TA

Tanmay Annachhatre

Principal

Dv

Derek van Brussel

Principal

HF

Hector Freitas

Partner Business Development

Michel Hirschi

CFO

TK

Thomas Kindler

Partner

Roger Lienhard

Founder

BW

Björn Witte

CEO

Past deals in Organic Food

Fora Foods

Seed Round in 2018
ForA is a butter brand company that makes dairy alternative solutions. Their butter is made with the leftover water from cooking chickpeas also known as aquafaba which they purchase from hummus manufactures then transform into magical goodness. Fababutter which is made from aquafaba, is disrupting the market with its taste, ingredients, functionality, and sustainability. ForA was founded by Aidan Altman and Andrew McClure in 2017 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Mosa Meat B.V.

Series B in 2020
Mosa Meat B.V. develops tissue engineering into a technology that can mass-produce cultured meat. It harvests adult stem cells from the muscle tissue of a living cow. It offers burgers and ham-burgers. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Geltor

Series B in 2020
Geltor, Inc. produces bioactive animal free collagens and other proteins for beauty, nutrition, and other applications. It offers Collume, a bio-designed collagen technology for skincare cellular regeneration, protection, and derma-collagen synthesis; and HumaColl21, a collagen product that delivers collagen, elastin, laminin, and fibronectin boosting effect for skin care. The company also provides vegan collagen peptides and other novel proteins for functional food and nutraceutical formulas. Geltor, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Leandro, California.

Veestro

Seed Round in 2018
Veestro, LLC prepares and delivers plant-based food and meal programs in the United States. It offers breakfast, entrees, soups, desserts and snacks, juices, and other meals; starter packs, gluten-free meals, travel meal packs, and high-protein meals; and weight loss meal plans. The company also provides gift certificates and cards. It sells its food products through distribution partners, as well as online. Veestro, LLC was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

AgBiome, LLC

Series D in 2021
AgBiome, LLC, a biotechnology company, engages in delivering research and discovery to the agriculture industry. The company develops biological product that controls the predominant soil-borne diseases of greenhouse and major row crops. It identifies plant-associated microbes that enhance plant health, pest resistance, and yield applying based on genomics and screening technologies. AgBiome, LLC has strategic partnerships with Genective and ElevateBio. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Hail Merry Snacks

Seed Round in 2017
Hail Merry is a category redefining snack food company born out of the raw foods movement that celebrates the benefits of plant-based dietary fats. they especially love raw nuts for their sweet flavor and good fats, as well as organic virgin coconut oil for its energizing medium chain fats and luxurious mouth feel. Their national award winning and truly great tasting recipes are low- temperature dehydrated rather than baked or roasted at high temperatures, which protects the integrity of their consciously sourced raw oils and pure ingredients, offering an unparalleled freshness and taste experience.

planted foods

Series A in 2021
Planted Foods AG develops plant-based meat. The company product includes planted chicken and BBQ planted chicken. It uses pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, and water for taste, texture, and mouth feel of traditional animal meat. The company also operates an e-commerce site to sell its products. Planted Foods AG is headquartered in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. Planted Foods AG was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.

BIOMILQ

Seed Round in 2020
We leverage our patent-pending technology to produce nutritionally equivalent breastmilk from cultured human mammary cells. With Biomilq, families can achieve the recommended six months of exclusive breastfeeding while alleviating the climate impacts of bovine-based infant formula.

80/20 Plants, LLC

Seed Round in 2020
80/20 Plants is the leading plant-based coaching service that moves people and the planet to a better future. Their technology delivers approachable and fun one-on-one coaching, along with community and practical education, that is accessible to anyone motivated to thrive on plants.

Plantable

Seed Round in 2018
Plantable is a food delivery service company that makes it easy with plant-based, chef-crafted meals delivered to their door. The company's Real Food Reboot is a convenient, 28-day program designed to make it easy to improve our health, to feel and look better through eating really tasty, plant-based, good-for-you food. Reboot breaks what we call "The Crappy Food Cycle"​, the common addiction to highly refined grains and added sugar that leads to a broad range of conditions from constant cravings and everyone crashes all the way through to chronic disease.

SuperMeat

Seed Round in 2018
SuperMeat is an Israeli bio-tech and food-tech company, developing a technology to create clean meat from chicken cells in a safe and controlled environment, external to the animal’s body. SuperMeat is set to revolutionize the meat industry from its core, aspiring to secure a better future for humans and animals alike. Clean meat is grown in a controlled, sterile environment without the use of antibiotics and without any possibility of fecal contamination, such as salmonella. Clean meat will require significantly less resources for its production (99% less land, 90% less water), making it both a healthy and sustainable food source for the coming century.

