An unusual startup is looking to raise $20 million to turn coca leaves into the next trendy wellness ingredient
Power Leaves Corp. is seeking to become the first Nasdaq-listed coca-leaf company. The company is working with Indigenous communities in Colombia to harvest legal coca leaves. The coca leaves will be used to produce an energizing extract for food and beverage products. Coca leaves, minus the cocaine, could become the next hot wellness trend.
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