Founded in 1995, SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in New Jersey. It focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments in deep tech innovations, primarily in bio-tech/life sciences and hardware/robotics sectors, with a commitment to human and planetary health.
Founded in 2019, Big Idea Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in alternative protein companies. It focuses on plant-based food products and ingredients, as well as cell-based meats. The firm invests primarily in Asia and North America.
DSG Consumer Partners is a venture capital firm based in Singapore that focuses on identifying, investing in, and growing consumer brands in India and Southeast Asia. It primarily takes minority equity stakes in unlisted companies but may pursue control deals with the right management. The firm provides growth capital and liquidity to founders and shareholders, including secondary transactions, and pursues a long-term investment approach. The founders have backed leading consumer brands since 2004, such as Sula Wines, Saffronart, Cleartrip, Redmart, Mocha, and Veeba Food Services.
Venture Catalysts is recognized as Asia's largest integrated incubator, established in 2016, which offers investments ranging from $500,000 to $2 million per startup, along with incubation support for 18 to 24 months. It has successfully incubated notable companies such as BharatPe, Fynd, and Innov8, which have emerged as leaders in their respective categories. With a robust network of over 4,500 angel investors across 36 cities in six countries, including India, Hong Kong, and the UAE, Venture Catalysts has attracted participation from prominent global investors like YCombinator and Greenoaks. The organization focuses on nurturing the startup ecosystem in Tier II and III cities in India, conducting incubation programs in locations such as Ahmedabad, Lucknow, and Surat, as well as major metros. In addition to providing seed and Series A funding, Venture Catalysts excels in startup development, strategic guidance, and investor education, ensuring substantial returns for its investors. Its leadership in the early-stage investment landscape is underscored by the successful fundraising of over ten incubatees in a challenging market environment, solidifying its reputation as a top early-stage investor in India.
AccelFoods is a New York-based company founded in 2013 that focuses on partnering with high-growth early-stage food and beverage companies. It provides driven founders with access to industry expertise and infrastructure necessary to develop unique products and effective go-to-market strategies. By connecting emerging companies with valuable resources, AccelFoods aims to foster the creation of the next generation of enduring brands within the food and beverage ecosystem.
S2G Ventures is a Chicago-based, multi-stage investment firm focused on fostering innovation across food and agriculture, oceans, and energy. Founded in 2014, it targets late-stage venture and growth investments and maintains a portfolio spanning seed, venture, and growth rounds. The firm backs entrepreneurs delivering market-driven solutions that transform food systems and related sectors, including ingredients, infrastructure and logistics, food safety technology, retail and consumer brands, as well as opportunities in ocean and energy domains. Its objective is to catalyze healthier, sustainable, and locally sourced food systems through investments that cover agricultural products, logistics, and consumer offerings.
Brinc is a global venture acceleration firm headquartered in Hong Kong. It operates multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries, focusing on startups in blockchain technology, AI, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, food technology, and IoT. Brinc also supports corporations with innovation strategies and Web3-enabled businesses.
Founded in Singapore in 2017, Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests globally. It focuses on backing exceptional founders from day one, offering a global community network of co-founders, talent, advisors, expansion support, and capital across various sectors such as technology, healthcare, finance, consumer goods, and more.
PeakBridge is a global venture capital firm focused on FoodTech investments. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Luxembourg, the company invests in visionary pioneers with scalable, protectable technologies that drive positive impact on food systems. PeakBridge manages multiple funds totaling over €250 million and has invested in 29 portfolio companies globally across various verticals such as ingredients, alternative protein technologies, AI/digitalization, nutrition, and alternative farming.
Founded in 2016, Blue Horizon is a Swiss investment firm focused on the agriculture and food processing sectors. It partners with farmers, food producers, and distribution chains to invest in companies and support innovation in plant-based foods and food technology.
DSM Venturing is the corporate venture capital arm of Royal DSM, established in 2001 and headquartered in Heerlen, Netherlands. The firm focuses on investing in start-up companies that develop innovative products and services within the life sciences sector, which encompasses both animal and human health and nutrition. Over the years, DSM Venturing has invested in more than fifty emerging companies across the United States, Europe, and Israel. Its primary objective is to generate strategic options and enhance value for DSM and its broader ecosystem while achieving sustainable venture-grade investment returns.
Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage, pre-seed technology startups in underserved segments of the ecosystem. It invests in a high-volume, capital-efficient portfolio, typically funding rounds of 50,000 to 500,000 and making roughly 75 to 100 investments per year. The firm targets opportunities across the United States and internationally, including Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, and Western Europe, prioritizing companies with scalable products and prudent capital use outside major metro hubs. Since its inception, it has built a broad portfolio across many states. It commits to a fast decision process, often delivering a yes or no within two weeks to help founders establish momentum.
Food-X is a leading food innovation accelerator based in New York, recognized for its role in supporting food entrepreneurs in rapidly bringing their products and services to market. Established in 2014, Food-X partners with early-stage companies across the food supply chain, including sectors such as food technology, health, and consumer packaged goods. The accelerator focuses its investments primarily in the United States, providing funding of up to $50,000 per team for a 7 to 10 percent equity stake. Food-X typically supports 10 to 12 companies in each three-and-a-half-month program, leveraging its affiliation with SOSV, a global venture capital fund with extensive experience in various industries. Its commitment to fostering innovation in food-related ventures has earned it recognition as one of the most innovative companies in the sector.
Sharrp Ventures focuses on investing in early stage and growth stage companies that have shown some level of business traction. The firm is sector agnostic but tends to favor consumer and consumption-related ideas. Operating with a small team, Sharrp Ventures benefits from a broad network connected to the Marico Group, allowing it to provide valuable connections and insights to the companies it invests in on a pull-basis. This strategic positioning enables Sharrp Ventures to support its portfolio companies effectively while exploring diverse investment opportunities.
Sustainable Food Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 2020. It invests in early-stage food technology companies worldwide, focusing on cell-based, plant-based, and recombinant food products.
Five Seasons Ventures, established in 2016, is a Paris-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies operating in the food and agriculture sectors. The firm focuses on Europe, with a particular interest in Italy and France, and considers investments outside the region. It typically allocates between €2 million to €10 million per investment, taking significant minority stakes and board seats, often as part of a syndicate. Five Seasons Ventures supports innovative companies that cater to evolving consumer preferences, such as healthier food, convenience, cleaner labels, and sustainability, by providing capital, technology expertise, industry connections, and operational support.
Lever VC is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in the food and agriculture ecosystem, with emphasis on sustainability, health, and the development of alternative proteins. The firm backs startups across food technology, agricultural technology, novel ingredients, plant-based and cell-based proteins, farm inputs, crop technology, and related consumer products and services. It operates globally, with offices in New York and Hong Kong and staff across the United States, Hong Kong, Europe, and Israel, plus a regional presence in Kuala Lumpur. Led by Managing Partner Nick Cooney, a co-founder of New Crop Capital and the Good Food Institute, Lever VC combines experience in the alternative protein space with a broad investment approach across regions and sectors.
Founded in 2009 and based in New York City, BoxGroup is an early-stage investment fund focusing on pre-seed to Series A rounds. It invests globally, with a primary focus on New York City, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles. The firm typically allocates between $50,000 and $250,000 per investment across various sectors including consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, life science, marketplace, synthetic biology, and climate.
Founded in Bengaluru, India in 2017, Fireside Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage digital startups operating within the consumer products and services sectors across India.
SFC Capital is a United Kingdom based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that focuses on early-stage investments, including pre-seed and seed rounds, in sectors such as software, technology, e-commerce, consumer products, enterprise solutions, green technology, medical technology, and hospitality. It backs UK startups through an Angel Network and seed funds, providing capital and guidance and offering access to SEIS- and EIS-qualifying investment opportunities. The firm is described as a leading seed investor in the UK.
CPT Capital is a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage investments in the food and materials technology space, with particular emphasis on alternative proteins such as plant-based and cell-based proteins, recombinant proteins, and other technologies transforming the food supply chain. The firm aims for long-term value through exits via acquisition or IPO and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Founded in 2014, Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate dedicated to supporting the LGBT+ community. It invests globally in companies led by LGBT+ founders or C-suite executives at all stages of growth, focusing on inclusivity and positive social change.
Brand Foundry Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas. It makes early-stage investments in companies serving the consumer and business sectors, supporting startups through initial rounds and helping them scale.
Founded in 2014, Aliment Capital is a growth capital investor based in Santa Monica, California. It invests globally in innovative businesses that enhance agricultural productivity, nutrition, health, sustainability, and supply chain efficiency within the food and agriculture technology sectors.
