Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: PLANETARIANS
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/planetarians
Updated at: 2026-06-09T05:00:29Z

Tagline: Most affordable meat alternative in the world
Elevator pitch: Our plant-based meat has price parity, and eventually superiority, to animal meat without sacrificing product quality. We are able to achieve this through innovative processing technology that reduces the #1 cost of plant-based meat - plant protein and #2 cost - flavor. Our first product - single-ingredient plant-based meat - can be produced at lower costs than meat.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 68088 | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 68 | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 68088 | observed_at: 2026-06-09T05:00:29Z | expires_at: 2026-06-10T05:00:29Z
- Total investors: 68 | observed_at: 2026-06-09T05:00:29Z | expires_at: 2026-06-10T05:00:29Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 68088
- total_investors: 68
- team_size: 2
- featured_investor_count: 9
- faq_count: 5
- recent_post_count: 0

Quick facts:
- Currently selling to 23 schools and senior houses on repeat basis | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-fact-1
- Notable investors: Techstars, B.Feld, SOSV, Barilla, Mindrock, Traction Club, AB InBev | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-fact-2
- $6.9m raised to date | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-fact-3
- Selling our meat alternative on par with chicken we have a 75% margin. | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-fact-4
- CEO is serial entrepreneur (2 prior exits) | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-fact-5
- Double patented technology (product and process) | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-fact-6
- 2-ingredient clean label | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-fact-7
- Featured on the cover of Alt-Meat Magazine (hard copy!), TechCrunch, VegNews | citation: https://wefunder.com/planetarians#claim-fact-8

FAQ:
- Q: How does one get a sample before investing?
  A: We host sampling events in San Francisco (feel free add yourself to the list in the footer of our website: https://planetarians.com/ ) and ship jerky samples across US - feel free to provide the address (you may reply to the list confirmation in the footer).
- Q: Hi maybe I misunderstood but the main goal here is to help the meat industry merge more plant based meat with animal meat and cut down on meat cost and begging the shift towards a plant based journey?
  A: Welcome to our Investor Q+A webinars for discussion best options! You're right - we help animal agriculture industry with transitioning to plant based journey. Manufacturing it in parallel, mixing animal and plant proteins, or going 100% animal-free - all are viable options.
- Q: Hello Planetarians! Excited to be on board! My first question is regarding your philosophy wrt GMOs. Do your current products leverage GMOs, and if so, do you plan on offering non-gmo options?
  A: Our tech is GMO free. Plant protein sources may vary. Jerky and steak we sample are made from Non-GMO Soy. Protein bar is made from Non-GMO Yellow Pea.
- Q: Thank you for the prompt response Aleh! I think maintaining the non-gmo sourcing standard as you scale (and Ideally 3rd-party verifying for your consumer-facing brand) will be an advantage! I have two more questions: 1. Regarding methylcellulose: In your consumer feedback pdf,...
  A: Methylcellulose (a processed fiber) is used in plant based meat applications as a structuring agent. We naturally get fiber from spent beans hulls and yeast cell walls. As for Organic, I wanted to emphasize that our meat is made from two upvalued ingredients - Spent Yeast and Spent Soybeans. - Spent yeast is a by-product of the fermentation industry. Imagine fermenting kombucha or beer. We pick up what’s left. - Spent Soybeans are what's left after oil has been extracted. And now, we added th...
- Q: Hello! I'm getting a notification that my early-bird investment valuation cap is no longer valid, and that I'm now expected to invest at double the valuation. Can you help me understand why the initial terms aren't being honored?
  A: First of all, thank you for the support and commitment to Planetarians. Our stakeholders wanted to ensure that we consolidated all existing seed round SAFE notes at a unified valuation before the public launch of our WeFunder campaign. We believe a valuation cap of $20M reflects our current trajectory and still provides ample opportunity for a return on investment for everyone. All previous WeFunder commitments prior to our public offering have the option to reconfirm or decline the new terms...