Bill Gates was an early investor in Upside Foods. He participated in the company's $17 million Series A funding round in 2017 along with several other investors, including Cargill, Kimbal Musk, and Richard Branson. Bill Gates also participated with many existing and new investors in the company's $400 million Series C funding round in 2022. However, there isn't any publicly available information on how much Bill Gates directly invested in Upside Foods.