Celleste Bio
Seed Round in 2024
Celleste Bio is a company that focuses on innovative cell culture techniques to produce high-quality cocoa ingredients. By utilizing naturally occurring cocoa cells, the company eliminates the need for traditional cocoa tree cultivation, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional cocoa production. This approach allows businesses to access environmentally friendly food ingredients without the challenges associated with growing cocoa trees. Celleste Bio's commitment to sustainability and quality positions it as a leader in providing high-value agro products while addressing the environmental impacts of conventional cocoa farming.
Helios Artificial Intelligence
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Helios AI develops predictive software for supply chain disruptions. Its platform analyzes billions of real-time signals to anticipate and mitigate risks stemming from political, economic, and climate changes.
Hyfé is a feedstock processing company that converts food waste and crop byproducts into feedstock for chemicals, materials, fuels, and foods using fungal fermentation. By upcycling waste generated in food manufacturing, Hyfé creates cost-competitive, sustainable alternative inputs that reduce reliance on petroleum and lower the carbon footprint across multiple industries.
PartnerSlate
Seed Round in 2023
PartnerSlate is an online platform facilitating strategic partnerships between food and beverage brands and contract manufacturers across North America. It streamlines the manufacturing process by connecting brands with reliable production partners, reducing sourcing delays, and enabling efficient market scaling of new products.
AQUA Cultured Foods
Seed Round in 2023
AQUA Cultured Foods develops fermentation-enabled, fungi-based seafood alternatives that replicate the look, taste, and texture of traditional seafood while being 100% fish-free. By tightly controlling the growth environment through fermentation, the company aims to produce tuna, scallop, squid, and shellfish analogs at scale, offering environmentally conscious consumers a sustainable option that reduces ocean pollution and overfishing.
Michroma
Seed Round in 2023
Michroma is a biotech company that develops natural, thermostable colorants for fungus-based food and cosmetics by leveraging fermentation of filamentous fungi and synthetic biology. It aims to replace synthetic pigments with natural pigments produced through biotechnological fermentation, delivering pH- and heat-stable colorants at scale for food and cosmetic applications. The company operates in multiple locations, including San Francisco, United States, and Rosario, Argentina, and pursues scalable production in bioreactors using proprietary fungal strains.
Prado offers a customizable digital platform for local meal prep delivery businesses. It enables entrepreneurs to market, sell, fulfill, and ship perishable products efficiently, keeping chefs focused on cooking and customers free to enjoy their time.
Partake Foods
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2016, Partake Foods produces and sells allergy-friendly food products. It specializes in nut-free, gluten-free, vegan cookies, and non-GMO, kosher foods suitable for kids. The company's product range includes sprouted grain chocolate chip mini cookies, double chocolate chip mini cookies, sweet potato millet mini cookies, carrot oat mini cookies, among others.
Hyfé
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Hyfé is a feedstock processing company that converts food waste and crop byproducts into feedstock for chemicals, materials, fuels, and foods using fungal fermentation. By upcycling waste generated in food manufacturing, Hyfé creates cost-competitive, sustainable alternative inputs that reduce reliance on petroleum and lower the carbon footprint across multiple industries.
AQUA Cultured Foods
Pre Seed Round in 2021
AQUA Cultured Foods develops fermentation-enabled, fungi-based seafood alternatives that replicate the look, taste, and texture of traditional seafood while being 100% fish-free. By tightly controlling the growth environment through fermentation, the company aims to produce tuna, scallop, squid, and shellfish analogs at scale, offering environmentally conscious consumers a sustainable option that reduces ocean pollution and overfishing.
Agua Bonita
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Agua Bonita is a cold-pressed juice company that specializes in creating beverages from surplus and aesthetically imperfect produce. By utilizing rescued fruits and vegetables, Agua Bonita offers refreshing alternatives that prioritize authenticity and quality. The company's products are crafted using genuine recipes that contain no added sugars and consist entirely of real ingredients. This approach not only provides consumers with delicious and nutritious beverage options but also contributes to reducing food waste in the process.
Bitewell is a pioneering startup dedicated to enhancing global health through personalized nutrition. It has developed the FoodHealth Score, an innovative metric that assesses food's impact on health, aiming to reach over 20 million Americans by Q1 of next year. This score will be visible in major grocery stores, restaurant chains, and healthcare providers, making informed dietary choices more accessible.