# Dao Foods

> Dao Foods is a VC fund in Toronto backing Biotechnology and AgTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daofoods/
- Website: https://www.daofoods.com/

Dao Foods is an impact investment firm that aims to help entrepreneurs develop plant-based meat and alternative protein products. Dao Foods believes that supporting talented entrepreneurs who are targeting the 400m millennials in China with new, exciting, and delicious plant-based proteins is a huge business opportunity with massive social impact.​

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tao Zhang | Co-founder; Co-founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tao-zhang-e887 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cultured Decadence | Cultured Decadence is a cellular aquaculture startup creating novel methods to make crustacean products using cell culture and tissue engineering techniques. The company was founded in 2020 and based in Madison, Wisconsin. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Apr 09, 2021 |  |
| Starfield Food & Science Technology | Starfield Food & Science Technology offers plant-based proteins. |  | Angel | Mar 12, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bascom Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bascom-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bluestein Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluestein-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Branch Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/branch-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [gener8tor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gener8tor) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Glass Wall Syndicate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glass-wall-syndicate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dao Foods invest in?

Dao Foods invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and Beauty startups, most often at Angel and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Dao Foods?

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### Who are the partners at Dao Foods?

The team at Dao Foods includes Tao Zhang (Co-founder; Co-founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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