Melissa Facchina
InvestorManaging Partner at Siddhi Capital
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Melissa Facchina co-founded Siddhi Capital with Steven Finn in March 2020 and serves as Managing Partner of its early-stage venture fund focused on the food and beverage industry. She has over 25 years of experience in food and beverage manufacturing and services, and in 2016 launched Siddhi Ops, Inc., an outsourced operating firm that has worked with more than 300 food and beverage clients. Her earlier career included roles at ForceBrands, freelance consulting, and time at Johanna Foods, and she holds a B.S. in Behavioral Neuropsychology from Rider University.
Invests in
ConsumerFoodTech
Experience
- Siddhi CapitalGeneral Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Magic SpoonBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Mid-Day SquaresBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- MomofukuBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- immiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Women On Boards ProjectCo-Foundercurrent2019 — present
- Siddhi ServicesCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentGreater Philadelphia
- Moku FoodsCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York
- BarvecuePartnercurrent2020 — present
- Aura BoraBoard Member2022 — 2025
- Siddhi OpsCEO and Founder2015 — 2022New York, New York
- Noops, Inc.Partner2019 — 2022
- Loca FoodPartner / Advisor2019 — 2022
- No Evil FoodsBoard Member2019 — 2021Greater Asheville
- Good Catch FoodsChief Operating Officer2017 — 2018New York, New York
- ForceBrands - BevForce | FoodForce | BeautyForceNew Business and Strategic Initiatives Manager - Operations & Manufacturing2014 — 2015New York, NY
- Johanna CompaniesOperations/Manufacturing, Product Development, Commercialization2007 — 2014Flemington, NJ
Skills & more
+12 more
Start-upsStrategic PlanningStrategyManagementHighly AmbitiousRisk AssessmentFoodMarketing StrategySales ManagementRecruitingMarketingNew Business Development- HACCP Certified — Global Food Safety Initiative
- SQF Practitioner — Global Food Safety Initiative
From Melissa's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at Magic Spoon5
Also worked at Siddhi Ops2
Also worked at ForceBrands - BevForce | FoodForce | BeautyForce1
Investments
Board seats
Aura Boraimmi (Fifty Foods)Magic SpoonMid-Day SquaresMokuMomofuku CPG
Per the firm's website.