Artesian VC is an alternative investment management company that specializes in early-stage venture capital, particularly in the clean energy sector. Established in 2004 after spinning out from ANZ Banking Group, the company has evolved to manage a range of specialized funds, with a focus on seed and follow-on investments in startups sourced from approved accelerators, incubators, and academic programs. Artesian's investment strategy emphasizes partnerships with leading organizations in the startup ecosystem, enabling it to identify and support high-potential ventures. With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Shanghai, New York, London, and Singapore, the company has built a global presence and has successfully raised over AUD 255 million for its various funds. Additionally, Artesian has expanded its reach through initiatives like its China VC Fund and plans for a Southeast Asia VC Fund, underscoring its commitment to fostering innovation in diverse markets.
Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. It provides capital and strategic guidance to startups across stages, focusing on technology-driven companies in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate and sustainability, enterprise software and services, fintech, digital health, medical technology and diagnostics, therapeutics, consumer products, and frontier technologies. The firm backs bold ventures with the potential to disrupt markets and improve lives, supporting companies from early to growth stages and working closely with entrepreneurs to apply science, technology and innovative business models. While primarily investing in North American technology companies, Khosla Ventures pursues opportunities globally and emphasizes experimentation and impact alongside financial returns. The firm also maintains related impact initiatives that support entrepreneurs addressing socio-economic challenges in emerging markets.
Established in 2020, the European Innovation Council supports innovative startups and researchers with promising ideas, focusing on early-stage companies with positive environmental, social, or governance impacts. It co-invests alongside private investors.
Rocana Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Miami, Florida, that focuses on early-stage investments in consumer brands. The firm targets consumer packaged goods across food and beverage and product areas such as beauty and personal care, wellness, pet care, fitness, and fashion/apparel, prioritizing disruptive, mission-driven brands with strong growth potential. Rocana supports portfolio companies through early development and scale as they pursue expanded market presence and better living options for consumers.
Döhler Ventures is a Darmstadt, Germany-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in early-stage startups. It adopts a long-term, entrepreneurial approach to support companies in the nutrition and technology ecosystem, with activity across B2B, healthcare, information technology, e-commerce, food technology and health technology sectors.
Torch Capital is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in consumer technology companies and the infrastructure layers that power them. Founded in 2018, the firm focuses on opportunities in the consumer and technology sectors and backs visionary founders using technology to transform how consumers and businesses operate.
Founded in 2016, Rainmatter Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Bangalore, India. It focuses on investing in innovative Indian startups operating in the fintech sector.
Fifty Years is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs founders using technology to tackle the world’s biggest problems. The firm seeks ventures that, if successful, will be highly profitable while making a meaningful impact on sustainable development goals. It is entrepreneur-driven and focuses on early-stage investments in North America and Europe across technology and related sectors including energy, climate tech, materials, bioengineering, transportation, hardware, computation, communication, and health.
Imaginary Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Natalie Massenet and Nick Brown. It makes early-stage investments at the intersection of retail and technology, with a focus on e-commerce, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and related marketplaces in Europe and the United States. The firm backs consumer brands and platforms that leverage technology to transform shopping, product discovery, and omnichannel experiences. Its portfolio includes notable names such as Farfetch, Reformation, Everlane, Necessaire, Daily Harvest, Glossier, Good American, and Universal Standard.
Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on stage-agnostic investments in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investment range varies from $50,000 to $5,000,000, typically at seed or series A stages.
Founded in 2013, Stray Dog Capital is a venture capital firm based in Leawood, Kansas. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on businesses that drive alternatives to the use of animals in the supply chain across food, beverage, and biotechnology sectors in the United States and Europe.
Tyson Ventures, LLC is the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods, Inc., established in December 2016 and located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm focuses on investing in startup, early-stage, and mature companies within the food and agriculture sectors. Tyson Ventures emphasizes food production, packaging, distribution, nutrition, food waste, and safety, while also targeting innovative companies and technologies related to fresh meats, poultry, and prepared foods. Additionally, the firm is interested in companies that develop meat substitutes and alternative proteins, address food insecurity, and enhance resource application within the food supply chain. Tyson Ventures aims to play a strategic role in the companies it invests in, often seeking a board observer position to foster collaboration and innovation in the food industry.
