Best VCs for Food Tech

Supply Change Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current site.

#3Shayna Harris

Co-Founder and General Partner

Supply Change Capital

Shayna Harris invests or supports investments through Supply Change Capital's published strategy: Back founders using technology to transform food, agriculture and technical supply chains, applying op

Maki's stated sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this describes target round size, not Pauliina's personal check authority. The firm continues to support later rounds selectively.

#4Pauliina Martikainen

Managing Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Pauliina leads a sector-agnostic Nordic first-round strategy centered on exceptional technical founders with global ambition. Her attributed portfolio work spans clinical sensing, autonomous-mobility

Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round

#5Bryan Rosenblatt

Venture Partner

Craft Ventures

Bryan applies a growth, revenue, and marketplace lens shaped by building Reddit's New York revenue organization and Twitter's startup advertising business. His investments favor products that remove e

No personal check-size range is published. Craft invests from angel/seed through venture and growth; amounts in Bryan's investment announcements are total company rounds, not his personal or standard Craft checks.

AngelPre-SeedSeed

#6Samir Kaul

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Samir prefers large, known markets where a radical technical risk can produce a 10x-better product. He treats small seed checks as option-value experiments: identify a potential billion-dollar outcome

In a 2020 first-person interview, Samir described a typical Khosla Seed Fund investment as roughly $1M–$2M, used as option-value capital to remove key risks before a larger Series A/B decision. Khosla's current Main Fund covers early through later stages, including total financings above $10M. These are historical/firm-level guideposts, not a guaranteed current personal range.

IncubationPre-SeedSeed

#7Paavo Räisänen

General Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Paavo backs Nordic deep-tech founders at their first institutional round when a radical scientific or engineering advance can overhaul an industry. He requires a credible technical foundation, balance

Maki's published sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this is a firm round-size criterion, not Paavo's personal check range. Fund III is the active new-investment vehicle, with selective follow-ons from older funds.

Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round

#8Deena Shakir

Partner

Lux Capital

Deena backs transformative technologies that improve health, access and economic opportunity, often with extraordinary underdog founders attacking problems conventional pattern recognition overlooks.

Lux does not publish a dependable personal check range for Deena. Her investments span stages, including first institutional rounds and later healthcare financings; founders should confirm vehicle, initial ticket, ownership, reserves and stage fit with the partnership.

SeedSeries ASeries B

#9Lori DeLuca

Chief Financial Officer

Supply Change Capital

Lori DeLuca invests or supports investments through Supply Change Capital's published strategy: Back founders using technology to transform food, agriculture and technical supply chains, applying oper

Supply Change Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current site.

Supply Change Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current site.

#10Rachel Stinebaugh

Investment Team

Supply Change Capital

Rachel Stinebaugh invests or supports investments through Supply Change Capital's published strategy: Back founders using technology to transform food, agriculture and technical supply chains, applyin

Supply Change Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current site.

#11Vanessa Rasanen

Executive Assistant

Supply Change Capital

Vanessa Rasanen is listed in a Executive Assistant capacity at Supply Change Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the r

Supply Change Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current site.

#12Grace Weinstock

Operations and Impact

Supply Change Capital

Grace Weinstock is listed in a Operations and Impact capacity at Supply Change Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the

Supply Change Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current site.

#13Mike Brennan

Board Member and Advisor

Supply Change Capital

Mike Brennan is listed in a Board Member and Advisor capacity at Supply Change Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the

Bread & Butter Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#14Brett Brohl

Managing Partner

Bread & Butter Ventures

Brett Brohl invests or supports investments through Bread & Butter Ventures's published strategy: Back global seed-stage companies in food technology, health technology and enterprise technology from

SeedEarly Stage

#15Stephanie Rich

Partner, Platform

Bread & Butter Ventures

Stephanie Rich is listed in a Partner, Platform capacity at Bread & Butter Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

Bread & Butter Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

SeedEarly Stage

#16Anna Willgohs

Operations Manager

Bread & Butter Ventures

Anna Willgohs is listed in a Operations Manager capacity at Bread & Butter Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

Bread & Butter Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

SeedEarly Stage

#17Seth Bannon

Founding Partner

Fifty Years

Seth Bannon invests or supports investments through Fifty Years's published strategy: Back scientist-founders using deep technology to solve major problems in climate, disease, connectivity and nutrit

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#18Ueli Friedli

Head of Finance

Fifty Years

Ueli Friedli is listed in a Head of Finance capacity at Fifty Years. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and uses t

#19Prof. Sir Tony Kouzarides

Venture Partner and Resident Knight

Fifty Years

Prof. Sir Tony Kouzarides invests or supports investments through Fifty Years's published strategy: Back scientist-founders using deep technology to solve major problems in climate, disease, connectiv

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#20Ania Scigalska

Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon

Fifty Years

Ania Scigalska is listed in a Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon capacity at Fifty Years. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

#21Bram Bluestein

Co-Founder

Bluestein Ventures

At the firm level, Bluestein Ventures invests early in the future of food across consumer brands, food technology, next-generation commerce, and value-add digital technology.

#22Andrew Bluestein

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Bluestein Ventures

At the firm level, Bluestein Ventures invests early in the future of food across consumer brands, food technology, next-generation commerce, and value-add digital technology.

#23Ashley Hartman

Managing Partner

Bluestein Ventures

At the firm level, Bluestein Ventures invests early in the future of food across consumer brands, food technology, next-generation commerce, and value-add digital technology.

#24Amira Khatib

Vice President

Bluestein Ventures

At the firm level, Bluestein Ventures invests early in the future of food across consumer brands, food technology, next-generation commerce, and value-add digital technology.

#25Ilene Gordon Bluestein

Advisor

Bluestein Ventures

At the firm level, Bluestein Ventures invests early in the future of food across consumer brands, food technology, next-generation commerce, and value-add digital technology.