Overview
News
Salaries
Products
People
Growth
Offices
Financials

Funding and backers

Total raised
$32.1M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$27.6M
Venture round · Jul 2023 · 3 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
Elevate Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
38 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 31, 2023 Raised a round Venture round $27.6M · SEC Form D Jun 22, 2022 Raised a round Venture round $2.6M · SEC Form D Jan 11, 2021 Raised a round Venture round $1.2M · SEC Form D Mar 13, 2019 Raised a round Venture round $374k · SEC Form D Aug 13, 2018 Raised a round Venture round $70k · SEC Form D Aug 29, 2016 Raised a round Venture round $356k · SEC Form D 2013 Founded
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jul 2023 $27.6M — SEC Form D
Venture round Jun 2022 $2.6M — SEC Form D
Venture round Jan 2021 $1.2M — SEC Form D
Venture round Mar 2019 $374k — SEC Form D
Venture round Aug 2018 $70k — SEC Form D
Venture round Aug 2016 $356k — SEC Form D
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity True Essence Foods Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Justin OtaniExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Robert McDonaldExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Matthew RubinExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Overview

Redefining flavor for the global good. With our leading-edge food technologies, let’s create a more flavorful and sustainable world together.

News

News WFP
5 facts about food waste and hunger World Food Programme
The shocking cost of poor storage in the farms of developing countries - and careless shopping in rich ones
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Report

People

Justin Otani
Executive Officer
Robert McDonald
Executive Officer, Director
Matthew Rubin
Executive Officer, Director
Elliott Parker
Director
Rajan Gajaria
Director
Andrew Walter
Director
Brad Todd
Director
Mark Long
Director
Jim Strickland
Director
Robert Kirch
Director
Garret Flynn
Director
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Indianapolis United States
HQ
True Essence Foods Headquarters
50-200 est. staff
1125 E Brookside Ave Suite D-2, Indianapolis, IN 46202
company site

Financials

Total raised
$32.1M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
6
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2023 $27.6M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $2.6M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 $1.2M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 $374k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2018 $70k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2016 $356k Details