S2G Investments

S2G Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, established in 2014, that focuses on investing in the food and agriculture sectors. The firm aims to support entrepreneurs whose products and services address the growing consumer demand for healthy, sustainable, and locally sourced food. S2G Ventures identifies key areas within the food system that are poised for innovation and change, creating a diverse portfolio that includes seed, venture, and growth-stage investments. Its investment interests span various domains, including agriculture, ingredients, infrastructure and logistics, food safety and technology, retail and restaurants, and consumer brands.

Priyanka Duvvuru

Vice President, Clean Energy

Sanjeev Krishnan

Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer

Cristina Rohr

Managing Director, Food and Agriculture

Aaron Rudberg

COO and Senior Managing Director

Matthew Walker

Managing Director

Andrea Woodside

Principal, Special Opportunities

Past deals in Organic Food

Soli Organic

Series D in 2022
Soli Organic is an indoor farming startup that specializes in providing fresh organic culinary herbs to grocery stores, ensuring a year-round supply for consumers. The company's offerings include a variety of herbs such as basil, rosemary, lime leaves, chives, and arugula, all cultivated as living plants with fresh-cut leaves. Soli Organic focuses on delivering healthy and flavorful products that promote local consumption and enhance culinary experiences. By growing these herbs regionally, the company aims to make fresh organic options accessible to millions, thereby contributing to a more flavorful and sustainable food culture.

Eat The Change

Venture Round in 2022
Eat The Change is a company focused on creating chef-crafted, nutrient-dense snacks that prioritize both health and environmental sustainability. Founded by activist entrepreneur Seth Goldman and celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn, the company aims to inform and empower consumers to make dietary choices that align with their values regarding climate change and personal well-being. Its product line includes innovative offerings, such as organic mushroom jerky, designed to provide delicious flavors while contributing positively to the planet. By emphasizing the nutritional quality and environmental impact of its snacks, Eat The Change seeks to foster a more conscious approach to eating among consumers.

MycoTechnology

Series E in 2022
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.

Once Upon a Farm

Series D in 2022
Once Upon a Farm is a producer of nutritious, cold-pressed organic snacks and meals designed for children from babies to older kids. The company specializes in a variety of products, including fruit and vegetable blends, dairy-free smoothies, overnight oats, and baby food options. Utilizing high-pressure processing technology, Once Upon a Farm ensures that its offerings retain optimal flavor, aroma, color, texture, and nutrients, promoting healthy nutrition and palate development in young children. The company is dedicated to nurturing both children and the environment by providing fresh, organic, and healthy food choices for families.

Back to the Roots

Series D in 2021
Back to the Roots, Inc. is a company specializing in indoor gardening kits that enable consumers to grow organic and gourmet mushrooms at home. Founded in 2009 in Oakland, California, by Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, the company began as a sustainable urban mushroom farm and has evolved to focus on offering a variety of sustainable grow-at-home products. Its product line includes mushroom grow kits, water gardens, herbs and vegetables, microgreens, lavender planters, gift sets, refill kits, and gardening accessories. Notably, the Grow-at-Home Mushroom Garden allows users to cultivate up to one pound of oyster mushrooms indoors in as little as ten days, providing an accessible and eco-friendly solution for fresh produce right from the kitchen. The company sells its offerings directly through its website.

Soli Organic

Venture Round in 2021
Soli Organic is an indoor farming startup that specializes in providing fresh organic culinary herbs to grocery stores, ensuring a year-round supply for consumers. The company's offerings include a variety of herbs such as basil, rosemary, lime leaves, chives, and arugula, all cultivated as living plants with fresh-cut leaves. Soli Organic focuses on delivering healthy and flavorful products that promote local consumption and enhance culinary experiences. By growing these herbs regionally, the company aims to make fresh organic options accessible to millions, thereby contributing to a more flavorful and sustainable food culture.

Once Upon a Farm

Series C in 2021
Once Upon a Farm is a producer of nutritious, cold-pressed organic snacks and meals designed for children from babies to older kids. The company specializes in a variety of products, including fruit and vegetable blends, dairy-free smoothies, overnight oats, and baby food options. Utilizing high-pressure processing technology, Once Upon a Farm ensures that its offerings retain optimal flavor, aroma, color, texture, and nutrients, promoting healthy nutrition and palate development in young children. The company is dedicated to nurturing both children and the environment by providing fresh, organic, and healthy food choices for families.

GEM

Seed Round in 2021
GEM Health, Inc. specializes in manufacturing plant-based multivitamin supplements aimed at enhancing wellbeing and reducing stress for women. Founded in 2018 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company offers a chewable daily nutrition product made from 13 whole plant ingredients that provide over 15 essential vitamins, minerals, and herbs without fillers or preservatives. GEM's approach emphasizes the use of real, sustainable ingredients, blending minerals and probiotics to promote health at the cellular level. In addition to its nutritional products, the company sells apparel such as sweatshirts and tote bags through its online platform.

