Initialized Capital

Founded in 2012, Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology sectors. With over $3 billion under management across five funds since inception, the firm invests primarily at seed stage and has helped create over $200 billion in market value among its portfolio companies.

Alejandra Calvo

Associate

Kim-Mai Cutler

Partner

Brett Gibson

Managing Partner

Andrew Lee

Partner

Marinda Luk

CFO

Past deals in Food Processing

Formic Technologies

Venture Round in 2024
Formic Technologies aims to boost humanity's collective output by making robotic automation accessible. It offers customized robots for operational automation in industries like food and beverage, manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. Formic enables businesses to scale production quickly with minimal risk.

Eclipse Foods

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2019, Eclipse Foods specializes in manufacturing plant-based dairy products that closely mimic the flavor, texture, and functionality of animal-derived counterparts. Utilizing innovative plant-processing technology, the company aims to provide sustainable, healthy, and humane alternatives to traditional dairy products.

Formic Technologies

Series A in 2022
Formic Technologies aims to boost humanity's collective output by making robotic automation accessible. It offers customized robots for operational automation in industries like food and beverage, manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. Formic enables businesses to scale production quickly with minimal risk.

Formic Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Formic Technologies aims to boost humanity's collective output by making robotic automation accessible. It offers customized robots for operational automation in industries like food and beverage, manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. Formic enables businesses to scale production quickly with minimal risk.

Silo

Series B in 2021
Silo provides an end-to-end software platform that automates the perishable supply chain by connecting growers, packers, shippers, wholesalers and distributors, retailers, food service providers, processors, and third-party logistics services, with the platform handling inventory, orders, payments, and logistics and using artificial intelligence and machine learning to adapt to existing workflows, enabling purchasing, selling, inventory management, vendor and customer management, accounting, reporting, packing, and logistics with greater efficiency and transparency across the perishable goods market; the company is based in the United States.

Shelf Engine

Series B in 2021
Shelf Engine is a Seattle-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in an automated prediction platform aimed at minimizing food waste in the grocery sector. By employing machine learning and analyzing historical data, the platform accurately forecasts demand for perishable goods, allowing grocery stores to optimize their ordering processes. This innovative approach not only helps retailers avoid out-of-stock situations but also significantly reduces food and beverage waste. Shelf Engine manages the entire ordering process, including vendor management and shelf optimization, which enhances profit margins for grocery stores. The company operates with a unique buy-back model for unsold items, thereby mitigating financial risk for retailers. With a workforce of over 145 employees, Shelf Engine serves leading grocers across thousands of locations in the United States.

Silo

Series A in 2020
Silo provides an end-to-end software platform that automates the perishable supply chain by connecting growers, packers, shippers, wholesalers and distributors, retailers, food service providers, processors, and third-party logistics services, with the platform handling inventory, orders, payments, and logistics and using artificial intelligence and machine learning to adapt to existing workflows, enabling purchasing, selling, inventory management, vendor and customer management, accounting, reporting, packing, and logistics with greater efficiency and transparency across the perishable goods market; the company is based in the United States.

Shelf Engine

Series A in 2020
Shelf Engine is a Seattle-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in an automated prediction platform aimed at minimizing food waste in the grocery sector. By employing machine learning and analyzing historical data, the platform accurately forecasts demand for perishable goods, allowing grocery stores to optimize their ordering processes. This innovative approach not only helps retailers avoid out-of-stock situations but also significantly reduces food and beverage waste. Shelf Engine manages the entire ordering process, including vendor management and shelf optimization, which enhances profit margins for grocery stores. The company operates with a unique buy-back model for unsold items, thereby mitigating financial risk for retailers. With a workforce of over 145 employees, Shelf Engine serves leading grocers across thousands of locations in the United States.

Silo

Seed Round in 2019
Silo provides an end-to-end software platform that automates the perishable supply chain by connecting growers, packers, shippers, wholesalers and distributors, retailers, food service providers, processors, and third-party logistics services, with the platform handling inventory, orders, payments, and logistics and using artificial intelligence and machine learning to adapt to existing workflows, enabling purchasing, selling, inventory management, vendor and customer management, accounting, reporting, packing, and logistics with greater efficiency and transparency across the perishable goods market; the company is based in the United States.

Eclipse Foods

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2019, Eclipse Foods specializes in manufacturing plant-based dairy products that closely mimic the flavor, texture, and functionality of animal-derived counterparts. Utilizing innovative plant-processing technology, the company aims to provide sustainable, healthy, and humane alternatives to traditional dairy products.

