# Alexander Bechelli > Alexander Bechelli is a seed investor at DuContra Ventures backing Food and Beverage and FinTech. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [DuContra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ducontra-ventures) - Location: Newport Beach, United States - Total investments: 9 - Last investment: Aug 2021 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-bechelli-8183893a - Website: https://x.com/alexbechelli1 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexander.bechelli Alexander Bechelli is a seed investor at DuContra Ventures in Newport Beach focused on Food and Beverage and FinTech. Alexander Bechelli is the Founder of Odenn Impact. He previously worked at KPMG as a Consultant. Alexander Bechelli attended UCLA. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Food and Beverage | 5 | 56% | | FinTech | 2 | 22% | | Consumer Goods | 2 | 22% | | Coffee | 1 | 11% | | Retail | 1 | 11% | 21 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 4 | 44% | | Pre-Seed | 3 | 33% | | Series B | 1 | 11% | | Series G | 1 | 11% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Minus | Minus is a beanless coffee company that produces coffee. | $4.5M | Seed | Aug 31, 2021 | | | TBH | TBH provides snack society hoodies, sweatpants, and hazelnut cocoa spread. They advertise free shipping on orders above $40. On their website, customers can contact them by email. | | Pre-Seed | Apr 02, 2021 | | | MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $850K | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2021 | | | Vessel Health | Vessel Health is a health, wellness, and fitness organization which provides with comprehensive, proactive health to clients. | | Seed | Mar 03, 2021 | | | Alinea | Alinea is a mobile investing platform that enables users to invest in stocks and exchange-traded funds. The platform allows users to create curated playlists of investments, offering a structured way to diversify portfolios based on interests and themes. Alinea provides tools to automate investing through recurring contributions and supports usersin making financial decisions by presenting relevant insights. The platform also includes a social component, where users can view and share investment strategies with peers. Alinea targets individuals seeking a simplified approach to personal finance and investing. The app is designed for those looking to start investing without requiring advanced financial knowledge. Alinea operates as a self-directed investment service with an emphasis on thematic and goal-based investing. | | Pre-Seed | Dec 25, 2020 | | | Cove | On a mission to end the world's reliance on plastic. Cove has developed the first fully biodegradable water bottle. | | Seed | Jun 17, 2020 | | | Public | Public.com is the fractional investing platform where members build modern portfolios of stocks & ETFs, crypto & NFTs, art & collectibles. | $15M | Series B | Mar 02, 2020 | | | NorCal Cannabis | NorCal Cannabis Company functions as a holding company with assets ranging from production to retail. The founding team leverages over two decades of cultivation expertise and business acumen to execute a vertical integration strategy that optimizes the balance between production efficiency and retail reach. By analyzing the company'sexisting engagements with licensed distributors and retailers throughout the state, NorCal Cannabis Company plans to integrate a diverse range of industry segments with fresh insights into the underlying economics of California cannabis. | | Seed | Mar 03, 2019 | | | Beyond | Beyond Meat is a food processing company that specializes in providing plant-based meat. The company aims to make a positive impact on four growing global issues such as human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources, and animal welfare. Its plant-based meats are made by combining expert innovation with simple, non-GMO ingredients.Beyond Meat's products offer greater or equal protein levels than their animal counterparts, no cholesterol, less saturated fat, and no antibiotics or hormones. | | Series G | Feb 04, 2017 | | 9 of 9 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [18.ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/18-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Advancit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advancit-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Ambridge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambridge-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Capital V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-v) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About DuContra Ventures VC Fund 2 contacts available at DuContra Ventures. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Alexander Bechelli | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-bechelli | | Bá Minuzzi | Co-Founder & GP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b%C3%A1-minuzzi | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Alexander Bechelli invest in? Alexander Bechelli invests primarily in Food and Beverage, FinTech and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 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 Alexander Bechelli last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Alexander Bechelli closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 9 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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