Stray Dog Capital

Stray Dog Capital LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Leawood, Kansas, specializing in early-stage investments. Established in 2013, the firm focuses on supporting businesses that offer alternatives to the use of animals in the supply chain. By providing capital, expertise, and support, Stray Dog Capital aims to foster growth in companies across various sectors, including food, beverage, and biotechnology, primarily in the United States and Europe.

Lisa Feria

Managing Partner and CEO

Patrick Figgie

Senior Associate

Johnny Ream

Partner

45 past transactions

Companion Protect

Series A in 2024
Companion Protect, LLC is a pet health care insurance provider based in Topeka, Kansas, incorporated in 2015. The company offers comprehensive coverage plans that address a range of pet health issues, including injuries, illnesses, and wellness services. Specific protections include coverage for cancer treatments, respiratory issues, arthritis care, surgeries, and various emergency situations. Additionally, Companion Protect covers common accidents such as bites from other animals, insect stings, and injuries from swallowing foreign objects. Functioning as a business-to-business-to-consumer administrator, Companion Protect partners with well-known entities in the property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, and retail sectors to deliver its services. The company utilizes a technology platform designed to enhance the user experience for insurers and policyholders, facilitating access to valuable pet health products and services.

Clever Carnivore

Seed Round in 2023
Clever Carnivore is a Chicago-based cultivated meat company founded in 2021 by Dr. Paul Burridge and Dr. Virginia Rangos. The company focuses on creating sustainable and cost-competitive cultivated meat products, primarily pork, using optimized cell lines and bioprocesses. By leveraging biotechnology, Clever Carnivore aims to offer accessible and delicious meat alternatives that cater to the increasing global demand for food while promoting ethical consumption. Currently, the company is developing a range of pork products, including bratwurst, breakfast sausage, and Italian-style meatballs, in preparation for its upcoming fundraising efforts.

Triplebar

Venture Round in 2023
Triplebar provides sustainability, biotechnology, and synthetic biology research.

Treetoscope

Seed Round in 2023
The first and only commercial device that senses the internal water flow of a plant and directly measures its water consumption and real-time irrigation needs. without extrapolations based on indirect sensing technologies. Treetoscope offers a SaaS irrigation management platform, based on direct plant sensing technology. We tackle one of the most crucial challenges farmers face today: water scarcity and irrigation optimization. Our groundbreaking ag-tech enables the unprecedented measurement of real-time actual water use of trees (based on our patented single probe Sap Flow sensor). Through the Treetoscope solution, growers gain great value as a result of the affordability, scalability, and ease of deployment of our technology.

Companion Protect

Series A in 2023
Companion Protect, LLC is a pet health care insurance provider based in Topeka, Kansas, incorporated in 2015. The company offers comprehensive coverage plans that address a range of pet health issues, including injuries, illnesses, and wellness services. Specific protections include coverage for cancer treatments, respiratory issues, arthritis care, surgeries, and various emergency situations. Additionally, Companion Protect covers common accidents such as bites from other animals, insect stings, and injuries from swallowing foreign objects. Functioning as a business-to-business-to-consumer administrator, Companion Protect partners with well-known entities in the property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, and retail sectors to deliver its services. The company utilizes a technology platform designed to enhance the user experience for insurers and policyholders, facilitating access to valuable pet health products and services.

Uncaged Innovations

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Uncaged Innovations develops next-generation materials to recreate bovine and exotic leather through advancements in materials chemistry and digital manufacturing, providing businesses from luxury fashion to automotives with an alternative to animal skin and sustainable and ethical services.

AQUA Cultured Foods

Seed Round in 2023
AQUA Cultured Foods specializes in producing innovative, fungi-based food products that serve as fermentation-enabled alternatives to traditional seafood. The company focuses on creating plant-based seafood that replicates the taste, texture, and freshness of fish, including tuna, scallops, squid, and shellfish, while being entirely fish-free. By meticulously controlling the growing environment, AQUA ensures that its products are consistently high-quality and sustainable. This approach allows consumers to enjoy delicious and healthy seafood options without contributing to the depletion of ocean resources, catering to the growing demand for environmentally friendly food alternatives.

