Sustainable Food Ventures
Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 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 · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 9 of 112 portfolio companiesBiotech ×5FoodTech ×5AgTech ×2Healthtech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1Climate Tech ×1Consumer ×1
HQs:United States×10United Kingdom×1Singapore×1
Investments · 112 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathChicago, US
Johnny Ream(Director)Anne Palermo(Executive Officer, Director)Brittany Chibe(Executive Officer, Director)
Long Island City, US
Yaqi Gao Grover(Director)Emanuel Storch(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Cooney(Director)Craig Cochran(Director)Mark Mebus(Director)
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)
Goodmylk produces plant-based milk alternatives made with premium ingredients and no preservatives or gums.
ConsumerFoodTech
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
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
Plug and play bioreactors for in-house mycelium fermentation
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)
BiotechRaleigh, US
George Engelmayr(President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director)
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamSustainable Food Ventures Webinar with Mariliis Holm and Ryan Bethencourt
The Chapel Hill Alt. Protein Project · Mariliis Holm
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