Big Idea Ventures — 2026 Investments

7 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

CryoVeracryovera.comSeed · May 2026 · $200K

CryoVera develops nature-inspired, food-safe antifreeze ingredients that prevent ice crystal formation and preserve texture in frozen foods.

BiotechFoodTechNew Materials

Rheaplantrheaplant.comSeed · May 2026 · $200K

RheaPlant develops a plant cell bioprocessing platform designed to reduce the cost and complexity of producing botanical ingredients for nutraceuticals, natural colors, and other applications.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotech

Sowmya Purushothaman(CEO)inDerek Scholin(CTO)in

Co-investors2045 Ventures

Saku Biosciencessakubio.comSeed · May 2026 · $200K

Saku Biosciences screens millions of microbial strain variants in bioreactors to identify high-performing production strains that yield more target protein per fermentation batch.

BiotechDeep TechFoodTech

Standing Ovationstanding-ovation.co inMar 2026 · $34.2M

Standing Ovation produces animal-free casein, the main protein in milk, using a patented process that replicates the structure and amino acid sequence of cow, goat, or sheep casein without livestock farming.

BiotechClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechNew Materials

Romain Chayot(Co-founder, Board Member & President)in

Co-investorsAstanor Ventures Seventure Partners Angelor Bpifrance PeakBridge VC

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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