Tomorrow Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Tomorrow Foods develops and produces plant based ingredients and aditives for the food industry. It products are used in sport nutrition, meat extenders, pasta, dressing, soups, sauces, snacks, cereals, functional beverages, dairy substitutes, and bakery. The company is based in Pergamino, Argentina.

Green Monday Holdings

Seed Round in 2018
Green Monday Holdings manufactures and distributes plant-based pork substitute products and frozen meals. The company also owns and operates a chain of vegetarian-focused retail outlets and cafes. It offers OmniPork; OmniPork Luncheon, a luncheon meat provides dietary fiber, potassium and calcium; OmniPork Strips; OmniPork Buns; OmniPork pearl dumpling, a healthy plant-based dim sum alternative; OmniPorkEat, a Thai Basil OmniPork with jasmine rice; and Thai OmniPork stir-fried noodles. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

California Cultured

Seed Round in 2022
California Cultured is a food company creating sustainable, lab-grown cocoa that is less bitter and requires less sugar to be tasty. It produces cocoa intended to provide cocoa that is less bitter and requires less sugar. The company's product entices cocoa cells to grow by stimulation by food ingredients that are found in any grocery store and produce cocoa cells that is good for human health, enabling customers to avail premium quality cocoa products. California Cultured was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Davis, California.

Seattle Food Tech (SFT)

Seed Round in 2018
Rebellyous Foods is a food manufacturing technology and production company defined solely to catapult meat alternative production toward price parity with animal-based meat. Rebellyous Foods implements novel food manufacturing equipment and processes in large-scale production to produce low-cost plant-based meat at high volumes. These goals are achieved through uniquely designed food products, the use of high-throughput manufacturing automation and ‘smart’ production centers, and the development and utilization of new innovative low-energy manufacturing tools. Working closely with industry partners, Rebellyous Foods makes plant-based meat sustainable, affordable, and widely available.

Wild Earth

Seed Round in 2018
Wild Earth is a technology startup that specializes in developing protein pet foods. It is dedicated to reinventing pet food with science to offer healthier foods for pets that are better for the environment and more humane than conventional products. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Cubiq Foods

Seed Round in 2020
CUBIQ FOODS, S.L. produces adipose tissue, fats, and oils. The company produces cultivated fat enriched in omega-3 from cell culture following a natural process. The company is based in Barcelona, Spain.

planted foods

Seed Round in 2019
Planted Foods AG develops plant-based meat. The company product includes planted chicken and BBQ planted chicken. It uses pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, and water for taste, texture, and mouth feel of traditional animal meat. The company also operates an e-commerce site to sell its products. Planted Foods AG is headquartered in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. Planted Foods AG was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.

Chromologics ApS

Seed Round in 2021
Chromologics ApS develops bio-based solutions for natural food colorants. It offers ChromoRed, a new generation food colorants that replaces the current natural red food colorants, such as carmine and betanin. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Søborg, Denmark.

SuperMeat

Seed Round in 2018
SuperMeat is an Israeli bio-tech and food-tech company, developing a technology to create clean meat from chicken cells in a safe and controlled environment, external to the animal’s body. SuperMeat is set to revolutionize the meat industry from its core, aspiring to secure a better future for humans and animals alike. Clean meat is grown in a controlled, sterile environment without the use of antibiotics and without any possibility of fecal contamination, such as salmonella. Clean meat will require significantly less resources for its production (99% less land, 90% less water), making it both a healthy and sustainable food source for the coming century.

Alpha Foods

Series A in 2019
Alpha Foods produces plant-based foods focused on taste, texture, and sustainability. It is dedicated to returning to the roots of a healthy diet and sustainable industry by bringing delicious meat alternatives derived from plants. It aims to bring clean, sustainable sizzle to the plant-based protein market with a variety of delicious convenience foods. Alpha Foods was founded in 2015.

Kinoko Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Kinoko Labs develops the next generation of meat substitutes, starting with whole-cut meat items made from fungal mycelium produced organically. Headquartered in New York.

