# Dismatrix Group / Planthesis Fund

> Dismatrix Group / Planthesis Fund is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dismatrix/

Dismatrix Group / Planthesis Fund is a VC fund focused on Food and Beverage and Snack Food. Dismatrix Group is a multinational private equity, private credit, and venture capital firm that focuses on innovative-yet-sustainable trends in technology, wellness, and plant-based food.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 67% |
| Snack Food | 2 | 33% |
| Restaurants | 2 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 17% |
| Grocery | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
| Sweden | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Miray Zaki | Co-Founder and Managing Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miray-zaki |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barvecue | Barvecue is a food company that offers barbecues for vegetarians. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Cornelius, North Carolina, United States. | $1M | Seed | Mar 08, 2023 |  |
| Beau’s Ice Cream Parlour | Beau’s Ice Cream Parlour provides ice cream goods. The first order comes with a $5 discount. They offer ice cream in a wide range of flavors. They use organic and fairtrade ingredients to make their ice cream. | $553.4K | Seed | Apr 01, 2021 |  |
| Uncommon | Uncommon is about providing with that juicy, tender, and delicious meat they love but without harming their health, planet, and animals. Using state-of-the-art cell culture techniques, a small sample of cells from an animal will be expanded by feeding these cells a rich and animal-free growth media. When these cells have grown we can then usedifferent methods in order to form the desired meat product. Their technologies focus on the end-to-end solution and innovating in bioprocess engineering, biomaterials, and in-process monitoring.HigherSteaks was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 15, 2021 |  |
| Kale United | Kale United invests in vegan startups. Måns Ullerstam founded it in 2018, with its headquarters in Stockholm in Sweden. |  | Equity Crowdfunding | Oct 26, 2020 |  |
| Barvecue | Barvecue is a food company that offers barbecues for vegetarians. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Cornelius, North Carolina, United States. | $2M | Seed | Jul 09, 2020 |  |
| The Vurger Co. | The Vurger Co. mission is to revolutionise fast food forever through the power of plants.The Vurger Co exists to create a revolution in fast food, highlighting the very best vegetables, seeds, nuts and legumes all combined to create the ultimate in plant based burgers. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Clear Current Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clear-current-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Stray Dog Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stray-dog-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alma Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alma-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alwyn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alwyn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-impact-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dismatrix Group / Planthesis Fund invest in?

Dismatrix Group / Planthesis Fund invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Snack Food and Restaurants startups, most often at Seed and Equity Crowdfunding stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Dismatrix Group / Planthesis Fund?

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### Who are the partners at Dismatrix Group / Planthesis Fund?

The team at Dismatrix Group / Planthesis Fund includes Miray Zaki (Co-Founder and Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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