Barvecue

Seed Round in 2023
Barvecue, Inc. is a food company based in Cornelius, North Carolina, that specializes in plant-based barbecue products. Founded in 2017, the company aims to provide delicious vegetarian alternatives to traditional barbecue fare. Barvecue's offerings are crafted using hand-crafted, plant-based ingredients, including soybean protein, wheat, and a variety of vegetarian seasonings. The products are available for purchase online and through retail markets, catering to food lovers seeking flavorful and innovative barbecue options.

The ISH Food Company

Seed Round in 2023
The ISH Food Company produces sustainable and healthy plant-based food. The company's products are chef-crafted recipe collections that please every customer, enabling them to have a sustainable and delicious alternative to meat.

Dextrous Robotics

Venture Round in 2023
Dextrous Robotics is a robotics company established in 2019 and based in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm specializes in developing AI-enabled robots designed for warehouse operations. These robots assist in various tasks, including loading and unloading pallets, trucks, and containers, as well as material picking, sorting, and storage. By providing advanced automation solutions, Dextrous Robotics aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of logistics processes for its clients.

Mozza

Venture Round in 2022
Mozza engages in developing the science to create real dairy cheese from plants. Its mission is to make cheese from plants that are indistinguishable from cheese that comes from animals. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Yo Egg

Seed Round in 2022
Yo Egg is a food processing company specializing in plant-based egg substitutes that provide consumers with alternatives to traditional chicken eggs. Their product range includes fried eggs, ramen, and sunny egg dishes made from a vegan formula designed to mimic the taste, texture, and appearance of real eggs. The offerings are cholesterol and pathogen-free, allowing people to enjoy egg-based meals without compromising their dietary values or environmental concerns. By utilizing a combination of ingredients that replicate the nutritional benefits of chicken eggs, Yo Egg aims to meet the growing demand for sustainable and ethical food options while facilitating easy adaptation for food service providers.

Nowadays

Seed Round in 2022
Nowadays is a company dedicated to producing affordable and scalable manufacturing solutions for whole cuts of plant-based meat. It aims to provide healthier alternatives to traditional junk food by utilizing animal-free ingredients. By focusing on creating nutritious plant-based products, Nowadays enables consumers to enjoy food options that are both healthy and free from animal products, catering to the growing demand for meat alternatives in the market.

Better Dairy

Series A in 2022
Better Dairy specializes in the production of animal-free dairy alternatives, utilizing precision fermentation and synthetic biology to create products that closely mimic traditional dairy items. By employing a fermentation process similar to brewing beer, the company is able to produce cheeses, yogurts, and ice creams that are molecularly identical to their conventional counterparts while entirely eliminating the use of animals. This innovative approach not only caters to consumers seeking dairy alternatives but also aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with traditional dairy farming. Better Dairy's commitment to sustainability and animal welfare positions it as a notable player in the dairy alternatives market.

Lovely Day Foods

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Lovely Day Foods is a European food biotech company focused on developing innovative food products for a sustainable future. Its flagship brand, Perfeggt, offers a range of egg replacers made from pea protein, catering primarily to the food service sector. The company has collaborated with over 50 partners to successfully replace more than one million chicken eggs in various dishes, including scrambled eggs, omelets, quiches, pancakes, and waffles, which have been served in hotels, restaurants, coffee shops, and events throughout Germany and Austria. In 2023, Perfeggt gained recognition as one of the most popular startup brands in Germany, reflecting its growing influence in the market. By utilizing precision fermentation and bio-identical proteins, Lovely Day Foods aims to decouple food production from conventional agriculture, promoting sustainable and ethical consumption while addressing the increasing demand for nutritious food.

Grounded Foods Co.

