Tomorrow Farms is a company.
Tomorrow Farms has raised $9.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Tomorrow Farms.
Tomorrow Farms was founded by AJ Scaramucci (Co-Founder) and Alexander Klokus (Co-Founder).
Tomorrow Farms has raised $9.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Tomorrow Farms was founded by AJ Scaramucci (Co-Founder) and Alexander Klokus (Co-Founder).
Tomorrow Farms has raised $9.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Tomorrow Farms's investors include Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Banana Capital, B Capital Group, Earl Grey Capital, Footwork, Founders Fund, General Atlantic.
# Tomorrow Farms: High-Level Overview
Tomorrow Farms is a food technology company building animal-free dairy and alternative food brands designed to replicate the taste, texture, and functionality of conventional products while eliminating animal agriculture, lactose, cholesterol, antibiotics, and hormones.[1][2] Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, the company operates as both a brand builder and a collaborative partner for food science innovators, seeking to transform disruptive food technology into mainstream consumer products.[3]
The company's flagship product, Bored Cow, is a bioidentical milk alternative made through precision fermentation—real milk produced in a laboratory without cows, using whey protein developed by Perfect Day.[1][5] Tomorrow Farms targets health-conscious and environmentally aware consumers who want dairy products without the environmental footprint or ethical concerns of conventional animal agriculture. The company's core problem-solving approach addresses three interconnected challenges: making food healthier for consumers, reducing animal agriculture's impact, and creating a more sustainable food system.
# Origin Story
Tomorrow Farms was founded in 2021 by Ben Berman (CEO, formerly founder of Good Pizza), Alexander Klokus, and AJ Scaramucci, both founders and managing partners of the SALT Fund.[4] The company was incubated by the SALT fund and received early-stage investment from Lowercarbon Capital, along with backing from Sita Chantramonklasri's Siam Capital.[1] The leadership team expanded to include Richard Chen (head of operations, formerly at Harry's) and Luke Kingma (head of brand, formerly at Twitter).[4]
The company's pivotal moment came in May 2022 when Bored Cow launched direct-to-consumer with three flavored varieties (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry) and an original flavor following later that summer.[5] By April 2023, the brand secured retail distribution in Sprouts Farmers Market across the US.[4] The company's most significant commercial milestone occurred in May 2024, when Bored Cow achieved listings across major supermarket chains including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, and ACME.[2]
# Core Differentiators
# Role in the Broader Tech Landscape
Tomorrow Farms operates at the intersection of two major food system trends: the alternative protein revolution and the precision fermentation movement. The company rides growing consumer demand for sustainable, health-conscious food products while leveraging advances in biotechnology that make animal-free dairy economically viable at scale.
The timing is critical—as conventional dairy faces pressure from environmental concerns, animal welfare activism, and health-conscious consumers, precision fermentation offers a technological pathway to maintain the sensory and functional properties consumers expect while eliminating the sustainability drawbacks. Tomorrow Farms' model of partnering with food science innovators positions it as infrastructure for the broader food tech ecosystem, potentially enabling other biotech companies to reach consumers more efficiently.
The company's success in securing major retail distribution in 2024 signals that precision-fermented dairy is transitioning from niche direct-to-consumer novelty to mainstream grocery shelf presence—a critical inflection point for the category.
# Quick Take & Future Outlook
Tomorrow Farms' replicable model suggests ambitions beyond dairy. The company explicitly plans to deepen its dairy portfolio while expanding into other food categories, leveraging the brand-building and commercialization playbook developed through Bored Cow.[3] However, the company faces headwinds: as of early 2025, its current operational status remains unclear, with reports indicating that Bored Cow is embroiled in class action litigation and Perfect Day faces separate legal challenges.[2]
The company's trajectory will depend on resolving these legal uncertainties while capitalizing on the growing mainstream acceptance of precision-fermented foods. If successful, Tomorrow Farms could establish a template for how food tech companies scale from laboratory to supermarket shelf—a model that could reshape how alternative proteins reach consumers across multiple categories. The next phase will reveal whether the company can maintain retail momentum and expand beyond dairy, or whether it becomes a cautionary tale about the gap between technological innovation and consumer adoption at scale.
Key people at Tomorrow Farms.
Tomorrow Farms has raised $9.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $9.0M Seed in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $9.0M Seed | Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Banana Capital, B Capital Group, Earl Grey Capital, Footwork, Founders Fund, General Atlantic, Gigafund, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greylock, Joe Kraus, Hoxton Ventures, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kearny Jackson, Lowercarbon Capital, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Mischief Venture Capital, Offline Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Preston-Werner Ventures, Spero Ventures, Stripe, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Triatomic Capital, Tribe Capital, UpHonest Capital, YLEM, Zigg Capital, Ann Berry, Arash Ferdowsi, Ben Silbermann, Dan Wright, David Petersen, Derrick Li, Ed Zimmerman, Eric Ries, Frederic Kerrest, Gordon Wintrob, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Jeremy Cai, Jon Runyan, Josh Spear, Justin Mateen, Mathilde Collin, Mike Greenfield, Paul Rios, Ryan Carlson, Ryan Chan, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Stewart Butterfield, Tony Xu, Zack Kanter |
