# DLF Venture

> DLF Venture is a VC fund in Luxembourg backing Food and Beverage and Pet. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/dlfventure
- Website: https://www.dlfventure.com/

DLF Venture is a VC fund in Luxembourg focused on Food and Beverage and Pet. DLF Venture operates as a family-owned consumer-focused investment company. It invests in four core sectors, with a specific focus on developing products or services with a strong brand and a B2C/DTC business approach. Its four core sectors which are preferably in Western European markets include food and beverage, health and care, edtech, andinnovative retail and hospitality.The firm was founded in 2016 in Luxembourg, with footprints in Brussels and London.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $6.8M–$11M |
| Series A | $5.3M–$27M |
| Series B | $23M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 14% |
| Pet | 1 | 7% |
| Coffee | 1 | 7% |
| EdTech | 1 | 7% |
| Retail | 1 | 7% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 36% |
| Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 14% |
| Belgium | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |
| Singapore | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clément Helinckx | Senior Investment Associate | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cl%C3%A9ment-helinckx |
| Francois-Xavier de Mevius | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francois-xavier-de-mevius |
| Pierre-jean Wallon | Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pierre-jean-wallon |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hormona | Hormona is on a mission to revolutionize hormonal health through the use of home testing & AI to provide women with the first end-to-end solution. | $6.8M | Seed | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Foodji | Foodji is a company that makes vending machines that sell fresh food. For businesses, government agencies, and other institutions, the company offers a food vending machine and a smartphone application to purchase food, giving staff members, students, clients, and other visitors access to excellent, fresh food whenever they want it. | $5.3M | Series A | Jan 15, 2025 |  |
| Foodji | Foodji is a company that makes vending machines that sell fresh food. For businesses, government agencies, and other institutions, the company offers a food vending machine and a smartphone application to purchase food, giving staff members, students, clients, and other visitors access to excellent, fresh food whenever they want it. | $23M | Series A | Mar 07, 2023 |  |
| Edgard & Cooper | Edgard & Cooper offers foods for dogs and cats made with natural and nutritious ingredients. Their products are made with fresh meat and simple ingredients making it more balanced than over-processed pet food. Edgard & Cooper was founded in 2014 by Louis Chalabi and Jürgen Degrande and is headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium. | $21.7M | Series C | Jan 23, 2023 |  |
| Cialfo | Cialfo is an AI driven solution that brings together people, software, and data to simplify college and career counseling workflows. Students, counselors, parents, college representatives use Cialfo to hope, dream and collaborate. We’re on a mission to make higher education accessible for 100 million students by 2025. Cialfo has offices inWashington DC, Singapore, Shanghai and New Delhi. | $40M | Series B | Jan 27, 2022 |  |
| Lyre's Spirit Co | Many years in the making, Lyre’s exquisite range of lovingly crafted alcohol-free, classic spirits was borne from a quest to make the impossible possible. To provide an alternative to those who don’t wish to imbibe alcohol, but still wish to enjoy the mirth, merriment and social intercourse of an evening soiree or shindig. But this is not justany alternative. Every Lyre’s spirit looks, tastes and sashays around the palate just like the original. And yet, the absence of giggle juice enables revellers to remain clear-headed, of good cheer and in fine fettle to pursue whatever tickles their fancy the following day. Lyre’s – the finest range of non-alcoholic classic spirits the world has ever seen. | $26.8M | Series A | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| The nu company | We are firmly convinced that nutrition must be natural, functional and tasty. Therefore we are looking for the most delicious combinations of natural organic ingredients for more health and more enjoyment. In addition, we want to give something back to the planet by planting a tree for each product sold and completely opting for compostablesustainable packaging concepts. | $16.6M | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Lyre's Spirit Co | Many years in the making, Lyre’s exquisite range of lovingly crafted alcohol-free, classic spirits was borne from a quest to make the impossible possible. To provide an alternative to those who don’t wish to imbibe alcohol, but still wish to enjoy the mirth, merriment and social intercourse of an evening soiree or shindig. But this is not justany alternative. Every Lyre’s spirit looks, tastes and sashays around the palate just like the original. And yet, the absence of giggle juice enables revellers to remain clear-headed, of good cheer and in fine fettle to pursue whatever tickles their fancy the following day. Lyre’s – the finest range of non-alcoholic classic spirits the world has ever seen. | $6.9M | Seed | May 04, 2021 |  |
| Lyre's Spirit Co | Many years in the making, Lyre’s exquisite range of lovingly crafted alcohol-free, classic spirits was borne from a quest to make the impossible possible. To provide an alternative to those who don’t wish to imbibe alcohol, but still wish to enjoy the mirth, merriment and social intercourse of an evening soiree or shindig. But this is not justany alternative. Every Lyre’s spirit looks, tastes and sashays around the palate just like the original. And yet, the absence of giggle juice enables revellers to remain clear-headed, of good cheer and in fine fettle to pursue whatever tickles their fancy the following day. Lyre’s – the finest range of non-alcoholic classic spirits the world has ever seen. | $9M | Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Cialfo | Cialfo is an AI driven solution that brings together people, software, and data to simplify college and career counseling workflows. Students, counselors, parents, college representatives use Cialfo to hope, dream and collaborate. We’re on a mission to make higher education accessible for 100 million students by 2025. Cialfo has offices inWashington DC, Singapore, Shanghai and New Delhi. | $15M | Series A | Feb 05, 2021 |  |

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## FAQ

### What does DLF Venture invest in?

DLF Venture invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Pet and Coffee startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is DLF Venture's check size?

DLF Venture typically joins rounds of $6.8M–$11M at Seed, $5.3M–$27M at Series A and $23M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds DLF Venture participates in.

### How do I contact DLF Venture?

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### Who are the partners at DLF Venture?

The team at DLF Venture includes Clément Helinckx (Senior Investment Associate), Francois-Xavier de Mevius (Principal) and Pierre-jean Wallon (Executive Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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