Sustainable Food Ventures
Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
SFV invests at the early stage in food and biotech startups, with a track record of backing sustainable and alternative food companies including cultivated meat, plant-based, and bio-based ingredient ventures. The firm's approach draws on its Managing Partner's experience as an accelerator program director and prolific early-stage investor across the food-tech and biotech ecosystem, having been an early backer of companies pioneering new approaches to protein and food production.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 36 of 112 portfolio companiesFoodTech ×32Biotech ×20Consumer ×14Climate Tech ×6Direct to Consumer ×5Wellness & Fitness ×4AgTech ×3New Materials ×3
HQs:United States×12United Kingdom×1Ghana×1India×1Nigeria×1Poland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×6
Investments · 112 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 22018 · 14 dated
Another Food develops cell-cultured coffee, producing coffee from cultivated coffee plant cells in a lab rather than growing beans on farms.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Creates whole-muscle cut seafood alternatives including calamari, shrimp, scallops, and tuna.
Chicago, US
Anne Palermo(Executive Officer, Director)Brittany Chibe(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohnny Ream(Director)in
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationStray Dog CapitalAera VCBig Idea VenturesHyde Park AngelsSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Atlantic Fish produces cultivated seafood by growing fish from muscle cells, offering a domestically produced, contaminant-free alternative to wild-caught fish.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechWashington, Dc, US
Frederick Douglas Grant(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalIDEA NC
Blackbird Foods makes plant-based foods including seitan, crispy tofu, battered wings, and frozen pizza, sold direct to consumers via shipping.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechLong Island City, US
Emanuel Storch(Executive Officer, Director)inYaqi Gao Grover(Director)Craig Cochran(Director)Mark Mebus(Director)
BoardNick Cooney(Director)in
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 CorporationJuniperStray Dog Capital
Cosaic develops a food ingredient called Cosaic Neo designed to improve creaminess, mask protein off-notes, provide natural whitening, and replace additives while extending product stability and emulsification.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationBig Idea VenturesKickfund
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)
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesSiddhi CapitalUM6P VenturesJoyful Ventures
Demolish Foods develops plant-based meat alternatives designed to match the appearance, cooking behavior, texture, and taste of traditional meat, with a focus on improved nutrition such as high protein, low fat, and low sodium.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsAlwyn Capital
Advanced ManufacturingTualatin, US
ROBERT SHINGLER(Director)STEVE R HUNT(Director)ROBERT TOWNSEND(Director)SCOTT HEIM(Executive Officer, Director)SCADDEN JOHN(Executive Officer)W LOWELL MORSE(Director)
Co-investorsBetter CapitalBig Idea VenturesTechOperators Venture Capital
Farmless uses fermentation with microbes and renewable energy to produce proteins without relying on agricultural land.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsReventVorwerk VenturesWorld Fund
Co-investorsGATHER VENTURES
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
Goodmylk makes plant-based milk products, including almond milk, formulated without preservatives or gums.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Brooke Rewa(Founder)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Connetic VenturesGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcRareBreed VenturesThe Artemis Fund
Grainly Foods makes freeze-dried, plant-based meals sold in compostable packaging that are prepared by adding hot water.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechDurham, US
High Time Foods produces traditional Indian snacks (tikki, samosa, momo) formulated with increased protein content, addressing nutritional accessibility for the Indian market.
FoodTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessCambridge, US
Co-investorsTBD AngelsTechstarsAvaana Capital
Hoxton Farms grows cultivated fat, a biomanufactured ingredient for food companies to use in plant-based and alternative meat products.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechFoodTechLondon, GB
Vítor Espírito Santo(Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsBackedCollaborative FundEarth Venture CapitalFine Structures VenturesForm VenturesGlobal Brain+4 more
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Jellatech uses cellular agriculture to produce functional, native collagen without animals.
BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsRaleigh, US
Stephanie Michelsen(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Andersen(Director)
BoardRyan Bethencourt(Director)in
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesBluestein VenturesSiddhi Capital
KYNDA is a B2B technology company that uses submerged fungal fermentation to upcycle food and agricultural sidestreams into protein-rich mycelium ingredients.
