Collaborative Fund

Founded in New York in 2010 by Craig Shapiro, Collaborative Fund is an investment firm focused on creative fields within technology and media. It invests based on the growth of the creative class and collaborative consumption.

Tejinder Gill

Principal

Past deals in Food Processing

Diferente

Seed Round in 2024
Diferente ≠ is a Brazilian foodtech focused on promoting access to healthy foods while addressing food waste in Latin America. The company collaborates with local organic producers to rescue organic items deemed "imperfect" or non-standard, which would otherwise be discarded. By delivering these products directly to consumers, Diferente ≠ offers them at significantly reduced prices, making healthy eating more affordable and convenient. Founded by a team with backgrounds in various successful startups, the company is supported by prominent investors and aims to create a sustainable food shopping platform that benefits both consumers and the environment.

Voyage Foods

Series A in 2024
Voyage Foods develops sustainable alternatives to popular foods. Using natural ingredients and proprietary technology, they create products like nut-free spreads, cocoa-free chocolate, and bean-free coffee that maintain original taste and nutrition without environmental compromise.

PhageLab

Series A in 2024
Founded in 2009 by three biotechnology engineers from Universidad Andrés Bello, PhageLab develops antibiotic substitutes for use in the livestock industry. Their products are designed to selectively eliminate pathogenic bacteria without harming beneficial flora, enhancing productivity and food safety.

Diferente

Seed Round in 2023
Diferente ≠ is a Brazilian foodtech focused on promoting access to healthy foods while addressing food waste in Latin America. The company collaborates with local organic producers to rescue organic items deemed "imperfect" or non-standard, which would otherwise be discarded. By delivering these products directly to consumers, Diferente ≠ offers them at significantly reduced prices, making healthy eating more affordable and convenient. Founded by a team with backgrounds in various successful startups, the company is supported by prominent investors and aims to create a sustainable food shopping platform that benefits both consumers and the environment.

Mooji Meats

Seed Round in 2022
Mooji Meats is a sustainable food manufacturing company that produces and sells plant-based steaks.

Zero Acre Farms

Series A in 2022
Zero Acre Farms is a food company focused on ending the food industry's reliance on conventional vegetable oils by producing fermentation-derived oils and fats. Using microorganisms to drive fermentation, the company creates sustainable oils designed to have lower levels of unhealthy fats associated with inflammation and disease. By replacing traditional vegetable oils, Zero Acre Farms aims to offer healthier choices for consumers and reduce the environmental and health drawbacks of mainstream oils.

Hier Foods

Venture Round in 2021
Hier Foods is a foodtech startup that offers decentralized food systems for retailers and local suppliers. The startup's platform supports all industry-standard EDI integration methods for working with inventory management, as well as a cutting-edge API to make it as simple as possible for IT. Its adaptive software enables even very small suppliers to process digital orders, return shipping notifications and invoices digitally, and easily update prices and products. Instead of faxing, calling, or emailing, they order everything through a single app. Prices, products, and order reminders are always up to date.

Diferente

Seed Round in 2021
Diferente ≠ is a Brazilian foodtech focused on promoting access to healthy foods while addressing food waste in Latin America. The company collaborates with local organic producers to rescue organic items deemed "imperfect" or non-standard, which would otherwise be discarded. By delivering these products directly to consumers, Diferente ≠ offers them at significantly reduced prices, making healthy eating more affordable and convenient. Founded by a team with backgrounds in various successful startups, the company is supported by prominent investors and aims to create a sustainable food shopping platform that benefits both consumers and the environment.

Immi

Seed Round in 2021
Immi is a food product manufacturer intended to provide instant ramen with low net carb and high protein. The company's products include high fiber, low sodium, plant-based, and keto-friendly instant ramen, providing healthy quick meal to consumers.

Prime Roots

Series A in 2020
Prime Roots is a plant-based food company that develops meat and seafood alternatives using koji mycelium-derived proteins. Its products include plant-based meats such as a salmon burger that mimic the taste, texture, and nutrition of animal-derived products. By leveraging natural koji proteins, Prime Roots aims to lower the environmental footprint of protein supply by reducing reliance on conventional animal farming, while offering protein-rich options for both meat eaters and vegetarians. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, Prime Roots operates in the food industry.

Prime Roots

Seed Round in 2018
Prime Roots is a plant-based food company that develops meat and seafood alternatives using koji mycelium-derived proteins. Its products include plant-based meats such as a salmon burger that mimic the taste, texture, and nutrition of animal-derived products. By leveraging natural koji proteins, Prime Roots aims to lower the environmental footprint of protein supply by reducing reliance on conventional animal farming, while offering protein-rich options for both meat eaters and vegetarians. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, Prime Roots operates in the food industry.

Eat Just

Series B in 2014
Eat Just, Inc., founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, focuses on creating plant-based food products aimed at improving the food system. The company offers a variety of items, including plant-based scrambled eggs, flavored mayonnaise, dressings, cookie doughs, and meat alternatives. Their flagship product, JUST Egg, has garnered significant recognition, being featured in lists such as Popular Science's "100 Greatest Innovations." Eat Just emphasizes innovation through a unique discovery platform for food ingredients, combining scientific research with culinary expertise from Michelin-starred chefs. The company has been acknowledged in various prestigious lists, including Fast Company’s "Most Innovative Companies" and Entrepreneur’s "100 Brilliant Companies."

Eat Just

Series A in 2013
Eat Just, Inc., founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, focuses on creating plant-based food products aimed at improving the food system. The company offers a variety of items, including plant-based scrambled eggs, flavored mayonnaise, dressings, cookie doughs, and meat alternatives. Their flagship product, JUST Egg, has garnered significant recognition, being featured in lists such as Popular Science's "100 Greatest Innovations." Eat Just emphasizes innovation through a unique discovery platform for food ingredients, combining scientific research with culinary expertise from Michelin-starred chefs. The company has been acknowledged in various prestigious lists, including Fast Company’s "Most Innovative Companies" and Entrepreneur’s "100 Brilliant Companies."
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