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Loopini: The Frozen Pizza With 50g Protein

Loopini: The Frozen Pizza With 50g Protein

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 This pizza has 50 grams of protein. But is that enough to build a venture-backed brand, or just a better frozen meal? In the debut episode of Capital Calling, Damiano Messineo, Founder and CEO of Loopini, steps into the arena to pitch a frozen pizza that challenges long-held assumptions about nutrition, taste, and convenience. Loopini is a lupini bean–based frozen pizza delivering 50g of protein, 20g of fiber, and just 560 calories per pie, without sacrificing restaurant-quality flavor. Damiano argues that pizza doesn’t need to be a guilty pleasure, and that protein density can meaningfully reshape consumer behavior in one of the most competitive categories in food. Built on a naturally high-protein, high-fiber dough, Loopini sits at the intersection of health, convenience, and sustainability. The product also supports regenerative farming practices in Italy, using crops that require fewer inputs and significantly less water than conventional alternatives. The central question: can this level of nutritional differentiation justify a premium price point and scale into a defensible consumer brand? Across the table, investors Johnnie Yu of Listen Ventures, Christian McKenzie of Lofty Ventures, and Horace Madison of The Haven evaluate the business in real time: digging into unit economics, pricing power, consumer psychology, distribution strategy, and whether protein alone can change how people buy pizza. About the show Capital Calling takes you behind the curtain of early-stage investing. Each episode features: A live founder pitch and product demo Direct, unfiltered investor questioning A private post-pitch investor debrief (without the founder present) The founder’s candid reaction to their pitch from the On-Call Room Final verdicts: where real feedback is delivered, and real decisions are made Produced by Coeus Collective in partnership with the NYU Stern Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship, Capital Calling offers founders, operators, students, and investors an unfiltered look at how early-stage investment decisions actually happen, and what separates compelling ideas from fundable companies. Founders pitch live. Investors decide. 🔔 Subscribe to Coeus Collective on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoeusCollective 📰 Early Access newsletter: https://coeuscollective.beehiiv.com/ 📲 Follow us everywhere: @CoeusCollective Special thanks to the NYU Stern School of Business Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship. Follow @nyuinnovation for updates on their programs. Hosted by Antonio Di Meglio and Leon Li DISCLAIMER: The Capital Calling podcast, and any related media properties produced by Coeus Collective, are provided solely for informational and educational purposes. Nothing presented in this episode should be construed as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, investments, or financial products. Coeus Collective does not provide investment advice, and all opinions expressed are those of the hosts or guests at the time of recording.
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