OYSTER BAY Venture Capital

Agrando was a company focused on providing agricultural supplies and services. The operation has been discontinued, but part of the team has joined Agryco to continue serving the agricultural sector in Germany.

Air Up is a company that transforms plain water into flavored water using scent-based technology, allowing users to enjoy hydration without sugar or additives. Their innovative Scentaste™ technology utilizes retronasal olfaction to create flavors from natural aromas, making hydration enjoyable and healthy.

Dropz offers innovative iced coffee cubes that transform cold water into delicious iced coffee instantly, promoting healthier hydration habits without the use of sugar or plastic bottles.

Hooked Foods creates high-quality plant-based products that are rich in nutrients like protein and fiber, while being low in fat. They focus on offering nutritious products with short ingredient lists to simplify everyday cooking.

La Vie™ Foods offers a range of 100% vegan products including bacon, ham, and lardons, made from plant-based ingredients that are rich in protein and designed to replicate the taste and texture of traditional meat products.

Löwenzahn Organics specializes in organic mama and infant nutrition, focusing on the first 1,000 days from conception to the second birthday, providing products like organic infant formula, first foods, and nutrition support for mothers.

Mühlenkraft offers sustainable protein flours made from wheat and barley, designed for baking bread, cakes, pasta, and pizza, enriched with protein and fiber for better moisture retention.

Nukoko is a company that reimagines chocolate manufacturing by using fava beans instead of traditional cocoa, focusing on sustainability and reducing carbon footprint while delivering rich flavors.

Oatly is the world's first and largest oat drink company, creating oat-based products to replace milk, cooking creams, soft serve, spreads, yogurts, and other dairy products. The company focuses on sustainability and innovation to promote healthier living without taxing the planet's resources.

Peas of Heaven is preparing to launch an online store focused on their unique offerings.

Purefood is a food startup known for its organic products under brands like Lycka and Teatox. The company has faced financial difficulties and recently filed for bankruptcy.

Seedalive has developed a rapid germination test for plant seeds that is efficient, reproducible, and non-destructive, utilizing AI to determine seed viability and predict aging processes.

Black- and female-co-founded VC investing in cell-, plant- and fermentation-based food tech, delivering hands-on sales, customer and regulatory support, Harvard Law expertise, 1.9x return, alongside Greylock and General Catalyst.

Global alternative-protein accelerator with a five-month program (New York, Singapore, Paris), backing consumer and enabling-tech startups and providing direct access to incumbents like AAK, Bel, Bühler, Givaudan, Tyson Ventures. Big Idea Ventures launched the first global fund dedicated solely to alternative proteins in 2019 and has since invested in more than 100 companies across 25 countries through its New Protein Fund I, focusing not only on consumer products but also on enabling technologies like AI-driven microfluids and cultivated fats.

Mission-driven venture fund explicitly structured to eliminate animals from the food supply chain, founded and backed by long-time animal advocates. CEO Lisa Feria brings operations-heavy background from running large CPG businesses at Procter & Gamble and General Mills. Operates as first-check signaling investor for mission-aligned founders in alternative protein, concentrating portfolio on full-stack infrastructure like ingredients and fermentation platforms. Optimizes for impact on animal numbers as primary screening lens.

FTW Ventures is a highly specialized venture capital fund that invests exclusively across the entire food value chain—from ingredients and processing to logistics and biotech platforms. Operating as a hands-on studio for food system founders, FTW provides intensive support on regulatory, scale-up, and technical challenges like strain development and food safety, with an evidence-first approach.

Focuses on impactful companies aiming to positively transform the world's food system.