原文：https://vegnews.com/2020/6/veganuary-co-founder-launches-investment-fund-to-support-new-vegan-companies

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VEGANUARY CO-FOUNDER LAUNCHES INVESTMENT FUND TO SUPPORT NEW VEGAN COMPANIES

“纯素一月”活动的联合创始人设立投资基金，志在大力支持新兴的各类纯素公司

Fund founder Matthew Glover will donate all profits from his new investment firm Veg Capital to animal-protection charities.

基金创始人马修·格洛弗（Matthew Glover）承诺将其新成立投资公司Veg Capital（“素食资本”）的所有利润都捐赠给动保慈善组织。

by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

作者：ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

JUNE 7, 2020

2020年6月7日

New investment firm Veg Capital recently launched in the United Kingdom with the mission of funding early-stage companies working to replace the use of animals in the food system. The firm was founded by Matthew Glover, the co-founder of popular vegan campaign Veganuary. Veg Capital will focus its investments on companies that develop innovative plant-based and cultivated replacements to animal products, including meat, seafood, dairy, and eggs. The firm will donate all profits generated from its investments to animal-protection charities in the UK and Europe.

新的（纯素）投资公司Veg Capital（“素食资本”）最近在英国正式成立，其使命是资助在食品体系中努力取代各种动物用途的早期创业公司。这家新投资基金公司的创始人为（纯素食者）马修·格洛弗（Matthew Glover），同时他也是广受人们欢迎的纯素活动“纯素一月”（Veganuary）的联合创始人。Veg Capital将重点投资于为代替动物产品（包括肉类、海鲜、奶制品、蛋类等）开发创新的植物性替代品和培养替代品的公司，并将其投资所得的全部利润均捐赠给英国和欧洲的动保慈善组织。

“Our aim is to drive up the supply of vegan foods while driving down demand for animal products,” Glover said. “We invest in plant-based foods and then through our philanthropy help raise awareness and increase demand for that food. It’s a double whammy of activism.” Thus far, Veg Capital has invested in companies such as UK-based candy brand Mummy Meagz, vegan milk company Mighty Pea, and plant-based seafood brand Good Catch.

“我们目的是助长纯素食品的供应，同时削弱动物产品的需求，”格洛弗说道。“我们对植物性食品进行投资，然后通过我们的慈善事业帮助提升公众意识（了解农场动物遭受的惨重苦难、动物农业造成的恶劣环境影响、植物性饮食的诸多益处等），从而扩大人们对植物性食品的广泛需求。这是两全其美的行动主义（activism）。”Veg Capital目前已投资了多家公司，其中包括总部在英国的糖果品牌Mummy Meagz、纯素牛奶公司Mighty Pea、以及植物性海鲜品牌Good Catch。

Plant-based protein companies in the United States raised a total of $741 million in investment capital within the first quarter of 2020—nearly matching a record $747 million raised in all of 2019—according to a report released in May by nonprofit The Good Food Institute.

根据非营利组织“好食品研究所”（GFI）于五月份发布的报告，美国的植物性蛋白质公司在2020年第一季度总共筹得了7.41亿美元的投资资本，已逼近2019年全年筹集的创记录的投资资本总额7.47亿美元。

“Investment in this space remains strong despite COVID-19, with several plant-based meat companies raising significant funds recently,” Glover said. “It is no surprise then that the number of investors in this sector is also on the rise and Veg Capital welcomes the opportunity to collaborate and co-invest with other like-minded funds and individuals.”

“尽管COVID-19（2019冠状病毒病）疫情肆虐，但这个（植物性食品）领域的投资保持强劲态势，其中有多家植物肉公司最近就筹得了大量资金，”格洛弗表示。“因此，毫不奇怪，这个行业的投资者数量也在不断上升。Veg Capital投资基金公司盼望有机会与其他志同道合的基金及个人进行合作和共同投资。”