Soyento food that can live by drinking advances to mass production with capital investment of 2.4 billion yen

It is possible to ingest the necessary nutrients for the body without taking conventional meals such as meat and vegetablesSorrento"May be a solution to the food problem that is a global problem, from fundraising in the cloud funding to commercialization and shipment began in 2014. It seems that the soilent has raised funds of 20 million dollars (about 2.4 billion yen) and it is finally ready for mass production.

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Soilent, a type of nutritious food that dissolves powder in water and drinks, is a nutritional food that can cover all the nutrients needed on a single day just by drinking, so that you do not have to eat a meal every day. When we solicited investment in cloud funding, we gathered more than 2 million dollars (about 200 million yen) for the target amount of 100,000 dollars (about 10 million yen at that rate) There was great expectation.


Despite the fact that there were orders that exceeded expectations considerably despite the fact that the facilities were not in place, there was a delay in shipping, but this time from companies such as Andreessen Horowitz, Lerer Ventures, Index Ventures, 20 million dollars (about 2.4 billion Successful financing of yen). According to the company, it is said that by raising funds, we will increase two Sorrent manufacturers and increase the production volume to 50 times the current amount.


It is also planned to expand shipments according to production scale. We will speed up the shipping speed and will prepare the shipping process so that it can be delivered immediately after ordering. Furthermore, we plan to consider reducing the selling price of Soilent by expanding production and shipping scale. The price of Soilent at the time of article writing is the cheapest "7 bags (about 21 times)" starting at $ 70 (about 8200 yen).


It can replace meals and attracts attention as one of the solutions to the food crisis that may come in the near future,Reports that continued taking a long-term meal of soleent onlyAlthough physical problems did not occur, it is also true that there are doctors who point out that mental stress is high and "the act of eating has a deep involvement in human joy and sociality" .