Founded in 2012, Joyance Partners is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco. It invests in early-stage companies focused on emerging science and bio-based technologies that empower individuals' health and well-being within two years, as well as startups whose products increase joy, fulfillment, and independence for customers.
Horizons Ventures, established in 2002, is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm specializing in seed, early-stage, and late-stage investments. It focuses on disruptive and technology-driven startups, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning, fintech, healthcare technology, and SaaS. The firm has a track record of successful exits, including notable companies like Skype, Siri, Facebook, Summly, and Waze.
Founded in 2002, Unilever Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies and funds aligned with its parent company's interests. It focuses on consumer goods, digital media, health & wellbeing, and sustainable living sectors across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Founded in 2020, Nourish Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. It invests in the food industry with a focus on alternative protein sources, commercializing food loss solutions, next-generation food systems, and health & wellness.
Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices across North America. It provides access to venture investing for individual accredited investors, particularly alumni networks, by offering diversified portfolios of venture opportunities and allowing members to invest alongside fellow alumni in ventures led by peers. The firm backs early-stage and later-stage opportunities across technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and other sectors, with a sector- and geography-agnostic approach. It typically invests between $10,000 and $3 million per deal and emphasizes the involvement of alumni connections and an institutional lead investor in opportunities. Alumni Ventures also offers focused funds to broaden participation, enabling accredited investors to access venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography. The model aims to democratize access to venture capital while maintaining rigorous selection standards through alumni networks.
Sequoia Capital Israel is a venture capital firm that backs startups and growth companies across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on Israel. It invests across sectors including fintech, financial services, internet, mobile, technology, and healthcare, spanning banking, payments, advertising, ecommerce, data, security, software, and related enabling tech. Typical commitments range from 100,000 to 1 million in seed, 1 to 10 million in early venture, and 10 to 100 million in growth rounds. The firm is based in Tel Aviv and operates as part of Sequoia Capital's global network.
Established by Mondelēz International in 2018, SnackFutures is an innovation hub dedicated to exploring emerging snacking trends globally. It focuses on building and growing small brands with significant potential, leveraging entrepreneurial talent and technologies.
Founded in 2014, Goodwater Capital is a venture capital firm based in Burlingame, California. It invests in early-stage consumer technology companies, empowering exceptional entrepreneurs to solve pressing problems and create global impact.
Established in 2002, The FSE Group is a venture capital firm based in Hampshire, UK. It focuses on investing in early-stage and growth-stage startups operating within the renewable energy and social enterprise sectors.
Skyviews Life Science is a privately held advisory and venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in Grandvaux, Switzerland. The company specializes in personalized health by identifying investment opportunities in startups and established firms at the intersection of biotechnology, advanced nutrition, and digital health. Skyviews Life Science focuses on companies that offer innovative drugs, advanced technology platforms, preventive strategies, personalized solutions, and natural food products aimed at enhancing individual quality of life. By targeting both private and public enterprises, the firm aims to support advancements that contribute to better health outcomes.
Multiply Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2019 and based in Bangalore, India. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage companies that are developing innovative products and services. It targets various sectors, including education technology, fintech, health, retail, and consumer technology. Multiply Ventures is dedicated to supporting ambitious entrepreneurs as they launch and grow their businesses, providing both financial investment and strategic guidance.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco and Geneva, focused on backing technology-driven startups across Europe, North America, and beyond. The firm specializes in high technology and life sciences, and invests across early and growth stages in sectors such as artificial intelligence, software, data, fintech, healthcare, media, mobility, open source, and security. Since its founding in 1996, Index Ventures has partnered with ambitious entrepreneurs to turn bold ideas into global businesses, providing strategic guidance and capital to help companies scale. Notable portfolio companies include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell, reflecting the firm’s track record of supporting market-changing technology companies.
Founded in 2013, AgFunder is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. It invests globally in agritech and food tech startups that are solving problems in the food system through automation, digitization of supply chain, food waste reduction, alternative proteins, and nutrition. The firm manages multiple funds and has invested in over 50 companies, aiming to deliver meaningful environmental and social impact across the food system.
Founded in 2017, Halogen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage consumer technology startups led by women. The firm supports founders throughout their lifecycle, providing hands-on assistance with networking, brand exposure, talent acquisition, follow-on funding, and strategic growth.