1st Course Capital
VC Fund
Redwood City, United States
1st Course Capital is a VC fund in Redwood City focused on Food and Beverage and Food Processing. 1st Course Capital invests in exceptional entrepreneurs who are transforming our food system.
- Total investments:
- 28
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 4%
Last updated:
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Industries 1st Course Capital invests in
Stages 1st Course Capital invests in
Countries 1st Course Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.1M–$6.4M
- Series A
- $4M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 12 (43%)
- Food Processing 5 (18%)
- Sustainability 4 (14%)
- Software 3 (11%)
- GreenTech 3 (11%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 10 (36%)
- Seed 7 (25%)
- Series A 3 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (7%)
- Funding Round 1 (4%)
Country
- United States 19 (68%)
- Australia 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Herz
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Renske Lynde
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Free From Market
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Free From Market provides inclusive access to personalized, nutritious groceries and educational resources for those living with chronic health conditions. | $2.1M / Seed / Jan 26, 2023 | |
Farmshelf
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Farmshelf provides an automated indoor farm solution. Its bookcase-sized farms are small enough to fit into a home or restaurant and powerful enough to provide pounds of fresh produce every week. The company brings the outdoors inside and grows food three times faster than conventional farming, using 90 percent less water. | Series A / Sep 30, 2022 | |
PATH
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PathWater is to make sustainable bottled water that helps break the addiction to single-use plastic bottled water. We’re growing this revolution every day, as global consumer demands skyrocket for sustainable and reusable choices in bottled water packaging. | $30M / Series A / Sep 29, 2022 | |
Maev
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Maev is the first true wellness company for dogs. Wellness can be complicated, so we're starting with the basics. Daily bowls, bars and broth that help fill the gaps in your city dog's diet and an NYC community that has your back. | $10M / Series A / Sep 28, 2022 | |
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Farmshelf
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Farmshelf provides an automated indoor farm solution. Its bookcase-sized farms are small enough to fit into a home or restaurant and powerful enough to provide pounds of fresh produce every week. The company brings the outdoors inside and grows food three times faster than conventional farming, using 90 percent less water. | $4M / Series A / Sep 01, 2022 | |
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Free From Market
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Free From Market provides inclusive access to personalized, nutritious groceries and educational resources for those living with chronic health conditions. | Seed / Aug 30, 2022 | |
BlueCart
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BlueCart is a web and mobile platform built to streamline and modernize the wholesale procurement process for buyers and sellers. It offers online and mobile ordering to new and existing customers while boosting sales with the BlueCart marketplace tools. BlueCart was formerly known as Improvonia and is launched in July 2014. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 23, 2022 | |
Gooder Foods
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Gooder Foods re-imagines Mac & cheese that's stealthily healthy and unbelievably delicious. It was launched in 2020 and operates in Santa Cruz, California. | $6.4M / Seed / Nov 16, 2021 | |
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Gooder Foods
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Gooder Foods re-imagines Mac & cheese that's stealthily healthy and unbelievably delicious. It was launched in 2020 and operates in Santa Cruz, California. | $3.8M / Seed / Nov 12, 2021 | |
Plant Provisions
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They make our deli slices the same way deli has been made for centuries, relying on traditional aging and fermentation methods to bring a delicious flavor to all our slices. | Pre-Seed / Oct 30, 2021 | |
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FAQ
What does 1st Course Capital invest in?
1st Course Capital invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and Sustainability startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does 1st Course Capital invest in?
1st Course Capital typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$6.4M at Seed and $4M–$30M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not 1st Course Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds 1st Course Capital took part in.
How do I contact 1st Course Capital?
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Who are the partners at 1st Course Capital?
The team at 1st Course Capital includes Peter Herz (General Partner) and Renske Lynde (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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