Better Food Ventures
Venture capitalSilicon Valley Β· Pre-SeedβSeries A Β· 3 people tracked
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 Β· 3 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 14 of 24 portfolio companiesAgTech Γ9AI & Machine Learning Γ6FoodTech Γ5Retail Tech Γ3Robotics Γ3B2B Marketplaces Γ2Biotech Γ2Data & Infrastructure Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ4CanadaΓ1
Investments Β· 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathA.I.-powered solutions that optimize grocery and food retail merchandising, ordering, and operations for fresh departments, reducing food waste and improving profitability.
Agriculture.com is a media site publishing farming news, machinery coverage, and market commodity prices (corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, hogs) for farmers and agricultural professionals.
AgTechMedia & Entertainment
New York City, US
Jason Cohen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lewis Cohen(Director)Karl Gemperli(Director)
BoardNaoki Kamimaeda(Director)
Bonsai Robotics develops software that manages autonomous fleets for agricultural and construction operations.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Byte Technology builds controlled-access smart kiosks for unattended, 24/7 food and retail sales, with software for inventory monitoring, temperature tracking, and dynamic expiration-based pricing.
FoodTechHardwareRetail Tech
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)Bob Pierce(Co-Founder/Chief Scientist)Graeme Stanway(Co-Founder/EVP Strategy Delivery)
BoardLarry Lowry(Director)Hau Lee(Director)
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 develops iAge, a biological aging and immune-health test based on inflammation biomarkers, and sells related products through an online store.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechLongevitySan Mateo, US
David Furman(Director)Wolfgang Daum(Executive Officer, Director)David Goldberg(CEO)David Furman, PhD(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board)Mark Davis, PhD(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisory Board Member)
BoardNaveen Krishnan(Director)
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)Rob Forsythe(Co-founder)
Olfactive Biosolutions runs a discovery platform (TruePath) that identifies food-derived molecules which activate olfactory and taste (ectopic chemosensory) receptors throughout the body to trigger physiological signaling pathways.
BiotechDigital HealthFoodTech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBonsai Robotics Β· trysignalbase.com Β· Nov 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Media Β· Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamExpert Talk with Rob Trice (Better Food Ventures)
FRUIT LOGISTICA Β· Rob Trice
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Co-investors Β· 8
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