Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Generation Food Platform Joins in Series A Financing of New Wave Foods Big Idea Ventures, LLCJanuary 14, 2021 GMT NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Big Idea Ventures LLC, the global leader in early stage protein investing, has completed an investment in Stamford, Connecticut-based New Wave Foods®, a plant-based shellfish company. The company is offering a plant-based shrimp ready for restaurants and foodservice operators in 2021. ADVERTISEMENT This investment was made in partnership with Zandbergen World’s Finest Meat and is part of New Wave Foods’ Series A round of $18 million that was headed by NEA, one of the leading global venture capital firms. This marks the first investment by Big Idea Ventures for its Generation Food platform, a later-stage platform for companies delivering real solutions to plastic pollution, food waste, CO2 emissions and water usage.