# Alex Malamatinas

> Alex Malamatinas is a Series A investor at Melitas Ventures backing Food and Beverage. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Melitas Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melitas-ventures)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-malamatinas-17a25124/

Alex Malamatinas is a Series A investor at Melitas Ventures focused on Food and Beverage and Food Processing. Alex Malamatinas is the Founder & Managing Partner at Melitas Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 100% |
| Food Processing | 2 | 67% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PreciTaste AI | PreciTaste®, a proprietary Vision AI platform and leader in operational optimization in the foodservice industry, provides real-time crew recommendations through deep tech computer vision and machine learning. It's digital food AI management solution revolutionizes the way food chains operate—maximizing efficiency, enhancing customerexperience and reducing food waste. With the Virtual Baker® by PreciBake® already supporting baking processes in Europe’s largest grocery retailer, PreciTaste expands proven infrastructure to serve fast casual and QSR sectors. With 1,500+ food AI systems deployed, PreciTaste's offline-first, in-store software platform with 40+ patents works on Edge Devices, is Cloud and Internet-independent, and data privacy compliant. Series A growth funding is led by Melitas® Ventures and Cleveland Avenue, LLC and includes Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) and Monogram Capital Partners. | $24M | Series A | Aug 09, 2022 |  |
| Abbot's Butcher | Abbot's Butcher use only the highest quality ingredients to craft our plant-based proteins, and why we choose to be thoughtful and responsible in all we do. |  | Series A | Oct 20, 2021 |  |
| BOU Brands | BOU is a small team of foodies who are committed to creating products that are tastier, healthier, higher quality, and more convenient. They believe that you should never have to sacrifice flavor for health, or quality for convenience. Whether it's their easy to use cubes, or their on the go soup cups, their products are made with real and allnatural ingredients, and are designed to make your life easier. | $4M | Series B | Nov 16, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cleveland Avenue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleveland-avenue) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enlightened Hospitality Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enlightened-hospitality) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Melitas Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melitas-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Monogram Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monogram-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Unovis Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unovis-asset-management-be7b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Melitas Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Melitas Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in early stage food & beverage companies through the entire value chain, focusing on better-for-you food & beverage products.

2 contacts available at Melitas Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Malamatinas | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-malamatinas |
| Carolyn Simmons | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carolyn-simmons |

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## FAQ

### What does Alex Malamatinas invest in?

Alex Malamatinas invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and Hardware startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alex Malamatinas last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alex Malamatinas closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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