Zurich Β· Pre-SeedβLate Stage
Investment thesis
Blue Horizon backs mission-aligned founders operating at the intersection of biology, technology and agriculture, with the goal of accelerating the shift toward a sustainable food system. The firm supports the creation of world-leading platforms through both growth investment and consolidation, seeking outcomes that benefit both humanity and the planet.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 54 of 92 portfolio companiesFoodTech Γ39Consumer Γ18Biotech Γ17AgTech Γ9Direct to Consumer Γ9New Materials Γ9Climate Tech Γ8Wellness & Fitness Γ7
HQs:United StatesΓ16United KingdomΓ5SwitzerlandΓ3ArgentinaΓ1DenmarkΓ1FranceΓ1
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founderΓ102 foundersΓ73 foundersΓ2
Investments Β· 92 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 Β· 12022 Β· 22021 Β· 14 dated
Beyond Meat creates plant-based protein products, including burgers and other foods designed to provide nutritional value while supporting environmental sustainability and soil regeneration.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechFoodTechEl Segundo, US
Ethan Brown(Founder & CEO)Teri L. Witteman(Executive Officer)Jonathan Nelson(Executive Officer)Dariush Ajami, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Drew Lufkin(Executive Officer)John Boken(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueCollaborative FundCPT CapitalDns CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGreatPoint Ventures+12 more
Vegan food and sustainable product reviews
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
Vikas Garg(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalOssian Capital
US agricultural biotech that discovered microbe-based crop protection products; its assets were sold to Certis Biologicals and Ginkgo Bioworks in 2024.
AgTechResearch Triangle Park, US
Scott Uknes(Manager)inEric Ward(Manager)Paul Schulze-Lefert(President)Michael Koziel(Vice President and Manager)
BoardThomas Dietz(Manager)Kristina Burow(Manager)in
Co-investorsAliment CapitalPontifax AgTechARCH Venture PartnersNovalis LifeSciencesPolaris Partners
Algama Foods develops Tamalga, plant-based egg substitute products for bakery and pastry applications, targeting both artisan bakers and industrial food manufacturers.
FoodTech
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalCollateral Good
Maker of convenient plant-based foods.
Co-investorsClear Current CapitalStray Dog CapitalUnovis Asset ManagementACCELFOODSNew Crop Capital
Advanced ManufacturingEden Prairie, US
Steve Gullickson(Director)Karl Greden(Director)Kevin Toboja(Executive Officer, Director)Ian Mackay(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsEndeavor8Finistere Ventures
Co-investorsTet Ventures
Atomo produces a beanless coffee alternative made from farm-grown plants like date pits, carob, and sunflower seeds, blended with traditional coffee.
ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessCoachella Valley, US
Andrew Kleitsch(Executive Officer, Director)Jarret Stopforth(Director)Sean Vegeler(Executive Officer)
BoardJordan Schenk(Director)Chuck Templeton(Director)inIvan Lee(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersHorizons VenturesJuniperReshapeRSE VenturesS2G Investments+1 more
A new type of biodiscovery, discovering and harnessing nature's most valuable proteins
Oliver Vince(Founder)inGlen Gowers(Founder)
Co-investorsHummingbird VenturesNVenturesS32Section 32Systemiq CapitalTrue Ventures+5 more
Bramble makes meat-free, hypoallergenic fresh dog food formulated by board-certified veterinary nutritionists to meet AAFCO nutritional standards.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsCollateral Good
California Cultured uses a natural cell-culture fermentation process to produce cocoa without conventional cacao farming, aiming to create chocolate free of contaminants such as lead and cadmium.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsAble PartnersAgronomicsJuniperStray Dog CapitalSustainable Food Ventures
Change Foods uses precision fermentation with microbes to produce real dairy proteins, fats, and flavors without cows, then applies traditional cheesemaking techniques to make animal-free cheese that tastes, stretches, and melts like conventional dairy cheese.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechPalo Alto, US
David Bucca(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAngelCentralBetter Bite VenturesClear Current CapitalGGFGreen Generation FundRoute 66 Ventures
Chromologics develops natural red colorants as alternatives to synthetic dyes.
BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsCopenhagen, DK
Anders Odum(Founder)
Co-investorsCollateral GoodNordic Foodtech VCDoehler VenturesNovo Holdings
Core Biogenesis is a French biotech that uses an oleosome fusion platform to grow active peptides and proteins (such as EGF and FGF-2) inside camelina seeds, producing formulation-ready topical delivery carriers for skin and scalp.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechNew MaterialsParis, FR
Alexandre Reeber(Co-founder)inChouaib Meziadi(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstXAnge
Cosaic develops a food ingredient called Cosaic Neo designed to improve creaminess, mask protein off-notes, provide natural whitening, and replace additives while extending product stability and emulsification.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsSustainable Food VenturesAgronomicsBig Idea VenturesInvest-NLKickfund
Co-investorsUnovis Asset Management
EV Biotech co-develops bio-based products with partners using its proprietary Artemis AI platform, which combines metabolic modeling and machine learning for microbial strain engineering and bioprocess optimization.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechNew Materials
Co-investorsFFFFuture Food Fund
Finless Foods develops cell-cultivated seafood alternatives, starting with Pacific bluefin tuna, aimed at consumers seeking sustainable options that reduce pressure on wild fish stocks.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Brandon Chen(Co-Founder & CEO)Brian Wyrwas(Co-Founder & CSO)Michael Selden(Co-Founder & Advisor)
Co-investorsAt One VenturesAurum Venture PartnersBabel VenturesBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Draper AssociatesEndurance28+8 more
Gathered Foods makes plant-based food products, positioning its brands around vegan eating, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodHeath, US
William Chris Kerr(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Sarno(Director)Mark Langley(Executive Officer)Christine A. Mei(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCourtney Reum(Director)Charles Laue(Director)in
Co-investorsSiddhi CapitalStray Dog CapitalUnovis Asset ManagementBig Idea VenturesCPT CapitalNew Crop Capital+2 more
Geltor develops biodesigned proteins, including collagen products such as PrimaColl, used as active ingredients in cosmetics and personal care formulations.
BiotechNew MaterialsWellness & Fitness
Alexander Lorestani(Founder)inNick Ouzounov(Founder)in
Co-investorsAgronomicsAlwyn CapitalArgonautic VenturesBaruch Future VenturesCavallo VenturesCollateral Good+12 more
Hail Merry makes plant-based, refrigerated snacks crafted from ingredients such as almond flour, cashews, and organic coconut oil, with a focus on clean, low-sugar, dairy- and grain-free recipes.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
HyfΓ© operates a refining process that extracts specialty ingredients and chemical building blocks from food processing waste, recovering compounds like glucose from biomass.
Circular EconomyFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Impossible Foods produces plant-based meat alternatives, including beef, pork, chicken, and sausage products designed to replicate the taste, nutrition, and cooking properties of conventional animal meat.
ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechRedwood City, US
Pat Brown(Founder & CEO)inDavid Lee(Executive Officer)Peter McGuinnessin
BoardBart Swanson(Director)inSamir Kaul(Director)inTai Ronnen(Director)
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementCollaborative FundContinental Grain CompanyCPT CapitalDesigner Fund+18 more
Kern Tec is a B2B producer that upcycles stone-fruit kernels β such as apricot, cherry, and plum pits β into ingredients like seeds, pastes, oils, and granulates for the food and cosmetics industries.
Circular EconomyFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationPeakBridge VC
LettUs Grow builds Advanced Aeroponics irrigation systems, including the patented Aeroponic Rolling Bench, which use ultrasonic misting to deliver nutrients to plant roots for commercial glasshouses and vertical farms.
AgTechFoodTechHardwareBristol, GB
Co-investorsLongwall Venture Partners LLP
LIVEKINDLY operates flagship physical destinations combining plant-based dining, boutique stores for sustainable fashion, cruelty-free beauty and wellness products, spa treatments, culinary classes, and onsite entertainment.
ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Co-investors7 Gate Ventures
Mosa Meat is a food technology company that produces cultivated beef by growing muscle cells from a small animal sample into real meat, aiming to make beef burgers without slaughtering animals.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsAgronomicsArcTern VenturesCollateral GoodM VenturesMbuyu Capital PartnersStray Dog Capital+5 more
New Roots is a Swiss company that makes plant-based dairy alternatives, including vegan cheese, using traditional Swiss cheesemaking methods.
ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsKickstart Innovation
New School Foods makes plant-based salmon designed to match the appearance, cooking behavior, flavor, and flaky texture of real fish.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Clear Current CapitalClimate CapitalGood StartupJoyance Partners+3 more
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Next Gen Foods makes plant-based food products under the TiNDLE Foods brand, starting with TiNDLE Chicken sold to chefs and home cooks.
ConsumerFoodTech
AgTechWeaverville, US
Sadrah Schadel(Director)Michael Woliansky(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMelissa Facchina(Director)inLisa Feria(Director)inJohnny Ream(Director)inCheryl Newman(Director)
Co-investorsClear Current CapitalIDEA NCStray Dog CapitalSiddhi Capital
The No Meat Company produces plant-based food products, including vegan burgers and canapΓ©s, as meat-free alternatives for consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
NuCicer develops improved crop varieties through selective breeding, starting with high-protein chickpeas designed for better nutrition.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechDavis, US
Kathryn Cook(Executive Officer, Director)inDouglas Cook(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaimun Amini(Director)inJerry Steiner(Director)inCarsten Boers(Director)in
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcIllumina VenturesLever VCRhapsody Venture PartnersStray Dog Capital
Co-investorsClear Current CapitalUnovis Asset Management
one.five offers Quartermaster, an AI-powered packaging platform that helps brands assess product-market fit and choose packaging solutions balancing performance, sustainability, and cost.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyNew Materials
Co-investorsAuxxoBtomorrow VenturesGGFGreen Generation FundPlanet A VenturesRevent+1 more
Oumph! makes plant-based food products, including meat alternatives such as chunks, pulled pieces, and burgers, sold through UK supermarkets.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsTrustbridge Partners
Complement sells nutritional supplements directly to consumers, offering a 100-day money-back guarantee on all orders.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessDenver, US
Matthew Frazier(Executive Officer)Aaron Matthew Tullman(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGreatPoint Ventures
Co-investorsUnovis Asset Management
Planetary operates a full-stack microbial fermentation platform, building, owning, and running a global network of fermentation facilities to produce bio-based food ingredients and materials at scale for partner companies.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeExceptional VenturesGGFGreen Generation Fund
Plantable offers an AI coaching product for whole-food nutrition that pairs users with a coach that tracks daily progress, remembers past sessions, and guides them through building eating habits over a 28-day program.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Planted produces plant-based meat products as alternatives to conventional meat.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsaws GrΓΌndungsfondsneoteq venturesTechVision Fonds
Proeon develops plant-based ingredients, focusing on the creation of protein and other ingredients derived from plants for the food industry.
FoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsIIMA Ventures
Rebellyous develops plant-based chicken nuggets and proprietary manufacturing systems designed to enable efficient, clean food production with improved working conditions.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechFoodTechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Christie Lagally(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsAgronomicsClear Current CapitalFifty YearsPortfoliaSinai Capital PartnersThe Venture Collective+4 more
RedSun Hortitech is an accredited horticulture tree nursery in Tzaneen, South Africa that grows and distributes macadamia and clonal avocado trees, producing over 500,000 trees per year.
AgTechFoodTechTzaneen, ZA
Tukwila, US
Christie Lagally(Executive Officer, Director)Kristie Middleton(Executive Officer, Director)Elzbieta Madej(Director)
BoardMike Miller(Director)Owen Gunden(Director)Yongbai Choi(Director)
Co-investorsFifty YearsLiquid VenturesSentient Ventures
Sunfed was a New Zealand food-technology and manufacturing company that produced clean-label, whole-cut plant-based proteins with meat-like texture, including Chicken Free Chicken, Bull Free Beef, and Boar Free Bacon.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechFoodTechAuckland, NZ
Shama Sukul Lee(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsStray Dog CapitalUnovis Asset Management
Cultivated meat company; created a lab-grown meat restaurant in Tel Aviv.
