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Food tech entrepreneur
Julia Collins
BornSan Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University, Stanford University
OccupationFood tech entrepreneur
Notable workCo-Founder of Zume, Planet FWD

Julia Collins is a food tech entrepreneur who has spent her career building food companies, including Zume Pizza where she became the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company.

Early life and education

Collins was born in San Francisco, California. She earned her Bachelor’s from Harvard University in 2001 and her Master of Business Administration from Stanford University in 2009.

Career

Collins first started in the New York restaurant industry, co-creating a restaurant chain, Mexicue in 2010 and serving as director of Murray's Cheese in 2012. In 2015, Collins helped develop Zume Pizza as a co-founder with Alex Garden. Zume Pizza is a robot-powered pizza-making business that uses robotics and automation to create pizza. As of 2018, the Zume Pizza is worth 2.25 billion. Through Zume, Collins became the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company.

In 2019, Collins also founded Planet FWD, a carbon management platform for consumer brands to help understand their carbon footprint. Some of the major brands Planet FWD has worked with are: Clif Bar, Blue Apron, Kashi, Numi Organic Tea. They also sell their own brand of carbon neutral snacks called Moonshot Snacks, with a focus on regenerative agricultural practices, local suppliers and recycled packaging.

References

  1. ^ Gunn, Meghan; Renzulli, Kerri Anne; Potter, Ned (2023-05-10). "Disrupting climate change: 13 tech innovators helping to save the planet". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. ^ Andronico, Janel (2021-05-03). "SF native Julia Collins merges food with tech to fight climate change". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  3. Collins, Julia. "Linkedin". Linkedin.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Elaine (2018-11-27). "The Pizza Bot". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  5. ^ Reid, David (2018-11-02). "Robot pizza maker reportedly takes $375 million investment from SoftBank". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  6. ^ McGrath, Maggie. "Raising Money In A Tough Market: Planet FWD Founder Julia Collins Dishes On Her New Series A And Why Dire Funding Statistics Are Just Noise". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  7. ^ Marcellus, Sibile (2021-09-01). "'Pizza was really a proof case' for climate-friendly food, Planet FWD founder says". Yahoo!Money. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  8. Griffith, Erin (2023-01-30). "'Recession Resilient' Climate Start-Ups Shine in Tech Downturn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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