Aussie benpasternak aces deal with Serena Williams’ hubby for cult chicken nugget alternative | carawaters
A 21-year-old Australian entrepreneur has secured $US50 million for his chicken nugget alternative “Nuggs” in a funding round led by Serena Williams’ husband andBen Pasternak launched Nuggs in 2019 after kicking off his startup Simulate with a chicken nugget alternative. Nuggs have since become a cult product in the United States and are sold at more than 5000 retail locations across the country including Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods.
“Eventually Simulate products will be available everywhere,” he said. “Given that I am from Australia, I’d really like to launch Nuggs there quite soon.” “I did not speak to any Australian venture capital firms or investors,” Mr Pasternak said. “However, when we scale to Australia, I’m sure we’ll bring in some Australian capital.”Mr Pasternak said having Mr Ohanian as an investor allowed Simulate to take advantage of his background in software companies.
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