Seed Round in 2021
Grounded Foods Co. is a West Hollywood-based company that specializes in producing plant-based cheeses made from cauliflower and hemp seeds. Its product offerings include gruyere style cheese, camembert style cheese, marinated hemp seed feta, and hemp seed cream cheese, all crafted through a proprietary fermentation process. This innovative approach allows the products to closely mimic the flavor and texture of traditional dairy cheese while providing high nutritional value and promoting environmental sustainability. Founded in 2019 by Australian entrepreneurs Veronica Fil, a behavioral economist, and Shaun Quade, an internationally acclaimed chef, the company aims to make dairy-free cheese accessible to a wider audience through both retail and online sales.

CHKN Not Chicken

Series A in 2021
CHKN Not Chicken is on a mission to help people improve their health and live more sustainably by eating less meat. CHKN Not Chicken is vegan, soy-free, gluten-free, non-GMO, packed with 20 grams of protein per 8 oz serving, and has only 140 calories. Its first product line of shredded CHKN comes in three delicious varieties: Naked CHKN (traditional), Fiesta CHKN (Mexican spice and citrus), and Zen (Asian spices and ginger). Use CHKN Not Chicken as an alternative to chicken in all of your favorite recipes including stir fry, rice bowls, tacos, sandwiches, salads, soups, pasta, and more.

Miyoko’s Kitchen

Series C in 2021
Miyoko’s Kitchen is a food production company that produces artisan cultured Vegan cheese and butter. Selling in thousands of stores across the country, the Miyoko's brand has garnered loyalty, excitement, and passion since 2014..

Upgrade Boutique

Seed Round in 2021
Upgrade Boutique is a managed marketplace that provides beauty products and services. The company connects with consumers that seek custom wigs, extensions, and curated beauty products with a network of stylists and colorists. Upgrade Boutique was founded in 2019 by Britney Winters and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Atlast Food

Series A in 2021
Atlast Food Co. is a food technology company based in Green Island, New York, that specializes in developing structural ingredients for plant-based and whole cut meat products. Founded in 2020, the company aims to create delicious and environmentally friendly food options rooted in nature. Atlast's primary focus is on producing whole cut plant-based meats, including innovative products such as bacon and steak.

Chunk Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Chunk Foods makes clean-label, plant-based whole-cut products. Chunk Foods uses cutting-edge technology to create delicious and nutritious food while also protecting the environment. Chunk Foods' products are minimally processed and contain only a few healthy, identifiable ingredients.

Deliciou

Seed Round in 2021
Deliciou specializes in producing healthy snacks and premium seasonings designed to simplify plant-based cooking. Their flagship product, a vegetarian bacon seasoning, stands out for its low calorie, fat, and sodium content, allowing consumers to enjoy the flavor of bacon without compromising their dietary goals. The company focuses on using fresh spices, vegetable powders, and natural extracts to create easy-to-use products that enhance the taste of various dishes without the need for complicated recipes. Deliciou aims to make healthy eating enjoyable and accessible for everyone.

BlueNalu

Convertible Note in 2021
BlueNalu, Inc. is a cellular aquaculture company based in San Diego, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in the production and marketing of cell-based seafood products, cultivating fish tissue from cells to meet the growing global demand for seafood while promoting sustainability. By utilizing innovative techniques, BlueNalu produces healthy, safe, and tasty seafood dishes that are free from plastics, pathogens, toxins, and other contaminants. The company aims to support ocean diversity and sustainability, providing consumers and restaurants with trusted seafood options that align with ethical and environmental standards.

Chunk Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Chunk Foods makes clean-label, plant-based whole-cut products. Chunk Foods uses cutting-edge technology to create delicious and nutritious food while also protecting the environment. Chunk Foods' products are minimally processed and contain only a few healthy, identifiable ingredients.

Better Dairy

Seed Round in 2020
Better Dairy specializes in the production of animal-free dairy alternatives, utilizing precision fermentation and synthetic biology to create products that closely mimic traditional dairy items. By employing a fermentation process similar to brewing beer, the company is able to produce cheeses, yogurts, and ice creams that are molecularly identical to their conventional counterparts while entirely eliminating the use of animals. This innovative approach not only caters to consumers seeking dairy alternatives but also aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with traditional dairy farming. Better Dairy's commitment to sustainability and animal welfare positions it as a notable player in the dairy alternatives market.

