301 INC is focused on partnering with emerging food brands. We strive to support the passion and vision of the entrepreneurs to create breakthrough innovation to enable positive change for the world and enable a successful business.
The goal of the 301 INC team is to proactively engage and make direct equity investments in early stage food businesses to help accelerate the growth of these ideas by leveraging the skill and agility of the founders and the capabilities of General Mills.
The 301 INC team is seeking emerging food brands with a compelling product, passionate and relentless founders, with demonstrated progress in market.
We want to help you elevate your idea.
Your Vision. With our Support to Grow, Flourish and Compete.
Location: United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2012
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A; Series B
Portfolio 1
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 17.01.2018 | Urban Reme... | urbanremed... | $41M | United Sta... |
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| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 14.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: eGrocer BigBasket bags $131m, Choc... | This week, India’s BigBasket raised more than $100 million for online grocery delivery, as did Germa... | agfunderne... |
| 29.03.2022 | Big F&B Invests In Innovation, Funds Emerging Cos | Big F&B companies have the resources and reach to develop their own product advances, and the ch... | forbes.com... |
| 15.04.2021 | The proof is in the pudding: London-based potted desert star... | London-based Pots & Co, a food company known for its range of hand-crafted potted desserts avail... | siliconcan... |
| 07.09.2020 | Innovative Food startups raised more in H1 2020 than they di... | Startups developing innovative food and ingredients, including alt-proteins, raised more funding in ... | agfunderne... |
| 27.05.2020 | Vegan Tuna Startup Good Catch Reels In Celebrity Investment,... | 17 5 22 Shares 3 Mins Read Gathered Foods, the makers of the plant-based tuna brand Good Catch, ... | greenqueen... |
| 08.09.2019 | Kite Hill, co-founded by the creator of Impossible Foods, lo... | Before he founded the plant-based burger company Impossible Foods, Patrick Brown, who spent 25 years... | techcrunch... |
| 12.08.2019 | Corporate Takeover of Plant Protein is One of the Biggest F ... | A consumer insights report from CB Insights reflects the growing trend in 2019 of corporates beginni... | vegconomis... |
| 20.03.2019 | Starbucks will anchor the new $400 million food-focused Valo... | Starbucks is serving up a steaming hot $100 million cash commitment to anchor a new food-focused fun... | techcrunch... |
| 26.02.2019 | Good Culture closes $8m funding round, eyes new product cate... | The round was supported by significant investment from 301 Inc., General Mills' business developme... | foodnaviga... |
| 17.01.2018 | General Mills 301 INC leads $17m financing round in plant-ba... | Founded in 2009 by licensed acupuncturist Neka Pasquale, Urban Remedy ships freshly prepared cold ... | foodnaviga... |
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