Co-investorsAgronomicsGood Seed VenturesSeier CapitalStray Dog CapitalVarana
Synonym builds tools for biomanufacturing companies to model bioprocesses, run techno-economic analysis, and find production facilities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew York, US
Joshua Elias Lachter(Director)Edward Shenderovich(Executive Officer, Director)inJoshua Lachter(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesEarth Venture CapitalGiant Ventures Global Llp
Santa Monica, US
Peter Kennedy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Dave Dickman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRyan Mandl(Director)Richard Hillenbrand(Director)
The EVERY Company produces animal-free egg proteins using a patented fermentation process, supplying functional protein ingredients to food companies.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsBloom8QCΒ·VENTURESSpice CapitalVamosVenturesStarlight Ventures
LIVEKINDLY is a collective of plant-based food brands and businesses working to make plant-based living more widespread.
ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsCollateral Good
Co-investorsAviv Venture CapitalCollateral Good
Tropic develops improved varieties of tropical crops using gene editing and gene silencing technologies to enhance yield, disease resistance, and climate resilience.
AgTechBiotechNorwich, GB
Co-investorsAgronomicsAliment CapitalCanaan PartnersCarbonEmerald Technology Ventures AgFive Seasons Ventures+6 more
Tropic Bioscience uses genetic technology to improve tropical crops such as bananas and rice, making them more resilient to climate change and less reliant on pesticides.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsBloom8Tekfen Ventures
uFraction8 develops microfluidic filtration technology that uses precisely patterned chip geometries stacked into modules to process and separate liquids at high volume without damaging cell viability.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalDeep Science VenturesForesight Group
SuperMeat develops cultivated chicken meat grown directly from animal cells, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and improve food safety.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsAgronomicsSeier CapitalStray Dog CapitalUnovis Asset ManagementVaranaStarlight Ventures
Wild Earth makes plant-based dog food formulated to AAFCO nutritional standards with veterinary nutrition experts, using ingredients such as dried yeast, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and flaxseed.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsR/GA Ventures
Yes Cacao makes organic, raw, wild-harvested chocolate bars formulated with functional botanical blends.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Exits Β· 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBeyond MeatNASDAQ: BYND
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesProeon Β· indianexpress.com Β· Aug 18, 2026
Basecamp Β· community.startuptalky.com Β· Jul 31, 2026
Beyond Meat Β· latimes.com Β· Jul 16, 2026
Impossible Foods Β· forgeglobal.com Β· Jun 25, 2026
Cultivated Β· ventureburn.com Β· May 8, 2026
Finless Foods Β· blog.seedstage.ai Β· Apr 30, 2026
Planetary Β· trysignalbase.com Β· Apr 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Blue Horizon Corporation made?
- Blue Horizon Corporation has 88 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Blue Horizon Corporation invest at?
- Blue Horizon Corporation invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Blue Horizon Corporation focus on?
- Blue Horizon Corporation focuses on AgTech, Biotech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Blue Horizon Corporation located?
- Blue Horizon Corporation is headquartered in Zurich, CH.
- Does Blue Horizon Corporation lead rounds?
- Blue Horizon Corporation typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Blue Horizon Corporation co-invest with?
- Blue Horizon Corporation most often shares deals with Stray Dog Capital, Unovis Asset Management, Agronomics, among 138 tracked co-investors.
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Big Idea Ventures is a venture capital fund with startup accelerators focused on solving global challenges in the food innovation space. The firm operates accelerator programs twice yearly across New York City, Singapore, and Paris, investing in alternative protein and food technology startups.
Babel Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on consumer biotech investments, frequently acting as the first VC investor in its portfolio companies.
Creandum is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, backing them at early stages before their potential becomes widely obvious.
Northzone is a technology-focused venture capital firm investing across AI and deep tech on both sides of the Atlantic, backing companies from early stage through growth.
Building a concentrated portfolio of high-conviction partnerships in fintech, commerce, and enabling infrastructure.
83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.
Better Capital is an India-focused early-stage venture investor backing startups across sectors including consumer, mobility, fintech, edtech, ecommerce and gaming.
NextWave Impact is an impact-focused investment vehicle operating a progressive fund model designed to increase diversity and inclusion in early-stage investing. The firm supports underrepresented entrepreneurs through a network of women investors and targets both social impact and financial returns.
Firms observed investing alongside Blue Horizon Corporation, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Blue Horizon Corporation's recorded portfolio.
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