New Luna Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm
New Luna Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm investing in Food / AgTech, Consumer. The firm has 7 portfolio companies in our records.
- Portfolio
- 7 companies on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Food / AgTech, Consumer
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- Not in our records
- AUM
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Last verified: 2026-10-29
Seed, Series A
7+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
New Luna Ventures invests in food and beverage startups at seed and Series A, with an emphasis on food systems, consumer brands, and related enabling businesses.
How New Luna Ventures invests
New Luna Ventures is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Consumer.
Investing since at least 2016, New Luna Ventures has backed 7 companies in our records, including Michroma, Turtle Tree Labs, Mission Barns.
Partners & Team
Gary Schefsky
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Founded New Luna Ventures in 2006 with a focus on sustainable startups. Investor, professor, educational writer, and proponent of sustainable impact metrics. Has 25 years of experience in emerging startup sectors and 17 years as a family office fiduciary.
Todd Thorner
Start-up Investor (shared deal flow, due diligence, and market analysis collaborator)
Start-up investor with a background in operating renewable energy power projects. Has founded three companies and developed more than $350 million in renewable power plants. Former Senior Analyst and Executive Vice President in renewable industries. Holds an MA with distinctions in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University.
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Industry Focus
Invests In
Recent Activity
Invested in Michroma
2022 · portfolio records
Invested in Turtle Tree Labs
2020 · portfolio records
Invested in Mission Barns
2019 · portfolio records
Invested in Red Bay Coffee
2018 · portfolio records
Invested in New Wave Foods
2016 · portfolio records
Portfolio Companies (7)
2022
Michroma
A syn-bio & precision fermentation company deploying fungal-based biofactories to produce colorants & ingredients in a sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective way.
2020
Turtle Tree Labs
Shaping the future for dairy milk and infant nutrition production with a proprietary, cell-based, biotechnology method to produce milk sustainably.
2019
Mission Barns
Producing novel fatty meat products, e.g. bacon & duck, for consumer and multiple industry applications.
2018
Red Bay Coffee
A values-driven specialty coffee roaster producing coffee products and beans sold at wholesale and to consumer subscribers.
2016
New Wave Foods
Creating plant and algae based seafood that is healthier for us and better for the environment.
Other
Natel Energy
A low-head hydro, renewable energy company with innovative modular technology and systems designs.
Strikedeck
Helps businesses deliver outstanding customer experiences while maximizing the value of their customer relationships.
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Gary Schefsky, Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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