BiotechCircular EconomyFoodTech
Daniel MacGowan von HolsteinFranziskus Schnabel(COO)
Co-investorsEnjoyventure ManagementFoodLabs
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Luyef uses biotechnology, including precision fermentation and cell-based methods, to produce animal compounds such as recombinant proteins (bovine myoglobin, collagen, growth factors) and cultivated meat components directly from cell cultures.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTech
Co-investorsGanesha LabBig Idea Ventures
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
MeliBio is a California-based biotech company that develops plant-based honey alternatives using proprietary plant-science technology to replace commercial honeybees, addressing food security and supply chain challenges while supporting native pollinator biodiversity.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Darko Mandich(Co-Founder & CEO)Dr. Aaron Schaller(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesCollaborative FundJoyance PartnersJuniperSiddhi Capital
Mergulo produces cashew nut-butter, available in flavors including Original, Dark Salt, and Garlic & Herb.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Mushlove is a mushroom-focused brand centered on fungi and their benefits for individuals and communities.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Myodenovo cultivates lab-grown meat, using scaffolds and bioreactors to produce premium cuts such as filet mignon without slaughtering animals.
BiotechFoodTechRaleigh, US
George Engelmayr(President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director)
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Newform Foods is a South African food technology company focused on food and biotech research, including cultivated meat and agri-innovation.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsAnza CapitalBrincMadica
Novel Farms produces lab-grown (cultivated) animal-cell ingredients aimed at replicating the protein, flavor, and aroma of conventional animal products for the food industry.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsSocial StartsBig Idea Ventures
Opalia produces cell-based milk made from cow mammary cells cultivated in bioreactors, using a proprietary continuous lactation process to create dairy products without cows.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsUCeed FundsBig Idea VenturesBoxOne VenturesMaRS
Peruvian Veef makes plant-based meat alternatives with Peruvian flavors, including beef-style products, chicken substitutes, sausages/cold cuts, and a Peruvian line with anticuchos and seitan.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Reimagining how we source, produce and experience food
Co-investorsJuniperNext VenturesOverwater Ventures Llc
Co-investorsNew Climate Ventures
Retü develops mi-biotics, a clean-label, dairy-free fermented multi-millet probiotic gut shot based on a patented millet matrix, offered in fruit flavors such as mango and lychee.
ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessCoimbatore, IN
Ritu(Founder & Inventor)Lavindra de Silva(Chief Business Officer)in
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Shiok Meats grows shrimp and other seafood through cellular agriculture, cultivating animal tissue in laboratories rather than harvesting from wild or farmed sources.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechHealthtechSingapore, SG
Ling Ka Yi(Founder)inSandhya Sriram(Founder)in
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesEntrepreneur FirstY CombinatorSEEDS Capital
Sobo Foods is a San Francisco frozen food brand making high-protein, better-for-you Asian American dumplings.
Co-investorsMontage Ventures
Talmond makes plant-based food and drink products, such as tropical almond milk and fonio flour, from neglected and under-utilised West African crops grown and processed in Ghana.
ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Chilean food technology company that uses machine learning to reformulate animal-based foods such as mayonnaise, milk and burgers from plants.
Karim Pichara(Founder)in
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueHumboldtMAYA Capital VenturesTrousdale Ventures
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Tourlami is a plant-based ingredients company that makes plant-based butter for professional use, aimed at foodservice and pastry professionals such as bakers.
ConsumerFoodTech
Susannah Schoolman(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsEvolution VC Partners
Umami Bioworks develops cultivated seafood production, focusing on endangered, threatened, or protected fish species using genomics, stem cell biology, and machine learning through its ALKEMYST platform.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsAera VCAqua SparkBetter Bite VenturesBrincMindshift CapitalThe Yield Lab Asia Pacific+2 more
Transforming the food system using seaweed, a highly sustainable protein source.
Albany, US
Beth Zotter(Executive Officer, Director)Amanda Stiles(Director)
Co-investorsClear Current CapitalISVJuniperAgFunder
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
Veggie Victory is a Nigerian plant-based food company offering Afro-vegan versions of traditional dishes and Vchunks, a locally manufactured 100% plant-based meat alternative sold across more than 12 Nigerian states.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Bola Adeyanju(Co-Founder)Hakeem Jimo(Co-Founder)
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioMeliBioacq. by FoodYoung Labs
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEvo · stocktitan.net · Aug 18, 2026
Cultivated · ventureburn.com · May 8, 2026
Hoxton Farms · greenqueen.com.hk · Nov 3, 2025
Geltor · geltor.com · Oct 13, 2025
MeliBio · greenqueen.com.hk · May 28, 2025
High Time Foods · economictimes.indiatimes.com · May 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sustainable Food Ventures made?
- Sustainable Food Ventures has 111 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Sustainable Food Ventures invest at?
- Sustainable Food Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Sustainable Food Ventures focus on?
- Sustainable Food Ventures focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Sustainable Food Ventures located?
- Sustainable Food Ventures is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Who does Sustainable Food Ventures co-invest with?
- Sustainable Food Ventures most often shares deals with Big Idea Ventures, Juniper, Alwyn Capital, among 70 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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The Chapel Hill Alt. Protein Project · Mariliis Holm
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