# Top 50 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in May 2026 ## Blue Horizon Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 56 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology Our mission is to accelerate the transition to a new Sustainable Food System that delivers outstanding returns for investors and the planet. ## AF Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 48 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Snack Food AF Ventures (formerly AccelFoods) is a venture capital fund investing in high-growth consumer product companies. Founded in 2014, AF Ventures has carved out a new space in the consumer industry, identifying challengers with strong fundamentals and providing the financing and resources needed to crea ## District Ventures Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 46 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Retail Venture capital funding for Canadian entrepreneurs. District Ventures Capital is led by Arlene Dickinson and invests in innovative food & health sector companies. ## Global Founders Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 41 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel. ## FJ Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 37 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups. ## CircleUp - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 36 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, E-Commerce Learn more about CircleUp Growth Partners, what we look for in early-stage consumer brands, and the brands we have funded. ## DSG Consumer Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 33 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care We are DSG Consumer Partners - India & Southeast Asia's leading consumer-only venture capital fund. We partner with founders in the region to build world-class consumer brands. ## AgFunder - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 33 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology AgFunder invests in impactful companies that can positively transform the world's food system. Founded in 2013, AgFunder manages a portfolio of over 50 companies across four funds from offices in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Through its media platform AFN, it has built a global ecosystem of over 90,000 subscribers. ## Collaborative Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 29 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Software Collab Fund is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward. ## Lever VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 27 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology Lever VC is a U.S.-Hong Kong venture capital fund founded by Managing Partner Nick Cooney and investing in early stage companies in the alternative protein sector (plant-based and “clean”/cell-based meat, egg and dairy companies). Lever VC operates globally, with offices in Hong Kong and the U.S. and staff in the US, Hong Kong, Europe, andIsrael. Entrepreneurs and startups interested in connecting with Lever VC about possible investment can reach the team and submit information about their company at http://www.levervc.com.Managing Partner Nick Cooney is the Co-Founder and former Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital, a private venture capital trust vehicle investing in the alternative protein space, and is Co-Founder of the Good Food Institute, the world’s largest non-governmental organization working to grow the alternative protein space. The General Partners at Lever VC have deployed over $1.5 billion in capital over the past decade across a variety of sectors, including over thirty deals in the alternative protein space. ## Great Oaks Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 26 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care Great Oaks Venture Capital is a leading early-stage venture capital firm with a mission to support and invest in the most innovative and disruptive startups. Visit our home page to learn more about our portfolio companies, investment approach, and the experienced team behind our success. ## S2G Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 26 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Biotechnology S2G Ventures is is a multi-stage venture fund investing in food and agriculture. We're harnessing the power of food innovation to create better outcomes for people and the planet. ## Sustainable Food Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States - Relevant deals: 26 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing SFV backs globally early-stage founders building leading Future of Food companies that are: #Cell-based #Plant-based #Recombinant ## Poseidon Asset Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Cannabis, Software, SaaS Home of the pioneer cannabis hedge fund, focusing solely on marijuana and hemp. ## Alumni Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Alumni Ventures offers diversified venture portfolios to accredited investors into highly competitive deals that individuals typically do not have access to on their own. ## Lerer Hippeau - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital fund based in New York City. As founders and operators ourselves, we see returns in relationships ## Casa Verde Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 24 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Cannabis, Health Care, Information Technology As both the domestic and international markets continue to evolve and mature, Casa Verde maintains a view that cannabis will be among the most compelling investment themes of our generation. ## New Crop Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 24 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Nutrition Disruptive start-ups to global companies, we fund impact investing opportunities aligned with our vision for a well-fed, sustainable world. ## Stray Dog Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Leawood, Kansas, United States - Relevant deals: 24 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Consumer Goods Investing in a healthier, humane, and more sustainable future. ## Khosla Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 23 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence Khosla Ventures invests in companies that are bold, early and impactful. The firm was started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to provide venture assistance to entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla Ventures invests in a range of areas including AI, climate, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, fintech,digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics and frontier technology. ## Mumbai Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 23 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage Mumbai Angels Network is a sector-agnostic, new age, early-stage, venture investment platform with a diverse membership base, spanning the globe. Today, the network is 600+ members strong, across 70 locations all over the world. They have a 170+ strong portfolio with over 70 exits and next rounds of investments. ## East Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 22 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari. ## Clear Current Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vero Beach, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 22 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Manufacturing Proprietary deal flow and valuable strategic partners. Focus investments in the plant based food/clean meat space at Seed/Series A level. Social impact with focus on ROI. Initial capital close 2/15/18. Fund I is now closed to new investors. Fund II held first close on 4/15/21 and is open to new investors. ## Fireside Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage Fireside Ventures is proposing a New Approach