Wyss Academy for Nature secures matching investment in OnlyPlants Foods

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Publish date: April 14, 2026

Marie-Louise Wiegert, Founder of OnlyPlants, in conversation with the Chui Mamas.
Marie-Louise Wiegert, Founder of OnlyPlants, in conversation with the Chui Mamas. / Photo: Fiona Stappmanns

Wyss Academy for Nature secures matching investment in OnlyPlants Foods

Corporate News

Publish date: April 14, 2026

Doubling down on Bambara groundnut innovation

OnlyPlants Foods was selected for investment through the Spring 2025 Brainforest Venture Program. They have now secured an additional $125,000 from Wyss Academy for Nature, matching Brainforest's commitment and bringing meaningful new momentum to a venture we believed in from the very start.

We are very proud to make this investment. When Brainforest selected OnlyPlants Foods for their portfolio, we saw the same rare combination they did: a strong founder, a business model with ecological and social impact, and a product with the potential to reshape how food systems work in East Africa.

This is exactly the kind of venture Wyss Academy for Nature exists to support — and exactly the outcome we work toward when we back early-stage, nature-positive companies alongside partners like Brainforest.

Bambara Milk, made from bambara nuts.
Bambara Milk, made from bambara nuts. / Photo: Fiona Stappmanns