AiiM Partners
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
AiiM Partners is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Sustainability and Food and Beverage. AiiM Partners invests in technology-enabled companies addressing climate change and equity/access, targeting a $17 trillion market opportunity in oceans/water, air/energy and land/agriculture. AiiM Partners' team has a combined 160 years of investment, operating, and industry experience in building global, successfulbusinesses. Women founders and CEOs form half of the AiiM Partners Fund assets while over half of the assets are with people of color.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries AiiM Partners invests in
Stages AiiM Partners invests in
Countries AiiM Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $4.6M–$8M
- Series A
- $12M–$40M
- Series B
- $85M–$226M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Sustainability 4 (29%)
- Food and Beverage 4 (29%)
- Biotechnology 3 (21%)
- CleanTech 2 (14%)
- Organic Food 2 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (29%)
- Series A 4 (29%)
- Series B 2 (14%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (7%)
- Series D 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 9 (64%)
- Singapore 1 (7%)
- United Kingdom 1 (7%)
- The Netherlands 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shally Shanker
Founder & Managing Partner
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Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Brineworks
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Brineworks' saltwater electrolyser's high-efficiency design allows for industry-leading CO2 extraction while also creating green hydrogen (H2) at a reasonable cost. | $8M / Seed / Sep 19, 2025 | |
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eDNA Explorer
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eDNA Explorer is a platform for organizations to gain actionable insight on biodiversity questions using the power of environmental DNA or eDNA. eDNA is a technology that let's you sequence all the eDNA in a scoop of soil or water to get a list of every living thing that has been in the area over the last few days. We work with regulatedcompanies that use nature in industries like agriculture, consumer goods, petroleum and pharmaceuticals AND with environmental stewards like governments and NGOs to help them easily turn eDNA into action. By combining eDNA with geospatial data and overlaying AI algorithms, we can answer questions about biodiversity health, track progress across metrics, and create predictions to inform decisions across ecososytems around the world. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 13, 2024 | |
Ecovative Design
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Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre are fascinated by mushrooms growing on wood chips and observing how the fungal mycelium strongly bonds the wood chips together. This inspired them to think of new ways of using mycelium as a resin. In a class at Rensselaer called Inventor's Studio, they applied this new process for binding together insulatingparticles, creating Greensulate. Rather than just decreasing the environmental impact of conventional polystyrene foams, this invention creates a whole new paradigm where composite materials are literally grown, harnessing the incredible efficiency of nature. Shortly after founding the company, they won small grants from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA). This funding was used to create initial samples of the material. This proof of concept enabled the company to win bigger grants from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further develop the products. Since then, Ecovative has won many more awards and grants that have enabled the company to continue to grow and accelerate the production of these revolutionary eco-friendly materials.At Ecovative, they are passionate about sustainability. That is why they are working with nature to replace unsustainable plastics and foams with natural composites. Using innovative new materials and radical new technologies, their products perform at least as well as current state-of-the-art synthetics, but at a lower cost to both you and the environment. | $30M / Series E / Jun 14, 2023 | |
ReMo Energy
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ReMo Energy is a pioneer in the use of renewable energy in place of fossil fuels to produce industrial goods. | $5.3M / Seed / Jul 14, 2022 | |
Natural Fiber Welding
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Natural Fiber Welding develops a circularity platform producing sustainable materials from plants. Its multi-material platform serves a wide range of industries from fashion and footwear to automotive and upholstery. Its technology embeds seamlessly into existing supply chains, enabling iconic brands to design and scale products withhigh-performance, plastic-free materials. | $85M / Series B / Apr 12, 2022 | |
Brilliant Planet
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Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale. The company's innovative process enables vast quantities of microalgae to grow in open-air pond-based systems on coastal desert land. | $12M / Series A / Apr 06, 2022 | |
Motif
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Motif makes ingredients for the next generation of plant-based and healthy foods. They use fermentation to brew vital proteins and nutrients that power the body and pleases the palate. They collaborate with chefs, health experts, and food visionaries to create new building blocks for tomorrow’s food revolution. Motif combines tradition, innovation,and biotechnology to help build a more sustainable future, for everyone. | $226M / Series B / Jun 11, 2021 | |
MyForest Foods
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MyForest Foods focuses on creating sustainable plant-based food products using mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. The company's flagship product, MyBacon, is crafted from oyster mushroom mycelium grown in vertical farms. This process utilizes a proprietary cultivation method developed by its parent company, Ecovative, to control theshape and density of the mycelium as it grows. MyForest Foods' approach aims to offer a sustainable alternative to traditional meat products. | $40M / Series A / Apr 15, 2021 | |
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Ecovative Design
|
Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre are fascinated by mushrooms growing on wood chips and observing how the fungal mycelium strongly bonds the wood chips together. This inspired them to think of new ways of using mycelium as a resin. In a class at Rensselaer called Inventor's Studio, they applied this new process for binding together insulatingparticles, creating Greensulate. Rather than just decreasing the environmental impact of conventional polystyrene foams, this invention creates a whole new paradigm where composite materials are literally grown, harnessing the incredible efficiency of nature. Shortly after founding the company, they won small grants from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA). This funding was used to create initial samples of the material. This proof of concept enabled the company to win bigger grants from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further develop the products. Since then, Ecovative has won many more awards and grants that have enabled the company to continue to grow and accelerate the production of these revolutionary eco-friendly materials.At Ecovative, they are passionate about sustainability. That is why they are working with nature to replace unsustainable plastics and foams with natural composites. Using innovative new materials and radical new technologies, their products perform at least as well as current state-of-the-art synthetics, but at a lower cost to both you and the environment. | $60M / Series D / Mar 30, 2021 | |
BlueNalu
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BlueNalu is a cellular aquaculture company that satisfies the global appetite for seafood in a fresh, sustainable, and humane way. It offers consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe, and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability and diversity of the oceans. | $60M / Convertible Note / Jan 19, 2021 | |
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FAQ
What does AiiM Partners invest in?
AiiM Partners invests primarily in Sustainability, Food and Beverage and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is AiiM Partners's check size?
AiiM Partners typically joins rounds of $4.6M–$8M at Seed, $12M–$40M at Series A and $85M–$226M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds AiiM Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at AiiM Partners?
The team at AiiM Partners includes Shally Shanker (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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