Stray Dog Capital
Venture capitalLeawood · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Stray Dog Capital invests in early-stage companies across food, beverage, and biotechnology aimed at building a healthier, more humane, and sustainable future. Areas of interest include highly innovative plant-based food, beverage, and other CPG or food-service products; companies producing food via tissue engineering, fermentation, and other biotechnology processes; and unique technologies and IP across the food value chain that unlock new levels of quality and efficiency. The firm seeks businesses aligned with its mission of delivering both meaningful social impact and commercial success, drawing on a team with entrepreneurial, operating, advisory, and investing experience.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
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What they invest in
from 45 of 61 portfolio companiesFoodTech ×34Biotech ×18Consumer ×13Climate Tech ×10AgTech ×9Direct to Consumer ×9Advanced Manufacturing ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6
HQs:United States×30United Kingdom×1Israel×1New Zealand×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×93 founders×2
Investments · 61 tracked
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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-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationCleveland AvenueCollaborative FundCPT CapitalDns CapitalEvolution VC Partners+12 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)RANGOS VIRGINIA(Executive Officer, Director)Virginia Rangos(Founder & CEO)inSTEPHANIE HARRISON(Executive Officer)NICHOLAS RANGOS(Executive Officer)RUSSELL THOMAS(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalValo VenturesLever VCMcWin Capital Partners
Creates whole-muscle cut seafood alternatives including calamari, shrimp, scallops, and tuna.
Chicago, US
Anne Palermo(Executive Officer, Director)Brittany Chibe(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJohnny Ream· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationSustainable Food VenturesAera VCBig Idea VenturesHyde Park AngelsSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Barvecue sells plant-based barbecue food products, including a rotisserie chicken alternative, carnitas, and pulled "BVQ", available direct to consumers and through retail stores.
AgTechConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechCornelius, US
Gary Lee Cooper, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJohnny Ream· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsClear Current CapitalSiddhi Capital
BlueNalu produces cell-cultivated seafood, starting with bluefin tuna (toro), as an alternative to wild-caught fish.
BiotechFoodTechSan Diego, US
Lauran Madden(Founder)inDAVID TAICLET(Director)H. LOUIS COOPERHOUSE(Executive Officer, Director)BABAR KHAN(Director)MARY WAGNER(Director)
BoardSTEVEN FINN(Director)
Board seatCharles A. Laue· per SEC Form D
Co-investors91 VenturesAgronomicsAlwyn CapitalAurum Venture PartnersBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBloom8+7 more
Advanced ManufacturingNewport Beach, US
Madeline Haydon(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatLisa Feria· per SEC Form D · $2.8M raise · filed Dec 2017
Co-investorsVMG Partners
Plant-based cheeses made using upcycled cauliflower and hemp.
West Hollywood, US
Veronica Fil(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shaun Quade(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatJohnny Ream· per SEC Form D
Lighter is a zero-knowledge rollup built on Ethereum that enables high-speed, low-cost onchain trading through cryptographic proofs of order matching and liquidations.
Crypto & Web3FintechCambridge, US
Vladimir Novakovski(Founder & CEO)Alexis Fox(Executive Officer, Director)Micah Risk(Executive Officer)Ronald Pastore(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSusan E Vitka(Director)
Board seatLisa Feria· per SEC Form D · $5.8M raise · filed Jul 2018
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAntiChapter OneCleo CapitalCoatue Management+13 more
Petaluma, US
Miyoko Schinner(Executive Officer, Director)Stuart Kronauge(Executive Officer)Cisco Sacasa(Executive Officer)Billy Bramblett(Director)
BoardDan Gluck(Director)James Joaquin(Director)in
Board seatLisa Feria· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed May 2022
Co-investorsCult CapitalObvious Ventures
AgTechWeaverville, US
Sadrah Schadel(Director)Michael Woliansky(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMelissa Facchina(Director)inCheryl Newman(Director)
Board seatJohnny ReamLisa Feria· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationClear Current CapitalIDEA NCSiddhi Capital
Canadian robotics company building autonomous, vision-guided robots that pick, trim and pack mushrooms on commercial farms.
Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBDC Venture CapitalEmmertechInBC Investment Corp.UCeed Funds+3 more
Aleph Farms develops cultivated meat, growing beef steaks from cow cells using tissue engineering technology, and produced the world's first cultivated thin-cut and ribeye steaks.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Neta Lavon(Co-founder & CTO)inShulamit Levenberg(Co-founder)Didier Toubia(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBloom8Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Cockpit InnovationPeregrine Ventures+3 more
Maker of convenient plant-based foods.
Co-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationClear Current CapitalUnovis Asset ManagementACCELFOODSNew Crop Capital
Makes whole-cut mushroom meat products including MyBacon.