Daring Foods

Series A in 2020
Daring Foods Inc. is a startup company that specializes in producing plant-based chicken, offering a healthier alternative to traditional meat products. Founded in 2018 by Ross Mackay, the company is headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and aims to cater to consumers seeking nutritious and sustainable meal options. Daring Foods' products are designed to be vegan, free from dairy and eggs, and do not contain palm oil, genetically modified organisms, hormones, or antibiotics. This focus on clean ingredients positions Daring Foods to attract customers who consume chicken regularly and are looking for delicious, plant-based alternatives. The company began retail operations by the end of 2019.

Barvecue

Seed Round in 2020
Barvecue, Inc. is a food company based in Cornelius, North Carolina, that specializes in plant-based barbecue products. Founded in 2017, the company aims to provide delicious vegetarian alternatives to traditional barbecue fare. Barvecue's offerings are crafted using hand-crafted, plant-based ingredients, including soybean protein, wheat, and a variety of vegetarian seasonings. The products are available for purchase online and through retail markets, catering to food lovers seeking flavorful and innovative barbecue options.

Hooray Foods

Seed Round in 2020
Hooray Foods, Inc. specializes in producing plant-based bacon alternatives that closely mimic the taste and cooking experience of traditional bacon. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California, the company employs a proprietary fat encapsulation technique that allows its products to sizzle and smell like real bacon while being gluten-free, soy-free, nitrite-free, and hormone-free. Hooray Foods aims to provide consumers with a healthy, affordable, and flavorful option for those looking to reduce or eliminate meat from their diets. The company's offerings are distributed through various partners, markets, and cafes.

Atlast Food

Seed Round in 2020
Atlast Food Co. is a food technology company based in Green Island, New York, that specializes in developing structural ingredients for plant-based and whole cut meat products. Founded in 2020, the company aims to create delicious and environmentally friendly food options rooted in nature. Atlast's primary focus is on producing whole cut plant-based meats, including innovative products such as bacon and steak.

GOOD PLANeT Foods

Series A in 2020
Good PLANeT Foods LLC, established in 2017 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in premium plant-based cheese products. The company offers a range of non-dairy cheese options, including shreds and slices in flavors such as mozzarella, smoked mozzarella, parmesan, cheddar, smoked provolone, garlic and herb, and hot pepper. By providing these alternatives, Good PLANeT Foods aims to deliver the taste and experience of traditional dairy cheese while promoting health, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability.

Grounded Foods Co.

Seed Round in 2020
Grounded Foods Co. is a West Hollywood-based company that specializes in producing plant-based cheeses made from cauliflower and hemp seeds. Its product offerings include gruyere style cheese, camembert style cheese, marinated hemp seed feta, and hemp seed cream cheese, all crafted through a proprietary fermentation process. This innovative approach allows the products to closely mimic the flavor and texture of traditional dairy cheese while providing high nutritional value and promoting environmental sustainability. Founded in 2019 by Australian entrepreneurs Veronica Fil, a behavioral economist, and Shaun Quade, an internationally acclaimed chef, the company aims to make dairy-free cheese accessible to a wider audience through both retail and online sales.

NuMilk

Venture Round in 2020
NuMilk provides non-dairy, fresh milled almondmilk with the push of a button.

Gathered Foods

Series B in 2020
Gathered Foods produces plant-based products intended to provide an alternative to seafood and other plant-based proteins. Its plant-based seafood products are developed using a six-legume blend, including peas, chickpeas, lentils, soy, fava beans, and navy beans, and also seaweed, algae extract to create the umami flavor and natural taste without the use of dairy, gluten, or GMO, enabling consumers to enjoy seafood in a cruelty-free manner.

