New Food-Tech Start-up Lasso Launches, Backed by $6.5m Funding Raise

Lasso Spins a New Era for Food Processing with $6.5 Million Raise and Launch of Breakthrough SpinTech Platform

Boston-based foodtech startup Lasso launches with $6.5M in funding and unveils SpinTech, a patented system developed at Harvard that uses physics to spin protein and fiber into clean-label foods—offering a low-energy, cost-efficient alternative to traditional ultra-processed food manufacturing.Alternative Protein

New food-tech start-up Lasso launches, backed by $6.5m funding raise

A new US food-tech company, Lasso, has been launched by the team behind plant-based meat start-up Tender Food, supported by $6.5 million in new funding.

Tender Food rebrands as Lasso, expands novel spinning tech beyond alt-meat

Boston-based startup Tender Food has rebranded as Lasso and raised $6.5 million to take its proprietary fiber spinning technology (“Lasso SpinTech”) beyond the alt meat sector into new categories from fruit snacks to pet food. The funding round, led by Rhapsody Venture Partners with participation from Safar Partners, Claridge Venture Partners, Rivas Capital and others, follows a $11.5 million Series A announced in summer 2024. It will enable Las…

Tender Food Becomes Lasso with $6.5M Raise for Fibre-Spun Proteins

10 Mins Read US plant-based meat startup Tender Food has now turned into a larger tech company, Lasso, which has raised $6.5M to create a suite of clean-label ingredients with its fibre-spinning technology. Who knew that cotton candy could be the solution to the food system’s myriad problems? As the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement looks to clamp down on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in the US, food producers are reckoning with the rise…