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Sustainable Food Ventures
Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
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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 websiteFounder mafia
3 people who came through Sustainable Food Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 48 of 66 portfolio companiesFoodTech ×43Biotech ×22Consumer ×22Direct to Consumer ×12Climate Tech ×8Wellness & Fitness ×6AgTech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4
HQs:United States×14United Kingdom×2Australia×1Chile×1Ghana×1Indonesia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 23 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×83 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Princeton University ×2Rutgers University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with field-of-study data
Life Sciences ×9Business & Management ×5Humanities ×3Politics & Policy ×3Engineering ×2Medicine ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
SourceGreenPackaging.com ×2
8 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 23 with degree data)
Investments · 66 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 22021 · 42018 · 18 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
Stéphane Chéen(CEO)
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Creates whole-muscle cut seafood alternatives including calamari, shrimp, scallops, and tuna.
Chicago, US
Anne Palermo(Founder)Brittany Chibe(Founder)
BoardJohnny Ream(Director)in
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesKickstart InnovationService Provider CapitalStray Dog CapitalAera VCHyde Park Angels+1 more
Atlantic Fish develops bioengineering solutions, likely focusing on cellular agriculture or aquaculture applications based on team expertise in cell line development and bioprocess engineering.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechWashington, Dc, US
Doug Grant(CEO)Trevor Ham(Chief Science Officer)inFrederick Douglas Grant(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalNC IDEA
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
Co-investorsLever VCTrellis Road I Fund ABWefunder
California Cultured uses plant cell culture technology to produce cocoa and chocolate without traditional farming, aiming to address sustainability and ethical concerns in cocoa supply.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Alan Perlstein(CEO)inHarrison Yoon(Co-Founder)inDebbie Neumann(COO)inSteven Stearns(Head of Strategy)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersAgronomicsBlue Horizon CorporationJuniperStray Dog Capital
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Cultivated develops Cosaic Neo, a multipurpose food ingredient that combines texture, nutrition, and clean-label properties for beverage and food manufacturers.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesBlue Horizon CorporationAgronomicsInvest-NLKickfund
Daisy Lab is a New Zealand company using precision fermentation to produce dairy products without cows, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of traditional dairy farming.
BiotechClimate TechDeep TechFoodTech
Irina MillerinNikki FreedinEmily McIsaacin
Co-investorsEven CapitalOutset VenturesIcehouse Ventures
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)in
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
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 UnitedMcWin Capital PartnersSOSV+1 more
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 CapitalVegInvestBig Idea VenturesEast VenturesTechOperators Venture CapitalUnshackled Ventures
Farmless uses fermentation with microbes and renewable energy to produce proteins without relying on agricultural land.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsReventVorwerk VenturesWorld FundHV Capital
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Fellow Creatures makes dairy-free chocolate products, including milk chocolate bars without dairy, chocolate-hazelnut spreads, and a subscription chocolate club.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Forks Over Knives is a media and content brand focused on whole-food, plant-based living, offering recipes, health articles, a magazine, and a documentary film.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsGATHER VENTURES
Geltor uses a proprietary biodesign and precision fermentation platform to create and commercially produce novel protein ingredients, including collagens, for beauty and personal care formulators.
BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsWellness & Fitness
Alexander Lorestani(Founder)inNick Ouzounov(Founder)inNicholas Ouzounov(Founder)
Co-investorsAgronomicsAlwyn CapitalArgonautic VenturesBaruch Future VenturesBlue Horizon CorporationBoxGroup+19 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 is a Swedish food producer that makes dehydrated, plant-based meals packaged in compostable pouches, with recipes inspired by Nordic cuisine.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodDurham, US
Liudas
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 CapitalBabel Ventures
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)inEd Steele(Founder)Max Jamilly(Founder)
Co-investorsBackedCollaborative FundEarth Venture CapitalFine Structures VenturesForm VenturesGlobal Brain+7 more
Incredible Spoon makes edible, biodegradable spoons made from a blend of wheat, oats, corn, chickpeas, and brown rice, intended as a replacement for disposable utensils with warm meals or cold treats.
Circular EconomyConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Jellatech uses cellular agriculture to produce functional, native collagen without animals.
BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsRaleigh, US
Stephanie Michelsen(Executive Officer, Director)inPeter Andersen(Director)
BoardRyan Bethencourt(Director)in
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesBluestein VenturesbyFoundersSiddhi 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 HolsteininFranziskus Schnabel(COO)in
Co-investorsEnjoyventure ManagementFoodLabs
Bjorn Adalbjornsson(Founder)Bjorn Vidar Adalbjornsson(Founder)Christopher McClure(Founder)
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesVegInvest
Luyef develops precision fermentation and cell-based technologies to produce animal-derived products for food, biomedicine, and cosmetics without factory farming or environmental impact.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesGanesha Lab
Magic Valley is an Australian cultivated meat company using iPSC technology to produce real meat without animal farming.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechMelbourne, AU
PaulAndrewJacobPaul Bevan(Founder)
Co-investorsBrincSiddhi Capital
Meatless Kingdom is a food technology company that makes mushroom- and plant-based meat alternatives, using shiitake mushrooms and soy to create halal- and vegan-friendly products modeled on Indonesian dishes.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
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(Founder)Dr. Aaron Schaller(Co-Founder & CTO)Aaron Schaller(Founder)Darko M(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBig Idea VenturesCollaborative FundJoyance PartnersJuniperAstanor Ventures+2 more
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)
New Breed makes plant-based meat alternatives from a blend of pea, brown rice, and algae, positioned as a lower-saturated-fat protein source.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
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
Brett Thompson(Founder)Tasneem Karodia(Founder)
Co-investorsAnza CapitalBrincMadica
Novel Farms develops proprietary cell lines and growth media for cultivated meat and biopharmaceutical applications, offering serum-free and low-serum chicken cell cultures along with porcine fibroblasts sourced from heritage breeds.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechFoodTechBerkeley, US
Michelle Lu(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Nadja Heine(Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)
Co-investorsAnthropocene VenturesCollaborative FundJoyance PartnersSocial 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 is a plant-based food company offering seitan and other meat alternatives for direct consumer purchase.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Reimagining how we source, produce and experience food
Dylan Nugent(Founder)in
Co-investorsJuniperNext VenturesOverwater Ventures Llc
Renegade Foods makes plant-based artisan vegan salami in a range of European-inspired flavors, sold as sliced products and individual salami sticks.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
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)Dr. Ritu Chhatwal(Founder, Retü Foods · Inventor of mi-biotics™)inLavindra 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 FirstVegInvestY CombinatorAera VCAgFunder+24 more
Sobo Foods makes frozen Asian-American comfort foods such as dumplings, using ingredients like avocado oil and bone broth and offering higher protein content than conventional options.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Eric Ji Sun Wu(Founder)in
Co-investorsMontage Ventures
Talmond GmbH develops processing and distribution channels for tropical almonds grown by smallholder farmers in West Africa through sustainable agroforestry systems that build climate resilience and income diversification.
AgTechConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodAccra, GH
Chilean food technology company that uses machine learning to reformulate animal-based foods such as mayonnaise, milk and burgers from plants.
Karim Pichara(Founder)inMatías Muchnick(Founder)Matías Muchnik(Founder)Pablo Zamora(Founder)
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystMAYA Capital VenturesThe CraftoryBezos ExpeditionsCleveland AvenueFuture Positive+5 more
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Thrilling Foods makes plant-based bacon that is salt-cured and smoked to mimic the taste and texture of pork bacon, marketed to vegan and health-conscious consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
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 using cell biology and bioprocess engineering technologies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTech
Mihir Pershad(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAera VCAgronomicsAqua SparkBetter Bite VenturesBrincMindshift Capital+5 more
Transforming the food system using seaweed, a highly sustainable protein source.
Albany, US
Beth Zotter(Executive Officer, Director)inAmanda Stiles(Director)in
Co-investorsClear Current CapitalCollaborative FundISVJuniperAgFunderAlexandria+2 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
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)in
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Another FoodCalifornia CulturedGood MylkInfinitefoodsKyndaLovelydayfoodsMeattheendPowfoodsPropelfoodsSundaysupperTiamat Sciences
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1MeliBioacq. by FoodYoung Labs
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGeltor · geltor.com · Oct 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sustainable Food Ventures made?
- Sustainable Food Ventures has 66 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, 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, VegInvest, among 84 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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