# Pre-seed food & Beverage investors (2026 list)

> 47 pre-seed food & Beverage investors, 70% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Founders Fund, FJ Labs. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-food-beverage-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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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 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-food-beverage-investors)The top 25

**47** investors on the list *+1* this week

**1,727** cheques in 12 months *-19%* against the market

**$2.6M** median 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 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 5 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **224** **$10M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 8 [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **208** **$1.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Bayern Kapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bayern-kapital) *Deploying now* Government · Germany **173** **$7.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Rockstart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockstart) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Netherlands **131** **$1.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 11 [Haatch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haatch) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **126** **$1.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **94** **$7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Export and Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/export-and-investment-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm **94** **$3.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [Female Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/female-founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **85** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **84** **$13M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [Square Peg Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/square-peg-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **77** **$18M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Prosus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosus-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **72** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Red Sea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-sea-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **66** **$6.3M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 19 [OostNL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oost-nl) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **52** **$3.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 20 [CORFO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corfo) *Deploying now* Government · Chile **47** **$348K** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 21 [SHIFT Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shift-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **38** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 22 [GRIDX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gridx) *Deploying now* VC firm · Argentina **35** **$291K** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 23 [Indian Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indian-angel-network) quiet Angel network · India **30** **$2.1M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen
- 24 [Saama Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saama-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **28** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [DSG Consumer Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dsg-consumer-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **26** **$3.4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**22 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *With* [Vanagon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vanagon)
- **5** Nov **[VÆRIDION](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-ridion)** Series A · $34M *Led by* [SHIFT Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shift-invest)
- **4** Nov **[Biograil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biograil)** Other · $23M *With* [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf)
- **4** Nov **[Crediflow AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/crediflow-ai)** Seed · $2M *With* [Haatch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haatch)
- **3** Nov **[Solgram](https://millionrounds.com/company/solgram)** Pre-seed · $1M *Led by* [Saama Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saama-capital)

## Stages This Year

1,644 rounds

- Venture **23%**
- Pre-seed **23%**
- Seed **21%**
- Series A **13%**
- Series B **5%**
- Other **16%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **768**
- Big Data & Analytics **102**
- Fintech **99**
- Healthcare **76**
- Biotech **63**
- Aerospace & Space **62**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

577 Q1 25

522 Q2 25

626 Q3 25

593 Q4 25

530 Q1 26

510 Q2 26

342 Q3 26

82 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders in food and agriculture

- How Stella Saved the Farm: A Tale About Making Innovation Happen Vijay Govindarajan · 2011 3.66 from 1,331 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Innovation Company building About the book How Stella Saved the Farm is a simple parable about making innovation happen, written by the authors of the New York Times bestselling Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble. This story resonates in organizations of all… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table - 57 Real-Life Laws on Entrepreneurship Sahar Hashemi · 2002 4.12 from 581 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book Anyone Can Do It chronicles the start and evolution of a successful business dream. Beginning with the Hashemi siblings' first conversations (when the seed of the idea was planted) it follows the progress of Coffee Republic from business plan to the present day. Coffee Republic… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People: Doing Business the Chick-fil-A Way S. Truett Cathy · 2002 4.05 from 1,271 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book Truett Cathy is a real-life Horatio Alger story. He grew up in a boarding house his mother operated, where he learned the principles of hard work, fairness, honesty, loyalty, and respect. When he opened a small restaurant in 1946 with his brother Ben, he put those principles to… On AmazonListen on Audible
- When Coffee & Kale Compete: Become Great at Making Products People Will Buy Alan Klement · 2016 4.00 from 704 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book A Job to be Done is the process a consumer goes through whenever she aims to transform her existing life-situation into a preferred one, but cannot because there are constraints that stop her. When Coffee and Kale Compete by Alan Klement helps you become better at creating and… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=food&stage=idea).

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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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