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href="/wiki/File:Nick_Cooney_-_Hidden_Heroes_Gala_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Nick_Cooney_-_Hidden_Heroes_Gala_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="173" height="239" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="239" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data">Hofstra University (Non-Violence Studies)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Managing Partner at Lever VC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">Notable work</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>How to be Great at Doing Good</i>, <i>Veganomics</i>, <i>Change of Heart</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nickcooney.com/">nickcooney<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Nick Cooney</b> (born c. 1981) is a managing partner at Lever VC, an investment fund focused on <a href="/wiki/Meat_alternative" title="Meat alternative">alternative protein</a> companies.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He co-founded the <a href="/wiki/Good_Food_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Good Food Institute">Good Food Institute</a> and was co-founder and Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the author of three books: <i>Change of Heart</i> (2010), <i>Veganomics</i> (2013), and <i>How To Be Great At Doing Good</i> (2015).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He previously worked for the non-profit organizations <a href="/wiki/Mercy_for_Animals" title="Mercy for Animals">Mercy for Animals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Farm_Sanctuary" title="Farm Sanctuary">Farm Sanctuary</a>, and was the founder of the non-profit organization <a href="/wiki/The_Humane_League" title="The Humane League">The Humane League</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nick Cooney was born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VOprofile_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VOprofile-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cooney received a bachelor's degree in Non-Violence Studies from <a href="/wiki/Hofstra_University" title="Hofstra University">Hofstra University</a> in 2003. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Policy_and_non-profit_work">Policy and non-profit work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Policy and non-profit work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, Nick Cooney founded <a href="/wiki/The_Humane_League" title="The Humane League">The Humane League</a> in Philadelphia, a non-profit organization that works to protect animal welfare.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cooney is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book <i><a href="/wiki/Striking_at_the_Roots" title="Striking at the Roots">Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism</a></i> (2008) by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hawthorne_(author)" title="Mark Hawthorne (author)">Mark Hawthorne</a>. </p><p>Since then, Nick Cooney's work promoting alternative proteins and animal protection has been featured in media outlets including CNBC,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yahoo Finance,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Food Navigator,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Guardian,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also delivered lectures at international conferences and on university campuses.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cooney previously worked as campaign coordinator at the non-profit Farm Sanctuary, and as executive vice president at the non-profit <a href="/wiki/Mercy_for_Animals" title="Mercy for Animals">Mercy for Animals</a>. He is currently a director with the non-profit Lever Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Good_Food_Institute_and_New_Crop_Capital">The Good Food Institute and New Crop Capital</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Good Food Institute and New Crop Capital"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nick Cooney is former board chairman and co-founder of <a href="/wiki/The_Good_Food_Institute" title="The Good Food Institute">The Good Food Institute</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also co-founder and former managing trustee of New Crop Capital, a private <a href="/wiki/Venture_capital" title="Venture capital">venture capital</a> trust that invests in plant-based and cultured meat, dairy, and egg companies.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These two organizations collaborate to support the plant-based and cultured food companies.<sup id="cite_ref-Byrd_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Byrd-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lever_VC">Lever VC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lever VC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nick Cooney is founder and currently Managing Partner at Lever VC, a U.S.-Asian venture capital fund investing in early stage <a href="/wiki/Meat_substitute" class="mw-redirect" title="Meat substitute">alternative protein</a> companies.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon 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.citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCooney2010" class="citation book cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2010-09-20). <i>Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change</i>. <a href="/wiki/Lantern_Books" title="Lantern Books">Lantern Books</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781590562451" title="Special:BookSources/9781590562451"><bdi>9781590562451</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Change+of+Heart%3A+What+Psychology+Can+Teach+Us+About+Spreading+Social+Change&rft.pub=Lantern+Books&rft.date=2010-09-20&rft.isbn=9781590562451&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2013" class="citation book cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2013-11-22). <i>Veganomics: The Surprising Science on Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom</i>. <a href="/wiki/Lantern_Books" title="Lantern Books">Lantern Books</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781590564288" title="Special:BookSources/9781590564288"><bdi>9781590564288</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Veganomics%3A+The+Surprising+Science+on+Vegetarians%2C+from+the+Breakfast+Table+to+the+Bedroom&rft.pub=Lantern+Books&rft.date=2013-11-22&rft.isbn=9781590564288&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2015" class="citation book cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2015-04-27). <i>How To Be Great At Doing Good: Why Results Are What Count and How Smart Charity Can Change the World</i>. <a href="/wiki/John_Wiley_%26_Sons" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wiley & Sons">John Wiley & Sons</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781119041719" title="Special:BookSources/9781119041719"><bdi>9781119041719</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=How+To+Be+Great+At+Doing+Good%3A+Why+Results+Are+What+Count+and+How+Smart+Charity+Can+Change+the+World&rft.pub=John+Wiley+%26+Sons&rft.date=2015-04-27&rft.isbn=9781119041719&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-04-08</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.bloomberg.com&rft.atitle=Bloomberg+-+Nick+Cooney&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fresearch%2Fstocks%2Fprivate%2Fperson.asp%3FpersonId%3D331181288%26privcapId%3D331178578%26previousCapId%3D331178578%26previousTitle%3DNew%2520Crop%2520Capital&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGunther2016" class="citation news cs1">Gunther, Marc (2016-04-06). