About Us
We are scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs building the future of food, home & personal care, and wellness.
Our Mission
To use intelligent upcycling to create a new generation of natural ingredients that are better for people, better for the planet, and better for our partners’ bottom line.
About Us
2nd Nature was founded on a simple but powerful observation: the solutions to our biggest ingredient challenges are not in synthetic chemistry, but hidden within nature itself.
Our founding team of seasoned experts from the worlds of biotech, computational science, and finance, came together to solve the innovation bottleneck that has held the industry back.
We knew that by combining the power of artificial intelligence with the untapped potential of agricultural side streams, we could create a new paradigm for ingredient discovery and production.
Team Excellence
Our team has built and scaled companies from the ground up, produced ingredients at industrial volumes, and led innovation at some of the most iconic brands in the world.
Effendi Leonard, PhD
CEO & Co-Founder
Proven biotech leader.
Past: Ayana Bio, Provivi, Ginkgo Bioworks, Calysta.
David Groshoff, JD/MBA
CBO & Co-Founder
Finance & Strategy expert.
Past: Ayana Bio, JPMorgan, Allis-Chalmers, Pacholder Fund.
Kristala Prather, PhD
Founding Advisor
Process Engineering expert.
Head of MIT’s Chemical Engineering Department.
Jeffrey Hollender
Founding Advisor
Sustainability pioneer.
Past: Co-founder & CEO of Seventh Generation.
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Strategic Partnerships
We are proud to be co-developing solutions with some of the world’s most forward-thinking food companies, validating our technology and accelerating our path to market.
