# Big Idea Ventures

> Big Idea Ventures is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. See 287 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 287
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 57%
- Fund size: $75M
- Last fund: Nov 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/bigideaventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bigideaventures
- Website: https://bigideaventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigIdeaVentures/

Big Idea Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. Big Idea Ventures is the world’s most active investor in food technology and the bioeconomy, combining global funds, accelerators, and its Vevolution platform to support startups, corporate & government relationships across 30+ countries. Alongside investing, they partner with leading universities to venture-build companies from cutting-edgeIP, bridging research and commercialization. Backed by corporates and governments,Big Idea Ventures scale breakthrough solutions in food, agriculture, health, and sustainability while building global innovation ecosystems. For more information, visit bigideaventures.com

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 86 | 30% |
| Biotechnology | 58 | 20% |
| Food Processing | 43 | 15% |
| Alternative Protein | 25 | 9% |
| Nutrition | 14 | 5% |

75 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 100 | 35% |
| Seed | 66 | 23% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 3% |
| Series A | 6 | 2% |
| Series B | 3 | 1% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 53 | 18% |
| Singapore | 18 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 5% |
| France | 6 | 2% |
| Germany | 6 | 2% |

28 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Cadeo | Managing Partner Asia | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-cadeo |
| Aaron Brodkey | Program Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-brodkey |
| Abby Lyall | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abby-lyall |
| Andrew Ive | Founder and Managing General Partner | 171 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-d-ive |
| Caroline Mak | Accelerator Program DirectorAccelerator | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caroline-mak-a4c3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maia Fertility | Maia Fertility is an early stage biotechnology startup. Operating in stealth mode, the company develops its proprietary Ferizyme platform, which alters the uterine extracellular matrix to improve embryo implantation rates. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| BioClé | BioClé develops solutions for identifying, analyzing, and interpreting chemical, biological, radiological, and environmental hazards. The company provides software platforms that combine scientific models, data analysis tools, and scenario simulations to support informed decision-making in critical situations. Its systems allow users to detectpotential threats, evaluate their impact, and explore mitigation or response strategies. Its tools are designed to integrate into diverse operational workflows, offering configurable modules for different sectors and user requirements. By merging scientific expertise with practical applications, the company enables organizations to conduct accurate assessments, generate detailed reports, and enhance preparedness for complex hazard scenarios. | $200K | Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |
| BioClé | BioClé develops solutions for identifying, analyzing, and interpreting chemical, biological, radiological, and environmental hazards. The company provides software platforms that combine scientific models, data analysis tools, and scenario simulations to support informed decision-making in critical situations. Its systems allow users to detectpotential threats, evaluate their impact, and explore mitigation or response strategies. Its tools are designed to integrate into diverse operational workflows, offering configurable modules for different sectors and user requirements. By merging scientific expertise with practical applications, the company enables organizations to conduct accurate assessments, generate detailed reports, and enhance preparedness for complex hazard scenarios. | $200K | Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |
| RheaPlant | Rheaplant is a climate tech biomanufacturing startup that produces nutritious, sustainable food using plant cell culture technology. | $200K | Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |
| RheaPlant | Rheaplant is a climate tech biomanufacturing startup that produces nutritious, sustainable food using plant cell culture technology. | $200K | Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |
| CryoVera | CryoVera is a food technology offering nature-inspired, food-safe antifreeze/anti-crystallization ingredients that preserve the texture and quality of frozen foods during freeze–thaw and cold-chain handling. | $200K | Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |
| CryoVera | CryoVera is a food technology offering nature-inspired, food-safe antifreeze/anti-crystallization ingredients that preserve the texture and quality of frozen foods during freeze–thaw and cold-chain handling. | $200K | Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |
| Saku Biosciences | Saku Biosciences is an early stage life sciences company that aims to reduce the costs to make biotechnology products. | $200K | Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |
| Saku Biosciences | Saku Biosciences is an early stage life sciences company that aims to reduce the costs to make biotechnology products. | $200K | Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |
| XiA'H | XiA'H is a Mexican biotech startup transforming plants into high value bioactive ingredients (secondary metabolites) through scalable biotechnology for the industry. Our mission is to revolutionise plant based innovation through the traditional practice of using plants (ethnobotanics) and bridge it with science to unlock nature's power tokickstart the next generation of biosolutions. | $200K | Pre-Seed | May 18, 2026 |  |

10 of 287 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sustainable Food Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sustainable-food-ventures) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [ProVeg Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/proveg-incubator) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Kale United](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kale-invest) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Cult Food Science](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cult-food-science) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [HackCapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foodhack) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Capital V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-v) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Big Idea Ventures invest in?

Big Idea Ventures invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Biotechnology and Food Processing startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 287 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Big Idea Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Big Idea Ventures?

The team at Big Idea Ventures includes Christian Cadeo (Managing Partner Asia), Aaron Brodkey (Program Associate) and Abby Lyall (Vice President), among 14 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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