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Lasso Labs
Spinning simple ingredients into foods with better texture and nutrition.
Notable Achievements
- 9 granted and provisional patents covering its SpinTech fiber-spinning process.
- Scaled from laboratory prototype to commercial production, a 1000x increase in three years.
- Expanded from alternative meat to over 10 product categories in 12 months.
Currently Operating in One Region
Press Mentions
February 23, 2026
Lasso Unveils Protein Snacks With Patented Tech
Food tech company Lasso has unveiled its first two products since its rebrand and focus on high-protein snacks using its SpinTech process.
Read on Nosh.com »
October 14, 2025
Lasso Officially Launches with $6.5M, Using Tender Food’s Plant-Based Foundation as a Springboard for New Tech
Lasso, a food technology company, has officially launched today, introducing its proprietary Lasso SpinTech technology, designed to transform food production
Read on vegconomist - the vegan business magazine »
October 14, 2025
Tender Food rebrands as Lasso, expands novel spinning tech beyond alt-meat
Boston-based Tender Food has rebranded as Lasso and raised $6.5m to take its fiber spinning technology beyond the alt meat sector.
Read on AgFunderNews »January 21, 2025
Plant-based meat maker Tender lands $5.4M DOE grant
Tender Food has received $5.4 million in Department of Energy funding to expand its energy-efficient plant-based meat production.
Read on Boston Business Journal »
June 17, 2024
Plant-based ‘meat’ startup Tender has already nabbed a fast-food chain contract, and another $11M
Its technology involves spinning plant protein fibers, similar to the way cotton candy is made, to create structured cuts of meat.
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