Mariliis Holm
InvestorOperations & Scientific Diligence at Sustainable Food Ventures
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
About
Former Head of Food Science at cell-based seafood startup Finless Foods and co-founder of Nonfood. She has R&D experience at Mondelez and IFF, and worked as a food and sensory scientist at INRAE (France) and CFFT (Estonia). At SFV she leads scientific diligence and manages day-to-day operations.
Experience
- Sustainable Food VenturesCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2020 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- BIOME ConsortiaFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
- CED (Center for Entrepreneurial Development)Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- North Carolina Future of Food CoalitionFoundercurrent2022 — presentNorth Carolina, United States
- BY MARILIISFoundercurrent2020 — present
- Loki FoodsChairwoman2022 — 2024
- Pearlita FoodsBoard Observer2022 — 2024
- Finless FoodsHead of Food Science2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- NonfoodCo-Founder2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity UniversityGlobal Solutions Program2017San Francisco Bay Area
- International Flavors & FragrancesSensory and Consumer Insights Intern EAME2017The Randstad, Netherlands
- INRA French National Institute for Agricultural ResearchResearch Intern2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Mondelēz InternationalResearch and Development Intern2015Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- TFTAKResearcher2012 — 2014Estonia
Education
- AgroParisTechMaster of Science - MS, Food Innovation and Product Design2014 — 2016
- Stockholm UniversityLeadership Program LEAP, Sustainability Studies2017
- Technological University DublinMaster of Science - MS, Food Innovation and Product Design2014 — 2015
- National University of SingaporeBSc Exchange, Sensory and Instrumental Flavour Research
- TalTech – Tallinn University of TechnologyBachelor of Science, Food Engineering and Product Development2011 — 2014
Skills & more
Sensory Evaluation23Research24Food Science26Flavor Chemistry9Instrumental Analysis7Teamwork9Food Safety5Product Development7
Languages English · Estonian · French · Russian
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