Courtney Boyd Myers
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Courtney Boyd Myers is an American entrepreneur and journalist. She is known for founding Audience.io, a consulting firm designed to create parity between tech start-ups in New York City and London.[1] She was the co-founder and CEO of Akua, a sustainable food company that made plant-based products from kelp and mushrooms.[2][3]
Myers was born in Connecticut.[4] She worked for Forbes as a technology and opinions reporter from 2007 to 2009. She later worked as an editor of The Next Web, covering global technology trends and internet entrepreneurs.[5] Myers created the 3460 miles newsletter, focussing on linking the New York City and London tech start-up scenes. Following this, in 2013 she launched the consulting firm Audience.io to help New York City and London-based technology start-ups grow internationally by providing strategy around media and content, business development, and product management.[6][7] She is a member of 10 Downing and Tech City's advisory board and a mentor at Seedcamp, Ignite100, and BBCWorldWideLabs.
Myers was the co-founder and CEO of Akua, a company that made kelp-based meat alternatives.[2][3] She established the company in 2017 with the aim of creating a more environmentally friendly option to conventional meat-based items. The company manufactured substitutes for burgers, jerky, and ground meat.[8] Akua's first product kelp jerky was released in 2019 followed by kelp burgers in 2021.[9] Their kelp burgers were sold in over 1,000 retail stores.[9] Akua was shut down in August 2024 citing logistical challenges from the decline of plant-based meat in the United States.[3]
