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Apeel Sciences
Apeel Sciences is an American biotechnology company based in Goleta, 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.1)
In June 2018, Apeel was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.2)
In August 2018, Apeel announced the appointment of former Whole Foods Market co-CEO Walter Robb to its board of directors.3)
Organization
Funding
External links
1)
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
2)
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/
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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
4)
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
5)
Apeel Sciences - Funding, Financials, Valuation & Investors. Crunchbase. Retrieved June 3, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apeel-sciences/company_financials