Algama

Series A in 2019
Algama SAS produces and distributes microalgae-based food products. Additionally, the company provides Springwave, an antioxidant drink. Algama SAS was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Evry, France.

abillionVeg

Series A in 2021
Launched in 2018, the abillion app is a social and peer review community focused on social impact and sustainability, with members active across English, Spanish & Asian markets. Our community has grown to include 30,000 consumer brands and 50,000 restaurants across 130+ countries. We’re building the world’s largest consumer dataset for sustainability and our mission is to help a billion people make better choices for their health, animals and the planet.

Lunch Vegaz

Series A in 2020
Lunch Vegaz GmbH distributes gourmet, organic, and vegan food. The company operates vending machine, which offer food, sweets, and drinks and online food distribution through its website. It provides pasta, curry, pan, choco bar, tagine, and spring vegetable. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

No Evil Foods

Seed Round in 2018
No Evil Foods has been featured in VOGUE Magazine, BuzzFeed.com, FoodDive, Hemispheres Magazine and has been recognized by the Martha Stewart American Made Awards & the Made In NC Awards. NEF is currently distributed to hundreds of restaurants, universities, and grocery stores across 12 states including Whole Foods Market & Earth Fare.

Tagger Media

Seed Round in 2018
Managing your influence(rs) is challenging. With Tagger, brands, agencies and media companies maximize their influence with relevant, uniquely sourced ambassadors efficiently in an automated workflow. Architected as a SAS-solution, Tagger is intelligently social: Built with enhanced data to hone social listening and broaden influencer discovery, for efficient and complete influencer campaign management and measurement. Tagger’s proprietary Affinity Engine empowers access to and advanced filters for 1M+ digital influencers and 80B uniquely mapped follower ID’s. Engage and expand your social audience with Tagger.

planted foods

Seed Round in 2019
Planted Foods AG develops plant-based meat. The company product includes planted chicken and BBQ planted chicken. It uses pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, and water for taste, texture, and mouth feel of traditional animal meat. The company also operates an e-commerce site to sell its products. Planted Foods AG is headquartered in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. Planted Foods AG was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.

Impossible Foods

Seed Round in 2018
Impossible Foods Inc. develops and produces meats and cheeses. It recreates meats and dairy products, such as pork and meat burger from greens, seeds, and grains. The company sells its products through restaurants and online in the United States. The company was formerly known as Maraxi, Inc. and changed its name to Impossible Foods Inc. in May 2014. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Next Gen Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Next Gen Foods is a food-tech startup that offers plant-based meats products. We use plants to create a delicious and satisfying meat experience that will make you forget animal meat even exists.

LIVEKINDLY, Inc.

Venture Round in 2020
LIVEKINDLY, Inc., also known as LK, publishes news stories and press releases on sustainable living. The company offers news related to health, ethics, business, environment, celebrity, and beauty and fashion that highlights sustainable way of living. It also provides information, such as vegan recipes, vegan restaurants, and vegan family vacation location. The company also operates a club Kindmind where it provides plant based meal plans, shopping guides, and session with experts. Livekindly is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Clara Foods Co.

Series B in 2019
Clara Foods™ is the market leader in engineering, manufacturing and formulating animal-free, animal proteins as ingredients for the global food and beverage industry. Leveraging advanced fermentation to produce functional and nutritional proteins from microorganisms, the Company is reimagining the factory farm model that underpins industrial animal agriculture with a more sustainable, kinder and healthier alternative. Clara Foods is on a mission to decouple the world's most powerful proteins from the animals that make them.

LIVEKINDLY, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
LIVEKINDLY, Inc., also known as LK, publishes news stories and press releases on sustainable living. The company offers news related to health, ethics, business, environment, celebrity, and beauty and fashion that highlights sustainable way of living. It also provides information, such as vegan recipes, vegan restaurants, and vegan family vacation location. The company also operates a club Kindmind where it provides plant based meal plans, shopping guides, and session with experts. Livekindly is based in Vancouver, Canada.

AgBiome, LLC

Series D in 2021
AgBiome, LLC, a biotechnology company, engages in delivering research and discovery to the agriculture industry. The company develops biological product that controls the predominant soil-borne diseases of greenhouse and major row crops. It identifies plant-associated microbes that enhance plant health, pest resistance, and yield applying based on genomics and screening technologies. AgBiome, LLC has strategic partnerships with Genective and ElevateBio. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

LoveRaw

Series A in 2019
LoveRaw Ltd produces and sells snack bars, food boosters, and plant based drinks. It offers starter boxes and almond drinks. It sells its products through stockists internationally, as well as online. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Clara Foods Co.

