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Sustainable Food Ventures
Sustainable Food Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 in Durham, North Carolina. It invests in early-stage food companies developing plant-based,...
Sustainable Food Ventures
Sustainable Food Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 in Durham, North Carolina. It invests in early-stage food companies developing plant-based, cell-based, or recombinant products. The firm has made 61 investments, including a Seed VC investment in Pow! Foods on May 25, 2024.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2020
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Raleigh-Durham
Corporate office
Raleigh-Durham, United States
Principals
Ryan Bethencourt
Managing Partner
Mariliis Holm
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Sustainable Food Ventures?
Ryan Bethencourt, Managing Partner, sources deal flow and makes all investment decisions. He has invested in over 180 early-stage food and biotech companies, including being the first institutional investor in Upside Foods and The Not Company. Mariliis Holm, Partner, leads scientific diligence and manages day-to-day operations.
How does Sustainable Food Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
Bethencourt draws on a network built as co-founder and former Program Director at IndieBio, where he helped grow portfolio market cap to $3.2B. The firm also co-invests frequently with Big Idea Ventures and maintains relationships with founders like Dr. Sandhya Sriram of Shiok Meats, who is an early LP in the rolling fund.
Which sectors does Sustainable Food Ventures explicitly avoid?
SFV exclusively targets cell-based, plant-based, and recombinant food technologies. The firm does not invest outside food tech — no software, general biotech, or non-food climate verticals are part of its disclosed mandate.
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