Nick Cooney (born c. 1981) is a managing partner at Lever VC, an investment fund focused on
alternative protein companies.[1]
He co-founded the
Good Food Institute and was co-founder and Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital.[2][3] He is the author of three books: Change of Heart (2010), Veganomics (2013), and How To Be Great At Doing Good (2015).[4][5][6][7][8][9] He previously worked for the non-profit organizations
Mercy for Animals and
Farm Sanctuary and was the founder of the non-profit organization
The Humane League.[10][11][12]
Since then, Nick Cooney's work promoting alternative proteins and animal protection has been featured in media outlets including Bloomberg, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Quartz, Upside, Food Navigator, Just-Food, and the Wall Street Journal.[15][16][17][18][19][20] He has lectured internationally at conferences and campuses including
Harvard,[21]Yale,[22] in Luxembourg,[23] and in Washington, D.C.[24][25]
Cooney previously worked as campaign coordinator at the non-profit Farm Sanctuary and as executive vice president at non-profit
Mercy for Animals. He is currently a director with the non-profit Lever Foundation.[26][27]
Work with The Good Food Institute and New Crop Capital
Nick Cooney is former board chairman and co-founder of
The Good Food Institute.[28][29][30] He is also co-founder and former managing trustee of New Crop Capital, a private venture capital trust that invests in plant-based and cultured meat, dairy, and egg companies.[31][32] These two organizations collaborate to support the plant-based and cultured food companies.[33]
Work with Lever VC
Nick Cooney is founder and currently Managing Partner at Lever VC, a U.S.-Asian venture capital fund investing in early stage
alternative protein companies.[34][35]
^"The Humane League Linkedin". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2017-01-07. The Humane League is a 501(c)3 and Certified Best In America by the Independent Charities of America... Nick Cooney, Founder.
^"Sentience Conference". Retrieved 2017-01-10. ...founder and Board Chair of The Humane League, Board Chair of The Good Food Institute, and Managing Trustee at New Crop Capital