Co-investorsUnovis Asset Management
Better Dairy uses precision fermentation to produce bioactive milk proteins for applications such as infant formula that more closely mimics breastmilk and supplements aimed at faster workout recovery.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Jevan Nagarajah(Founder)in
Co-investorsManta Ray Ventures
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 PartnersAgronomicsBlue Horizon CorporationJuniperSustainable Food Ventures
Cascade Bio develops improved biocatalysts (enzymes) that are reusable, long-lasting, and offer higher output and a wider operating window compared to conventional options.
BiotechDeep TechNew Materials
Alex Rosay(Founder)in
Co-investors1Flourish CapitalEndurance28Spacecadet VenturesR7 Partners
Chunk Foods makes a plant-based whole-cut meat alternative designed to replace beef in recipes, with a short list of natural ingredients and added protein, iron, and B12.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsCheyenne VenturesFLORA VenturesKey1 CapitalFall Line CapitalFootPrint CoalitionGood Seed Ventures+1 more
Clean Crop develops plasma-based seed treatment technology and hardware systems for treating seeds and food surfaces in the agriculture sector.
AgTechCleantechFoodTechHardwareHolyoke, US
Daniel White(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Cavanaugh(Co-founder)
BoardTom Boddez(Director)Justin Frankert(Director)Pete Oberle(Director)Amy Duffuor(Director)in
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesBread And Butter Ventures, LlcClimate Impact CapitalInnova Memphis, Inc.Prime Impact FundR/GA Ventures+2 more
Daring produces plant-based chicken products made from 100% plant ingredients with a simple ingredient list, designed as a direct replacement for chicken in cooking.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTechCulver City, US
Andrew Ross Mackay(Executive Officer, Director)Eliott Kessas(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeff Learman(Director)Dan Levitan(Director)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsMaveronPalm Tree Crew Investments
Daring makes 100% plant-based chicken products with a short ingredient list, sold at retailers and offered to restaurants for their menus.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsDarco Capital
Deliciou makes plant-based seasoning and cooking products designed to make plant-based cooking simple, using natural, GMO-free, 100% plant-based ingredients.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
Ecovative grows whole-cut meat alternatives and other materials from mycelium using its AirMycelium indoor cultivation platform, which integrates with existing mushroom farming infrastructure.
BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsGreen Island, US
Gavin McIntyre(Executive Officer, Director)Eben Bayer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEvan Lodes(Director)Jerry Weinstein(Director)Charles Deull(Director)Jessica Harris(Director)
Co-investorsBreakout LabsBreakout VenturesAiiM PartnersFootPrint CoalitionStandard InvestmentsViking Global Investors
Emulate develops Organ-Chip technology, including 30+ organ models such as liver, brain, and other human tissue chips, used for human-based preclinical drug safety and toxicity testing.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investors+ND CapitalAlwyn CapitalFourth RealmOS FundStarlight Ventures
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-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationSiddhi 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 VenturesBlue Horizon CorporationCavallo Ventures+12 more
Plant-based seafood brand (tuna and more).
GOOD PLANeT Foods makes plant-based cheese made with olive oil, offering products with minimal saturated fat and good melt as an alternative to dairy cheese for consumers.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBellevue, US
David Israel(Founder)Joe Essa(Director)Michael Frey(Director)Dan Gross(Director)Josh Wand(Director)Jay Bauer(Director)
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueGreatPoint VenturesLever VC
Platform connecting consumers with local businesses offering surplus food at discounted prices to reduce food waste.
Co-investorsResponsibly Ventures
Goodie Bag operates a marketplace connecting local food shops with consumers to sell surplus food at discounted prices, reducing waste and improving food affordability.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyConsumerFoodTechBelmar, US
Luke(Co-founder)Eddy Connors(CEO)Briana Boehmer(COO)Jack Connors(Head of Partnerships)
Co-investorsClear Current CapitalResponsibly VenturesTechstars
Helios operates an AI platform that forecasts prices and supply availability for 50+ agricultural soft commodities by aggregating climate and economic data, including a co-pilot tool (Helios Horizon) and commodity-tracking platform (CommodiTrack).
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechFoodTechArlington, US
Francisco Martin-Rayo(CEO & Co-Founder)Eden Canlilar(CTO & Co-Founder)Eden Waller Canlilar(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Helios offers Proxi, an AI-native policy and procurement intelligence platform that consolidates policy, regulatory, funding, procurement, and stakeholder signals so teams can monitor changes, analyze documents like legislation and RFPs, and draft memos and briefs.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSNew York City, US
Brandon Smith(Founder)
Co-investorsUnusual VenturesCollide CapitalEquity AllianceSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Kite Hill makes dairy-free food products crafted from California-grown almond milk, including plant-based cream cheese and other spreads.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsArborview CapitalUnovis Asset ManagementCAVU Consumer Partners
Meatless Farm produces plant-based protein products designed as convenient alternatives to meat-containing foods.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsChannel 4 Ventures
San Leandro, US
Nicholas Genovese(Executive Officer, Director)Uma Valeti(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCPT CapitalFifty YearsNorwest Venture PartnersSoftBank GroupTemasekThreshold Ventures
Plant-based cheese and butter maker.
