Big Idea Ventures

Big Idea Ventures, LLC is a venture capital accelerator founded in 2019, with offices in New York and Singapore. The firm focuses on investing in startup and early-stage companies that are developing alternative protein sources, particularly in the plant-based and cell-based meat sectors. Through its New Protein Fund, Big Idea Ventures provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs creating innovative products, ingredients, and technologies in the alternative protein ecosystem. The firm primarily targets investments of $0.2 million and looks for opportunities in Asia and North America, aiming to address global challenges related to food sustainability and nutrition.

Andrew Ive

General Partner

Past deals in Nutrition

Lypid

Seed Round in 2022
Minutri brings together a healthy, practical, tasty food, ready for consumption, and for all tastes, ages, food preferences, and times of the day. From breakfast to supper, they have ready meals, snacks, supplements, and drinks, with vegan, organic, zero sugar, low carb, and other options. The company's foods are developed with the aim of being balanced, nutritious, and very tasty. They are gluten-free and dairy-free, made with natural and selected ingredients and spices, without refined sugar, without preservatives or artificial additives.

Harmony Baby Nutrition

Seed Round in 2021
Harmony Baby Nutrition is a food-tech company providing next-generation of human breast milk-based formulas. Their formulas are dairy-free, allergy-free, environmentally friendly, and impact the whole baby food industry by changing the main structure of current baby products. The company is helping to improve the quality of life of babies around the world by making the next generation of baby formulas containing human breast milk proteins as the base, instead of cow’s milk. Harmony Baby Nutrition was established in 2018 and is based in Boston, MA.

Harmony Baby Nutrition

Seed Round in 2021
Harmony Baby Nutrition is a food-tech company providing next-generation of human breast milk-based formulas. Their formulas are dairy-free, allergy-free, environmentally friendly, and impact the whole baby food industry by changing the main structure of current baby products. The company is helping to improve the quality of life of babies around the world by making the next generation of baby formulas containing human breast milk proteins as the base, instead of cow’s milk. Harmony Baby Nutrition was established in 2018 and is based in Boston, MA.

Wellme

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Internet, healthy drinks, e-commerce, social networks, dairy products, food, plant-based, intestinal flora, probiotics, and dietary fiber

Angie's Tempeh

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Plant-based protein

LVL

Seed Round in 2019
LVL specializes in the development of nutritious, plant-based powders designed to enhance daily well-being. The company offers a range of functional superfood blends that are convenient and easy to use, packaged in portable sachets for on-the-go consumption. These powders aim to promote increased energy, improved focus, and stronger immunity, helping consumers seamlessly integrate healthier choices into their daily routines. LVL's products are vegan-friendly and crafted to support individuals in achieving their optimal health and performance.