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Good Startup
Venture capitalBrussels · Seed–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
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Good Startup invests in early-stage alternative protein companies. The firm focuses on food technology ventures developing meat, dairy, and egg alternatives.
Team · 5 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 19 of 35 portfolio companiesFoodTech ×15Biotech ×8Consumer ×7Climate Tech ×3Healthtech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Impact & Social Good ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1
HQs:United States×10India×1Sweden×1
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 22022 · 12021 · 29 dated
BioRaptor provides a bioprocess data management platform that stores and analyzes biological metrics to help biotechnology teams move from trial-and-error to optimized experimentation.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersLool VenturesColler CapitalCPT Capital
Bolt Threads was a manufacturer of biomaterials for personal care formulations.
BiotechNew MaterialsFoxboro, US
Ethan Mirsky(Founder)David Breslauer(Founder)Daniel Widmaier(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Widmaier(Founder)
BoardJerry Fiddler(Director)Steven Vassallo(Director)in
Co-investorsKicker VenturesKyber Knight CapitalMission Bay CapitalMission Biocapital8VCBaillie Gifford+6 more
A website related to meat and the future thereof, with an AI conversational interface named Stan for educational purposes.
FoodTech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAlwyn CapitalBascom VenturesBluestein VenturesRevolutionJoyance Partners+1 more
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)inDavid Lee(Executive Officer)inPeter McGuinnessinPatrick O. Brown(Founder)in
BoardBart Swanson(Director)inSamir Kaul(Director)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalAliya Capital PartnersAllied Venture PartnersAngelDAOBlue Horizon CorporationBVP Investors+32 more
A plant-based egg company that creates egg products from plant ingredients as an alternative to conventional egg production.
ConsumerFoodTechEmeryville, US
Josh Tetrick(Founder)inJosh Balk(Founder)
Co-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationCollaborative FundDynabrand VenturesNew Ground VenturesRadicle ImpactSnatched Ventures+7 more
Lypid develops plant-based meat products, including pork belly alternatives sold as slices and braised and smoked variants.
FoodTech
Co-investorsAVA AngelsBig Idea VenturesGGFGreen Generation FundSOSVTet Ventures
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 Horizon CorporationBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Clear Current CapitalJoyance PartnersClimate Capital+3 more
Offbeast manufactures plant-based whole-cut steaks using a proprietary fiber-alignment technology to achieve texture comparable to conventional meat products.
Climate TechConsumerFoodTechNew York City, US
Insa Mohr(Founder)inJochen Mueller
Co-investorsCollaborative FundGlobal BrainLever VCY CombinatorAgFunderClear Current Capital+3 more
Omeat (Evergreen) produces cultivated beef that augments traditional beef supply to deliver price-predictable, consistent-quality product at industrial scale.
BiotechFoodTech
Eric Schulze(Chief Scientific and Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsS2G InvestmentsCavallo VenturesGV (Google 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(CEO)inJonathan Tang(Investor)in
Co-investorsAgronomicsBlue Horizon CorporationClear Current CapitalE8 AngelsFifty YearsG Ventures+21 more
Remilk produces animal-free dairy by using microbial fermentation to recreate milk proteins identical to those in traditional dairy, without cholesterol, lactose, hormones, or antibiotics.
BiotechFoodTech
Ori Cohavi, PhD(Founder)inAviv Wolff(Founder)inOri Cohavi(Founder)
Co-investorsAliya Capital PartnersAtento CapitalBloom8Champel Capitalfresh.fundHanaco Venture Capital+3 more
Ripple Foods makes plant-based milk, shakes, and half & half products from yellow peas, marketed as sustainable alternatives to dairy and other plant-based milks.