Shelf Engine

Seed Round in 2018
Shelf Engine is a Seattle-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in an automated prediction platform aimed at minimizing food waste in the grocery sector. By employing machine learning and analyzing historical data, the platform accurately forecasts demand for perishable goods, allowing grocery stores to optimize their ordering processes. This innovative approach not only helps retailers avoid out-of-stock situations but also significantly reduces food and beverage waste. Shelf Engine manages the entire ordering process, including vendor management and shelf optimization, which enhances profit margins for grocery stores. The company operates with a unique buy-back model for unsold items, thereby mitigating financial risk for retailers. With a workforce of over 145 employees, Shelf Engine serves leading grocers across thousands of locations in the United States.

Gobble

Convertible Note in 2018
Gobble Inc. is an online marketplace based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in delivering gourmet meal kits designed for quick preparation. Founded in 2010, the company provides chef-curated meals that can be prepared in just 15 minutes, combining the convenience of takeout with the quality and freshness of home-cooked food. Gobble emphasizes the use of fresh, locally sourced ingredients, enabling customers to create nutritious and flavorful dishes easily. Its offerings cater to a variety of dietary preferences, including global cuisines, low-calorie options, vegetarian recipes, and kid-friendly meals. In addition to dinner, Gobble also provides meal options for breakfast, lunch, sides, and desserts. The company has expanded its operations across 47 states and maintains offices in California, Pennsylvania, and Toronto, with a mission to help families spend less time in the kitchen and more time together at the table.

Gobble

Series B in 2017
Gobble Inc. is an online marketplace based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in delivering gourmet meal kits designed for quick preparation. Founded in 2010, the company provides chef-curated meals that can be prepared in just 15 minutes, combining the convenience of takeout with the quality and freshness of home-cooked food. Gobble emphasizes the use of fresh, locally sourced ingredients, enabling customers to create nutritious and flavorful dishes easily. Its offerings cater to a variety of dietary preferences, including global cuisines, low-calorie options, vegetarian recipes, and kid-friendly meals. In addition to dinner, Gobble also provides meal options for breakfast, lunch, sides, and desserts. The company has expanded its operations across 47 states and maintains offices in California, Pennsylvania, and Toronto, with a mission to help families spend less time in the kitchen and more time together at the table.

Shelf Engine

Seed Round in 2017
Shelf Engine is a Seattle-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in an automated prediction platform aimed at minimizing food waste in the grocery sector. By employing machine learning and analyzing historical data, the platform accurately forecasts demand for perishable goods, allowing grocery stores to optimize their ordering processes. This innovative approach not only helps retailers avoid out-of-stock situations but also significantly reduces food and beverage waste. Shelf Engine manages the entire ordering process, including vendor management and shelf optimization, which enhances profit margins for grocery stores. The company operates with a unique buy-back model for unsold items, thereby mitigating financial risk for retailers. With a workforce of over 145 employees, Shelf Engine serves leading grocers across thousands of locations in the United States.

Gobble

Series A in 2015
Gobble Inc. is an online marketplace based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in delivering gourmet meal kits designed for quick preparation. Founded in 2010, the company provides chef-curated meals that can be prepared in just 15 minutes, combining the convenience of takeout with the quality and freshness of home-cooked food. Gobble emphasizes the use of fresh, locally sourced ingredients, enabling customers to create nutritious and flavorful dishes easily. Its offerings cater to a variety of dietary preferences, including global cuisines, low-calorie options, vegetarian recipes, and kid-friendly meals. In addition to dinner, Gobble also provides meal options for breakfast, lunch, sides, and desserts. The company has expanded its operations across 47 states and maintains offices in California, Pennsylvania, and Toronto, with a mission to help families spend less time in the kitchen and more time together at the table.

Gobble

Convertible Note in 2012
Gobble Inc. is an online marketplace based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in delivering gourmet meal kits designed for quick preparation. Founded in 2010, the company provides chef-curated meals that can be prepared in just 15 minutes, combining the convenience of takeout with the quality and freshness of home-cooked food. Gobble emphasizes the use of fresh, locally sourced ingredients, enabling customers to create nutritious and flavorful dishes easily. Its offerings cater to a variety of dietary preferences, including global cuisines, low-calorie options, vegetarian recipes, and kid-friendly meals. In addition to dinner, Gobble also provides meal options for breakfast, lunch, sides, and desserts. The company has expanded its operations across 47 states and maintains offices in California, Pennsylvania, and Toronto, with a mission to help families spend less time in the kitchen and more time together at the table.
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