Appoints Greg Shewchuk as New CEO
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Greg Shewchuk
Executive Officer
Patricia Strickland
Executive Officer
Eben Bayer
Director
Stephen Lomnes
Executive Officer
Shally Shanker
Director
Gary Hirshberg
Director
Jessica Harris
Director
Stephen McDonnell
Director
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