Seed Round in 2018
Clara Foods™ is the market leader in engineering, manufacturing and formulating animal-free, animal proteins as ingredients for the global food and beverage industry. Leveraging advanced fermentation to produce functional and nutritional proteins from microorganisms, the Company is reimagining the factory farm model that underpins industrial animal agriculture with a more sustainable, kinder and healthier alternative. Clara Foods is on a mission to decouple the world's most powerful proteins from the animals that make them.

Finless Foods

Seed Round in 2017
Finless Foods is an early-stage biotechnology company whose mission is to develop and mass manufacture pioneering marine animal food products for human consumption. Their objective is to create seafood sustainably using scientific cellular agriculture technologies, which will provide a cost-effective and appetizing alternative to conventionally-caught and commercially-farmed seafood. Their products will also be healthier to consume and better for the environment than conventionally-produced seafood.

Lighter, Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
Lighter, Inc. provides a personalized meal planning and tracking technology that bridges the gap between advice and action. It generates personalized nutrition programs that include therapeutic diets through its proprietary software solution, which translates nutritional recommendations into meal planning and tracking, educational content, and convenient grocery delivery. The company also operates a searchable recipe database for athletes, health gurus, working pros, parents, and chefs. Lighter, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Outstanding Foods

Seed Round in 2017
Outstanding Foods is a plant-based foods company that likes to keep it real. Every product contains pure, wholesome ingredients meticulously prepared by renowned vegetarian Chef Dave Anderson’s proprietary culinary methods. With Outstanding Foods’ plant-based bacon chips, Pig Out, already available, along with a slew of plant-based bacon products to follow that contain absolutely nothing from animals or artificial, bacon lovers can now bacon products that are so full of flavor, and so free of guilt. Share in the overwhelming delectability at www.outstandingfoods.com.

New Wave Foods

Seed Round in 2017
New Wave Foods is a provider of algae and plant-based food used to preserve and enrich seafood traditions. Its foods are sustainable, plant-based shrimp alternatives made from sustainably sourced seaweed, soy protein, and natural flavors which contain the eight amino acids that are found in meats that enable consumers to enjoy low calories and zero cholesterol healthy products.

Mia & Ben Organic GmbH

Series A in 2020
Mia & Ben Organic GmbH manufactures and distributes organic baby food products. Its products include apple and blueberry puree; banana, mango and pineapple puree; and sweet potato, pear, squash and beetroot puree. The company is based in Berlin, Germany.

Billion Vegans

Seed Round in 2018
Billion Vegans, Inc. distributes vegan products. The company sells the products under different categories such as grocery which includes, cooking and baking, meat alternatives, dairy, condiments, salad dressings, and raw food; fashion which include, women and men apparel, shoes, bags, and belts; beauty which include, body and bath, perfumes, makeup, and cosmetics; health which includes vitamins & supplements; home and garden products; and pet products. The company sells its products online through its website. Billion Vegans, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

Tropic Biosciences

Series C in 2022
Tropic Biosciences UK LTD operates as a biotechnology company, which develops commercial tropical crops using advanced plant breeding and gene editing technologies. The company uses non-GMO (genetically modified organism) gene editing techniques to grow and develop these crops. The company caters to coffee and banana industries. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Norwich, United Kingdom.

Heartbest Foods

Series A in 2020
Heartbest Foods produces plant-based cheese and milk. The company produces milk and cheese from peas, amaranth, rice, and soybeans. Heartbest Foods was founded in 2017 and is based in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Gathered Foods

Seed Round in 2017
Gathered Foods Corporation, doing business as Good Catch, develops, produces, and sells fish alternative products in the United States. It offers plant-based tuna food products, and frozen entrées and appetizers. The company produces seafood-alternative products from legumes, including chickpeas, lentils, and fava beans. It sells its products through stores, as well as online. Gathered Foods Corporation was formerly known as SeaCo Foods International, Inc. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Heath, Ohio.

Tipa

Funding Round in 2021
TIPA has developed breakthrough 100% biodegradable and compostable flexible packaging solutions for food and beverages. Imitating nature’s and just like an orange peel, their packaging solutions bring a new generation of packaging that easily biodegrade post-consumption and reduce dramatically their impact on the environment. Ranging from simple one-ply films to complex multi-layer products, their packaging solutions offer a combination of superior properties in almost every aspect including high yield, flexibility, transparency, impact strength, and barrier properties.

