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Safer, Healthier, Upcycled™

2nd Nature™ is transforming food processing leftovers into ingredients used in everyday products.

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June 30, 2025
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Introducing AgWaste Portal
1
trillion USD
of agri-food is wasted globally;
30
%
of global agricultural land is taken up to produce waste;
10
%
of all global greenhouse gas emissions is derived from food processing waste.
Our Mission

Upcycling Food Processing Leftovers for Planet, People, and Profit.

We uphold two mantras equally at 2nd Nature:

The work we do must benefit our planet:
2nd Nature is committed to fighting climate change and improving planetary health at scale.
Any product we create must benefit people:
We aim to maximize value to our shareholders and stakeholders, turning waste into profit, and affordable ingredients.
If these motivate you, and you have skills and experience to offer in chemistry, engineering, AI, or operations, please submit your resume here:


career@2ndnature.bio
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Background

Food leftovers such as the inedible parts of fruits and vegetables are generated across the food supply chain. These are 2nd Nature's resources.

Farm 17%
Food Processing 15%
Consumer-facing Businesses 20%

90M tons

of food is wasted annually across the US food supply chain.
Homes 48%

Upcycling waste into affordable clean ingredients.

  • We work with food processors and farmers to source agri-food waste, turning them into functional ingredients.
About us

AgWaste PortalTM :
AI platform for ingredient creation through upcycling.

Cost and quality are our focus. We're building a proprietary AI-powered platform to automate selection of high yielding feedstock, and ingredient discovery.  

The main applications of our ingredients:

Home and Personal Care
Health and Wellness
Food and Beverage

We're creating ingredients that benefit people and planet.

Safer and Healthier
By harnessing nature’s power, we generate natural, healthier alternatives to synthetic ingredients.
Regenerative
Utilizing food processing waste creates a sustainable supply chain that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and free up agricultural land.
Cost-Competitive
Using food processing waste as our feedstock, and by deploying AI, we create a affordable ingredient option than those derived from virgin raw materials.
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Founding Team

We are entrepreneurs and life-long students in technology, sustainability, and functional ingredient creation.

Our team has experienced growing businesses from end-to-end. We've built companies from the ground up, produced ingredients at scale, brought them to market, and exited companies.
Kristala Prather, PhD
Founding Advisor
Head of Chem. Eng. Dept. @ MIT
Effendi Leonard, PhD
CEO and Co-Founder
Past: Ayana Bio, Provivi, Ginkgo Bioworks, Calysta
Rachel Konrad
Founding Advisor
Past: Impossible Foods, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, Tesla
Jeffery Hollender
Founding Advisor
Past: Co-founder, CEO Seventh Generation
David Groshoff, JD/MBA (Finance)
Chief Business Officer & Co-founder
Past: Ayana Bio, JPMorgan, Pacholder Fund
Reed Doyle
Chief Product Officer & Co-founder
Past: Robertet, Klersun, Dr.Pepper-Keurig, Seventh Generation

Where others see waste, we see opportunities™

Interested in learning more about our platform, and how to work with us?   

Get in touch!

info@2ndnature.bio

Open Position: 
SVP Process Engineering

We're looking for superstars.
Join us!

careers@2ndnature.bio