GFI's innovation department has two primary areas of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and
entrepreneurs to join the plant - based and cultured meat industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success of existing companies in the industry.26 They have assembled a list of potential companies based
on what they believe are promising ideas that have not been capitalized
on, 27 and they have developed a list of more than 220
entrepreneurs and scientists, many of whom
take part in monthly video calls led by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding of a plant - based meat company in India, Good Dot, and a plant - based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the
responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to GFI.