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Stray Dog Capital — Seed & Series A VC Firm

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Leawood, KansasProfile updated October 2026Website

Stray Dog Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Leawood, Kansas investing in Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Consumer. The firm has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
11 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
AUM
$1B
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Consumer, AI / ML
HQ
Leawood, Kansas
Check size
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-29

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2026Investments in 2026: 2

Investment Thesis

Stray Dog Capital invests in mission-driven consumer, food, and health companies, with a history in better-for-you and plant-based products. It is a good match for clean-label functional snacks and health-forward confectionery.

How Stray Dog Capital invests

Stray Dog Capital is a vc firm based in Leawood, Kansas. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Consumer, AI / ML.

Stray Dog Capital manages approximately $1B in assets. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.

Investing since at least 2025, Stray Dog Capital has backed 11 companies in our records, including Pacifico, Clean Crop Technology, Cascade. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2026, with 2 investments logged in 2026.

Partners & Team

LF

Lisa Feria

CEO

MR

Michael R. Smith

Managing Partner

Food
Health
Consumer

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Healthcare
Consumer
AI / ML

Funds

Stray Dog Capital II

$150M2022
investing

Stray Dog Capital I

$100M2020
investing

Recent Activity

Invested in Clean Crop Technology

2026 · portfolio records

Invested in Pacifico

2026 · portfolio records

Invested in Lyro Robotics

2025 · portfolio records

Invested in NuCicer

2025 · portfolio records

Invested in Helios

2025 · portfolio records

Invested in Cascade

2025 · portfolio records

Raised Stray Dog Capital II ($150M)

2022 · fund records

Raised Stray Dog Capital I ($100M)

2020 · fund records

Portfolio Companies (11)

2026

PA

Pacifico

CL

Clean Crop Technology

2025

CA

Cascade

HE

Helios

NU

NuCicer

LY

Lyro Robotics

Other

AQ

Aqua Cultured Foods

Cell-cultured / alternative protein·Seed

Cultivated seafood company developing alternative seafood products.

CH

Chunk Foods

Fermentation / alternative protein·Seed

Fermentation-based alt-protein company making whole-cut meat alternatives.

DE

Deliciou

Plant-based food·Not stated

Australian maker of shelf-stable plant-based meat alternatives.

GR

Grounded Foods

Plant-based dairy·Series Seed

Maker of plant-based cheese products.

How to pitch Stray Dog Capital
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lisa Feria, CEO.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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