Climate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodBerkeley, US
Adam Lowry(Founder)Dr. Neil Renninger(Co-founder)Neil Renninger(Founder)
Co-investorsBloom8Collaborative FundEvolution VC PartnersFall Line CapitalGroundForce CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+9 more
Shiru uses AI and material science to discover natural proteins and ingredients for use in food, personal care, agriculture, and advanced materials, reducing traditional development timelines from 5-15 years to 1-2 years.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTechHealthtechEmeryville, US
Jasmin Hume(Founder)inLawrence Lee(CTO)Geoffroy Dubourg-Felonneau(Machine Learning Lead)
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersLux CapitalNourish VenturesS2G InvestmentsSGH CapitalThe W Fund+11 more
Frédéric Pâques(Founder)Romain Chayot(Founder)Romain Chayot Frederic Paques(Founder)Yvan Chardonnens(Founder)
Co-investorsAstanor VenturesBig Idea VenturesPeakBridge VC
Swap offers a cross-border ecommerce platform that centralizes international pricing, landed cost calculation, duties, taxes, and compliance while letting brands remain the merchant of record.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Sam Atkinson(Founder)inDouglas Storf(Founder)Ury Rappaport(Founder)Zach Bailet(Founder)
Co-investorsCherry VenturesICONIQPortfolio VenturesQED Investors9Yards CapitalAstanor Ventures+5 more
EVERY® manufactures animal-free egg white proteins using precision fermentation technology for food and beverage manufacturers.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechDaly City, US
Arturo Elizondo(Founder)David Anchel(Founder)
Co-investorsBloom8Blue Horizon CorporationQC·VENTURESSpice CapitalVamosVenturesHemisphere Ventures LLC+3 more
Reddy Book is an online platform for sports betting and live casino gaming, covering cricket (including IPL), football, tennis, and casino games such as Teen Patti, Blackjack, Roulette, and Baccarat.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investorsChaos Ventures
Upside Foods produces cultivated meat using cell-based technology.
BiotechFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Uma Valeti(Founder)inNicholas Genovese(Founder)Will Clem(Founder)
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalBoxGroupCPT CapitalDentsu VenturesFifty YearsFuture Ventures+14 more
SuperMeat develops cultivated meat products, specifically chicken, using cellular agriculture technology to create animal protein.
BiotechFoodTech
Ido Savir(Founder)Koby Barak(Founder)Shir Friedman(Founder)
Co-investorsAgronomicsBlue Horizon CorporationGood Seed VenturesSeier CapitalStray Dog CapitalUnovis Asset Management+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AnthologyAvant MeatsExtracellularFewcentshBitsKaramtara EngineeringMelt & MarbleMotif FoodWorksNovel FarmsParadigm RoboticsStrainXStrainX BioworksWizlyXias Bio
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSwap · techcrunch.com · Jan 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Good Startup made?
- Good Startup has 35 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Good Startup invest at?
- Good Startup invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Good Startup focus on?
- Good Startup focuses on AgTech, Biotech, FoodTech.
- Where is Good Startup located?
- Good Startup is headquartered in Brussels, SG.
Co-investors · 7
Unknown Ventures is a venture studio based in Austin that provides funding and operational support to early-stage startups at the pre-seed to Series A stage. The firm backs founders seeking to create innovative solutions that improve human experience.
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Gaingels is a large venture investor that co-invests alongside lead VCs in companies committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, while advocating for LGBTQ+ representation and equity of access in venture capital.
MMC is a European venture capital firm that has partnered with over 100 early-stage founders over more than two decades to help grow their startups.
Venture Highway operates as a flat partnership with non-traditional titles like Startup Sensei, founded by ex-WhatsApp business head Neeraj Arora and ex-Google corporate development head Samir Sood, using individual conviction bets rather than consensus committees for deal-making. The fund built an early franchise backing India's unicorns at seed stage and was eventually absorbed by General Catalyst to become their India beachhead, while also serving as a talent factory where alumni like Aviral Bhatnagar have spun out to launch specialized funds.
Flucas Ventures is a solo GP fund led by Ashley Flucas, who simultaneously serves as COO of Summit Ventures while personally investing in 250-275+ startups and deploying over $75M through a syndicate of 2,000+ LPs in less than two years. The fund operates with true stage, sector, and geography agnosticism while democratizing access to top-tier venture deals by inviting diverse, nontraditional LPs to co-invest alongside marquee firms like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.
Venture Catalysts++ is an early-stage investment platform and angel network based in India that connects founders with angels, VCs and industry investors, offering curated deal flow, due diligence, mentoring and portfolio support.
DSG Consumer Partners is an investor that backs early-stage, insurgent consumer brands across India and Southeast Asia, acting as a hands-on partner beyond providing capital.
Firms observed investing alongside Good Startup, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Good Startup's recorded portfolio.
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