to Investing in Consumer Brands. Fireside Ventures invests in early stage consumer brands. ## Greycroft - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet Venture capital and technology investments ## Tiantu Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Internet Tiantu Capital is a venture capital association. ## Btomorrow Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Food and Beverage Btomorrow Ventures (BTV) is the corporate venturing unit of BAT. BAT is building A Better Tomorrow by reducing the health impact of its business by transforming into a truly consumer-centric multi-category CPG company. We are dedicated to partnering with ambitious and passionate entrepreneurs to realise their vision by providing a platform toenhance innovation and accelerate growth. ## Canary - Type: VC Fund - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Information Technology Canary is the first partner of the best founders in Latam. ## Good Seed Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rheine, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology Good Seed Ventures is a Venture Capital firm that exclusively invests in sustainable food tech. ## CPT Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology Investing in the Future of Protein.We invest in visionary founders creating the future of food and materials. ## Right Side Capital Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care Right Side Capital Management is a venture capital firm that helps startups build their company. It invests exclusively in the pre-seed round of technology startups and makes 75-100 investment per year. The firms prefers to invest in diversified technology sectors such as the internet and cloud companies.RSCM was established in 2010 and is basedin San Francisco, California. ## Siddhi Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Manufacturing Siddhi Capital is the growth equity partner for convention-crushing food and beverage companies. ## Astanor Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Biotechnology We help the ambitious build a food system that is nourishing, regenerative, scalable, trusted and produces delicious food for all. ## Agronomics - Type: VC Fund - Location: Douglas, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Food Processing Venture capital investment can raise funds for your small business. Venture Capital Firms in the UK like Agronomics is a biotech venture capital firm which invest into the clean meat sector. ## Gaingels - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate in service of the LGBT+ community and its allies, investing in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in more established companies resolved on building more inclusive teams, with a global portfolio of 130+ companies and $70M in deployed investment capital todate. The Gaingels network also actively supports its portfolio in identifying and recruiting diverse talent to their C-suite and board leadership teams and fosters a vibrant global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments. ## Investeco Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Organic Food, Manufacturing InvestEco invests in innovative companies in the Food & Agriculture Sector. Learn More about our process, people, and companies. ## Indian Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Education, E-Commerce Started in April 2006, the Indian Angel Network is a unique concept which brings together highly successful entrepreneurs and CEOs from India and around the world who are interested in investing in startup / early stage ventures which have the potential of creating disproportionate value.The Network, in addition to money, provide constantaccess to high quality mentoring, vast networks and inputs on strategy as well as execution. The Network members, because of their background are better able to assess the potential and risks at the early stage. ## GGV Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence We believe the talent to build great companies comes from anywhere. A global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. As a multi-stage, sector-focused firm, GGV focuses on seed- to growth-stage investments across Social/Internet, Enterprise Tech, and Smart Tech sectors. ## Omnivore - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: AgTech, Agriculture, Farming Omnivore funds entrepreneurs building the future ofagriculture and food systems. ## Wavemaker Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds. ## CAVU Consumer Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Food Processing CAVU Consumer Partners builds brands for a healthier world. We exist to democratize healthy living for all humans. ## DSM Venturing - Type: VC Fund - Location: Heerlen, Limburg, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing DSM Venturing provides start-up funding, coaching and support for start-up companies that share our purpose of creating brighter lives for all. ## Strong Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Apps Strong Ventures is a seed fund, based in California, that finances, supports, and mentors Korean/Asian/Global entrepreneurs, empowering them to build strong ventures and to break successfully into the global market.With proven experience as operators, executives, and entrepreneurs, they provide hands-on assistance and guidance. On topof their financial investment, they aim to provide tangible value to their entrepreneurs, through network reach, strategic thinking, and execution collaboration. And, as they engage together in their venture endeavors, they hope to make the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where they build companies and labor in, a better, stronger, and more fun place for all. ## M13 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Monica, California, United States - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software M13 is an early-stage consumer tech venture capital firm. Our founding teams execute better by accessing our full-time operating partners, resources, and network. ## RiverPark Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS RiverPark Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund, founded by entrepreneurs to invest in entrepreneurs. RiverPark Ventures is part of the RiverPark family of funds, a multi-strategy portfolio management firm. RiverPark Funds collectively manage over $3 billion in assets. ## LetsVenture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care Connect with 10,000 plus angel investors. Raise funding seamlessly. Find startups to invest in. Easy to use & seamless technology platform for startup investing & funding. ## Bluestein Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Biotechnology Bluestein Ventures: we invest in the future of food. We look for game-changing, early-stage ventures across the food industry. ## Andreessen Horowitz - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California, investing in bold founders, innovators, and entrepreneurs building the future through technology. ## Kima Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors;backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset.Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries. ## BrandProject - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care BrandProject is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in consumer products, services, and technology companies. Based in Toronto and New York City, we are typically the first venture money and are often the sole investor in a round.BrandProject has invested in and helped build innovative new brands including Daily Harvest, Freshly,Ritual, Persona, Chefs Plate, Clutch, Gainful, Atolla, Pet Plate, Awake Chocolate, Coveteur, Surf Easy, and Hello Products..Find out more at www.brandproject.com # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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