Who founded Tender Food?

Tender Food was founded by Luke MacQueen, Kevin Kit Parker, Christophe Chantre.

Who are Tender Food's investors?

Tender Food's investors include Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc, Unovis Asset Management.

How much funding has Tender Food raised?

Tender Food has disclosed $28.9M raised across 4 rounds.

Where is Tender Food headquartered?

Tender Food is headquartered in Somerville, US.

Tender Food

Somerville, US · Delaware corporation · 2 known investors

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Tender makes plant-based meat alternatives designed to mimic the taste and texture of real meat, with products such as pulled pork, beef short rib, and fried chicken. It targets chefs and foodservice with menu-ready, kosher-certified products offering 8g of protein per serving and zero cholesterol.

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Founders & leadership

Luke MacQueenCo-founder

Kevin Kit ParkerCo-founder

Christophe Chantre Co-founderChristophe Chantre is co-founder and former CEO of Tender Food (now Lasso), a food technology company developing plant-based meat alternatives and other food products. He previously led postdoctoral research at the Wyss Institute on regenerative heart valve bioprosthetics and holds a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Zurich and Harvard, along with degrees in Mechanical Engineering from EPFL and ETH Zurich.

Michael MessersmithExecutive

Grant GonzalezNamed on SEC filing

Board

Carsten Boers Board MemberManaging Partner at Rhapsody Venture Partners

Investors · 2

Bread And Butter Ventures, Llclisted by Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcMinneapolis · $100K – $250K

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Unovis Asset Managementlisted by Unovis Asset ManagementSan Francisco

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Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$28.9M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2020–2025

▶$5.3MraisedOct 2025 · 5 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Luke MacQueenExecutive Officer
Kevin Kit ParkerDirector
Michael MessersmithExecutive Officer, Director
Grant GonzalezExecutive Officer
Carsten BoersDirector

Offering amount: $6.5M
Amount sold: $5.3M
Proceeds to insiders: $670K
First sale: Oct 2025
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$10.1MraisedApr 2024 · 5 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Bernard LupienDirector
Carsten BoersDirector
Christophe ChantreExecutive Officer, Director
Kevin Kit ParkerDirector
Luke MacQueenExecutive Officer
Grant GonzalezExecutive Officer

Offering amount: $12M
Amount sold: $10.1M
Proceeds to insiders: $900K
First sale: Mar 2024
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$12MraisedFeb 2022 · 12 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Bernard LupienDirector
Luke MacQueenExecutive Officer
Christophe ChantreExecutive Officer, Director
Grant GonzalezExecutive Officer
Kevin Kit ParkerDirector

Offering amount: $12M
Amount sold: $12M
Proceeds to insiders: $500K
First sale: Feb 2022
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$1.5MraisedDec 2020 · 4 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Christophe ChantreExecutive Officer

Amount sold: $1.5M
Proceeds to insiders: $325K
First sale: Sep 2020
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Tender Food do?: Tender makes plant-based meat alternatives designed to mimic the taste and texture of real meat, with products such as pulled pork, beef short rib, and fried chicken. It targets chefs and foodservice with menu-ready, kosher-certified products offering 8g of protein per serving and zero cholesterol.
Who founded Tender Food?: Tender Food was founded by Luke MacQueen, Kevin Kit Parker, Christophe Chantre.
Who are Tender Food's investors?: Tender Food's investors include Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc, Unovis Asset Management.
How much funding has Tender Food raised?: Tender Food has disclosed $28.9M raised across 4 rounds.
Where is Tender Food headquartered?: Tender Food is headquartered in Somerville, US.