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Mariliis Holm

Investor

Operations & 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

  1. Sustainable Food VenturesCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2020 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  2. BIOME ConsortiaFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. CED (Center for Entrepreneurial Development)Board Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. North Carolina Future of Food CoalitionFoundercurrent2022 — presentNorth Carolina, United States
  5. BY MARILIISFoundercurrent2020 — present
  6. Loki FoodsChairwoman2022 — 2024
  7. Pearlita FoodsBoard Observer2022 — 2024
  8. Finless FoodsHead of Food Science2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  9. NonfoodCo-Founder2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Singularity UniversityGlobal Solutions Program2017San Francisco Bay Area
  11. International Flavors & FragrancesSensory and Consumer Insights Intern EAME2017The Randstad, Netherlands
  12. INRA French National Institute for Agricultural ResearchResearch Intern2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  13. Mondelēz InternationalResearch and Development Intern2015Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  14. TFTAKResearcher2012 — 2014Estonia

Skills & more

Sensory Evaluation23Research24Food Science26Flavor Chemistry9Instrumental Analysis7Teamwork9Food Safety5Product Development7

Languages English · Estonian · French · Russian

From Mariliis's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sustainable Food Ventures

Ryan Bethencourt
Managing Partner at Sustainable Food Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mariliis Holm?
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.
Where does Mariliis Holm work?
Mariliis Holm is Operations & Scientific Diligence at Sustainable Food Ventures.
Where did Mariliis Holm go to school?
Mariliis Holm studied at AgroParisTech (Master of Science - MS, Food Innovation and Product Design); Stockholm University (Leadership Program LEAP, Sustainability Studies); Technological University Dublin (Master of Science - MS, Food Innovation and Product Design).

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Also attended Stockholm University87

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Also attended Technological University Dublin27

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Also attended TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology28

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Shared employers

Also worked at CED (Center for Entrepreneurial Development)9

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Also worked at Finless Foods4

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Also worked at Mondelēz International41

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Also worked at TFTAK1

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