The company filed with an initial offering size of US$100 million, which is a placeholder that’s likely to change. The company’s backers include Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates and Don Thompson, McDonald’s Corp’s former chief executive officer.

Beyond Meat, based in El Segundo, California, was founded in 2009 and initially focused on a frozen-chicken substitute and has taken advantage of vegan diet preferences to go more mainstream. Now, it’s best known for the Beyond Burger, which is made to “look, cook and taste like traditional ground beef,” according to the company’s filing Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Its products are sold by grocers such as Kroger and Whole Foods, as well as appearing on restaurant menus for TGI Friday’s and A&W Canada, the company said in its filing.

The company had a net loss of US$30.4 million on net revenue of US$32.6 million in 2017. That compares with a net loss of US$25.1 million on net revenue of US$16.2 million a year earlier.

Beyond Meat’s biggest backers are venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC, which owns 16% of the company, and Obvious Ventures with 10%, according to the filing. After its new vegan burger was released, Tyson Foods Inc., the largest US meat producer, announced it had bought a 5% stake in Beyond Meat.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Credit Suisse Group AG are leading the offering. The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol BYND.