Led · Equity · Jul 2026

Plantopia leverages molecular farming to develop plant-based dairy proteins, with a flagship casein product intended to mimic the texture, structure, and melting behavior of traditional cheese. The company is transitioning from research and development toward commercial-scale production. Its technology is positioned as a sustainable alternative to conventional animal-based dairy ingredients. The recent US$9 million financing led by Schreiber Foods and Siddhi Capital is intended to support commercial production, regulatory expansion, and manufacturing capabilities. The company aims to enable high-performance plant-based dairy ingredients for the food industry. The article does not provide operating metrics such as revenue or user figures.

Led · Seed · Dec 2024

Brightly operates an AI-based platform that quantifies methane emissions avoided when nonprofit Food Rescue Organizations (FROs) divert edible food from landfills and converts those avoided emissions into marketable carbon credits. The platform uses robust datasets, including USDA and EPA resources, to calculate avoided methane with the intent of producing high-quality, food waste–based carbon credits. Those credits are sold to food producers, manufacturers, and retailers, and proceeds are routed to FROs to enable them to rescue more food and feed more people. The company positions itself at the intersection of climate mitigation and food-security impact, targeting methane reduction from landfilled food waste. Brightly is an 18-month-old startup that recently closed an oversubscribed seed financing, indicating early market interest and investor support. The raise is intended to scale credit generation and expand financial support for food-rescue operations.

Participated · Series A · Nov 2024

Keychain provides an end-to-end, AI-driven manufacturing and product-development platform for the consumer packaged goods sector. Its newest module, Keychain360, integrates product design, sourcing, manufacturing and compliance into one operating system, allowing retailers to cut product development timelines by months and gain real-time visibility across their supplier networks. The company’s technology is already used by eight of the world’s ten largest retailers, plus 7-Eleven, Whole Foods and seven of the top ten CPG brands, touching more than 30,000 manufacturers and 20,000 brands and retailers. A recent deployment with a top-ten retailer enabled the launch of over 100 products while reducing time-to-market by two months. Since founding less than two years ago, Keychain has launched three products (KeychainOS for manufacturers, its core platform, and now Keychain360) and entered the Irish and UK markets. It previously closed a $30 million Series B round and continues to expand aggressively as private-label demand grows. The company is headquartered in New York and aspires to create the next generation of connected product development for global retail.