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Lever VC

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Hong Kong, ChinaWebsite

Lever VC is a Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Hong Kong, China investing in Food / AgTech, Other, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $300K–$5.0M checks and has 31 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$300K–$5.0M
Portfolio
31 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Food / AgTech, Other, Healthcare, Consumer, AI / ML
HQ
Hong Kong, China
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-11

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $5.0M

Portfolio

31+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Global fund focused on alternative protein and next-gen food/biotech supply chains.

How Lever VC invests

Lever VC is a vc firm based in Hong Kong, China. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Other, Healthcare, Consumer, AI / ML.

Lever VC typically writes checks of $300K–$5.0M per investment.

Lever VC has backed 31 companies in our records, including NuCicer, HerdDogg, Birdman.

Partners & Team

NC

Nick Cooney

Founder

JC

James Caffyn

Partner

BP

Benny Pei

General Partner

YG

Yaqi Gao Grover

Partner

JK

Jasmin Kern

Senior Associate

LC

Lawrence Chu

Partner Emeritus, Fund I and II IC

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Other
Healthcare
Consumer
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (31)

Other

NU

NuCicer

A breakthrough crop genetics company producing non-GM chickpeas with 75% more protein than conventional varietal.

HE

HerdDogg

A digital animal health and analytics company that lowers mortality and disease on farm.

BI

Birdman

Has quickly become the dominant player in the plant-based proteins and nutritional supplements sector in Latin America.

BO

Boston Bioprocess

A rapidly growing CDMO service provider to companies producing novel food, beauty, and industrial ingredients through fermentation.

GA

Gavan

AgTech·Series A·Lever Fund II

AI-powered platform for crop monitoring and ag optimization.

OO

Oobli

FoodTech (novel ingredients)·Series B-II·Lever Fund II

Develops sweet proteins as sugar alternatives via precision fermentation.

XO

XOXO

FoodTech·Seed VC-III·Lever Fund II

Precision fermentation for sustainable food ingredients.

A

A Dozen Cousins

FoodTech (plant-based foods)·early stage

Produces ready-to-eat plant-based meals and sides.

AV

Avant

FoodTech (alternative proteins)·early stage

Develops animal-free fats and oils via fermentation.

BL

Blackbird Foods

FoodTech (alternative proteins)·exited

Plant-based 'better bacon' from peas and fibers.

How to pitch Lever VC
  • Raising at Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Other, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nick Cooney, Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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