• Brami

  Participated · Series B · May 2026

  Brami began in 2016 as a maker of cured lupini bean snacks and introduced its protein pasta line in 2021. Its core product is a durum wheat semolina pasta fortified with milled lupini beans, a legume Brami sources from cooperatives across Europe. The company emphasizes simple ingredients and claims high protein and fiber density from the lupini inclusion, positioning the pasta as comparable in taste and texture to premium boxed pastas. Brami has rapidly expanded retail distribution—now more than 4,000 doors including upcoming national placement at Walmart, Kroger, Whole Foods, Target and Costco—and has plans for exclusive shapes and new SKUs. Management reports the brand is the fastest-growing pasta brand in the U.S., expects roughly 400% year-over-year growth by the end of 2026, and is profitable. Brami has also executed branded marketing partnerships, including one with the New York Yankees for the 2026 season.

• Bloomlife

  Participated · Equity · Sep 2025

  Founded roughly a decade ago, Bloomlife offers a wearable patch embedded with sensors that continuously monitors pregnant women to detect conditions such as hypertension and gestational diabetes without hospital visits. After the pandemic, the company pivoted from direct-to-consumer sales to a B2B model, selling through obstetricians and hospitals. Its technology is now prescribed by more than 120 doctors, a number set to grow more than ten-fold through a newly signed agreement with an employer group representing 2,700 gynecologists across 22 U.S. states. To support this expansion, Bloomlife plans to scale its commercial team from about twenty employees to thirty by year-end. The firm believes 120-150 active prescribers are sufficient for breakeven and had previously targeted profitability by mid-next year, but it has delayed that milestone to focus on onboarding the new partners. Bloomlife remains focused on the U.S. market for the next two years, with Europe and Asia as longer-term opportunities. Cumulatively, the company has raised $34 million to date.

• kencko

  Participated · Series A · Jan 2022

  Kencko makes plant-based, blender-free nutrition products using freeze-dried technology, offering organic smoothies (about 2.5 servings of fruits and vegetables per serving) and gumdrops (one serving). Its products contain no refined sugars, sweeteners, or artificial ingredients and come in more than a dozen smoothie flavors and four gumdrop flavors. The company shipped over 10 million freeze-dried smoothies in the past year, equivalent to roughly 660 tons of fresh produce, and is on track to be carbon neutral in 2022. Kencko has grown on average over 500% per year after three years in business and ended the year with nearly 360,000 members (173% growth over 2020). The company recently passed 100 employees and plans to double headcount in the next 12 months. Kencko is expanding into new categories, unveiled a heated bowls product coming later in February, and plans to begin dipping into brick-and-mortar retail. Kencko produces 20g, 100% organic fruit-and-vegetable sachets that are flash-frozen and slow-dried to retain pulp and vitamins; each packet mixes with water and supplies two of the five-a-day servings. The company currently sells six flavors and offers unit and subscription purchase options, including a $16 three-day trial and 20- and 60-sachet bundles priced at $60 and $150. Kencko plans to add up to half a dozen new flavor options this year and is developing two additional 100% organic products. The new capital is being used to expand product development and grow its direct-to-consumer strategy, including a mobile app currently in beta with a planned full launch this year. Subscriptions include access to an in-house personal nutritionist who will use app data to personalize customers’ diets, with potential face-to-face appointments in parts of the U.S. and remote sessions later on. The company was founded in 2017, is run by CEO Tomás Froes and CBO Ricardo Vice Santos, and operates with a 25-person team while focusing on the U.S. and Canada (available worldwide).

• Mosaic Foods

  Led · Seed · Nov 2021

  Mosaic Foods sells a lineup of fast-frozen plant-based meals — initially veggie bowls and now expanded to oat bowls, soups, family meals and chef collaborations — delivered directly to customers. The company launched in 2019 and has grown its product assortment from six to about 50 items in two years. Revenue has expanded roughly 15x since launch, the business operates a 16,000-square-foot kitchen in New Jersey, and it employs about 40 people. Mosaic is covering roughly 50% of the U.S. (primarily the eastern seaboard) and recently began shipping to California; it expects to hit 1 million meals sold by year-end. Meals average about $4.99 per serving. The company plans to use new capital to build the team, invest in infrastructure while continuing to own and operate its kitchens, and launch additional products and distribution channels beyond DTC.

• Parmela Creamery

  Participated · Seed · Jun 2019

  Parmela Creamery is a NYC-based artisanal, plant-based cheese company launched in 2014 by Ry Salomone. It uses traditional techniques to make cashew-based cheese products. Product lines include shreds, slices, sauces, dips, spreads, blocks and a ravioli line. Products are sold in thousands of stores including Publix Super Markets, Whole Foods Markets, Wegman’s and other leading retailers. In June 2019 the company raised $1.25M in a seed financing led by 25Madison, with participation from Gather Ventures and Luke Abbott. Parmela plans to use the funds to accelerate growth, strengthen brand awareness and support ongoing innovation.

No current team members are available.