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FTW Ventures

2261 Market St 342, San Francisco, California, 94114, United States

Overview

Early-stage venture fund investing in food system innovations.

Deals ยท 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Food and Beverage

Investment portfolio

11rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Brilliant Harvest
Feb 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
ALTR
Jul 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Earthodic
Nov 2024Led
$4 MSeed
Nfinite Nanotech
May 2024Participated
$7 MSeed
Izote Biosciences
Feb 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
Yali Bio
Feb 2022Participated
$4 MSeed
Phytoform Labs
Dec 2021Participated
$6 MSeed
Plantible Foods
Sep 2021Participated
$22 MSeries A
Plantible Foods
Apr 2020Participated
$5 MSeed
Debut
Jan 2020Participated
$3 MSeed
Spoiler Alert
Nov 2016Participated
$3 MSeed
Brilliant Harvest
Feb 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
ALTR
Jul 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Earthodic
Nov 2024Led
$4 MSeed
Nfinite Nanotech
May 2024Participated
$7 MSeed
Izote Biosciences
Feb 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
Yali Bio
Feb 2022Participated
$4 MSeed
Phytoform Labs
Dec 2021Participated
$6 MSeed
Plantible Foods
Sep 2021Participated
$22 MSeries A
Plantible Foods
Apr 2020Participated
$5 MSeed
Debut
Jan 2020Participated
$3 MSeed
Spoiler Alert
Nov 2016Participated
$3 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

FTW Ventures: 11 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
FTW Ventures: 11 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed19
Series A01

Monthly Deal Activity

FTW Ventures: 11 deals are recorded across 120 months.All available history.
FTW Ventures: 11 deals are recorded across 120 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

FTW Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

FTW Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences7
Food & Agriculture6
Clean Energy & Sustainability3
Space & Frontier Tech2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Enterprise Software1
Transportation & Logistics1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

FTW Ventures: 11 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

FTW Ventures: 11 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M7
$5M-$10M3
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

FTW Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (8 deals).All available history.

Top 4 of 4 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

FTW Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (8 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States8
Australia1
Canada1
Europe1
FTW Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Lerer Hippeau sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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FTW Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Lerer Hippeau sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Lerer Hippeau2
RedStick Ventures2
Vectr Ventures2
Acre Venture Partners1
Alpaca VC1
AltaML Venture Studio1
Astanor Ventures1
Automotive Ventures1
AZ Venture Development Corporation1
Backed1
Bee Partners1
Better Ventures1
Bluestein Ventures1
Branch Venture Group1
Builders VC1
Circulate Capital1
CJ CheilJedang1
Climate Capital1
Closed Loop Partners1
Collateral Good1

Investment Strategy

FTW Ventures: Led accounts for 9% and participating for 91% of round participation.All available history.
FTW Ventures: Led accounts for 9% and participating for 91% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led19%
Participating1091%
FTW Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
FTW Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1100%
Co-led00%

Team

Bill Rusitzky

Advisor & Investor

Brian Frank

General Partner