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Trellis Road — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($200K–$500K Checks)

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Trellis Road is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Hong Kong investing in Food / AgTech, Marketplace, Consumer. The firm typically writes $200K–$500K checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$200K–$500K
Portfolio
10 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Food / AgTech, Marketplace, Consumer, Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy
HQ
Hong Kong
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $500K

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

A micro venture fund focused on high-impact foodtech, backing early-stage startups building the future of food with a sustainability and systems lens.

How Trellis Road invests

Trellis Road is a vc firm based in Hong Kong. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Marketplace, Consumer, Other, AI / ML.

Trellis Road typically writes checks of $200K–$500K per investment.

Trellis Road has backed 10 companies in our records, including Bluu Biosciences, Bond, Hier.

Partners & Team

GK

Glenn Karlson

Director of Real Estate Development

BL

Brenda Lopez

CEO

TF

Todd Francis

Chief Operating Officer

AO

Anna Ottosson

Co-Founder

FoodTech
Early-stage
EB

Erik Byrenius

Co-Founder

FoodTech
Early-stage

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Marketplace
Consumer
Other
AI / ML
Climate / Energy

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

BL

Bluu Biosciences

foodtech/alternative protein·not clearly stated in the gathered source

cultivated seafood company developing fish-free seafood products

BO

Bond

foodtech/alternative protein·not clearly stated in the gathered source

alternative protein company

HI

Hier

foodtech/supply chain software·not clearly stated in the gathered source

food supply / supply-chain platform

QO

QOA

foodtech/alt ingredients·not clearly stated in the gathered source

cocoa-free chocolate company

MI

Mission Barns

foodtech/alternative protein·not clearly stated in the gathered source

cultivated meat company focused on animal-free meat products

IN

InPlanet

climate tech·pre-seed

carbon removal / enhanced weathering startup

ST

Stockeld Dreamery

foodtech/alternative dairy·Series A

plant-based dairy company

NU

Nutropy

foodtech/biotech·not clearly stated in the gathered source

precision-fermentation dairy ingredients company

OM

OMNI

pet food/foodtech·not clearly stated in the gathered source

plant-based pet food company

TH

The New

foodtech/alternative protein·not clearly stated in the gathered source

plant-based meat company

How to pitch Trellis Road
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Marketplace, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $200K – $500K check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Glenn Karlson, Director of Real Estate Development.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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