Appendix

Appendix A: ReFED Classification of Capital Types

FUNDING GROUP	INVESTMENT TYPE	DETAILED INVESTMENT TYPE
PRIVATE CAPITAL (SEE PITCHBOOK SECTION FOR DEFINITIONS OF PRIVATE CAPITAL TYPES)
Venture Capital	Angel/Incubator	N/A
	Angel (Individual)	N/A
	Capitalization	N/A
	Early Stage VC	N/A
	Equity Crowdfunding	N/A
	Later Stage VC	N/A
	Product Crowdfunding	N/A
	Seed Round	N/A
Private Equity	Buyout/LBO	N/A
	Mezzanine	N/A
	PE Growth/Expansion	N/A
	Platform Creation	N/A
Corporate Finance and Spending	Bankruptcy: Liquidation	N/A
	Corporate	N/A
	Corporate Asset Purchase	N/A
	Debt - General	N/A
	Debt - PPP	N/A
	Debt Refinancing	N/A
	Debt Repayment	N/A
	IPO	N/A
	Joint Venture	N/A
	Merger/Acquisition	N/A
	Out of Business	N/A
	PIPE	N/A
	Public Investment 2nd Offering	N/A
	Reverse Manager	N/A
Other	Secondary Transaction - Open Market	N/A
	Secondary Transaction - Private	N/A
	Share Repurchase	N/A
	Undetermined	N/A
PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL
Non-Government Grants	N/A	N/A
PUBLIC CAPITAL (SEE U.S. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SECTION FOR DEFINITIONS OF PUBLIC CAPITAL TYPES)
Government Project Finance	Loans	Direct Loan
Government Grants	Contract/Services	Blank Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call
		BOA Basic Ordering Agreement
		BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement
		Definitive Contract
		Delivery Order
		FSS Federal Supply Schedule
		GWAC Government Wide Acquisition Contract
		ICD Indefinite Delivery Contract / Definite Quantity
		ICD Indefinite Delivery Contract / requirements
		IDC Multi-Agency Contract, Other Indefinite Delivery Contract
		Purchase Order
	Direct Payments	Direct Payment for Specified Use
		Direct Payment for Unrestricted Use
	Grant	Block Grant
		Cooperative Agreement
		Formula Grant
		Project Grant
	Loans	Guaranteed/Insured Loan
	Other Financial Assistance	Insurance
		Other Financial Assistance

Appendix B: ReFED Classification of Food Waste Solutions

ACTION AREA	SOLUTION NAME AND LINK TO SOLUTION FACT SHEET IN THE INSIGHTS ENGINE
PREVENTION SOLUTIONS
Optimize the post-harvest	Field Cooling Units
	Labor Matching
	Imperfect & Surplus Produce Channels
	Smaller Harvest Lots
	Innovative Grower Contracts
	Partial Order Acceptance
	Gleaning
	In Field Sanitation Monitoring
	Buyer Specification Expansion
Enhance Product Distribution	Early Spoilage Detection (hyperspectral imaging)
	Temperature Monitoring
	Decreased Transit Time
	Advanced Shipment Notifications
	Vibration & Drops Tracking
	Reduced Warehouse Handling
	Inventory Traceability
	Intelligent Routing
	First Expired First Out
	Modified Atmosphere Packaging System
Refine Product Management	Minimized On Hand Inventory
	Online Marketplace Platform
	Dynamic Pricing
	Waste Tracking (foodservice)
	Decreased Minimum Order Quantity
	Low-waste Event Contracts
	Retail Automated Order Fulfillment
	Direct to Consumer Channels
	Online, Advanced Grocery Sales
	Precision Event Attendance
	Repackaging Partially Damaged Products
	Markdown Alert Applications
	Increased Delivery Frequency
	Temperature Monitoring (foodservice)
	Assisted Distresed Sales
Enhanced Demand Planning
Maximize Product Utilization	In-house Repurposing
	Edible Coatings
	Manufacturing Line Optimization
	Manufacturing Byproduct Utilization (upcycling)
	Precision Food Safety
	Improved Recipe Planning
	Active & Intelligent Packaging
Reshape Consumer Environments	Meal Kits
	Smart Home Devices
	Consumer Education Campaigns
	K-12 Education Campaigns
	Buffet Signage
	K-12 Lunch Improvements
	Small Plates
	Home Shelf-life Extension Technologies
	Trayless
	Portion Sizes
	Package Design
	Standardized Date Labels
RESCUE SOLUTIONS
Strengthen Food Rescue	Donation Value-added Processing
	Donation Storage Handling & Capacity
	Blast Chilling to Enable Donations
	Donation Education
	Donation Reverse Logistics
	Donation Coordination & Matching
	Donation Transportation
RECYCLING SOLUTIONS
Recycle Anything Remaining	Community Composting
	Waste-derived Bio-plastics
	Livestock Feed
	Waste-derived Biomaterials
	Centralized Composting
	Home Composting
	Centralized Anaerobic Digestion
	Rendering
	Insect Farming
	Waste-derived Processed Animal Feed
	Co-digestion at Wastewater Treatment Plants
	Waste-derived Agricultural Inputs