# Bloom8

> Bloom8 is a VC fund in New York backing Agriculture and AgTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom8-vc
- Website: https://bloom8.vc

Bloom8 is a venture capital firm focuses on foodtech companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Bloom8. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Bloom8. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bloom8?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 67% |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gabriel Ruimy | Co-founder, Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabriel-ruimy-dc9c |
| Alexandre Ruimy | Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandre-ruimy-5a70 |
| Brandon Chong | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-chong-75bc |
| Samuel Boccara | Co-founder & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-boccara |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The EVERY Company | Clara Foods™ is the market leader in engineering, manufacturing and formulating animal-free, animal proteins as ingredients for the global food and beverage industry. Leveraging advanced fermentation to produce functional and nutritional proteins from microorganisms, the Company is reimagining the factory farm model that underpins industrial animalagriculture with a more sustainable, kinder and healthier alternative. Clara Foods is on a mission to decouple the world's most powerful proteins from the animals that make them. | $55M | Series D | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| Oishii | Oishii Farm provides indoor vertical farming technology. Oishii sells via supermarkets, offering a container of between eight and 11 strawberries for $50 per package. Hiroki Koga and Brendan Somerville started the company in 2017. | $150M | Series B | Feb 27, 2024 |  |
| Tropic Biosciences | At Tropic Biosciences, They develop high-performing commercial varieties of tropical crops which promote grower wellbeing, consumer health, and improved sustainable environmental practices, using cutting edge non-GMO gene editing techniques. | $35M | Series C | Jul 06, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [McWin Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mcwin) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ADQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adq-d6cc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Horizon Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-horizon-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CTBC Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ctbc-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DisruptAD](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/disruptad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Green Investment Corporation for Carbon Neutrality](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-green-investment-corporation-for-carbon-neutrality) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bloom8 invest in?

Bloom8 invests primarily in Agriculture, AgTech and Farming startups, most often at Series B and Series C 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.

### How do I contact Bloom8?

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### Who are the partners at Bloom8?

The team at Bloom8 includes Gabriel Ruimy (Co-founder, Managing Partner), Alexandre Ruimy (Founder & Managing Partner) and Brandon Chong (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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