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Nick Cooney
Alma materHofstra University (Non-Violence Studies)
OccupationManaging Partner at Lever VC
Notable workHow to be Great at Doing Good, Veganomics, Change of Heart
Websitenickcooney.com

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] 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.

Early life and education

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Nick Cooney was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[7] Cooney received a bachelor's degree in Non-Violence Studies from Hofstra University in 2003.

Policy and non-profit work

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In 2005, Nick Cooney founded The Humane League in Philadelphia, a non-profit organization that works to protect animal welfare.[8] Cooney is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism (2008) by Mark Hawthorne.

Since then, Nick Cooney's work promoting alternative proteins and animal protection has been featured in media outlets including Bloomberg,[9] CNBC,[10] Yahoo Finance,[11] Food Navigator,[12] The Guardian,[13] and the Wall Street Journal.[14] He has also delivered lectures at international conferences and on university campuses.[15][16][17]

Cooney previously worked as campaign coordinator at the non-profit Farm Sanctuary, and as executive vice president at the non-profit Mercy for Animals. He is currently a director with the non-profit Lever Foundation.[18]

The Good Food Institute and New Crop Capital

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Nick Cooney is former board chairman and co-founder of The Good Food Institute.[19][12] 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.[20][21] These two organizations collaborate to support the plant-based and cultured food companies.[22]

Lever VC

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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.[23][24]

Books

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  • Cooney, Nick (2010-09-20). Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change. Lantern Books. ISBN 9781590562451.
  • Cooney, Nick (2013-11-22). Veganomics: The Surprising Science on Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom. Lantern Books. ISBN 9781590564288.
  • Cooney, Nick (2015-04-27). How To Be Great At Doing Good: Why Results Are What Count and How Smart Charity Can Change the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119041719.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Plant protein startups vie to tap China's hungry market". Reuters. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ "Bloomberg - Nick Cooney". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ^ Gunther, Marc (2016-04-06). "New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. ^ "Nick Cooney". good reads. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  5. ^ Cooney, Nick (2013). Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-9869-3649-1.
  6. ^ How To Be Great At Doing Good by Nick Cooney, Narrated by James Fouhey, retrieved 2020-10-04
  7. ^ Cooney, Nick (2007-09-05). "Activist Profile: Nick Cooney". Vegan Outreach.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Nick Cooney Launches the Lever VC Fund". Bloomberg. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  10. ^ "Investor: I wouldn't bet against the plant-based meat space". CNBC. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  11. ^ "Nick Cooney and Lever VC Invest In The Good Spoon Foods". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  12. ^ a b "Lever VC launches new fund targeting alternative protein: deploys first $5m in 10 startups spanning plant-based eggs to cell-cultured breastmilk". Food Navigator USA. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  13. ^ Cooney, Nick (2014-10-23). "Can vegetarianism help to solve NFL's problems with violence?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  14. ^ Yang, Stephanie (2019-12-05). "American Companies Are Hungry for a Cut of China's Fake-Meat Market". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  15. ^ "Legal Battles in the Food Industry: A Conversation with Nick Cooney from Farm Sanctuary". 2013-11-04. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-01-10. Nick Cooney, founder of the Humane League and then employed by Farm Sanctuary (now working for Mercy for Animals), spoke about his involvement with activism and farm animals.
  16. ^ "Ivy League Vegan Conference". 2013-02-13. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  17. ^ "Nick Cooney IARC Speaker Profile". ar-conference.org. 2013-09-12.
  18. ^ "Nick Cooney Biography | Lever VC, Managing Partner | New York City". NickCooney.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  19. ^ "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
  20. ^ Gunther, Marc (2016-04-06). "New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-01-10. Besides funding, Friedrich, Cooney and Kerr provide their portfolio companies with access to like-minded investors and to consumers who want to avoid meat
  21. ^ Cooney, Nick (2019-04-09). "What's In A Bio? The New Nick Cooney Biography". Medium. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  22. ^ Byrd, Emily (March 6, 2017). "Plant-Based Power Couple". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  23. ^ "Plant protein startups vie to tap China's hungry market". Reuters. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  24. ^ "LeverVC | Investing in the future of protein". Retrieved 2019-04-08.

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