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/apr/06/new-crop-capital-vegetarianism-vegan-animal-rights-agriculture-usda-beyond-meat">"New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077">0261-3077</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-04-08</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=New+Crop+%E2%80%93+the+vegan+venture+fund+fighting+for+animal+rights&rft.date=2016-04-06&rft.issn=0261-3077&rft.aulast=Gunther&rft.aufirst=Marc&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsustainable-business%2F2016%2Fapr%2F06%2Fnew-crop-capital-vegetarianism-vegan-animal-rights-agriculture-usda-beyond-meat&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4252173.Nick_Cooney">"Nick Cooney"</a>. <i>good reads</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-04</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=good+reads&rft.atitle=Nick+Cooney&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fauthor%2Fshow%2F4252173.Nick_Cooney&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2013" class="citation book cs1">Cooney, Nick (2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Cl2UtQEACAAJ"><i>Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom</i></a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-01-10</span></span>. <q>Nick Cooney, founder of the Humane League and then employed by Farm Sanctuary (now working for Mercy for Animals), spoke about his involvement with activism and farm animals.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Legal+Battles+in+the+Food+Industry%3A+A+Conversation+with+Nick+Cooney+from+Farm+Sanctuary&rft.date=2013-11-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Forgs.law.harvard.edu%2Fsaldf%2Fpast-events%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20170113041530/http://yaleherald.com/news-and-features/fifty-shades-of-green/">"Ivy League Vegan Conference"</a>. 2013-02-13. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-01-10</span></span>. <q>...founder and Board Chair of The Humane League, Board Chair of The Good Food Institute, and Managing Trustee at New Crop Capital</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sentience+Conference&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsentience-conference.org%2Fportfolio%2Fspeakers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGunther2016" class="citation news cs1">Gunther, Marc (2016-04-06). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/apr/06/new-crop-capital-vegetarianism-vegan-animal-rights-agriculture-usda-beyond-meat">"New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-04-08</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Lever+VC&rft.atitle=Investing+in+the+future+of+protein&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.levervc.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Interviews">Interviews</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Interviews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2010" class="citation interview cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2010-12-10). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110829065927/http://kissmyvegan.blogspot.com/2010/12/interview-series-18-nick-cooney.html">"Interview Series #18: Nick Cooney"</a>. <i>Kiss Me, I'm Vegan!</i> (Interview). Interviewed by Lindsay Wolf. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kissmyvegan.blogspot.com/2010/12/interview-series-18-nick-cooney.html">the original</a> on 2011-08-29<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2015-06-06</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Kiss+Me%2C+I%27m+Vegan%21&rft.atitle=Interview+Series+%2318%3A+Nick+Cooney&rft.date=2010-12-10&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fkissmyvegan.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Finterview-series-18-nick-cooney.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2011" class="citation interview cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2011-03-31). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110504021411/http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/cooneyinterview.html">"Interview with Nick Cooney"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Vegan_Outreach" title="Vegan Outreach">Vegan Outreach</a></i> (Interview). Interviewed by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ball" title="Matt Ball">Matt Ball</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/cooneyinterview.html">the original</a> on 2011-05-04<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2015-06-06</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vegan+Outreach&rft.atitle=Interview+with+Nick+Cooney&rft.date=2011-03-31&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veganoutreach.org%2Fadvocacy%2Fcooneyinterview.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2011" class="citation interview cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2011-08-20). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://arzone.ning.com/profiles/blogs/transcript-of-nick-cooney-s-live-arzone-guest-chat">"ARZone interview with Nick Cooney"</a>. <i>Animal Rights Zone Transcripts</i> (Interview)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2015-06-06</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Animal+Rights+Zone+Transcripts&rft.atitle=ARZone+interview+with+Nick+Cooney&rft.date=2011-08-20&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farzone.ning.com%2Fprofiles%2Fblogs%2Ftranscript-of-nick-cooney-s-live-arzone-guest-chat&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2020" class="citation interview cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2020-05-20). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://upside.fm/nick-cooney-lever-vc/">"Nick Cooney of Lever VC // investing in alternative protein startups"</a>. <i>Upside</i> (Interview). Interviewed by Jay Clouse<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Upside&rft.atitle=Nick+Cooney+of+Lever+VC+%2F%2F+investing+in+alternative+protein+startups&rft.date=2020-05-20&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fupside.fm%2Fnick-cooney-lever-vc%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2019" class="citation interview cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2019-06-11). