Squire Patton Boggs has advised Nous S.r.l., an Italian ingredient company developing functional ingredients for the food and beverage and nutraceutical industries, on a seed investment to advance the commercialisation of Koncentra, its branded botanical functional ingredient for the energy category. The round was led by dsm-firmenich Ventures, with participation from FoodSeed, foodtech program of CDP Venture Capital’s National Accelerator Network, established by CDP Venture Capital and Eatable Adventures (Accelera Ventures).
The team advising Nous and its founder and CEO Lorenzo Pessini included partner Paolo Zamberletti, associate Carlo Lemmi and trainee Maria Stefani, all based in Milan.
Nous is a foodtech company developing innovative ingredients for the food and beverage and Nutraceutical markets. Koncentra is produced using Nous’ proprietary extraction technology and is designed to support energy, focus and mood. The investment comes as food, beverage and nutraceutical companies look for natural ingredients that can address consumer demand for energy and wellbeing products. Nous has established a partnership with dsm-firmenich and is developing a network of commercial partners across Europe.
