NXW adds Jonathan Wolfson to Advisory Board
Nutrition from Water (NXW) confirms Jonathan Wolfson, founder of Solazyme® and former CEO, to their advisory board. Jonathan brings a wealth of expertise to NXW’s scale up and fermentation pathway, just as the company prepares for its pre-series A round and the launch of Marine Whey™ applications.
Jonathan’s career is marked by significant achievements in the biotech and microalgae fermentation industries. He co-founded and led Solazyme® as CEO, guiding it through a successful IPO. He also founded Algenist®, a leading skincare brand, and was instrumental in its successful sale. As a board member of Avantium, he contributed to another successful IPO. His ventures as an angel investor have also seen multiple successful exits.
NXW founder Alex Worker comments, "Jonathan’s track record in scaling up global microalgae and fermentation companies makes him a great fit for NXW’s exciting next chapter. His experience will be instrumental as we scale our Marine Whey™ global production footprint and meet affordable nutrition customer needs. It’s great to have Jonathan in the mix advising and building with us".
Jonathan Wolfson. Image source: Climate One
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ABOUT NUTRITION FROM WATER
Nutrition from Water is a nutrition technology company partnering with global food corporations to deliver affordable, complete, future-proof nutrition. We use unicellular organisms from aquatic environments to make affordable, non-GMO and non-extractive protein-forward B2B ingredients.
Our customers are food and nutrition companies, with a focus on consolidated players in the dairy industry. They buy NXW’s ingredients as a strategic alternative to diversify their sources of proteins, fibers and functional ingredients, in view of building a resilient and future proof supply chain.
Our Market: NXW operates at the intersection of affordable, functional, and active nutrition, targeting a $211B market projected to grow to $354B by 2030. With a scalable Marine Whey platform that delivers dairy-equivalent nutrition at one-third the cost, NXW is positioned to address the $90B+ strategic dairy supply gap, partnering with leading global food and nutrition companies across multiple high-value applications.
Our Product & Technology: NXW harnesses multiple microalgae strains to produce Marine Whey. We leverage proprietary heterotrophic fermentation and DSP processes to biomanufacture protein-rich, fiber-containing alternatives to bovine whey at one-third of the cost. With functionality performance superior to caseinate Marine Whey is versatile enabling adoption across multiple applications, including dairy beverages, fat-filled milk powder, baked goods, sauces, and performance nutrition.
