Episode #02: Isabelle Steichen & Alexandra Dempster, Lupii

Today on Subscribing to Wellness we are joined by Isabelle Steichen and Allie Dempster, co-founders of Lupii. Isabelle and Allie are using the small but mighty lupini bean to disrupt the protein bar industry and provide consumers with a vegan, plant-based, sustainable, high-fiber, amino-packed protein bar offering. Allie was a former marketer at PepsiCo with a focus on innovation and transformation and after facing some challenging personal health conditions, became a holistic health and wellness junkie. Isabelle is a die-hard vegan and started Lupii after experiences at IfOnly, Sawyer, and as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Human Ventures.

Lupii Fun Facts:

1) Lupii bars derive from the Lupini bean. Small in size but huge in function, the Lupini bean is originally from Europe and has the highest concentration of plant-based protein of any bean (higher than soy!) and is packed with fiber. On the environmental side, Lupini beans are great for soil health and require very little water usage 2) Lupii is coming off a hugely successful crowd fundraising reaching over 200K and over 550 investors! 3) Lupini beans are quite diverse and can be enjoyed plain, in salads, as hummus, as ice cream, and more. Lupii has an exciting innovation pipeline in the making 4) Isabelle and Allie are the dream team. Isabelle met with over 50 potential co-founders before finding Allie and their skill sets complement each other perfectly. Allie is a new mother and barely sleeps!