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Culinary Innovations Fund — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($250K–$10.0M Checks)

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Culinary Innovations Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Food / AgTech, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$10.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$10.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Food / AgTech, Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-29

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $10.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to investing in foodservice startups, emerging restaurant concepts, and culinary innovations.

How Culinary Innovations Fund invests

Culinary Innovations Fund is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Other.

Culinary Innovations Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$10.0M per investment.

Culinary Innovations Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including FlavorHouse, Grill Factory.

Partners & Team

RL

Rachel Lin

Founding Partner

Food & Beverage
Culinary

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

FL

FlavorHouse

Restaurant
GR

Grill Factory

Fast-Casual Dining
How to pitch Culinary Innovations Fund
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $10.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Rachel Lin, Founding Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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