Redstick Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSt. Louis · Pre-Seed–Seed · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
Redstick backs early-stage founders reshaping the future of the food system. It concentrates on pre-seed and seed companies in North America that enhance production efficiency, optimize supply chains, and reimagine labor across the food lifecycle — from farm to fork. The firm invests across a broad range of food-related innovation, from robotic harvesting to AI-powered food service solutions, and pairs capital with hands-on support drawn from a network of industry experts and operators. Redstick emphasizes diverse teams and backgrounds, aiming to help emerging food tech ventures navigate inception, expansion, and long-term success.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 12 of 32 portfolio companiesFoodTech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4AgTech ×3Hardware ×3SaaS ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Biotech ×2Future of Work ×2
HQs:Canada×3United States×3
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCubbi is a workplace food platform that lets office teams order lunch and catering from 50+ restaurants in a single batched delivery, with dietary options and dedicated on-payroll drivers.
FoodTechFuture of WorkLogistics & Supply Chain
Dawson Norrish(Founder & CEO)
Delivers fresh, local chef-made meals to workplaces via a network of smart food pods.
DeepSight offers an AI platform that captures field experts' knowledge via video and augmented reality, then turns it into interactive, multilingual training procedures, dashboards, and live remote assistance for industrial and manufacturing teams.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningFuture of Work
Dispension develops self-service kiosk technology with identity and age verification features, offering products such as ID.ME.PLS, Palm+, OpnServ, Dispension ERP, and Intoxivision.
HardwareIoTRetail Tech
Aquaculture robotics company building AI-powered systems to automate shellfish farming operations.
Green Wave Robotics builds custom robots and data-logging systems to automate the farming of bivalve shellfish such as oysters, scallops, and clams.
AgTechFoodTechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Digitized test and crop intelligence platform for greenhouse vegetable management.
IPM Scoutek provides integrated pest management (IPM) software for greenhouse growers, offering real-time scouting updates, action threshold alerts, pest movement mapping, and tracking of spray and biological treatments.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Silicon Valley bioscience company building scalable anaerobic fermentation and biomanufacturing infrastructure.
AI-powered insights platform turning restaurant operations data into daily actionable intelligence.
Develops teleoperated humanoid robots for industrial tasks in hazardous environments via VR-based control.
Science On Call provides IT support and managed services for restaurants, leveraging AI-powered automations to help resolve technology challenges and reduce operational costs.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSOak Park, US
Andy Freivogel(Co-Founder & CEO)Luisa Castellanos(Co-Founder & COO)Ken Tsang(Co-Founder & CTO)
SpectacularLabs makes SpectacularOne, a "lab-in-a-box" system for on-site rapid molecular pathogen testing that screens food and environmental samples for pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli O157, Listeria, and Campylobacter, delivering certified results and a Certificate of Analysis the same day.
BiotechFoodTechHardware
Upstream Biotechnology develops RNA-based seed traits that regulate crop immune defenses at the gene-expression level, activating disease and stress responses only in the affected tissue to limit yield drag.
AgTechBiotechClimate Tech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesScience On Call · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Redstick Ventures invest at?
- Redstick Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Redstick Ventures's typical check size?
- Redstick Ventures typically writes checks of $350K – $700K.
- What sectors does Redstick Ventures focus on?
- Redstick Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, FoodTech, Future of Work, Robotics.
- Where is Redstick Ventures located?
- Redstick Ventures is headquartered in St. Louis, US.
- Does Redstick Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Redstick Ventures leads investment rounds.
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