Startup · $1.5m raised
Sunshine Coast, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Fable raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures | Seed | - |
| Grok Ventures | Seed | - |
| Mike Cannon-Brookes | Seed | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Fable, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Gandel Invest | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Fable acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chris McLoghlin | Founder | Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily |
| Michael Fox | Chief · Founder | SmartCompany (Mon 6 Jul 2020), SmartCompany (Mon 6 Jan 2020), Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily |
| Jim Fuller | Chief Scientist · Founder | Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Fable. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sponsored profile of Sydney cultivated meat company Vow, covering its quail-based first product, recent Series A backing, manufacturing plans, and founder George Peppou's upcoming panel appearance at AgriFutures' evokeAG 2023 event.
SmartCompany covers the launch of PlantForm, a local accelerator for plant-based meat ventures, and rounds up recent sector raises by Change Foods, Fenn Foods, Eighth Day Foods and All G Foods.
A roundup of climate-focused startups that secured investment during 2021, led by Loam Bio's $40 million carbon sequestration round, spanning clean energy, waste, lithium, and plant-based protein companies across Australia and New Zealand.
Also SmartCompany
Blackbird answers common questions about its new Aotearoa Community Lead job, covering the New Zealand team's community events, programmes with partners, ethical investing approach, venture capital business model and application process.
Plant-based ingredient maker Harvest B has raised $4.5 million in venture capital and grant funding, led by Aura Ventures and Woolworths' W23, to scale production of its animal-free ingredients.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing
Vegan cheesemaker Hello Friend Foods exceeded its Birchal crowdfunding minimum, collecting $672,000 from 572 backers to lift production, packaging and product development.
A holiday roundup of startup headlines: several Australian funding rounds, Airwallex's funds frozen amid a fraud probe, Fintech Australia's policy submission, and Travis Kalanick selling his remaining Uber stake.
Blackbird's post announces its seed investment in Fable, a mushroom-based meat alternative maker co-founded by Michael Fox, Jim Fuller and Chris McLoghlin, describing the plant-based protein opportunity and the founders' backgrounds.
Also Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·SmartCompany
Shoes of Prey co-founder Michael Fox's mushroom-based meat alternative startup Fable has raised $1.5 million from Blackbird and Grok Ventures, with chef Heston Blumenthal to serve its products in his restaurants.