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Simple Food Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)

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Simple Food Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in New York, New York investing in Food / AgTech, Consumer, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
13 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Food / AgTech, Consumer, Healthcare
HQ
New York, New York
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-29

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

13+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investment Thesis

Specialist early-stage investor focused on consumer food and beverage brands, with an emphasis on innovative packaged foods. The firm is a strong match for premium grocery and DTC better-for-you snack brands.

How Simple Food Ventures invests

Simple Food Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Consumer, Healthcare.

Simple Food Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Simple Food Ventures has backed 13 companies in our records, including Aura Bora, Bears Fruit, BelliWelli.

Partners & Team

GT

Greer Tessler

General Partner

LG

Luke Goldstein

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Consumer
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (13)

Other

AU

Aura Bora

beverage / CPG·not clearly stated in the source

sparkling water brand using botanical ingredients

BE

Bears Fruit

food / CPG·not clearly stated in the source

fruit-based snack brand

BE

BelliWelli

food / CPG·not clearly stated in the source

gut-friendly snack brand

CU

Cure Hydration

beverage / CPG·Series A

electrolyte hydration brand

FA

Faves

food / CPG·not clearly stated in the source

consumer food brand

LU

Lupii

food / CPG·not clearly stated in the source

plant-based snack brand

MI

Miracle Seltzer

beverage / CPG·not clearly stated in the source

functional sparkling beverage brand

RA

Rae Wellness

wellness / consumer health·not clearly stated in the source

wellness supplement brand

SI

Simulate

alternative protein / foodtech·not clearly stated in the source

plant-based meat company

TO

Tomorrow Farms

foodtech·Seed

food technology company focused on sustainable, animal-free dairy

How to pitch Simple Food Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Consumer, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Greer Tessler, General Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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