# Bob Roe

> Bob Roe is a Series B investor at Sozo Ventures backing Manufacturing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sozo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sozo-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-roe-5b921411

Bob Roe is a Series B investor at Sozo Ventures in New York focused on Manufacturing and Food Processing. Bob Roe is the VP, Narrative Development at Sozo Ventures.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eclipse Foods | Eclipse Foods is plant-based dairy products that are indistinguishable from animal dairy products. Using a novel plant-processing technology, Eclipse gives amazing dairy flavor, texture, and functionality without the health, environmental, and welfare issues attached to traditional dairy. The company's mission is to create a more sustainable,healthy, and humane food system by making amazing plant-based foods that require no sacrifice.Eclipse Foods was founded in 2019 and is based in Oakland, California. | $40M | Series B | Jun 28, 2022 | https://www.eclipsefoods.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Forerunner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forerunner-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Initialized Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initialized-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KBW Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kbw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sozo Ventures

VC Fund · Redwood City, United States

Sozo Ventures is a cross-border venture fund focusing on assisting US-based technology start-ups in global expansion. They are structured to connect the most ambitious entrepreneurial teams with the world's most advanced and respected customers and distributors.

5 contacts available at Sozo Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kazuhiro Kobayashi | Head of Japan | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiro-kobayashi |
| Anna Nakayasu | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-nakayasu |
| Bob Roe | VP, Narrative Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-roe-1b31 |
| Elena Winefeld | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elena-winefeld-cdc7 |
| Hiroki Matsuda | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroki-matsuda |

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## FAQ

### What does Bob Roe invest in?

Bob Roe invests primarily in Manufacturing, Food Processing and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 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 Bob Roe?

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### When did Bob Roe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bob Roe closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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