# Dr. Manon Sarah Littek > Dr. Manon Sarah Littek is a seed investor at Upfield backing Food and Beverage and Organic Food. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Upfield](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upfield) - Location: Berlin, Germany - Total investments: 10 - Last investment: Jun 2025 - Lead investor: 80% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-manon-sarah-littek-51353a39/?originalSubdomain=de Dr. Manon Sarah Littek is a seed investor at Upfield in Berlin focused on Food and Beverage and Organic Food. Manon Sarah Littek is the founder of Katjes Greenfood. She is the founding partner of the Green Generation Fund. Manon attended the University of Oxford. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $2.3M–$10M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Food and Beverage | 5 | 50% | | Organic Food | 2 | 20% | | B2C | 1 | 10% | | Pet | 1 | 10% | | Beauty | 1 | 10% | 9 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 7 | 70% | | Series A | 1 | 10% | | Funding Round | 1 | 10% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Germany | 4 | 40% | | United Kingdom | 2 | 20% | | United States | 1 | 10% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | yummy | Multichannel Convenience Food | $2.3M | Seed | Jun 06, 2025 | | | FluoRok | FluoRok is revolutionizing the way fluorochemicals are produced globally. | $10.3M | Seed | Sep 23, 2024 | | | XOXO Soda | XOXO Soda is a plant-based drink with prebiotic fiber that is low in sugar and calories. | $5M | Seed | Jun 26, 2024 | | | Younikat | VEGDOG - vegan dog food is the first 100% vegetable and gluten-free complete feed for dogs, which was developed in a one-year development phase in cooperation with specialist veterinarians and specialist laboratories due to a feed allergy in our dog Nelson. | $3.8M | Series A | Nov 11, 2022 | | | Younikat | VEGDOG - vegan dog food is the first 100% vegetable and gluten-free complete feed for dogs, which was developed in a one-year development phase in cooperation with specialist veterinarians and specialist laboratories due to a feed allergy in our dog Nelson. | $3.6M | Seed | Nov 11, 2022 | | | Younikat | VEGDOG - vegan dog food is the first 100% vegetable and gluten-free complete feed for dogs, which was developed in a one-year development phase in cooperation with specialist veterinarians and specialist laboratories due to a feed allergy in our dog Nelson. | $3.8M | Seed | Nov 10, 2022 | | | One.Five | A biotech platform to scale applied material science. | $10.2M | Seed | Sep 28, 2022 | | | Lypid | Pioneering alternative fat to make alternative protein as good as original meat. | $4M | Seed | Mar 07, 2022 | | | Neggst | Neggst is an egg produced from plants that has a white and yolk, just like its animal-made equivalent. They can provide an "eggsperience" for foodies, chefs, and fans of breakfast dishes without using any chickens. | | Seed | Dec 03, 2021 | | | The Rainforest Company | The Rainforest Company рrоvіdеs natural food products to change the lifestyle of its customers. It specializes in vegan, superfoods, acai, organic, healthy food products, and transparency. The Rainforest Company was founded in the year 2016 and is located in Berlin. | | | | | 10 of 10 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [SFO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sfo-c16e) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [JamJar Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamjar-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Foodland Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foodland-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [AVA Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ava-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Business Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-growth-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Upfield VC Fund 5 contacts available at Upfield. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Florence Naviner | Global CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florence-naviner-1f4c | | David Haines | Group Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-haines | | David J Haines | Group Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-j-haines-2c9c | | Dr. Manon Sarah Littek | Independent Non Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-manon-sarah-littek | | John Verbakel | Chief Research & Development Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-verbakel | ## 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 - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund - [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund - [IBB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibb) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Organic Food Angel Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/organic-food-angel-investors-germany) ## FAQ ### What does Dr. Manon Sarah Littek invest in? Dr. Manon Sarah Littek invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Organic Food and B2C startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Dr. Manon Sarah Littek's check size? Dr. Manon Sarah Littek typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$10M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dr. Manon Sarah Littek participates in. ### When did Dr. Manon Sarah Littek last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Dr. Manon Sarah Littek closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? 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