Manna Tree Partners

Founded in 2018, Manna Tree Partners is a Colorado-based investment firm focused on the future of human health through food. It invests in growth-stage and buyout opportunities within the consumer sector's health and wellness ecosystem.

Drew Connor

Vice President, Investments

Ross Iverson

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Carley Nelson

Vice President, Investments

Allyson Patterson

Managing Partner

Gabrielle Rubenstein

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Organic Food

Verde Farms

Acquisition in 2024
Verde Farms, LLC is a producer of organic and grass-fed beef products, serving a diverse customer base that includes retail, wholesale, foodservice, and ingredient sectors. Established in 2004 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, the company offers an array of products such as ready-to-cook grinds, patties, steaks, roasts, marinades, and ready-to-eat options like beef hot dogs and roast beef. Verde Farms supplies its products through online retailers and collaborates with wholesale meat distributors and grocery chains across major cities, including Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York City. The company also operates a processing facility in Mullica Hill, New Jersey.

Gotham Greens

Series E in 2022
Gotham Greens is a fresh food producer that grows and distributes greenhouse-grown leafy greens and herbs, along with salad dressings, dips, and cooking sauces, year-round for retail, restaurant, and food service customers. It operates a national network of climate-controlled glasshouses across the United States, enabling year-round local supply and pesticide-free produce through integrated pest management, including biological controls. Since its founding in 2011, Gotham Greens has expanded from a single urban rooftop greenhouse in Brooklyn to a large hydroponic producer with multiple locations and products sold in thousands of grocery stores. The company emphasizes sustainability and responsible farming practices and holds certification as a B Corporation, reflecting its focus on people and the planet.

Good Culture

Series C in 2022
Good Culture is a California-based producer of real-food cultured dairy products, including cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream cheese, made with simple, natural ingredients and low sugar. The company also offers probiotic gut shots and markets its products through U.S. retailers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Good Culture focuses on dairy options that combine traditional flavor with straightforward ingredients for health-conscious consumers.

Health-Ade

Venture Round in 2021
Health-Ade LLC is a beverage manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in producing Kombucha, a fermented tea rich in probiotics and healthy acids. Health-Ade offers its products in various flavors such as original, apple, ginger lemon, plum, grape, cayenne cleanse, beet, carrot, and pomegranate. These beverages are sold through retail stores and restaurants nationwide. Due to high demand, the company is planning to expand its production capacity by financing a new brewery.

Urban Remedy

Series D in 2021
Founded in 2011, Urban Remedy is a plant-based food company specializing in certified organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, and low glycemic products. It offers a range of ready-to-eat meals, snacks, and cold-pressed juices, delivered nationwide from its California headquarters. The company operates retail locations and grocery kiosks across multiple states.

Gotham Greens

Series D in 2020
Gotham Greens is a fresh food producer that grows and distributes greenhouse-grown leafy greens and herbs, along with salad dressings, dips, and cooking sauces, year-round for retail, restaurant, and food service customers. It operates a national network of climate-controlled glasshouses across the United States, enabling year-round local supply and pesticide-free produce through integrated pest management, including biological controls. Since its founding in 2011, Gotham Greens has expanded from a single urban rooftop greenhouse in Brooklyn to a large hydroponic producer with multiple locations and products sold in thousands of grocery stores. The company emphasizes sustainability and responsible farming practices and holds certification as a B Corporation, reflecting its focus on people and the planet.

Verde Farms

Venture Round in 2020
Verde Farms, LLC is a producer of organic and grass-fed beef products, serving a diverse customer base that includes retail, wholesale, foodservice, and ingredient sectors. Established in 2004 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, the company offers an array of products such as ready-to-cook grinds, patties, steaks, roasts, marinades, and ready-to-eat options like beef hot dogs and roast beef. Verde Farms supplies its products through online retailers and collaborates with wholesale meat distributors and grocery chains across major cities, including Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York City. The company also operates a processing facility in Mullica Hill, New Jersey.

MycoTechnology

Series C in 2019
MycoTechnology is a food technology company based in Aurora, Colorado, that specializes in utilizing fungi-based food-processing platforms to enhance the flavor and nutritional value of agricultural products. Incorporated in 2013, the company addresses challenges in the food, beverage, and flavor industries through innovative solutions. One of its key products, ClearTaste, is an all-natural, GMO-free, organic bitter blocker that is both Kosher and Halal certified, designed to improve the flavor profile of various agricultural offerings. Additionally, MycoTechnology engages in the fermentation of agricultural products using gourmet fungi, producing items such as myceliated chocolate and enhanced coffee beans. The company also develops and licenses technology aimed at naturally improving the flavor characteristics of robusta and arabica coffee, thereby enabling food producers to incorporate healthier ingredients and strengthen brand association.
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