Back to the Roots

Venture Round in 2020
Back to the Roots, Inc. is a company specializing in indoor gardening kits that enable consumers to grow organic and gourmet mushrooms at home. Founded in 2009 in Oakland, California, by Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, the company began as a sustainable urban mushroom farm and has evolved to focus on offering a variety of sustainable grow-at-home products. Its product line includes mushroom grow kits, water gardens, herbs and vegetables, microgreens, lavender planters, gift sets, refill kits, and gardening accessories. Notably, the Grow-at-Home Mushroom Garden allows users to cultivate up to one pound of oyster mushrooms indoors in as little as ten days, providing an accessible and eco-friendly solution for fresh produce right from the kitchen. The company sells its offerings directly through its website.

Maple Hill Creamery

Series D in 2020
Maple Hill Creamery, LLC, founded in 2009 and based in Stuyvesant, New York, is a farm-family owned dairy manufacturer specializing in 100% grass-fed whole milk dairy products. The company is recognized as a leader in the grass-fed dairy category and was the first to achieve the Pennsylvania Certified Organic 100% Grassfed Certification. Maple Hill Creamery produces a range of organic products, including Greek and drinkable yogurts, which are distributed through national and regional channels. The company is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles for both consumers and cows, emphasizing the benefits of grass-fed dairy farming for animal welfare, land fertility, and farmer prosperity.

MycoTechnology

Series D in 2020
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.

Once Upon a Farm

Convertible Note in 2020
Once Upon a Farm is a producer of nutritious, cold-pressed organic snacks and meals designed for children from babies to older kids. The company specializes in a variety of products, including fruit and vegetable blends, dairy-free smoothies, overnight oats, and baby food options. Utilizing high-pressure processing technology, Once Upon a Farm ensures that its offerings retain optimal flavor, aroma, color, texture, and nutrients, promoting healthy nutrition and palate development in young children. The company is dedicated to nurturing both children and the environment by providing fresh, organic, and healthy food choices for families.

Terramera

Series B in 2020
Terramera, founded in 2009 and based in Vancouver, Canada, specializes in developing and manufacturing plant-based pesticides and fertilizers as alternatives to conventional chemical products. The company offers solutions such as Proof for bed bug and dust mite control, Actigate as an organic pesticide, and Rango for pest control and crop protection. Terramera's technology platforms integrate artificial intelligence, science, and nature to promote sustainable farming practices, aiming to create a healthy and safe environment free from toxic chemicals. This approach supports farmers in achieving improved yields and profits through organic and sustainable methods.

Farmer Focus

Venture Round in 2019
Farmer Focus, founded in 2014 by sixth-generation farmer Corwin Heatwole, is the only company that offers 100% USDA organic and Humane Certified® chicken. The company is dedicated to promoting and protecting generational family farms by returning decision-making and ownership of chicken production to farmers. This approach enhances the financial viability of their operations and improves farmer profits. Farmer Focus products are available in 2,500 stores across the East Coast and Midwest, including major retailers such as Publix and Kroger. The company emphasizes the production of fresh, healthy chicken that is organic, GMO verified, and free from antibiotics, aligning with its commitment to sustainability and animal welfare.

Terramera

Series B in 2019
Terramera, founded in 2009 and based in Vancouver, Canada, specializes in developing and manufacturing plant-based pesticides and fertilizers as alternatives to conventional chemical products. The company offers solutions such as Proof for bed bug and dust mite control, Actigate as an organic pesticide, and Rango for pest control and crop protection. Terramera's technology platforms integrate artificial intelligence, science, and nature to promote sustainable farming practices, aiming to create a healthy and safe environment free from toxic chemicals. This approach supports farmers in achieving improved yields and profits through organic and sustainable methods.

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.

Once Upon a Farm

Series B in 2018
Once Upon a Farm is a producer of nutritious, cold-pressed organic snacks and meals designed for children from babies to older kids. The company specializes in a variety of products, including fruit and vegetable blends, dairy-free smoothies, overnight oats, and baby food options. Utilizing high-pressure processing technology, Once Upon a Farm ensures that its offerings retain optimal flavor, aroma, color, texture, and nutrients, promoting healthy nutrition and palate development in young children. The company is dedicated to nurturing both children and the environment by providing fresh, organic, and healthy food choices for families.

MycoTechnology

Series B in 2017
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.

Farmer Focus

Venture Round in 2017
Farmer Focus, founded in 2014 by sixth-generation farmer Corwin Heatwole, is the only company that offers 100% USDA organic and Humane Certified® chicken. The company is dedicated to promoting and protecting generational family farms by returning decision-making and ownership of chicken production to farmers. This approach enhances the financial viability of their operations and improves farmer profits. Farmer Focus products are available in 2,500 stores across the East Coast and Midwest, including major retailers such as Publix and Kroger. The company emphasizes the production of fresh, healthy chicken that is organic, GMO verified, and free from antibiotics, aligning with its commitment to sustainability and animal welfare.

