About Us

GFI Israel works with companies, researchers, investors, governments, and entrepreneurs to help make groundbreaking innovations in alternative protein a reality. We focus on cultivated meat, plant-based and fermentation-based alternatives to animal-based meat, eggs and dairy—foods that are more delicious, safer to eat, and better for the planet than their outdated counterparts.

GFI Israel was established in 2019 to leverage Israeli innovation and scientific expertise, in order to support GFI’s global ambitions. We are an affiliate organization of The Good Food Institute (GFI), an international nonprofit, created in 2016. As a part of a global family, we work alongside over 100 team members based in the United States, Brazil, India, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, to promote a better global food system.

GFI Israel has a team of science, business and policy professionals, all of whom are laser-focused on using food technology to transform our food system away from animal agriculture products and toward cultivated meat, fermented and plant-based alternatives.

Target Audiences

instead of asking consumers to give up the foods they love, GFI is accelerating the transition to alternative proteins by helping companies make products that are delicious, affordable, and accessible. We work closely with entrepreneurs, startups, and investors in order to accelerate the alternative protein sector.

Opportunities we bring to successful collaborations

We accelerate innovation in the alternative protein industry. We do that by supporting entrepreneurs from idea to market, providing mentoring to start-ups on go-to-market plans, fundraising and partnership formation. We provide strategic counseling to food, agtech, and pharma corporations, as well as investors and incubators. We also build bridges between industry and researchers in top universities to facilitate innovation in the alternative protein arena.