The Vurger Co

Seed Round in 2020
The Vurger Co. mission is to revolutionise fast food forever through the power of plants.The Vurger Co exists to create a revolution in fast food, highlighting the very best vegetables, seeds, nuts and legumes all combined to create the ultimate in plant based burgers.

Ocean Hugger Foods, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Ocean Hugger Foods, Inc. develops and provides plant-based alternatives to seafood dishes. It offers Ahimi, a plant-based alternative to tuna; Sakimi, a carrot-based salmon alternative; and Unami, an eggplant-based eel alternative. Ocean Hugger Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Tipa

Series C in 2019
TIPA has developed breakthrough 100% biodegradable and compostable flexible packaging solutions for food and beverages. Imitating nature’s and just like an orange peel, their packaging solutions bring a new generation of packaging that easily biodegrade post-consumption and reduce dramatically their impact on the environment. Ranging from simple one-ply films to complex multi-layer products, their packaging solutions offer a combination of superior properties in almost every aspect including high yield, flexibility, transparency, impact strength, and barrier properties.

Mosa Meat B.V.

Seed Round in 2017
Mosa Meat B.V. develops tissue engineering into a technology that can mass-produce cultured meat. It harvests adult stem cells from the muscle tissue of a living cow. It offers burgers and ham-burgers. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Alpha Foods

Seed Round in 2017
Alpha Foods produces plant-based foods focused on taste, texture, and sustainability. It is dedicated to returning to the roots of a healthy diet and sustainable industry by bringing delicious meat alternatives derived from plants. It aims to bring clean, sustainable sizzle to the plant-based protein market with a variety of delicious convenience foods. Alpha Foods was founded in 2015.

Geltor

Seed Round in 2017
Geltor, Inc. produces bioactive animal free collagens and other proteins for beauty, nutrition, and other applications. It offers Collume, a bio-designed collagen technology for skincare cellular regeneration, protection, and derma-collagen synthesis; and HumaColl21, a collagen product that delivers collagen, elastin, laminin, and fibronectin boosting effect for skin care. The company also provides vegan collagen peptides and other novel proteins for functional food and nutraceutical formulas. Geltor, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Leandro, California.

Mosa Meat B.V.

Series B in 2021
Mosa Meat B.V. develops tissue engineering into a technology that can mass-produce cultured meat. It harvests adult stem cells from the muscle tissue of a living cow. It offers burgers and ham-burgers. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

planted foods

Series A in 2021
Planted Foods AG develops plant-based meat. The company product includes planted chicken and BBQ planted chicken. It uses pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, and water for taste, texture, and mouth feel of traditional animal meat. The company also operates an e-commerce site to sell its products. Planted Foods AG is headquartered in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. Planted Foods AG was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.

Tipa

Series C in 2019
TIPA has developed breakthrough 100% biodegradable and compostable flexible packaging solutions for food and beverages. Imitating nature’s and just like an orange peel, their packaging solutions bring a new generation of packaging that easily biodegrade post-consumption and reduce dramatically their impact on the environment. Ranging from simple one-ply films to complex multi-layer products, their packaging solutions offer a combination of superior properties in almost every aspect including high yield, flexibility, transparency, impact strength, and barrier properties.

LIVEKINDLY, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
LIVEKINDLY, Inc., also known as LK, publishes news stories and press releases on sustainable living. The company offers news related to health, ethics, business, environment, celebrity, and beauty and fashion that highlights sustainable way of living. It also provides information, such as vegan recipes, vegan restaurants, and vegan family vacation location. The company also operates a club Kindmind where it provides plant based meal plans, shopping guides, and session with experts. Livekindly is based in Vancouver, Canada.

LIVEKINDLY, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
LIVEKINDLY, Inc., also known as LK, publishes news stories and press releases on sustainable living. The company offers news related to health, ethics, business, environment, celebrity, and beauty and fashion that highlights sustainable way of living. It also provides information, such as vegan recipes, vegan restaurants, and vegan family vacation location. The company also operates a club Kindmind where it provides plant based meal plans, shopping guides, and session with experts. Livekindly is based in Vancouver, Canada.

abillionVeg

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Launched in 2018, the abillion app is a social and peer review community focused on social impact and sustainability, with members active across English, Spanish & Asian markets. Our community has grown to include 30,000 consumer brands and 50,000 restaurants across 130+ countries. We’re building the world’s largest consumer dataset for sustainability and our mission is to help a billion people make better choices for their health, animals and the planet.