Participated · Series A · Jun 2026

Apoha's core product is VIBE® (Variations in Inter-facial Behaviour Under Excitation), an empirical readout that captures wave patterns from minute samples suspended in liquid and subjected to controlled stresses to produce over 1,000 measured descriptors of molecular behaviour. The company says a VIBE readout can resolve many properties simultaneously within minutes and has been applied across pharma, food and materials. Apoha reports commercial collaborations and validation with partners including Boehringer Ingelheim, Ethris, plant-based food company THIS, Somru BioSciences and multiple Fortune 500 customers. The underlying science dates to research begun in 2008 by CEO Shamit Shrivastava and the company was co-founded in 2021 with COO Anshika Srivastava. Apoha holds more than 60 patents and its foundational discovery has been cited in the scientific literature over 1,500 times. The company is positioning its platform as a data layer to improve prediction, reduce late-stage failures and accelerate product development across multiple industries.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2026

Good Girl Snacks was founded by Leah Marcus and Yasaman Bakhtiar and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The brand gained attention for its viral Hot Girl Pickles and positions itself as a culturally relevant CPG company targeting Gen Z consumers. The founders entered the food space without prior industry experience and leverage a fresh perspective to create products aimed at shaking up traditional grocery shelves. The company plans to expand nationwide and continue product innovation following its seed raise. The recent $3M seed funding is intended to support that expansion and innovation strategy.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2022

Root Global offers the RootOS platform to help companies across the food system manage their climate footprint and reduce GHG emissions. Led by Maurice Hensl and Eric Oancea and based in Berlin, the company launched RootOS in October 2023. Since launch it has onboarded some of Europe’s largest food & beverage players, including the largest dairy plant in Europe and the world’s largest fast-food chain. Through those customers the system works with over 10,000 farmers to help manage and reduce millions of tons of CO2e. The company raised €8m in seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to expand operations and accelerate product development. Root Global positions itself as the "carbon OS" for the food industry, offering a platform that standardizes activity data and calculation methodology so stakeholders can calculate lifecycle carbon scores. Its software targets manufacturers, food processors and retailers in the food and beverage sector, enabling companies to measure and guide decisions to mitigate emissions. Co-founder Eric Oancea says the product is intended to create decision-making infrastructure to reach zero emissions and to allow stakeholders to "speak the same carbon language." The company frames its work as foundational for product-level labeling and for companies setting science-based targets to cut scope 3 emissions. Root highlights the scale of the problem (citing roughly 16.5 billion tons of carbon equivalents from the food system) and aims to help businesses identify where to invest in supply chains to reduce footprints. The startup recently closed external financing to advance its platform.