Xoca
A delicious, first-of-its kind gut healthy soda made from upcycled cacao fruit
Last Funded March 2022
$145,400
raised from 46 investors
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Highlights
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Strong brand identity with mass appeal.
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A $3.3B, and growing, market segment.
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Developed a proprietary method for the processing of cacao fruit.
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Experienced team with significant knowledge across the entire value chain.
Our Team
Jacob LopataCEO
An entrepreneur with 20 years of experience building and managing technology startups. A co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of The Space Launch Corporation, a prime defense contractor. Earned his M.S. in Aeronautics & Astronautics from MIT.
We choose this idea as we wanted to develop and produce compelling, healthier soda alternatives while also helping to eliminate the significant amount food waste generated by the chocolate industry.
Carl SchweizerBranding & Design Director
Advanced degrees in communications, graphic design, and branding. In 2013, co-founded To’ak Chocolate, the world’s first sustainable luxury chocolate company. Has won several international design awards for To’ak’s branding concept and design.
Jerry TothSustainability Director
Earned a degree in economics from Cornell University. In 2007, he co-founded Third millennium Alliance, a nonprofit foundation which protects over 1,500 acres of rainforest in Ecuador. In 2013, he co- founded To’ak Chocolate.
