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Lever VC

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 25 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $13M, Jan 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AMrnaCytometryOmics

Deploying now
80%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque122days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.1MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led1 of 25Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 58%
Pitch Lever VC

Lever VC highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $1.9M

What they do

Lever VC backs the entrepreneurs creating the future of food and agriculture.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
MrnaCytometryOmics
Based in
New York City, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Jul
    Melt&MarbleGrant$3.2MWith 1 other
  3. Jul
    TurtleTreeVenture · SG$30MWith 1 other
  4. Jun
    ns/tx industriesSeries A · CA · Verdex Capital$11MWith 2 others
  5. Jun
    OmniSeries A · US$15MWith 1 other
  6. Apr
    Bond Pet FoodsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  7. Mar
    MezclaSeries B · US$9.5MSole investor
  8. Feb
    Mooji MeatsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  9. 2025

    6 rounds

  10. Nov
    Clever CarnivoreSeed · US$2.4MWith 1 other
  11. Aug
    The Better Meat Co.Series A · US$31MWith 3 others
  12. Aug
    Good Food TechnologiesVenture · HKUndisclosedWith 4 others
  13. Jul
    HerdDoggVenture · US$1.3MWith 4 others
  14. Jul
    NuCicerSeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  15. Apr
    XOXO SodaVenture · GB$5.2MWith 1 other
  16. 2024

    5 rounds

  17. Dec
    50CUTSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  18. Aug
    New School FoodsSeed · CA$5.9MWith 3 others
  19. Jul
    Boston BioprocessSeed · US$6.3MSole investor
  20. Jul
    Blackbird FoodsCrowdfunding · US$126KSole investor
  21. Jun
    THISSeries C · GB$25MWith 4 others
  22. 2023

    3 rounds

  23. Jun
    Bluu SeafoodSeries A · DE$18MWith 2 others
  24. Jun
    CellXSeries A · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  25. Jan
    Good PLANeT FoodsSeries B · US$5.2MWith 2 others
  26. 2022

    1 round

  27. Jun
    Avant MeatsSeries A · HK$11MWith 3 others
  28. 2021

    2 rounds

  29. Aug
    NoMoo Plant-BasedSeries A · BR$1.9MSole investor
  30. Jul
    WelldoneSeries A · RU$1.5MSole investor
  31. 2019

    1 round

  32. Dec
    Bond Pet FoodsSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.2MLed

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

CLChu Lawrence Sheng YuDirectoriFiling they signed
LSLawrence Sheng Yu ChuDirectoriFiling they signed
NCNicholas CooneyDirectoriFiling they signed
UYUlric Yuk Lun LeungDirectoriFiling they signed
XJXiao Jia HuangDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 12 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Lever VC Fund II Technical Advisors LLC
SEC number
CRD 324666

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

16 of 40 we have independently watched raise

AvantmeatsBlackbirdfoodsCellxFloxGoodplanetfoodsHerdDoggHeurafoodsMissionbarnsMoojimeatsMush-foodsNucicerOmniOobliTibatempehTurtletreefill out this formAdozencousinsBettermeatBirdmanlifeBluuBondpetsDrinkxoxoEatmezclaGavanGroundedHarkensweetsHeynudeIncaptoLyroMarvelousfoodsMed-food-labMeltandmarbleMozzafoodsNocowNomooSmashkitchenThenewfoodsThisWelldoneWorldfoodinnovations

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Lever VC put money into.

Quick answers about Lever VC

What does Lever VC invest in?

Lever VC invests most often at Series A and Venture (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mrna, Cytometry and Omics.

How active is Lever VC?

25 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Lever VC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Melt&Marble (Grant, Jul 2026), TurtleTree (Venture, Jul 2026) and ns/tx industries (Series A, Jun 2026).

How big are Lever VC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.1M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Lever VC lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 25 investments on record (4%).

Where does Lever VC invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (58%), Canada (8%) and Hong Kong SAR China (8%).

Is Lever VC investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Lever VC invest alongside?

Most often Artesian VC (2 rounds together), Blue Horizon (2 rounds together) and Brinc (2 rounds together).

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