# Capital V

> Capital V is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Food Processing. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/capitalv-vc
- Website: https://www.capitalv.vc

Capital V is a VC fund focused on Food and Beverage and Food Processing. Transforming the global system to one that is more sustainable – from the perspectives of environment, food scarcity, health and animal welfare – by investing in solutions that facilitate sustained behavioral change and eliminate the consumption of animal products. Investing in vegan ventures

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Capital V. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Capital V. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/capital-v?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $330k–$13M |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 44% |
| Food Processing | 3 | 33% |
| FinTech | 2 | 22% |
| Organic Food | 2 | 22% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 22% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 44% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 44% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 2 | 22% |
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| India | 1 | 11% |
| Spain | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michiel van Deursen | Founder | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michiel-van-deursen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vacka | Vacka is a food and beverage manufacturer that produces and sells organic, plant-based vegan cheese varieties. | $1.2M | Seed | Feb 22, 2023 |  |
| NowNow | NowNow aims to democratise the mobile wallet space in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. We provide a bank and MNO agnostic online platform to recharge any mobile, pay bills, and utilities, send/receive money and pay@shop directly to merchants. The amount consumers pay is returned in the form of cashback and coupons making the recharge almostfree. We are PCI-DSS compliant and are licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.NowNow also offers a unique agent platform that enables additional revenue streams for individuals and businesses and provides financial services to the unbanked – allowing them to offer p2p, bank transfers, cash out, mobile recharge, pay bills etc. | $13M | Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Vevolution | Vevolution is the home of plant-based and cell-tech innovators we provide SaaS solutions to help investors and startups create a better world. | $330K | Seed | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| Evo Foods | Evo Foods is a food processing company that manufactures and produces a delicious and fluffy plant-based egg alternative. Its first product is a 100% plant-based liquid egg made from lentil protein that contains no cholesterol or antibiotics. The company is using cutting-edge science and technology to develop the next generation of plant-basedalternatives to animal products. Its plant-based liquid egg is created with the startup's proprietary patent-pending technology and indigenous Indian ingredients such as moong beans and peas. | $945K | Pre-Seed | Apr 19, 2021 |  |
| Jellatech | Jellatech is a B2B biotech business based in Raleigh, NC, and with R&D in Wageningen, Netherlands. Jellatech is producing high-quality, pure, animal-free collagen and gelatin. Founded by a group of innovators, dreamers, entrepreneurs, and scientists, Jellatech is eliminating the dependency on animals, to make better ingredient products -starting with collagen and gelatin. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Apr 19, 2021 |  |
| MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $850K | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2021 |  |
| Veggie Victory | VeggieVictory is Nigeria’s first plant-based food tech company bringing people a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle through plant-based meats and meals. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Feb 12, 2021 |  |
| Evo Foods | Evo Foods is a food processing company that manufactures and produces a delicious and fluffy plant-based egg alternative. Its first product is a 100% plant-based liquid egg made from lentil protein that contains no cholesterol or antibiotics. The company is using cutting-edge science and technology to develop the next generation of plant-basedalternatives to animal products. Its plant-based liquid egg is created with the startup's proprietary patent-pending technology and indigenous Indian ingredients such as moong beans and peas. | $850K | Seed | Jan 22, 2021 |  |
| MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $325K | Pre-Seed | Dec 18, 2020 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Sustainable Food Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sustainable-food-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Kale United](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kale-invest) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Seven Hound Ventures, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seven-hound-ventures-inc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [18.ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/18-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bluestein Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluestein-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund
- [Blue Horizon Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-horizon-corporation) — VC Fund
- [CircleUp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circleup-growth-partners) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Ventures Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ventures-platform) — VC Fund
- [Microtraction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/microtraction) — VC Fund
- [LoftyInc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loftyinc-capital-management) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Gaming Investors in Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-investors-nigeria)
- [Gaming VC Funds in Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-vc-funds-nigeria)
- [Food and Beverage Investors in Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-investors-nigeria)
- [Food and Beverage VC Funds in Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-vc-funds-nigeria)
- [Food and Beverage VC Funds in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-vc-funds-africa)
- [Organic Food Investors in Spain](https://shizune.co/investors/organic-food-investors-spain)

## FAQ

### What does Capital V invest in?

Capital V invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Capital V's check size?

Capital V typically joins rounds of $330k–$13M at Seed and $100k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Capital V participates in.

### How do I contact Capital V?

Public channels for Capital V include LinkedIn 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 Capital V?

The team at Capital V includes Michiel van Deursen (Founder). 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co