Participated · Equity · Sep 2025

Founded in 2015, Chickapea produces organic dried pasta and One Pot Meals that deliver 24 g of protein per 100 g serving while matching the taste and texture of traditional wheat pasta. The woman-owned, Collingwood-based brand has become the #1 organic and high-protein pasta in Canada and has recorded 25–50% velocity increases across retail channels in both Canada and the United States this year. Its products are distributed in grocery stores throughout North America and online. Certified as a B Corporation, the company emphasizes high social and environmental standards. Recent customer reviews highlight superior taste and texture versus other alternative pastas, and retail partners report strong sales momentum. Future plans include intensified marketing, product innovation, and broader distribution to meet growing demand.

Led · Series A · Jul 2025

Little Sesame makes freshly spun, chef-driven hummus and related healthy snacks, and its products are USDA Organic, non-GMO Project Verified, and OU Kosher. Founded in 2016 by Nick Wiseman and Ronen Tenne and rooted in Washington, D.C., the brand launched its grocery-ready line in June 2021 and is now available in close to 3,000 stores nationwide. The company sources American organic chickpeas that are 100% regeneratively grown exclusively for the brand and aims to transition 10,000 acres to regenerative management by 2027. Little Sesame plans to open a 23,000-square-foot manufacturing facility with in-house High-Pressure Processing (HPP) and a test kitchen by the end of 2025 to support product innovation and scale production. The new facility is expected to increase production capacity by 400%, to produce up to 400,000 pounds of hummus per week. The brand has seen year-over-year growth surpassing 100%, added over 1,000 new retail doors in 2024, and contributed 46% of category growth at Whole Foods Market (L52W 6.8.25).

Participated · Equity · May 2025

Goparity operates a crowdlending platform that channels capital to sustainable projects across almost 20 countries on three continents. Since its 2017 founding it has lent more than €45 million through the platform and in 2024 reported €1 million in revenue for the first time. Projects financed via Goparity have helped prevent over 30,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year, supported the creation of more than 4,700 jobs and had a direct positive impact on around 86,000 people. The company combines institutional investment with retail equity crowdfunding, having twice opened rounds to its investor community via Crowdcube. In its latest community round it gathered more than 800 private investors who contributed €470,000. Goparity plans to grow its investor community mainly in Europe and Canada while reinforcing its presence in South America and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere. Founded in 2017 and based in Lisbon, Goparity runs a 'green bank' fintech marketplace that matches impact-driven projects seeking funding with people who want to invest in sustainability. The platform aims to democratize access to sustainable finance by combining institutional backers with community ownership via equity crowdfunding. Goparity has attracted more than 30,000 users across over 70 countries and reported about €10.4 million invested through its platform in 2022 while doubling turnover that year. Its reported projects have impacted nearly 200,000 people, created 7,000 jobs and helped avoid over 23,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. The company highlights a community-led approach—€600k of the latest raise came from platform users and 69% of crowdfunding participants were aged 18–40. Goparity intends to use the new capital to expand across Europe and North America (notably Spain and Canada) and to develop new financial products. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lisbon, GoParity operates an impact finance platform that lets users invest in projects across sectors such as renewable energy, electric mobility, sustainable aquaculture, eco-fashion, health and education. The platform has gathered a community of 24,000 users and has funded about 200 impact projects across Europe, South America and Africa. GoParity recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube that hit its €1.2 million target in one hour and is now accepting overfunding and community shareholders. The company has raised over €1.2 million to date from private investors, including Mustard Seed Maze and Critical Software, as well as business angels, backers and prizes. After launching a new app last month, GoParity plans to expand across Europe and Canada, add new savings and investment products, and grow its team in marketing, development, risk and operations. The firm positions itself to democratize sustainable finance by inviting customers and partners to become shareholders and influence the company’s future.

Participated · Series B · Oct 2024

The Jackfruit Company, founded in 2011 by Annie Ryu and based in Boulder, CO, produces 100% vegetarian dishes under its consumer brand Jack & Annie’s. The company's products all feature jackfruit as the primary ingredient. It works with over 1,000 farming families to supply jackfruit to more than 6,000 retailers across the United States. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and support its development efforts. On 14/10/2024 it raised $5M in a Series B extension backed by InvestEco, Creadev, and Grosvenor Food & AgTech.

Led · Series B · Oct 2024

Jack & Annie’s (The Jackfruit Company) makes jackfruit-based meat analogues and meal-starter ingredients as both finished consumer products and B2B foodservice/industrial ingredients. Products include patties, tenders, nuggets, sausages, meatballs, shredded steak and seasoned ingredients (BBQ, Tex Mex). The brand launched Jack & Annie’s in 2020 while the company was founded by CEO Annie Ryu in 2011 to create a market for jackfruit and develop cleaner-ingredient meat alternatives. Its items are sold in more than 6,000 retail stores across the US and Canada and the jackfruit patty was added to Smashburger’s permanent menu at all 235 locations. The company emphasizes jackfruit’s high fibre profile as a nutritional differentiator and is targeting partnerships to develop dumplings, sandwiches, frozen entrees, and tacos. With recent funding the business plans to expand its sales force and continue investing in product development for retail, foodservice, and industrial ingredient customers. Jack & Annie's makes sustainable animal-meat alternative products using jackfruit, selling a lineup of about 10 easy-to-make frozen and refrigerated items. The brand targets mainstream shoppers with products like crumbles, meatballs and nuggets, retailing from $4.99–$5.99 (frozen) and $6.99–$7.99 (refrigerated). The company sources jackfruit through what it describes as the largest jackfruit supply chain and works with roughly 1,000 farming families who derive 10%–40% of their income from the partnership. In under a year the brand expanded into more than 1,500 retail locations including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Meijer, Wegmans, Target and others, and is the third-largest frozen brand in the plant-based category and the top nugget in the natural channel for the 12 weeks ending Oct. 3, per SPINS. Jack & Annie's says it continues to double revenue year-over-year and operates an R&D center in Boulder to support product innovation and partnerships.