Midwestern BioAg

Venture Round in 2016
Midwestern BioAg, Inc. is a biologically-based agricultural company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, with additional facilities across several states. Established in 1983, it specializes in manufacturing fertilizers, livestock nutrition, seeds, and organic agricultural products. The company's offerings include a variety of fertilizer blends, both dry and liquid, along with soil amendments and livestock nutrition products tailored for different stages of animal development. Midwestern BioAg also provides mineral products designed for a range of crops, including berries, orchards, and vegetables, as well as organic fertilizers aimed at supporting sustainable farming practices. Beyond product manufacturing, the company serves as an agricultural consulting resource, helping farmers develop tailored management plans that enhance soil health, improve nutrient use efficiency, and increase the overall productivity of their farms, ultimately yielding economic and environmental benefits.

Terramera

Venture Round in 2016
Terramera, founded in 2009 and based in Vancouver, Canada, specializes in developing and manufacturing plant-based pesticides and fertilizers as alternatives to conventional chemical products. The company offers solutions such as Proof for bed bug and dust mite control, Actigate as an organic pesticide, and Rango for pest control and crop protection. Terramera's technology platforms integrate artificial intelligence, science, and nature to promote sustainable farming practices, aiming to create a healthy and safe environment free from toxic chemicals. This approach supports farmers in achieving improved yields and profits through organic and sustainable methods.

Blue Prairie

Series A in 2016
Blue Prairie Brands LLC, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, specializes in the manufacture of inulin, a prebiotic ingredient known for its health benefits. The company produces soluble, indigestible fibers that enhance the nutritional content of various food products, beverages, and dietary supplements. Their flagship product is a gluten-free, non-GMO form of inulin, which supports digestive health when combined with probiotics. Additionally, Blue Prairie's innovative approach to production offers farmers a profitable rotation crop that aligns with their existing agricultural practices. By focusing on functional foods and dietary fiber, Blue Prairie Brands aims to improve the nutritional value of products in the market while promoting a healthy gut environment.

Terramera

Venture Round in 2016
Terramera, founded in 2009 and based in Vancouver, Canada, specializes in developing and manufacturing plant-based pesticides and fertilizers as alternatives to conventional chemical products. The company offers solutions such as Proof for bed bug and dust mite control, Actigate as an organic pesticide, and Rango for pest control and crop protection. Terramera's technology platforms integrate artificial intelligence, science, and nature to promote sustainable farming practices, aiming to create a healthy and safe environment free from toxic chemicals. This approach supports farmers in achieving improved yields and profits through organic and sustainable methods.

Back to the Roots

Series A in 2016
Back to the Roots, Inc. is a company specializing in indoor gardening kits that enable consumers to grow organic and gourmet mushrooms at home. Founded in 2009 in Oakland, California, by Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, the company began as a sustainable urban mushroom farm and has evolved to focus on offering a variety of sustainable grow-at-home products. Its product line includes mushroom grow kits, water gardens, herbs and vegetables, microgreens, lavender planters, gift sets, refill kits, and gardening accessories. Notably, the Grow-at-Home Mushroom Garden allows users to cultivate up to one pound of oyster mushrooms indoors in as little as ten days, providing an accessible and eco-friendly solution for fresh produce right from the kitchen. The company sells its offerings directly through its website.

MycoTechnology

Series A in 2015
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.

Soli Organic

Venture Round in 2015
Soli Organic is an indoor farming startup that specializes in providing fresh organic culinary herbs to grocery stores, ensuring a year-round supply for consumers. The company's offerings include a variety of herbs such as basil, rosemary, lime leaves, chives, and arugula, all cultivated as living plants with fresh-cut leaves. Soli Organic focuses on delivering healthy and flavorful products that promote local consumption and enhance culinary experiences. By growing these herbs regionally, the company aims to make fresh organic options accessible to millions, thereby contributing to a more flavorful and sustainable food culture.

Maple Hill Creamery

Venture Round in 2015
Maple Hill Creamery, LLC, founded in 2009 and based in Stuyvesant, New York, is a farm-family owned dairy manufacturer specializing in 100% grass-fed whole milk dairy products. The company is recognized as a leader in the grass-fed dairy category and was the first to achieve the Pennsylvania Certified Organic 100% Grassfed Certification. Maple Hill Creamery produces a range of organic products, including Greek and drinkable yogurts, which are distributed through national and regional channels. The company is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles for both consumers and cows, emphasizing the benefits of grass-fed dairy farming for animal welfare, land fertility, and farmer prosperity.
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