stock food lab

Image: chuttersnap on Unsplash

Investments & Finance

Coefficient Giving Opens $10M Funding Call for Alternative Protein Taste Research

San Francisco-based philanthropic funder Coefficient Giving has launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) through its Farm Animal Welfare Fund, offering up to $10 million for research and development projects targeting the sensory shortcomings of alternative proteins. Applications are open until August 10, 2026, with awards to be announced on a rolling basis and no later than November 30. The fund has identified taste as the central barrier to mainstream adoption …

more