Miyoko's makes plant-based dairy alternatives, including a European-style cultured butter made from cashew milk.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechFairfax, US
Miyoko Schinner(Executive Officer, Director)inLisa Shanower(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsObvious VenturesUnovis Asset Management
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 VenturesBlue Horizon CorporationCollateral GoodM VenturesMbuyu Capital Partners+5 more
Mozza Foods develops casein protein grown in soybeans as an ingredient for the dairy industry, aiming to replace cow-dependent supply chains using existing agricultural infrastructure.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechLos Angeles, US
Adam Tarshis(Founder)Natasha Sharma(Director)
BoardRose Eva Wardle(Director)
Co-investorsLever VCSynthesis Capital
MyForest Foods makes MyBacon, a meatless protein product produced from farm-grown organic oyster mushroom mycelium grown at its vertical farm.
AgTechFoodTechGreen Island, US
Co-investorsAiiM Partners
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 LlcBlue Horizon CorporationIllumina VenturesLever VCRhapsody Venture Partners
Numilk makes a countertop machine and nano-milled ingredient pouches that produce fresh plant-based milk in about 60 seconds without straining or pulp.
ConsumerFoodTechHardware
Co-investorsAltelanFusionX Ventures
Pacifico produces mycelium-based "Mycomeat" sold under the Viando brand, offering poultry alternatives (with pork and fish planned) grown in steel fermentation bioreactors.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationFoodLabsSimon Capital
Pacifico Biolabs produces mycelium-based meat alternatives (branded Viando), starting with a chicken alternative made from fermented fungi, for food manufacturers and food service chains.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsExceptional VenturesFoodLabsSimon Capital
Co-investorsUnovis Asset Management
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-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationUnovis Asset Management
Cultivated meat company; created a lab-grown meat restaurant in Tel Aviv.
Co-investorsAgronomicsBlue Horizon CorporationGood Seed VenturesSeier CapitalVarana
Treetoscope offers an Irrigation Management Platform that uses installed sensors to give growers real-time data on their crops' water needs, supporting irrigation decisions that reduce water, fertilizer, and crop protection use.
AgTechClimate TechIoT
Co-investorsEarth Venture CapitalChampel Capital
Triplebar builds an AI platform for Genomic Design Automation (GDA), using microfluidics to generate large-scale biological datasets with matched genotype and phenotype at lower cost and faster than liquid handling robotics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechEmeryville, US
Jeremy Agresti(Founder)inHoward Levin(Director)Maria Cho(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRose Wardle(Director)David Friedberg(Director)in
Co-investorsiSelect FundSynthesis CapitalTPB
Uncaged Innovations is a biomaterials company that makes grain- and plant-based leather alternatives using its proprietary BioFuze platform, which replicates the collagen structure of animal leather.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsWhite Plains, US
Stephanie Downs(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesFall Line CapitalGolden SeedsInMotion Ventures
Upside Foods produces cultivated meat using cell-based technology.
BiotechFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Uma Valeti(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalCPT CapitalDentsu VenturesFifty YearsFuture VenturesJoyance Partners+10 more
SuperMeat develops cultivated chicken meat grown directly from animal cells, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and improve food safety.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsAgronomicsBlue Horizon CorporationSeier CapitalUnovis Asset ManagementVaranaStarlight Ventures
A seller of vegan cheesecakes offered to retail and wholesale customers, with pricing available for individual cakes and multi-cake orders.
E-commerceFoodTech
Marc Sirabella(Founder)in
Cultivated animal products company.
BiotechMilpitas, US
Ingvar Helgason(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMartin Avetisyan(Director)Anthony Chow(Director)
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCKube VCRegeneration.VC
Yo Egg makes plant-based egg products, including poached, sunny-side-up, and egg patty items, designed to replicate the texture and runny yolk of real eggs without using chickens.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Eran Groner(Founder)inYosefa(Co-founder)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersRhodiumNFX
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBeyond MeatNASDAQ: BYND
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHelios · energynews.pro · Aug 19, 2026
Helios · manilatimes.net · Aug 18, 2026
Better Dairy · intrinsicspring.com · Aug 3, 2026
Lighter · insights.unlocks.app · Jul 18, 2026
Beyond Meat · latimes.com · Jul 16, 2026
Chunk Foods · greenqueen.com.hk · Jul 14, 2026
Aleph Farms · calcalistech.com · Jun 2, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Stray Dog Capital made?
- Stray Dog Capital has 53 tracked investments.
- What stage does Stray Dog Capital invest at?
- Stray Dog Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Stray Dog Capital's typical check size?
- Stray Dog Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does Stray Dog Capital focus on?
- Stray Dog Capital focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Consumer, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Stray Dog Capital located?
- Stray Dog Capital is headquartered in Leawood, US.
- Does Stray Dog Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Stray Dog Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Stray Dog Capital co-invest with?
- Stray Dog Capital most often shares deals with Unovis Asset Management, Blue Horizon Corporation, Agronomics, among 117 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.
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