Scott May is the founder of MISTA, a new venture funded by Givaudan, the world’s largest flavor company.
Former VP of Innovation for Givaudan Flavors, Scott led efforts to define and implement the Front End Innovation program to explore what’s next for the 250 year old company.
We are a membership-based platform that focuses on a reciprocal ecosystem. Large companies helping start-ups. Start-ups helping large companies. All with the intent of disrupting the industry by bridging the gap that exists in the current food system structure. There is no regimented program. There is no financial stake. Our vision is simply to create the future of food and working together with our partners, that is exactly what we intend to do.
MISTA, which means tasty morsel in Sanskrit, is much more than a traditional incubator. MISTA’s mission is to help startups optimize ideas, products, people and investments by connecting startups to a world class food and beverage development facility, capabilities and ecosystem located in the heart of San Francisco.
