====== Apeel Sciences ======

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**Apeel Sciences** is an American biotechnology company based in [[united_states:california:Goleta]], [[united_states:California]].

===== History =====

Apeel was founded in 2012 by [[James Rogers]] after receiving a $100,000 grant from the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] to help reduce post-harvest food waste in developing countries that lacked refrigeration infrastructure.((Solon, O. (2018, June 19). //Edible coating allows avocados to stay ripe for twice as long.// The Guardian. http://archive.today/2023.05.12-133041/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/19/edible-coating-allows-avocados-to-stay-ripe-for-twice-as-long))

In June 2018, Apeel was named a [[World Economic Forum]] Technology Pioneer.((Vanham, P. (2018, June 21). //Meet the 2018 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers.// World Economic Forum. https://web.archive.org/web/20230510153759/https://www.weforum.org/press/2018/06/meet-the-2018-world-economic-forum-technology-pioneers/))

In August 2018, Apeel announced the appointment of former [[Whole Foods Market]] co-CEO Walter Robb to its board of directors.((Masek, M. (2018, August 1). //Apeel Sciences Closes $70M Round As Apeel Produce Hits U.S. Retail Shelves.// PR Newswire. http://archive.today/2023.06.03-192343/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apeel-sciences-closes-70m-round-as-apeel-produce-hits-us-retail-shelves-300690618.html))

===== Organization =====

==== Funding ====

Apeel has received funding from:((Crane, R. (2018, October 23). //This simple step can double the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.// CNN Business. http://archive.today/2018.10.30-015929/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/23/tech/apeel/index.html)) ((//Apeel Sciences - Funding, Financials, Valuation & Investors.// Crunchbase. Retrieved June 3, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apeel-sciences/company_financials))

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  * [[Andreessen Horowitz]]
  * [[Astanor Ventures]]
  * [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
  * [[DBL Partners]]
  * [[Engel Ventures]]
  * [[GIC]]
  * [[International Finance Corporation]]
  * [[Jason Spievak]]
  * [[John Greathouse]]
  * [[Katy Perry]]
  * [[Ling Wong]]
  * [[Michael Ovitz]]
  * [[Mirae Asset]]
  * [[Mirae Asset Capital]]
  * [[Oprah Winfrey]]
  * [[PowerPlant Partners]]
  * [[Rhapsody Venture Partners]]
  * [[Rock Creek Capital]]
  * [[S2G Ventures]]
  * [[SLR Capital Partners]]
  * [[SLR Investment]]
  * [[Susan Wojcicki]]
  * [[Sweetwater Capital Partners]]
  * [[Tao Capital Partners]]
  * [[Tech Coast Angels]]
  * [[Temasek Holdings]]
  * [[Tenere Capital]]
  * [[Upfront Ventures]]
  * [[Viking Global Investors]]
</WRAP>

===== External links =====

  * [[https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apeel-sciences|Crunchbase]]
  * [[https://www.apeel.com/|Website]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeel_Sciences|Wikipedia]]