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Tender Food

tenderfood.com
tenderfood.com • HQ: Somerville, United States • Venture - Series Unknown 2025 • 51-200 employees • Founded 2020 • Startup • New
HQ: Somerville, United States • Venture - Series Unknown 2025 • 51-200 employees • Founded 2020 • Startup • New
Actively hiring
Meat & Poultry
Food Technology
Food & Beverages
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Funding and backers

Total raised
$28.9M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$5.3M
Venture round · Oct 2025 · 11 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
Lowercarbon Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
11 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Oct 2025 $5.3M — SEC Form D
Venture round Mar 2024 $10.1M — SEC Form D
Venture round Feb 2022 $12M — SEC Form D
Venture round Sep 2020 $1.5M — SEC Form D
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Tender Food, Inc. sec
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Christophe ChantreExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Luke MacQueenExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Grant GonzalezExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Michael MessersmithExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Lowercarbon Capital fund
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Overview

0 About Tender™ We make plant-based meat with flavor first and no compromises. This food earns its place at the table.

People

Christophe Chantre
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
Luke MacQueen
Executive Officer
SEC Form D
Grant Gonzalez
Executive Officer
SEC Form D
Michael Messersmith
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
Bernard Lupien
Director
SEC Form D
Carsten Boers
Director
SEC Form D
Kevin Parker
Director
SEC Form D
Names and roles come from public filings, company registers and the company's own site. Is this you? Correct or remove

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Somerville United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff

Financials

Total raised
$28.9M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
4
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $5.3M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $10.1M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $12M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $1.5M Details