Good Catch

Series B in 2020
Good Catch specializes in developing plant-based seafood alternatives. It offers vegetarian shredded tuna, crab cakes, and fish patties made of lentils, chickpeas, fava beans, and other legumes. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

Apres

Series A in 2019
Après, a digital-first company based in San Francisco, offers a plant-based protein beverage developed specifically for premium whole-body replenishment

BlueNalu

Series A in 2019
BlueNalu, Inc. is a cellular aquaculture company based in San Diego, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in the production and marketing of cell-based seafood products, cultivating fish tissue from cells to meet the growing global demand for seafood while promoting sustainability. By utilizing innovative techniques, BlueNalu produces healthy, safe, and tasty seafood dishes that are free from plastics, pathogens, toxins, and other contaminants. The company aims to support ocean diversity and sustainability, providing consumers and restaurants with trusted seafood options that align with ethical and environmental standards.

Gathered Foods

Convertible Note in 2019
Gathered Foods produces plant-based products intended to provide an alternative to seafood and other plant-based proteins. Its plant-based seafood products are developed using a six-legume blend, including peas, chickpeas, lentils, soy, fava beans, and navy beans, and also seaweed, algae extract to create the umami flavor and natural taste without the use of dairy, gluten, or GMO, enabling consumers to enjoy seafood in a cruelty-free manner.

Good Catch

Convertible Note in 2019
Good Catch specializes in developing plant-based seafood alternatives. It offers vegetarian shredded tuna, crab cakes, and fish patties made of lentils, chickpeas, fava beans, and other legumes. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

Good Catch

Series A in 2018
Good Catch specializes in developing plant-based seafood alternatives. It offers vegetarian shredded tuna, crab cakes, and fish patties made of lentils, chickpeas, fava beans, and other legumes. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

Wild Earth

Seed Round in 2018
Wild Earth is a technology startup based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing sustainable protein pet foods for dogs and cats, focusing on creating healthier options that are also environmentally friendly and humane compared to traditional pet food products. By leveraging scientific advancements, Wild Earth aims to ensure that pets receive all their nutritional needs while promoting a more sustainable approach to pet food production.

SuperMeat

Seed Round in 2018
SuperMeat is an Israeli biotech and food-tech company founded in 2015 and based in Tel Aviv. It specializes in producing cultured meat from chicken cells in a safe, controlled environment, eliminating the need for animal slaughter. This innovative approach to meat production aims to enhance nutritional security and reduce carbon emissions. By growing meat in a sterile setting, SuperMeat ensures that its products are free from antibiotics and the risk of fecal contamination, such as salmonella. The company emphasizes sustainability, as its clean meat production requires significantly fewer resources—99% less land and 90% less water—compared to traditional methods. SuperMeat aspires to transform the meat industry, offering a healthier and more sustainable food source for the future.

Eat Your Coffee

Venture Round in 2017
Eat Your Coffee is a producer of coffee-based energy bars designed to offer a nutritious and convenient source of caffeine. Founded by coffee-deprived college students at Northeastern University, the company aims to energize lives with its snacks, which are infused with a full cup of organic, Fair Trade coffee. Their product line includes flavors such as mocha latte, coconut mocha, and caramel macchiato, all crafted from natural ingredients. By focusing on taste and quality, Eat Your Coffee creates an innovative category of caffeinated snacks that appeal to consumers seeking both energy and wholesome ingredients.

Miyoko’s Kitchen

Series B in 2017
Miyoko’s Kitchen is a food production company that produces artisan cultured Vegan cheese and butter. Selling in thousands of stores across the country, the Miyoko's brand has garnered loyalty, excitement, and passion since 2014..

Geltor

Seed Round in 2016
Geltor, Inc. is a biodesign company based in San Leandro, California, that specializes in producing bioactive, animal-free collagens and proteins for various applications in beauty, nutrition, and wellness. Established in 2015, Geltor offers innovative products such as Collume, which promotes skincare cellular regeneration and dermal synthesis, and HumaColl21, which enhances skin health by boosting collagen and elastin levels. Additionally, the company provides vegan collagen peptides and other novel proteins designed for functional food and nutraceutical formulations. Geltor's products are sustainably cultivated and clinically validated, allowing businesses to create effective, plant-based solutions that contribute to a more sustainable future.

Purple Carrot

Seed Round in 2015
The Purple Carrot ships healthy ingredients and delicious recipes to busy, health-conscious people, using only whole food plant-based ingredients.
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