Led · Series A · Jul 2024

沙拉食刻 is a technology-driven, full-supply-chain catering service provider that integrates food R&D, production, and sales. The company uses a business model combining standardized, scaled industrial production, cold-chain distribution, and intelligent unmanned vending machines. It offers consumers convenient, ready-to-buy meals aimed at addressing hygiene, convenience, and environmental shortcomings of traditional dining. 沙拉食刻 positions itself as an emerging food-tech enterprise focused on operational standardization and automation across the supply chain. The article reports the company completed a fundraising round, signaling external investor interest in its model. No financial metrics such as revenue or user counts were disclosed in the article. 沙拉食刻 is a full‑supply‑chain technology-driven food and catering services company that combines food R&D, production, and sales. Its commercial model pairs standardized, large‑scale industrial production with cold‑chain distribution and intelligent unmanned vending to provide immediate, convenient meal access. The company positions itself to address traditional catering issues around hygiene, convenience, and environmental impact. 沙拉食刻 offers an end-to-end solution across the supply chain, emphasizing scale and automation. Recently it established a strategic A‑round financing framework that is intended to support its continued development. The article does not disclose operating metrics such as revenue or user counts.

Participated · Series A · Mar 2023

Mobi Youchuang (墨比优创) is a restaurant chain incubator founded in 2019 in Chengdu that develops and franchises small-restaurant brands. Its current portfolio includes primary brands such as Ma Lu Bian Bian Chuan Chuan Xiang, Lao Jie Cheng Pan Mala Tang, and Du Ye Hotpot Cup. The company builds its competitive moat across five areas: store operations, supply-chain services, diversified franchising, digital controls, and full-platform marketing, with particular strength in digitalization. The recent funding will be used to optimize the supply chain to improve product quality, upgrade the franchise model by building regional sub-centers to speed market response, and continue a multi-brand strategy to address varied consumer needs. Management and investors characterize the business as a consumer-tech player operating in a highly competitive small-restaurant market.

Led · Equity · Jan 2023

Jimi Biotech is a China-based cultivated meat startup launched in 2021 that has developed cultivated beef and is working on “new forms” of meat. The company focuses on reducing public health risks, improving food safety, lowering environmental pollution, and addressing animal welfare through a sustainable, slaughter-free protein production chain. Jimi has developed a serum-free, animal-component-free culture media that the company says outperforms fetal bovine serum, and has reduced media costs by 20×. It has implemented a media recycling system that uses microorganisms to replace expensive media components and repurpose waste media, and reports advancements across myoblasts, feeder cell systems, and scaffolding. The company says it is prioritizing independent R&D and is not rushing short-term product launches as it continues to develop its technical platform.

Participated · Equity · Nov 2022

Theia Studios is an Oakland, CA-based independent game studio focused on a web3 creator platform for turn-based strategy games. Its toolkit includes a map editor, asset pipeline, scripting framework, economy builder, and other creator tools that enable building and monetizing strategy games. The studio will also develop the first games in the Theia ecosystem, beginning with Icons of Theia, whose closed beta is scheduled to start on November 10th. Led by CEO Dylan Sena, CTO Kaustubh Garimella, and CRO Guilherme Arten-Meyer, the team said it will use fresh capital to accelerate growth and expand operations. The company raised $2.4M in funding from a syndicate of investors.

Participated · Seed · May 2022

Prismpop operates a female-oriented social shopping community that helps users discover products, shopping advice, product reviews, beauty secrets, fashion tips and food ideas via mobile and web. The company is led by CEO Peggie Li and co-founder/head of content Maggie Knox. Prismpop was incubated by Mucker Capital and is based in Pasadena, CA. The product targets lifestyle and fashion-focused audiences seeking peer-driven recommendations and content. The company intends to use newly raised funds to accelerate growth and expand its business reach. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.