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ReFED Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on reducing food waste and supporting innovations in food systems sustainability.

Meet the Team

DG

Dana Gunders

Managing Director

Food waste reduction
Sustainability
BL

Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA

General Partner

Venture Capital
Supply Chain
AI
DeepTech
ES

Eric Schmalzbauer

Partner

Government
Global Supply Chains
National Security
SS

Scott Stankiewicz

Partner

Next-generation manufacturing
Industrial Systems
LM

Lisa Morales-Hellebo

General Partner

Supply Chain Innovation
Industrial Transformation
Materials
Advanced Manufacturing
KG

Kelcey Gosserand

Partner

Materials
Sustainability
Climate Tech
BL

Brian Lindquist

Partner

Supply Chain Operations
Hardware
Logistics

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Climate / Energy

Does Not Invest In

Media
Hardware

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

TO

Too Good To Go

Food waste reduction
FO

FoodMaven

Sustainable food systems
How to pitch ReFED Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Dana Gunders, Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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