# California Dairies

> California Dairies is a VC fund in Visalia backing Livestock and Animal Feed. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Visalia, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-dairies-inc/
- Website: https://x.com/caldairiesinc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaDairiesInc/

California Dairies is a food production company.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Livestock | 1 | 50% |
| Animal Feed | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Darrin Montiero | Vice President of Sustainability | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darrin-montiero |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Athian | Athian enables animal agriculture producers to monetize their sustainability efforts — whether it's past work or progress towards a future sustainability goal. | $4M | Series A | Nov 19, 2025 |  |
| Athian | Athian enables animal agriculture producers to monetize their sustainability efforts — whether it's past work or progress towards a future sustainability goal. | $5M | Seed | May 01, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DSM Venturing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsm-venturing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Elanco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elanco) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tyson Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tyson-new-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ajinomoto Group Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajinomoto-group-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Australian Agricultural Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/australian-agricultural-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cultivate Next](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cultivate-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does California Dairies invest in?

California Dairies invests primarily in Livestock and Animal Feed startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 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 California Dairies?

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### Who are the partners at California Dairies?

The team at California Dairies includes Darrin Montiero (Vice President of Sustainability). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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