Egg-Free Mayo Startup Just Seeks $200 Million Funding

Just Inc., the food startup formerly known as Hampton Creek, is seeking to raise about $200 million in new funding as it tries to move past questions about its sales and product quality, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The San Francisco-based company, which develops plant-based products like eggless mayonnaise, has been gauging preliminary interest from Chinese investors, according to one of the people. CLSA Ltd., the overseas arm of Chinese investment bank Citic Securities Co., is working on the fundraising, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.