Evolv Ventures is a $100m venture fund backed by Kraft Heinz to invest in early-stage technology companies disrupting the food industry. The fund leverages the vast network of the 5th largest food and beverage company to be the most value-added investor in the space. Evolv Ventures is led by a team of startup and venture capital veterans, is 100% financial driven and obsessed with providing strategic advantages to its portfolio. With a balance of financial independence and deep company integration, Evolv Ventures strives to be the best strategic partner in the industry.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2018
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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| 15.08.2023 | New Culture targets cost parity for animal-free mozzarella i... | New Culture—one of a flurry of startups making casein proteins via precision fermentation—says it i... | agfunderne... |
| 23.11.2021 | ADM, Kraft & Dr Oetker back bovine-free mozzarella maker... | US alt-dairy startup New Culture has raised $25 million in Series A funding to bring its bovine-free... | agfunderne... |
| 23.11.2021 | BREAKING: ADM, Kraft & Dr Oetker back bovine-free mozzar... | US alt-dairy startup New Culture has raised $25 million in Series A funding to bring its bovine-free... | agfunderne... |
| 07.10.2020 | GrubMarket food delivery startup raises US$ 60M in Series D ... | San Francisco-based food items delivery startup, GrubMarket has raised US$ 60M in a Series D funding... | vcbay.news... |
| 21.07.2020 | Miraculex rebrands to Joywell, raises $6.9m Series A for pla... | Joywell Foods has raised $6.9 million in a Series A round led by Evolv Ventures, the $100 million fo... | agfunderne... |
| 12.12.2019 | Kraft Heinz leads $12m Series A for smart checkout startup Z... | Smart retail check-out technology startup Zippin has raised a $12 million Series A led by Evolv Vent... | agfunderne... |
| 12.12.2019 | Kraft Heinz-backed venture hub leads $12m investment in cash... | “We’re excited to join Zippin’s journey as these new formats become critical to the transition curre... | foodnaviga... |
| 28.11.2019 | Tech venture capital is keeping a close watch on cannabis – ... | It’s an exciting time to raise private capital in the cannabis industry. We’ve seen that the stigma ... | rivcapital... |
| 24.10.2019 | Flowhub, Bespoke Financial bring $30m in VC funding to canna... | The cannabis world is seeing a lot of investor love this week with two funding announcements. The fi... | agfunderne... |
| 30.09.2019 | From biz dev at Grubhub to Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, Steve Sange... | Evolv Ventures launched late last year as the venture arm of ketchup and mac-and-cheese behemoth Kra... | agfunderne... |
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