# Big Idea Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Big Idea Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 84 investments on record, 13 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Big Idea Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 84 cheques on record.

Deploying now New fund, May 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Agriculture-tech Agricultural-tech Food

Deploying now

**59%** of best year **13** **cheques in 12 months**, 84 on record

Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.3M** Cheque size, as they say **$125K – $1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 84** Sole investor **27 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 28%**

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## Big Idea Ventures highlights

- 01 13 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 59% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 27 rounds, median $1.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $125K – $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Agriculture-tech Agricultural-tech Food
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **84 appearances**

- **2026** 12 rounds
- **Sept** **[MOA](https://millionrounds.com/company/moa)** Venture · ES **$3.8M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Nutropy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy)** Grant · FR **$8.1M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Perfat Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfat-technologies)** Grant · FI **$2.9M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Krokos Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/krokos-bio)** Grant · US **$75K** With 1 other
- **May** **[BioClé](https://millionrounds.com/company/biocle)** Seed · AR **$200K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Standing Ovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/standing-ovation)** Series B · FR · Big Idea Ventures **$29M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Cosaic](https://millionrounds.com/company/cosaic)** Seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$6.0M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Opalia](https://millionrounds.com/company/opalia)** Seed · CA **$2.3M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Seprify](https://millionrounds.com/company/seprify)** Series A · CH · Ventureburn **$16M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Cocuus](https://millionrounds.com/company/cocuus)** Venture · ES **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Cultimate Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/cultimate-foods)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Innocent Meat](https://millionrounds.com/company/innocent-meat)** Seed · DE **$7.1M** Sole investor
- **2025** 20 rounds
- **Dec** **[Harmony Baby Nutrition](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmony-baby-nutrition)** Grant · US **$5.8M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Pullulo](https://millionrounds.com/company/pullulo)** Pre-seed · SG **$54K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[New Wave Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-wave-biotech)** Grant · GB **$164K** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Nutropy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy)** Seed · FR · Firms' own news pages **$8.1M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Umami United](https://millionrounds.com/company/umami-united)** Seed · SG **$20M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[BioBond Adhesives, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/biobond-adhesives-inc)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Perfat Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfat-technologies)** Series A · FI · Nordic Science Investments **$2.9M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Yeastime](https://millionrounds.com/company/yeastime)** Venture · IT **$995K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Bright Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/bright-biotech)** Grant · GB **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Smart MCs](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-mcs)** Grant · AU · Startup Daily **$900K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Mewery](https://millionrounds.com/company/mewery)** Grant · CZ **$3.3M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Future Cow](https://millionrounds.com/company/future-cow)** Seed · BR **$885K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[PFx Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/pfx-biotech)** Grant · PT **$2.9M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Esencia Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/esencia-foods)** Seed · DE **$1.1M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Hooked Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/hooked-foods)** Venture · SE **$829K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[PlantBaby](https://millionrounds.com/company/plantbaby)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[MOA](https://millionrounds.com/company/moa)** Venture · ES **$13M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Actual Veggies](https://millionrounds.com/company/actual-veggies)** Series A · US **$7.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Luyef Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/luyef-biotechnologies)** Seed · CL **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[NanoInGreen](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoingreen)** Grant · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2024** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[Genuine Taste](https://millionrounds.com/company/genuine-taste)** Pre-seed · CA **$69K** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[TerraSafe Holdings, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/terrasafe-holdings-inc)** Seed · US **$11M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[MeliBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/melibio)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Standing Ovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/standing-ovation)** Series A · FR **$4.2M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[De Novo Foodlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/de-novo-foodlabs)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Extracellular](https://millionrounds.com/company/extracellular)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Supercharger](https://millionrounds.com/company/supercharger)** Seed · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[The Leaf Protein Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-leaf-protein-company)** Pre-seed · AU **$566K** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **20** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in May 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 0 of 84 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $125K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 27 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *28*
- Venture *20*
- Grant *14*
- Pre-seed said *11*
- Series A said *8*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) 5
- [EIT Food RisingFoodstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eit-food-risingfoo) 5
- [Brinc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brinc) 4
- [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 4
- [Astanor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astanor-ventures) 3
- [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Big Idea Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**EIC Accelerator** Government **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator)[**EIT Food RisingFoodstars** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eit-food-risingfoo)[**Brinc** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brinc)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**Astanor Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astanor-ventures)[**Bpifrance** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance)[**Innovate UK** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**National Science Foundation** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Antler** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)[**Artesian VC** Asset manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian)[**Blue Horizon** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-horizon)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Big Idea Ventures put money into.

[**Nutropy** $8.1M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy)[**Perfat Technologies** $2.9M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfat-technologies)[**Krokos Bio** $75K · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/krokos-bio)[**BioClé** $200K · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/biocle)[**Standing Ovation** $29M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/standing-ovation)[**Cosaic** $6.0M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cosaic)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Big Idea Ventures in their description, not their title.

- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 1 Sept 2022 · 46 min Founder Mission, Values and Gritty Realities with Sandhya Sriram & John Tan - E193 With [Sandhya Sriram](https://millionrounds.com/person/sandhya-sriram) Mentions [John Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-tan)[Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 2 Sept 2020 · 34 min Sandhya Sriram on SE Asia's First Cell-Based Meat Startup, PHD to CEO and Being Celebrated As Women Scientist Founders - E19 With [Sandhya Sriram](https://millionrounds.com/person/sandhya-sriram) Mentions [Aera VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aera-vc)[Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures)[Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 18 Jun 2020 · 25 min Andrew Ive on Disrupting the Food Industry and Defying Expectations - E10 With [Andrew Ive](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-ive) Mentions [Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures)[Procter & Gamble](https://millionrounds.com/fund/procter-and-gamble) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 1 May 2020 · 17 min Vardhan Kapoor on Sustainability Leadership - E3 Mentions [Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures)[Saudi Arabia](https://millionrounds.com/person/saudi-arabia) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Big Idea Ventures

### What does Big Idea Ventures invest in?

Big Idea Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture-tech, Agricultural-tech and Food.

### How active is Big Idea Ventures?

84 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Big Idea Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MOA (Venture, Sept 2026), Nutropy (Grant, Jul 2026) and Perfat Technologies (Grant, Jul 2026).

### How big are Big Idea Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M. It says it writes cheques of $125K to $1.0M.

### Does Big Idea Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 84 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Big Idea Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (28%), France (10%) and Spain (8%).

### Is Big Idea Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Big Idea Ventures invest alongside?

Most often EIC Accelerator (5 rounds together), EIT Food RisingFoodstars (5 rounds together) and Brinc (4 rounds together).

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