Prime Roots

Prime Roots is on a mission to provide a better cut of meat for every type of eater. Rooted in koji, Prime Roots is able to replicate the taste and texture of meat without any of the environmental costs of animal proteins. Prime Roots was founded by CEO Kimberlie Le and CTO Joshua Nixon, who pull from their research at UC Berkeley and backgrounds in food, technology, and microbiology. Their work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Food & Wine. Prime Roots is headquartered in Berkeley, CA, and backed by the same investors as Ring and Sweetgreen.