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FTW Ventures

San Francisco, CA · Invests in US · Website

Pre-SeedSeedSeries AFood & BeverageB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & BiotechClimate & EnergyRoboticsBiotech & Life SciencesClimate & Clean EnergyEnterprise SoftwareRobotics & AutomationLogistics & Supply Chain

Thesis

The $12 trillion food and agriculture industries still rely on centuries-old methods. We back disruptive science and technology to modernize the food system—from biotech and sensors to automation and software—to feed 10 billion people by 2050 while preserving nature and nurturing humankind.

Likely not a fit for

We avoid purely consumer-facing apps without technological moat, pure play logistics plays, and companies without clear path to food/ag industry impact.

How they invest

Lead or follow
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~2 months
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Preferred
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Fund status
Actively deploying
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Partners & team

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Rob Wilder

Venture PartnerVenture Partner · Primary contact

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Tawny Scanlan

AssociateAssociate, Life Sciences

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Brian Frank

General PartnerGeneral Partner & Founder

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Jenn Burka

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Portfolio

Boston BioprocessBiotech Life Sciences

A one-stop shop from development to scale up for bioprocesses, offering full-suite fermentation and downstream processing services at benchtop and pilot scale.

Sylvan HealthHealthcare Digital

Sylvan Health makes it simple to integrate personalized nutrition support into your practice, improving outcomes without adding complexity.

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IzoteEcommerce Marketplaces

Izotebio.com is a premium domain for sale. It is verified and available for purchase.

AriseMedia Entertainment

Youth Arise is an association in the Diocese of Gibraltar that focuses on the lay faithful and hosts events through its platform arise.org.

Quorum BioBiotech Life Sciences

쿼럼바이오(주)는 세균전문가로서 쿼럼센싱 억제제의 세계적인 선두주자입니다. 독점 성분인 갈락토스를 기반으로 한 제품을 개발하여 암 치료와 피부질환 개선에 기여하고 있습니다.

EarthodicFood Beverage

Earthodic develops bio-based coatings for paper packaging that enhance performance while enabling recycling and composting, contributing to a circular economy.

HeritableBiotech Life Sciences

Heritable Agriculture is focused on using AI, biotechnology, and traditional breeding to create an agricultural system that heals the planet. They aim to make plants programmable through advanced AI models and multi-omics data integration.

VoltairClimate Clean Energy

Voltair provides smart transport refrigeration solutions that maximize profits and reduce costs, waste, and emissions for refrigerated fleets. Their systems are compatible with both internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric vehicles (EV), utilizing embedded AI to control temperature and energy usage.

People Science
GeltorBiotech Life Sciences

Geltor is transforming biodesign into a new paradigm for sustainable, ethically sourced, and effective protein ingredients, focusing on beauty, wellness, and nutrition.

Spoiler AlertFood Beverage

Spoiler Alert provides software solutions to help businesses manage excess consumer packaged goods (CPG) inventory, enabling them to sell more while reducing waste. The company aims to empower businesses with global supply chains to maximize sustainability, efficiency, and profitability.

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Research briefRead more
FTW Ventures Research Investment Thesis FTW Ventures is a specialized early-stage venture fund focused exclusively on transforming the global Food & Agriculture industries through technology innovation. The fund's mission is to find better ways to feed 10 billion people by 2050 by leveraging 21st-century science and technology to address fundamental inefficiencies in a $12 trillion annual industry

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