Lever VC

Lever VC backs the entrepreneurs creating the future of protein. Key members of Lever VC’s investment team have been active investors in alternative protein since 2014, backing early winners like Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, JUST, Miyoko's, and Kite Hill and emerging leaders like TurtleTree, Mission Barns, UPSIDE Foods, and THIS. Members of Lever VC’s investment team have executed over 85 deals (including follow-ons) in the alternative protein sector over eight years, with stellar multiples on invested capital and exits. Key members of Lever VC’s investment team have also deployed over USD 450 million into the conventional animal protein sector since 2015 (with stellar returns and exits) and spent the past decade consulting to leading global meat and dairy companies. Lever VC’s USD 80 Million Fund I has invested in over two dozen leading companies developing plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-derived meat and dairy products as well as ingredients and technology inputs into the sector, with stellar growth in portfolio value. Lever VC has established a reputation as a top value-add investor in the space, and its extensive experience and network enables it to move the needle for its portfolio companies on strategy, sales, fundraising, media, and more. This domain expertise and sector reputation provide added advantages to Lever VC for deal origination, due diligence, market intelligence, and supporting its portfolio companies. Lever VC's Fund II will continue to leverage Fund I’s depth of expertise to capture the massive opportunity that alternative proteins present.