What LIVEKINDLY does

LIVEKINDLY operates a sustainable lifestyle platform built around its LIVEKINDLY House flagship destination concept. Each flagship combines four revenue-generating components under one roof: upscale plant-based dining, eco-friendly retail, wellness centers, and culinary education. The retail assortment is curated across four consumer categories — Beauty (cruelty-free, vegan), Home (sustainable materials, zero-waste), Food (plant-based, locally sourced), and Fashion (animal-free, ethically sourced) — drawing from best-in-class ethical brands and also serving as a distribution platform for LIVEKINDLY-owned labels. The company serves conscious consumers seeking integrated sustainable living experiences, targeting a single persona across both physical flagships and a complementary e-commerce shop.

The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional flagship destinations in New York, London, and Dubai, and an Amsterdam office tied to its acquired Dutch Weed Burger operations. The business model is a hybrid of experiential retail and direct-to-consumer e-commerce, with revenue generated from in-store transactions (food and beverage, retail goods, wellness services, classes) and online sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company is privately held with no parent company disclosed. The disclosed headcount of 11-50 employees is notably low relative to its four-city physical footprint and the scale of its disclosed funding, which may indicate reliance on acquired brand teams, third-party operators, or franchise/partnership models for on-site operations.

The platform has been built primarily through capital deployment rather than organic growth. Between 2018 and 2021 the company raised approximately $535,000,000 across three disclosed rounds (with The Rise Fund, EQT, Blue Horizon, S2G, and Rabobank among investors), and completed two acquisitions in 2021 — No Meat and The Dutch Weed Burger — to add proprietary plant-based and seaweed-based product lines and to access UK, Nordics, US, and Canada markets. No proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or API products are disclosed; the underlying technology is a standard content/e-commerce platform supporting the marketing site and shop.

Name

LIVEKINDLY

Website

https://livekindly.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LIVEKINDLY operates experiential retail flagships in Los Angeles, New York, London, and Dubai that combine upscale plant-based dining, curated eco-friendly retail, wellness centers, and culinary education, serving conscious consumers seeking integrated sustainable lifestyle options.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail and Dining Experience: Revenue generated from physical flagship destinations featuring upscale plant-based dining, eco-friendly stores, wellness centers, and culinary education. These experiential retail locations serve as the primary revenue driver.
2. E-commerce Sales: Revenue from online sales of sustainable fashion, cruelty-free beauty products, eco-conscious home goods, and plant-based food products through the LIVEKINDLY shop platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LIVEKINDLY operates flagship "LIVEKINDLY House" destinations that combine upscale plant-based dining, eco-friendly retail stores, wellness centers, and culinary education in major global cities. The company also sells sustainable and plant-based products directly to consumers through an e-commerce platform spanning beauty, home, food, and fashion categories. The portfolio includes acquired brands such as The Dutch Weed Burger and No Meat, expanding its plant-based food offerings.

Product overview

LIVEKINDLY operates as a sustainable lifestyle platform centered around its flagship LIVEKINDLY House concept — experiential destinations combining upscale plant-based dining, eco-friendly retail stores, wellness centers, and culinary education. The product portfolio spans four main consumer categories: Beauty (cruelty-free and vegan products), Home (sustainable and zero-waste products), Food (plant-based and locally sourced), and Fashion (animal-free and ethically sourced). Through the acquisition of The Dutch Weed Burger, LIVEKINDLY expanded into seaweed-based alternative protein products targeting international markets including the UK, Nordics, US, and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LIVEKINDLY House Flagship experiential destination offering upscale plant-based dining, eco-friendly stores, wellness centers, and culinary education for conscious consumers in major global cities.
• LIVEKINDLY Beauty Curated collection of cruelty-free and vegan beauty products featuring clean formulations and traceable ingredients from ethically sourced brands.
• LIVEKINDLY Home Curated collection of eco-conscious home products made with sustainable materials and zero-waste options from ethically sourced brands.
• LIVEKINDLY Food Plant-based food products featuring locally sourced produce and clean ingredients from traceable supply chains, sold in-store and online.
• LIVEKINDLY Fashion Animal-free and ethically sourced fashion items made from sustainable materials, sold in-store and online.
• The Dutch Weed Burger Amsterdam-based brand producing seaweed-based plant-based burger products, acquired by LIVEKINDLY Collective to expand into alternative protein offerings.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Dutch Weed BurgercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2021LIVEKINDLY Collective announced the acquisition of Amsterdam-based The Dutch Weed Burger to expand into seaweed-based products. This strategic acquisition aims to help LIVEKINDLY scale internationally into new markets including the UK, Nordics, US, and Canada. The deal represents LIVEKINDLY's expansion beyond traditional plant-based offerings into innovative seaweed-based sustainable food products.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweetgreen: Large fast casual chain focused on healthy, fresh, plant-forward bowls and salads with strong tech-enabled operations. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the upscale healthy/plant-based dining space where LIVEKINDLY House competes for the conscious consumer's dining dollar.
• The Body Shop: Established global retailer of ethically sourced, cruelty-free beauty and skincare products. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the cruelty-free/vegan beauty space where LIVEKINDLY Beauty competes for the conscious consumer.

Direct peers

• By Chloe: Plant-based casual dining brand with locations in major US cities, offering vegan comfort food in an experiential, design-forward setting. Closely comparable to LIVEKINDLY's upscale plant-based dining experience and target demographic.
• Veggie Grill: Plant-based fast casual restaurant chain offering burgers, bowls, and sandwiches across multiple US locations. Direct competitor to the dining component of LIVEKINDLY House, targeting the same plant-forward consumer with a similar upscale casual format.
• Beyond Meat: Leading plant-based protein brand producing burgers, sausages, and other meat alternatives sold through retail and foodservice channels. Comparable as a peer brand within the LIVEKINDLY plant-based collective and direct competitor to the Dutch Weed Burger / No Meat acquired brands.
• Impossible Foods: Major plant-based meat alternative company supplying foodservice and retail with burgers, sausage, and chicken substitutes. Comparable as both a potential supplier to LIVEKINDLY House kitchens and a direct competitor in the plant-based brand portfolio space.
• Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics: Global cruelty-free, vegan beauty retailer with experiential storefronts emphasizing ethically sourced ingredients. Directly comparable to the LIVEKINDLY Beauty category — same positioning around cruelty-free, vegan, and traceable sourcing, and a similar experiential retail approach.

Emerging players

• Sakara Life: Plant-based meal delivery and wellness lifestyle brand offering prepared meals, supplements, and curated wellness programs. Comparable as an emerging player combining plant-based nutrition with a broader holistic wellness brand — overlapping with LIVEKINDLY's integrated food + wellness approach.
• Daily Harvest: Direct-to-consumer plant-based food brand delivering frozen meals, smoothies, and bowls. Comparable as an emerging player in the plant-based food retail space targeting the same health-conscious consumer that LIVEKINDLY Food serves.

Regional players

• Erewhon Market: Upscale organic and natural foods market in California with strong plant-based and wellness positioning, including in-store dining and curated wellness offerings. Comparable as a regional peer combining upscale grocery, plant-based prepared foods, and wellness — overlapping with the LIVEKINDLY House concept geographically (LA) and conceptually.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thelivekindlyco
• Facebookfacebook.com/livekindlyco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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