Bits x Bites
VC Fund
Shanghai, China
Bits x Bites is a food tech VC that invests in early-stage startups tackling global food system challenges. It targets companies innovating across the food supply chain, from farming, production, distribution, and logistics, to consumer goods and food services.
- Total investments:
- 29
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
- Fund size:
- $100M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Bits x Bites invests in
Stages Bits x Bites invests in
Countries Bits x Bites invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 more contact available
Round size
- Seed
- $4k–$20M
- Series A
- $968k–$100M
- Series B
- $29M–$347M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 9 (31%)
- Food and Beverage 6 (21%)
- Food Processing 5 (17%)
- Agriculture 4 (14%)
- AgTech 3 (10%)
Stage
- Series A 13 (45%)
- Seed 6 (21%)
- Series B 5 (17%)
- Series C 1 (3%)
- Funding Round 1 (3%)
Country
- China 7 (24%)
- Israel 3 (10%)
- Singapore 3 (10%)
- United States 2 (7%)
- United Kingdom 2 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Zhou
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Lawrence Wu
Program Manager
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Program Manager | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Matilda Ho
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Winnie Leung
Communications Director
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Communications Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Cataya Bio
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Cataya Bio (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a product company powered by an advanced engineering biology platform and biomanufacturing. We engineer microbes and develop clean fermentation processes to manufacture products of high purity, at low cost, and in a sustainable way. We strive to help the world to transition away from petroleum and addressimportant global issues in environmental preservation, carbon emission and climate change. | $34.4M / Series B / Sep 04, 2023 | |
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Cataya Bio
|
Cataya Bio (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a product company powered by an advanced engineering biology platform and biomanufacturing. We engineer microbes and develop clean fermentation processes to manufacture products of high purity, at low cost, and in a sustainable way. We strive to help the world to transition away from petroleum and addressimportant global issues in environmental preservation, carbon emission and climate change. | $13.8M / Series A / Nov 07, 2022 | |
Ketai Bio
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Ketai Bio is a synthetic biology company dedicated to the R&D, production and sales of high value-added bio-based products. | $14.2M / Series A / Nov 06, 2022 | |
Changjin Biotechnology
|
Changjin Biotechnology engages in the research, development, and industrialization of microbial synthetic proteins. | $22M / Series A / Jun 23, 2022 | |
MojiaBio
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Mojia Bioscience is a biotechnology company. | $80M / Series B / Jun 22, 2022 | |
MoA Technology
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MoA Technology Limited is a plant genetics company spun out from the University of Oxford. Professor Liam Dolan, FRS, has developed an innovative approach for the discovery of agricultural technologies that will enable farmers to produce healthy food from sustainable crop systems. | $44.2M / Series B / May 26, 2022 | |
Aikenong
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Aikenong is an agribusiness service company centered on intelligent crop planting decisions. | $5.7M / Series A / Mar 02, 2022 | |
Next Gen Foods
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Next Gen Foods is a food-tech startup that offers plant-based meat products. They use plants to create a delicious and satisfying meat experience that will make forget animal meat even exists. | $100M / Series A / Feb 15, 2022 | |
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Changjin Biotechnology
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Changjin Biotechnology engages in the research, development, and industrialization of microbial synthetic proteins. | $8.6M / Seed / Jan 10, 2022 | |
Believer Meats
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Believer Meats is a Jerusalem-based biotechnology company aiming to transform global meat production through distributive manufacturing of fat and muscle cells, increasing food safety and reducing ecological impact worldwide. They aim to turn the timeless vision of animal-free meat production into a reality. Their cutting-edge cellular agriculturetechnology was developed by award-winning biologists and bioengineers and brought into reality by world-renowned innovative chefs at Jerusalem’s singular culinary scene. | $347M / Series B / Dec 17, 2021 | |
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FAQ
What does Bits x Bites invest in?
Bits x Bites invests primarily in Biotechnology, Food and Beverage and Food Processing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 29 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Bits x Bites's check size?
Bits x Bites typically joins rounds of $4k–$20M at Seed, $968k–$100M at Series A and $29M–$347M 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 Bits x Bites participates in.
How do I contact Bits x Bites?
Public channels for Bits x Bites include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Bits x Bites?
The team at Bits x Bites includes Joseph Zhou (Managing Partner), Lawrence Wu (Program Manager) and Matilda Ho (Managing Director). 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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