Better Food Ventures
Venture capitalSilicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Better Food Ventures invests in businesses that harness information technology to create a better food system. The firm focuses on the intersection of food, agriculture, and technology, supporting portfolio companies working to improve how food is produced, distributed, and consumed. It also publishes landscape analyses and shares broader industry insights through its Mixing Bowl newsletter.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 21 of 27 portfolio companiesAgTech ×14AI & Machine Learning ×11FoodTech ×10Retail Tech ×4Robotics ×4SaaS ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×12Canada×2Australia×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×53 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ×2Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Engineering ×6Economics ×3Computer Science ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history
Genesis Centre ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 22015 · 13 dated
Afresh provides an AI platform that forecasts demand, optimizes inventory, and automates ordering decisions for grocery retailers by learning from billions of historical transactions and accounting for the operational complexity of fresh food supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechImpact & Social GoodRetail TechSaaS
Matt Schwartz(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsLeadX Capital PartnersMaersk GrowthBright Pixel CapitalGeneration Investment ManagementImpact EngineInnovation Endeavors+5 more
Afresh builds AI-based demand forecasting, inventory management, and ordering software for grocery retailers, focused on fresh and perishable categories.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFoodTechRetail Tech
Matt Schwartz(Founder)inNathan Fenner(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCaesar VenturesDesigner FundDoon CapitalGroundForce Capital+4 more
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Successful Farming is a digital and print media brand serving American farmers and ranchers with news, analysis, and practical information about crop and livestock production.
AgTechMedia & EntertainmentDes Moines, US
E.T. Meredith(Founder)
Co-investorsIIMA VenturesTransition VC
Agscent develops emissions monitoring and breath analysis systems for detecting greenhouse gases and biological markers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechIoTAustralia, AU
Dr Bronwyn Darlington(Founder and Managing Director)in
Co-investorsFlying Fox VenturesMandalay Venture Partners
New York City, US
Jason Cohen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lewis Cohen(Director)Karl Gemperli(Director)in
BoardNaoki Kamimaeda(Director)
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Global BrainSony Ventures CorporationTechstarsBits x BitesHyperplane Venture Capital+1 more
Beagle Technology applies AI to agricultural mechanization, helping growers automate pruning, thinning, harvesting, and crop management with machines.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsCalifornia, US
Co-investorsAIX VenturesOspraie Ag ScienceTSVCAIX
Bonsai Robotics develops autonomy technology and equipment, including its Amiga lineup powered by Bonsai Intelligence, to automate off-road jobs for operations ranging from small businesses to large companies.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Tyler Niday(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersBison VenturesCongruent VenturesRadicle ImpactSerra VenturesSoundproof Ventures+3 more
Bountiful provides machine learning-based crop yield forecasting and transparent supply chain insights for specialty crop farmers.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Megan Nunes(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investors2.12 AngelsCavallo VenturesY CombinatorHigh Alphaxfactor ventures
Breedr operates a precision livestock network with an app and technology for animal productivity, livestock trading, and cashflow management, serving farmers and ranchers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFoodTechSaaSAustin, US
Ian Wheal(Founder & CEO)inJames Law(COO)inPaige Savery(Chief of Staff)in
BoardGeorge Easley(Director)inJustin Sherrard(Director)Rob Schultz(Director)in
Co-investorsMolten VenturesOutsidersLatitud VenturesSerra Ventures
Byte Technology operates self-service kiosks for retail and food service locations, offering customers a tap-to-purchase experience with automated inventory tracking and real-time pricing management.
FoodTechHardwareIoTRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Lee Mokri(Founder)in
Co-investorsLemnos VC
DecisionNext provides AI and machine learning-powered forecasting and decision support systems for price and supply chain optimization across commodity industries.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Mike Neal(Co-Founder/CEO)inBob Pierce(Co-Founder/Chief Scientist)Graeme Stanway(Co-Founder/EVP Strategy Delivery)in
BoardLarry Lowry(Director)Hau Lee(Director)
Co-investorsDalus CapitalRally Ventures Management, Llc
DineMarket operates a B2B foodservice marketplace and app that connects restaurants, bars, caterers, hotels, and other food businesses with wholesale suppliers to place, compare, and manage orders.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechRetail Tech
Edifice Health offers the Inflammatory Age test, a biomarker composite scoring system that measures and monitors a person's inflammatory and immune health for early detection and prevention of chronic disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechLongevitySan Mateo, US
David Furman, PhD(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board)Mark Davis, PhD(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisory Board Member)inWolfgang Daum(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Goldberg(CEO)inDavid Furman(Director)
BoardNaveen Krishnan(Director)in
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersPaladin Capital GroupSocial StartsAhren Innovation CapitalLeaps by BayerVertical Venture Partners
farm-ng builds the Amiga line of autonomous farming machines and provides Bonsai Intelligence software for managing autonomous equipment fleets across different environments.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersSanta Cruz VentureXplorer Capital
FarmOp Capital provides operating loans to farmers across the United States, financing crop production and farm operations based on production potential and crop insurance rather than traditional collateral.
AgTechFintech
Keir Renick(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inDarwin Melnyk(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Four Growers develops robotics technology for greenhouse growers of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers, including an automated tomato harvesting robot that also performs quality checks and storage.
AgTechFoodTechRobotics
Brandon Contino(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesOspraie Ag ScienceTaver Capital
Local Line operates a digital supply chain platform that connects family farms with buyers such as restaurants, grocery chains, and institutions.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFoodTechWaterloo, CA
Co-investors519 Growth Fund
Love With Food operated a subscription service that shipped monthly boxes of snack samples to consumers.
FoodTechHealthtech
Co-investors500 GlobalKapor CapitalScrum Ventures
Taranis provides AI-powered crop intelligence, using drone-collected submillimeter imagery and machine learning to detect crop conditions such as weed severity, disease, insect damage, and nutrient deficiencies at the plant level.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Ofir Schlam(Founder)inEli Bukchin(Founder)in
Co-investorsCavallo VenturesHoxton VenturesInven CapitalK3 VenturesMindset VentureSeraphim Space+5 more
Mavrx captured high-resolution aerial imagery using aircraft and drones, then applied computer vision to assess plant health, water stress, and pest pressure.
AgTechLondon, GB
Max Bruner(CEO)inYuan Gao(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstBloomberg BetaEclipse VenturesSlow VenturesVisionnaire Ventures, Llc
Milk Moovement provides real-time software for managing dairy supply chain operations, enabling stakeholders across the dairy industry to access shared data and make coordinated decisions.
AgTechEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSHalifax, CA
Jon King(Founder)inRob Forsythe(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcMatchstick VenturesTechstarsBread Butter VenturesDynamo VenturesSOSV+2 more
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Olfactive Biosolutions develops Pivit, a product platform that applies receptor science to consumer food and beverage products by translating natural food molecules into targeted physiological outcomes.
BiotechConsumerDigital HealthFoodTech
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Adapt NLumigrowNimaSensorTreasure8
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 1Farm Ngacq. by Bonsai Robotics
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLove With Food · startupfundraising.com · Aug 12, 2026
Agriculture · indianstartuptimes.com · Jul 30, 2026
Beagle · worldanimalnews.com · May 1, 2026
Afresh · finsmes.com · Apr 22, 2026
Bonsai Robotics · trysignalbase.com · Nov 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Better Food Ventures made?
- Better Food Ventures has 27 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
- What stage does Better Food Ventures invest at?
- Better Food Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Better Food Ventures focus on?
- Better Food Ventures focuses on AgTech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Better Food Ventures located?
- Better Food Ventures is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Who does Better Food Ventures co-invest with?
- Better Food Ventures most often shares deals with Acre Venture Partners, Ospraie Ag Science, Techstars, among 46 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamExpert Talk with Rob Trice (Better Food Ventures)
FRUIT LOGISTICA · Rob Trice
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