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Venture capitalLondon · Series B–Growth · 32 people tracked
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Investment thesis
McWin invests in companies driving sustainable transformation of the global food ecosystem, spanning food service and food technology. It targets growth-stage opportunities, backing category leaders in areas such as alternative protein, sustainable packaging, vertical farming, restaurant digital platforms and quick-service restaurant brands. The firm leverages its entrepreneurial background, deep food industry network and operational capabilities to create long-term value through a focus on People, Brand and Scale. It runs multiple funds, including a food ecosystem fund, a dedicated food technology fund targeting growth-stage companies in Europe and North America, and a restaurant fund for large premier foodservice opportunities in Europe.
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Team · 32 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 18 of 30 portfolio companiesFoodTech ×12Consumer ×5Biotech ×4Direct to Consumer ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3AgTech ×2Cleantech ×2Climate Tech ×2
HQs:United States×7Spain×2Ireland×2Germany×1Denmark×1France×1
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32024 · 12023 · 12022 · 38 dated
Walmart is a multinational retail corporation operating an e-commerce platform and physical stores offering a wide range of consumer products including apparel, electronics, home goods, and groceries.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechBentonville, US
Sam WaltonJohn Furner(President and CEO, Walmart)inKathryn McLayinDoug McMilloninJoseph M. Ruschell(Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, Office of the Corporate Secretary, and Assistant Secretary)
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalCota CapitalHomebrewPeterson VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersBloom8+2 more
Nuritas uses a proprietary AI platform, the Nuritas Magnifier, to discover and clinically validate bioactive peptide ingredients derived from natural sources.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTechDublin, IE
Dr. Nora Khaldi(Founder & CEO)inJohn Casey(Chief Manufacturing & Supply Chain Officer)inConor Walshe(Chief Financial Officer)inAlison Anderson(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueMarc BenioffEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundKeiretsu ForumClay CapitalCultivian Sandbox Ventures+1 more
Big Mamma Group is a hospitality company that operates a collection of Italian restaurants and trattorias across major European cities and beyond.
ConsumerParis, FR
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementDST GlobalNew Wave
Catcher operates a B2B marketplace that connects restaurants with couriers and fleets for last-mile delivery, letting merchants post orders and riders accept them via an app.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsFaraday Venture PartnersB CapitalCerberusCerberus VenturesGreatPoint VenturesMVP Ventures+2 more
Clever Carnivore develops cultivated meat — beef, pork, and chicken grown from animal tissue samples in a food production facility — as an alternative to industrial farm-raised meat.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechChicago, US
BURRIDGE PAUL(Founder & CSO)Virginia Rangos(Founder & CEO)inSTEPHANIE HARRISON(Executive Officer)inNICHOLAS RANGOS(Executive Officer)RUSSELL THOMAS(Chief Product Officer)inPAUL BURRIDGE(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalStray Dog CapitalValo VenturesLever VCBlackPine
Signature meals from award-winning chefs, delivered to your door.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBrooklyn, US
Mateo Marietti(Executive Officer, Director)inClara Quiroga(Executive Officer)Chris Asmis(Executive Officer)in
BoardRoberto Aitkenhead(Director)David Kamenetzky(Director)Henry McGovern(Director)
Co-investorsAngelPadCollaborative FundEvolution VC PartnersFuel Venture CapitalGeneral CatalystInvariantes Fund+8 more
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Ecorobotix builds the ARA UHP sprayer, an AI-powered ultra-high-precision spraying system that distinguishes weeds from crops to target plant protection products plant-by-plant.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Aurelien G. Demaurex(Founder)inSteve Tanner(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapagroCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundHighland EuropeSICTICYara Growth Ventures+3 more
Egg offers synchronous "LIVE" training sessions and an AI-driven platform that assembles and guides teams to work on real business challenges, automate recurring tasks with AI agents, and measure team cooperation in real time.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsAIR CapitalBetter CapitalBloom8Kale UnitedSOSVSustainable Food Ventures+1 more
Exergyn develops solid-state technology based on shape memory alloy (SMA), using a modular core device as the basis for its products.
CleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsGlasnevin, IE
Alan Healy(Founder)
Co-investorsKeiretsu ForumMercuria
Footprint makes plant-based fiber trays as an alternative to polystyrene for supermarket products such as meat and produce, offering leak-proof, snap-proof designs with extended shelf life.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechFoodTechNew MaterialsGilbert, US
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueS2G InvestmentsSaga VenturesSecond Avenue PartnersImpact Engine
GAIL's is a craft bakery chain that bakes sourdough breads, pastries, savoury buns and other baked goods, selling them in physical bakeries and online.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
INCAPTO sells specialty whole-bean coffee that is freshly roasted daily in small batches, sourced with full traceability from farm to cup.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsBStartupBynd Venture CapitalCardumen CapitalLever VCP101 VenturesSabadell Venture Capital
L'Osteria is a restaurant chain serving Italian food and drinks, promoting an aperitivo offer of four aperitifs for a fixed price.
Consumer
Oishii operates indoor vertical farms that grow premium produce including its Omakase Berry strawberries and Rubī Tomato, sold direct to consumers and through retail partners like Whole Foods.
AgTechDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Hiroki Koga(Co-founder)inBrendan Somerville(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBloom8Grit VenturesMiyako CapitalMobile Internet Capital, Inc.Sony Ventures CorporationSPARX Asset Management
Sticks'n'Sushi is a Danish restaurant group that serves sushi, yakitori (grilled skewered meat), salads, and desserts with creative interpretations blending Japanese and Nordic cuisine.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTechCopenhagen, DK
Co-investorsActive PartnersOakNorth
EVERY produces animal-free egg white proteins using precision fermentation for use as functional ingredients in food and beverage applications.
BiotechFoodTechDaly City, US
Co-investorsAgronomicsHemisphere Ventures LLCUnruly CapitalBloom8Grosvenor Food & AgTechProsus Ventures+3 more
Upside Foods produces cultivated meat using cell-based technology.
BiotechFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Uma Valeti(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalBoxGroupCPT CapitalDentsu VenturesFifty YearsFuture Ventures+14 more
Vapiano is a fast-casual restaurant chain that operates across Europe with a focus on fresh, made-to-order dining experiences.
FoodTechRetail Tech
Henry McGovern(Co-founder of Mcwin and former long-time CEO of the AmRest group of restaurants)Steve Winegar(Co-founder of McWin)Sinclair Beecham(Co-founder of Pret a Manger)Gregor Gerlach(Vapiano co-founder)Andrew Walker(Executive Chairman)inMike Rainer(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsQC·VENTURES
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BK CEEBurger King GermanyCook UnityDean & DavidElephantSkinFlat IronManifestoMenuPopeyesSubway EuropeSungarddxWhite Rabbit
Exits · 1
1 IPOsWalmartNASDAQ: WMT
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCookUnity · finance.yahoo.com · Nov 24, 2025
The EVERY Company · finance.yahoo.com · Nov 4, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · Spanish · since 2024
Director · British · since 2022
Paloma Gamo Gimenez — significant influence or control
Malgorzata Ewa Mcgovern — significant influence or control
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has McWin Capital Partners made?
- McWin Capital Partners has 30 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does McWin Capital Partners invest at?
- McWin Capital Partners invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does McWin Capital Partners focus on?
- McWin Capital Partners focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Circular Economy, Consumer, FoodTech, New Materials.
- Where is McWin Capital Partners located?
- McWin Capital Partners is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does McWin Capital Partners lead rounds?
- McWin Capital Partners has led 3 of the 4 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does McWin Capital Partners co-invest with?
- McWin Capital Partners most often shares deals with Cleveland Avenue, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, Stray Dog Capital, among 64 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 5
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Bloom8 is an investment firm focused on the global food ecosystem, backing companies across the full food value chain from production and logistics to consumer and restaurant platforms. It was formerly known as RAGE Capital.
Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that has backed over 700 companies across technology, consumer, and healthcare over its 65-year history.
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.
VamosVentures is a mission-driven venture firm backing early-stage founders building disruptive technology solutions, with an emphasis on diverse, Latinx, female, and immigrant/first-gen-led companies.
Firms observed investing alongside McWin Capital Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with McWin Capital Partners's recorded portfolio.
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