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/06/11/investor-i-wouldnt-bet-against-the-plant-based-meat-space.html">"Investor: I wouldn't bet against the plant-based meat space"</a>. <i>CNBC Squawk Alley</i> (Interview)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CNBC+Squawk+Alley&rft.atitle=Investor%3A+I+wouldn%E2%80%99t+bet+against+the+plant-based+meat+space&rft.date=2019-06-11&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2Fvideo%2F2019%2F06%2F11%2Finvestor-i-wouldnt-bet-against-the-plant-based-meat-space.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2020" class="citation interview cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2020-08-17). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.just-food.com/interview/covid-just-adds-yet-another-tailwind-investor-nick-cooney-on-the-opportunities-for-alternative-protein-fund-lever-vc_id144343.aspx">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Covid Adds Yet Another Tailwind - Investor Nick Cooney on Opportunities for Alternative Protein Fund Lever VC"</a>. <i>Just Food</i> (Interview). Interviewed by Dean Best<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Just+Food&rft.atitle=%22Covid+Adds+Yet+Another+Tailwind+-+Investor+Nick+Cooney+on+Opportunities+for+Alternative+Protein+Fund+Lever+VC&rft.date=2020-08-17&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.just-food.com%2Finterview%2Fcovid-just-adds-yet-another-tailwind-investor-nick-cooney-on-the-opportunities-for-alternative-protein-fund-lever-vc_id144343.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2020" class="citation interview cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2020-08-18). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/08/18/Lever-VC-launches-new-fund-targeting-alternative-protein-deploys-first-5m-in-10-startups-spanning-plant-based-eggs-to-cell-cultured-breastmilk">"Lever VC launches new fund targeting alternative protein: deploys first $5m in 10 startups spanning plant-based eggs to cell-cultured breastmilk"</a>. <i>Food Navigator</i> (Interview). Interviewed by Elaine Watson<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Food+Navigator&rft.atitle=Lever+VC+launches+new+fund+targeting+alternative+protein%3A+deploys+first+%245m+in+10+startups+spanning+plant-based+eggs+to+cell-cultured+breastmilk&rft.date=2020-08-18&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodnavigator-usa.com%2FArticle%2F2020%2F08%2F18%2FLever-VC-launches-new-fund-targeting-alternative-protein-deploys-first-5m-in-10-startups-spanning-plant-based-eggs-to-cell-cultured-breastmilk&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation interview cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://animalcharityevaluators.org/charity-reviews/charity-conversations/2016-conversation-with-nick-cooney/">"Conversation with Nick Cooney, Executive Vice President of Mercy For Animals"</a>. <i>ACE</i> (Interview)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ACE&rft.atitle=Conversation+with+Nick+Cooney%2C+Executive+Vice+President+of+Mercy+For+Animals&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fanimalcharityevaluators.org%2Fcharity-reviews%2Fcharity-conversations%2F2016-conversation-with-nick-cooney%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_articles">Other articles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooney2013" class="citation web cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cooney, Nick</a> (2013-08-06). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416192931/http://spot.humaneresearch.org/content/changing-vegan-advocacy-art-science">"Changing Vegan Advocacy from an Art to a Science"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Humane_Research_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Humane Research Council">Humane Research Council</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://spot.humaneresearch.org/content/changing-vegan-advocacy-art-science">the original</a> on 2015-04-16<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2015-06-07</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Changing+Vegan+Advocacy+from+an+Art+to+a+Science&rft.pub=Humane+Research+Council&rft.date=2013-08-06&rft.aulast=Cooney&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fspot.humaneresearch.org%2Fcontent%2Fchanging-vegan-advocacy-art-science&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nick-cooney-lever-vc-invest-130000541.html">"Nick Cooney and Lever VC Invest In The Good Spoon Foods"</a>. <i>Yahoo Finance</i>. 2019-11-01<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Yahoo+Finance&rft.atitle=Nick+Cooney+and+Lever+VC+Invest+In+The+Good+Spoon+Foods&rft.date=2019-11-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fnick-cooney-lever-vc-invest-130000541.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNick2013" class="citation web cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nick, Cooney</a> (2013-06-06). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://qz.com/author/nickcooney/">"Self-interest can make the world a better place—for animals, at least"</a>. <i>Quartz</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Quartz&rft.atitle=Self-interest+can+make+the+world+a+better+place%E2%80%94for+animals%2C+at+least&rft.date=2013-06-06&rft.aulast=Nick&rft.aufirst=Cooney&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fauthor%2Fnickcooney%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vegan.com/book-review-nick-cooneys-change-of-heart/">"Book Review: Nick Cooney's Change of Heart"</a>. <i>Vegan.com</i>. 12 January 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vegan.com&rft.atitle=Book+Review%3A+Nick+Cooney%27s+Change+of+Heart&rft.date=2011-01-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vegan.com%2Fbook-review-nick-cooneys-change-of-heart%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANick+Cooney" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.levervc.com">Lever VC</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nickcooney.com/">NickCooney.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gfi.org/">The Good Food Institute</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newcropcapital.com/">New Crop Capital</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&oldid=1245652863">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cooney&oldid=1245652863</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Writers_from_Philadelphia" title="Category:Writers from Philadelphia">Writers from Philadelphia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Hofstra_University_alumni" title="Category:Hofstra University alumni">Hofstra University alumni</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_hCards" title="Category:Articles with hCards">Articles with hCards</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Year_of_birth_missing_(living_people)" title="Category:Year of birth missing (living people)">Year of birth missing (living people)</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 14 September 2024, at 08:37<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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