LE

Lever VC

VC
Hong Kong, ChinaWebsite
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.

Meet the Team

NC

Nick Cooney

Founder

BP

Benny Pei

General Partner

JC

James Caffyn

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

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

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

HE

HerdDogg

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

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

BI

Birdman

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

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

BO

Boston Bioprocess

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

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

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

AI-powered platform for crop monitoring and ag optimization.

OO

Oobli

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

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Develops sweet proteins as sugar alternatives via precision fermentation.

XO

XOXO

FoodTech·Seed VC-III·Lever Fund II

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Precision fermentation for sustainable food ingredients.

A

A Dozen Cousins

FoodTech (plant-based foods)·early stage

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

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

AV

Avant

FoodTech (alternative proteins)·early stage

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Develops animal-free fats and oils via fermentation.

BL

Blackbird Foods

FoodTech (alternative proteins)·exited

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

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

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