# Tezza Foods

> Tezza Foods makes the first dairy-free yogurt that goes spoon-for-spoon with Greek yogurt. By culturing and straining organic American-grown soymilk, the Oakland-based company turns whole soybeans into a thick, high-protein yogurt with the protein and probiotics of dairy Greek yogurt - plus fiber and omega-3s - using about 90% less land, water and emissions than dairy. Founded in 2019 by MIT-trained microbiome scientist Nathaniel Chu and Josh Moser, Tezza is a public benefit corporation built on the idea that the world's most nutritious and sustainable protein should be the one we all eat.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Oakland, California, United States
- **Founders:** Nathaniel Chu (Co-Founder & CEO), Josh Moser (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~29 employees
- **Products:** Dairy-Free Greek-Style Soymilk Yogurt, Flavors, Fermented plant-based cheese (Plonts)
- **Notable:** Created what it bills as the first dairy-free yogurt that matches Greek yogurt spoon-for-spoon, Raised a $12M seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital, Opened a pilot manufacturing plant in Oakland, California

## Products & services

- **Dairy-Free Greek-Style Soymilk Yogurt** — Organic soymilk cultured and strained into a thick, creamy Greek-style yogurt with 12-14g protein, ~4g fiber, omega-3s and billions of live probiotics per cup. No protein isolates, artificial sweeteners, added oils or starches.
- **Flavors** — Plain & Simple, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry and Blueberry, made with organic soymilk, live active cultures and real fruit.
- **Fermented plant-based cheese (Plonts)** — An earlier, sibling effort under the Plonts brand: an aged, stinky plant-based cheddar made by applying traditional cheesemaking fermentation to soymilk, launched to select NYC and SF Bay Area restaurants.

## Achievements

- Created what it bills as the first dairy-free yogurt that matches Greek yogurt spoon-for-spoon
- Raised a $12M seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital
- Opened a pilot manufacturing plant in Oakland, California
- Non-GMO Project Verified, using American-grown organic whole soybeans
- Launched at Whole Foods Market and expanded across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Raised $12M seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital and opened an Oakland pilot plant; debuted fermented plant-based cheese under the Plonts brand.
- **2026-04** — Launched dairy-free Greek-style soymilk yogurts (Plain & Simple, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry) at select Whole Foods Market stores in Northern California.

## Links

- Website: https://tezzafoods.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tezzafoods
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tezzafoods
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tezzafoods/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tezzafoods

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Last updated: 2026-06-27