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Joyful Ventures

Venture capital

West Hollywood · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Joyful Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in climate-related companies focused on sustainable protein and food technology.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
West Hollywood, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2022
AUM
$23M
Tracked investments
3
Acquisitions
1

Team · 4 people

from public directories
Henry Vess· General Partner
Milo Runkle· General Partner

What they invest in

from 3 of 3 portfolio companies

FoodTech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Biotech ×1Climate Tech ×1Consumer ×1New Materials ×1

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 3 tracked

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De Novo Foodlabsdenovofoodlabs.cominAug 2024 · $1.5M

De Novo Food Labs produces nature-identical bovine lactoferrin (branded NanoFerrin) using precision fermentation instead of dairy extraction, offering customizable iron saturation, purity, and sequence identity per batch.

BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsDurham, US

Jean Louwrens(Founder)in

Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesSiddhi CapitalSustainable Food VenturesUM6P Ventures

New School Foodsnewschoolfoods.coin

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

Orbillionorbillion.comin𝕏SeedAcquired

Orbillion Bio develops cultivated beef using computational optimization and proprietary bioprocess controls to achieve cost-competitive production at scale without genetic modification or expensive growth factors.

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechSan Francisco, US

Patricia Bubner(Founder)inSamet Yildirim(Founder, COO \u0026 CTO)Gabriel Levesque Tremblay

Co-investorsAt One VenturesBeresford VenturesBig Idea VenturesBrincC3 VenturesEarth Venture Capital+21 more

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Joyful Ventures invest at?
Joyful Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Joyful Ventures focus on?
Joyful Ventures focuses on AgTech, FoodTech.
Where is Joyful Ventures located?
Joyful Ventures is headquartered in West Hollywood, US.

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