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Pre-seed food & Beverage investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed round raised by a food & Beverage company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

See all 47 →The top 25
47investors on the list+1 this week
1,727cheques in 12 months-19% against the market
$2.6Mmedian round they joined-67% against the market median
70%wrote a cheque in 12 months
53%have led a round

The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

  1. 1Y CombinatorDeploying nowAccelerator · United States6,412$3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  2. 2Founders FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,122$15Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  3. 3FJ LabsDeploying nowVC firm · United States849$11Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  4. 4Right Side Capital ManagementDeploying nowVC firm · United States834$875Kmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  5. 5AntlerDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom729$1Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  6. 6SFC CapitalDeploying nowAngel network · United Kingdom379$431Kmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  7. 7Kapor CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States224$10Mmedian roundJul 2026last seen
  8. 8Forum VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States208$1.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  9. 9Bayern KapitalDeploying nowGovernment · Germany173$7.1Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  10. 10RockstartDeploying nowAccelerator · Netherlands131$1.2Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  11. 11HaatchDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom126$1.5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  12. 12HTGF High-Tech GründerfondsDeploying nowVC firm · Germany94$7Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  13. 13Export and Investment FundDeploying nowVC firm94$3.2Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  14. 14Female Founders FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States85$4.2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  15. 15Main Sequence VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Australia84$13Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  16. 16Square Peg CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States77$18Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  17. 17Prosus VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Netherlands72$18Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18Red Sea VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States66$6.3Mmedian roundMay 2026last seen
  19. 19OostNLDeploying nowVC firm · Netherlands52$3.5Mmedian roundAug 2026last seen
  20. 20CORFODeploying nowGovernment · Chile47$348Kmedian roundApr 2026last seen
  21. 21SHIFT InvestDeploying nowVC firm · Netherlands38$5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  22. 22GRIDXDeploying nowVC firm · Argentina35$291Kmedian roundMay 2026last seen
  23. 23Indian Angel NetworkquietAngel network · India30$2.1Mmedian roundOct 2025last seen
  24. 24Saama CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · India28$2.5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  25. 25DSG Consumer PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · Singapore26$3.4Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
22 more on this list

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Quick answers about pre-seed food & Beverage investors

Who are the most active pre-seed food & Beverage investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Founders Fund, FJ Labs, Right Side Capital Management and Antler.

How many pre-seed food & Beverage investors are there?

47 are on record. 70% made an investment in the last 12 months and 53% have led a round.

Which stages do pre-seed food & Beverage investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (31%) and Seed (28%).

How big are the rounds pre-seed food & Beverage investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3.4M.

Which sectors do pre-seed food & Beverage investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech.

Which pre-seed food & Beverage investors lead the most rounds?

Founders Fund (42 led), Prosus Ventures (21 led) and Y Combinator (11 led).

Where are pre-seed food & Beverage investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (9), the Netherlands (4) and the United Kingdom (3).

What have pre-seed food & Beverage investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital), Quint Computing (Series A, Nov 2026, with Vanagon Ventures) and VÆRIDION (Series A, Nov 2026, with SHIFT Invest).

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