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FTW Ventures

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

FTW Ventures is an investment & advisory group for early-stage Food & Ag Tech startups.

Investor Profile

FTW Ventures has made 11 investments, with 3 in the past 12 months and 18% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (82%)
  • Series A (9%)
  • Pre Seed (9%)

Country Focus

  • United States (73%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • Australia (9%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Food And Beverage
  • Alternative Protein
  • Food Processing
  • Nutrition
  • Agriculture
  • Genetics
  • Life Science
  • Recycling
  • Beauty
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does FTW Ventures frequently co-invest with?

First In Ventures
North America, Delaware, United States, Middletown
Co-Investments: 1
Astanor Ventures
Europe, Luxembourg, Belgium, Luxembourg
Co-Investments: 1
Redstick Ventures
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Co-Investments: 2
Third Kind Venture Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
S2G Ventures
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 1
Eighteen94 Capital
North America, Michigan, United States, Battle Creek
Co-Investments: 2
Essential Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
CJ CheilJedang Corp.
Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul
Co-Investments: 1
Vectr
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Sheung Wan
Co-Investments: 2
Lerer Hippeau
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does FTW Ventures often collaborate with?

Chris Bryson
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Shared Deals: 1
JD
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 1
JG
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Shared Deals: 1
TM
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
IH
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
BH
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 1
SS
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
RB
North America, South Carolina, United States, North Myrtle Beach
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by FTW Ventures?

Heritable Agriculture

Mountain View, California, United States

Heritable Agriculture focuses on improving plant breeding and biotechnology to strengthen the world's food and agricultural systems.

Agriculture
SeedJan 29, 2025
Earthodic

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Earthodic is an Australian materials science business makes useful biobased coatings.

BiotechnologyRecycling
SeedOct 29, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,934,973
Nfinite Nanotech

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Nfinite Nanotechnology develops a nanocoating technology that enables the fabrication of devices such as photovoltaics, and batteries.

Nanotechnology
SeedMay 14, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,518,236
Izote Biosciences

Berkeley, California, United States

Biomanufacturing Scale-Up Solution

BiotechnologyGeneticsLife Science
Pre SeedFeb 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,600,000
Yali Bio

South San Francisco, California, United States

Yali Bio is a food tech company uses synthetic biology and genomics tools to make climate-smart, sustainable foods.

BiotechnologyFood and Beverage
SeedFeb 22, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,900,000
Phytoform Labs

Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Phytoform Labs is a biotechnology company that focuses on resilient and sustainable crops.

AgricultureAgTechBiotechnologyGeneticsLife Science
SeedDec 16, 2021
Amount Raised: $5,700,000
Plantible Foods

San Marcos, California, United States

Plantible Foods is a B2B food technology company with the goal to develop the most functional and applicable plant-based protein.

Alternative ProteinFood ProcessingNutrition
Series ASep 2, 2021
Amount Raised: $21,500,000
Plantible Foods

San Marcos, California, United States

Plantible Foods is a B2B food technology company with the goal to develop the most functional and applicable plant-based protein.

Alternative ProteinFood ProcessingNutrition
SeedApr 30, 2020
Amount Raised: $4,600,000
Debut

San Diego, California, United States

Debut is an innovation company that integrates biotechnology and brand creation to build sustainable beauty businesses.

BeautyBiotechnologyConsumer GoodsCosmeticsPersonal Health
SeedJan 7, 2020
Amount Raised: $2,600,000
Spoiler Alert

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Spoiler Alert is a Boston-based software company helping perishable CPG brands manage excess and slow-moving inventory

B2BE-Commerce PlatformsEnterprise SoftwareFood and BeverageRecyclingSaaSSoftwareSupply Chain ManagementSustainabilityWaste Management
SeedNov 16, 2016
Amount Raised: $2,500,000