At iwi® (“ee-wee”), our purpose is: “together we create sustainable food solutions for everyone and our planet.” We are an experienced team of farmers, scientists and food industry leaders working hard to bring plant-based products to consumers around the world.
Our secret ingredient is algae, which is packed with nutrients like omega-3s and protein, and uses resources that otherwise would not be utilized – like non-fertile land and salt water – to grow. Most people don’t realize that algae is the original source of omega-3s, the essential fatty acids critical for human health and wellbeing. Our algae requires no fresh water to grow, and is about 300 times more productive than peas in terms of production of essential amino acids.
Our omega-3 supplements are available nationwide at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Vitamin Shoppe, Amazon and other fine retailers. They are vegan, non-GMO and 100% sustainable. (Clinical studies confirm that humans can absorb more omega-3s from iwi than from fish or krill oil.)
We are also developing new plant-based protein products, such as functional foods, snacks and supplements.
At iwi, we are committed to the rural communities around our Texas and New Mexico farms, creating jobs both directly and indirectly, and leading a movement that we call Social Sustainability. Join the tribe!
Our secret ingredient is algae, which is packed with nutrients like omega-3s and protein, and uses resources that otherwise would not be utilized – like non-fertile land and salt water – to grow. Most people don’t realize that algae is the original source of omega-3s, the essential fatty acids critical for human health and wellbeing. Our algae requires no fresh water to grow, and is about 300 times more productive than peas in terms of production of essential amino acids.
Our omega-3 supplements are available nationwide at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Vitamin Shoppe, Amazon and other fine retailers. They are vegan, non-GMO and 100% sustainable. (Clinical studies confirm that humans can absorb more omega-3s from iwi than from fish or krill oil.)
We are also developing new plant-based protein products, such as functional foods, snacks and supplements.
At iwi, we are committed to the rural communities around our Texas and New Mexico farms, creating jobs both directly and indirectly, and leading a movement that we call Social Sustainability. Join the tribe!
Location: United States, Texas, Houston
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 855-494-5433
Total raised: $2.5M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | PeakBridge... | peakbridge... |
| - | Gullspång ... | refood.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.01.2022 | Private Eq... | $2.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.02.2024 | Algae-Based Omega-3 Supplements May Have More Cardiovascular Benefits Than Fish Oil | A clinical trial has demonstrated that a type of algae-based omega-3 supplement (AlmegaPL, the functional ingredient in products made by US brand iwi life) may support cardiovascular health more effectively than traditional fish oils. The a... |
| 14.09.2022 | Where’s the smart money going in food tech? From precision nutrition to enabling tech for alt meat, dairy. In conversation with PeakBridge | Targeting series A and B companies in ingredients innovation, alt protein technologies, digitalization, nutrition & health, and alternative farming systems across Europe, Israel, and the US, four months after launch, PeakBridge Growth I... |
| 29.03.2022 | Unlocking food’s dark matter | It is often said that the food system is broken. It is not broken. Instead, it was designed over time to effectively and efficiently produce and distribute safe, inexpensive, and highly caloric food. While hunger has been materially reduced... |
| 20.01.2022 | Energy transition innovator shares how Houston could be a biomanufacturing hub | Moji Karimi and his sister Tara had the idea for a company that could transform carbon emissions and mitigate new damage to the environment. Only, it seems, they were a bit ahead of their time. Houston-based Cemvita Factory, founded in 2017... |
| 20.01.2022 | Shell forms $5M carbon capture research partnership with Houston-area university | Houston-based Shell Global Solutions and Prairie View A&M University signed a $5 million partnership this week that aims to foster innovative and effective carbon dioxide utilization and carbon capture methods. The five-year research ag... |
| 20.01.2022 | University of Houston: How to spin out university research into a startup as faculty | Most inventors, whether they are university faculty or not, want to eventually start a company and capitalize on their inventions and research. For university faculty, this could be, or at least seems like a much more difficult thing to do.... |
| 18.01.2022 | Houston fund makes first local investment in $8M deal | A Houston-based investment fund has announced its its latest deal that includes an investment into a local direct-to-consumer supplement company. GP Capital Partners has invested in Qualitas Health, known as iwi, which produces plant-based ... |
| 11.01.2022 | Opinion: Houston energy expert weighs in on if the state's power grid is ready for winter | The Winter Storm Uri, which struck Texas in February of 2021, was an unprecedented event in both severity and duration. At its most extreme, temperatures were as much as 40 to 50 degrees below their historic averages. The storm resulted in ... |
| 11.01.2021 | Algae rancher Qualitas Health nets $10m to move into alt-protein | The cattle ranches of Texas have a long history of providing protein for hungry consumers in the US and farther afield. Houston-based startup Qualitas Health wants to continue that tradition – but it’s raising algae rather than beeves. Qual... |
| 11.01.2021 | Qualitas Health/iwi Raises $10M | Plant-based omega-3 pioneers, Qualitas Health, DBA iwi, announces it has secured $10 million in venture funds at a $73million post-money valuation. The investment round is being led by world-class foodTech investor PeakBridge VC, Malta, tog... |
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