# Umaro Foods funding: rounds and investors

> Umaro Foods has raised $2.0M across 1 round since 2024. Investors include US Department of Energy, Alexandria Venture Investments and AgFunder.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/umaro-foods (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Umaro Foods*

One round we have observed, with the 4 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Foodtech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$2.0M** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $2.0M Mar 2024
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Mar 2024** Grant **$2.0M** [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) [AgFunder](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agfunder) [Ponderosa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ponderosa-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Umaro Foods's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Beth Zotter** CEO
- **Amanda Stiles** CTO
- **Royal Sayewitz** Director of Business Operations

## Everyone who backed them

[US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **1** round

[Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) VC firm **1** round

[AgFunder](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agfunder) VC firm **1** round

[Ponderosa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ponderosa-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Umaro Foods as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Antares Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antares-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Juniper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper) VC firm Per its own site

[Clear Current Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clear-current-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Impact Science Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-science-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Umaro Foods

### Who invested in Umaro Foods?

Umaro Foods's investors include US Department of Energy, Alexandria Venture Investments, AgFunder and Ponderosa Ventures.

### How much has Umaro Foods raised?

Umaro Foods has raised $2.0M across 1 round since 2024.

### When did Umaro Foods last raise?

Umaro Foods's most recent round was a Grant of $2.0M in Mar 2024.

### What was Umaro Foods's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.0M in Mar 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Umaro Foods first?

Umaro Foods's first round on record, in Mar 2024, was backed by US Department of Energy, Alexandria Venture Investments and AgFunder and 1 others.

### What stage is Umaro Foods at?

Umaro Foods's latest named round is a Grant, in Mar 2024.

### Where is Umaro Foods based?

Umaro Foods is based in the United States.

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