Company Profile (AI Text) Name: NETZRO, SBC Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc Updated at: 2026-06-22T05:03:20Z Tagline: State-of-the-art food tech producing nutritious, upcycled ingredients at scale Elevator pitch: NETZRO has developed a proprietary state-of-the-art food upcycling platform for licensing. This technology helps power the safe capture and conversion of industrial food and beverage byproducts into new sustainable food ingredients at scale. Key claims: - Total raised on Wefunder: 162580 | citation: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc#claim-total-raised - Total investors: 80 | citation: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc#claim-total-investors Verified facts: - Total raised on Wefunder: 162580 | observed_at: 2026-06-22T05:03:20Z | expires_at: 2026-06-23T05:03:20Z - Total investors: 80 | observed_at: 2026-06-22T05:03:20Z | expires_at: 2026-06-23T05:03:20Z Computed metrics: - total_amount_raised: 162580 - total_investors: 80 - team_size: 5 - featured_investor_count: 1 - faq_count: 3 - recent_post_count: 1 Quick facts: - Transforming food byproducts (eggshells, spent grain & more) into nutrient-rich ingredients. | citation: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc#claim-fact-1 - Patent pending tech can be applied to various food byproducts. | citation: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc#claim-fact-2 - Multiple food and beverage manufacturers have expressed interest in licensing our tech. | citation: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc#claim-fact-3 - Selected for The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Innovation Fund’s 2021 Cohort | citation: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc#claim-fact-4 - Majority women-owned business. Certified B Corp. | citation: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc#claim-fact-5 - The upcycled food industry worth $46.7B+ in 2019 & expected to grow 5% annually over next 10 years. | citation: https://wefunder.com/netzro.sbc#claim-fact-6 FAQ: - Q: Hi, Up to how much are you hoping/planning to raise in this round? Until when is the fundraiser open if you do not reach that limit earlier? I could not find that you state anywhere how much of that "upcycled food industry worth $46.7B+" that you hope to capture. Do you not (y... A: Hi Josh. Thank you for the questions. We will be raising a series A in May 2022 timeframe. We will be closing this campaign just after the 1st of the year. NETZRO's addressible market of the $46.7B is $8B. This captures the spent grain byproducts. There is more opportunity in eggshell upcycling and even though we have been selling one upcycled ingredient under this verticle there is more R&D work to be done on commercializing upcycled collagen (eggshell membrane) which is underway. We do ... - Q: Thanks Sue. Did you just change or add the "min $250", because I do not recall that being there previously, and I know that I was looking for it. A: Thanks for the question Josh, we have always had the $250 minimum on this campaign, in addition to that there are other perks at different levels. - Q: Hello, Interesting technology. I have a few questions: 1. What is the status of your patent? Has it been granted? How much is your competitive advantage eroded if the patent is not granted? 2. What are the competing technologies that can be similarly appended to the end of foo... A: Hello Georgiy - Thank you for your interest and great questions. Our patent education is pending and we have just filed for a PCT patent since we have several companies interested internationally. The patent is important but we have a substantial trade secret portfolio. There are technologies that are readily available for small scale processing of organics to a dried matter for composting. I have seen several companies that are using this type for upcycling fruit pulps and spent grains. I ju... Recent posts: - It's NETZRO's Final Countdown (2022-01-11T22:19:17Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/149379