# ECP Growth

> ECP Growth is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Food Processing. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Greenwich, United States
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emil-capital-partners-llc/
- Website: https://www.emilcapital.com/

ECP Growth is a VC fund in Greenwich focused on Food and Beverage and Food Processing. Emil Capital is an entrepreneurial, private investment company based in Greenwich, Connecticut. We seek out companies whose products or services connect with the New American Consumer, and whose execution fosters consistently superior customer experiences.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3M–$10M |
| Series B | $2.7M–$42M |
| Series C | $10M–$28M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 7 | 21% |
| Food Processing | 5 | 15% |
| Retail | 3 | 9% |
| Consumer Goods | 3 | 9% |
| Music | 2 | 6% |

52 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 9 | 26% |
| Series B | 9 | 26% |
| Series C | 4 | 12% |
| Seed | 3 | 9% |
| Series D | 2 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 53% |
| Canada | 2 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Guldin | CEO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-guldin |
| Marcel Bens | Managing Partner & COO | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcel-bens |
| Scott M. Roman | Senior Partner, Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-m-roman |
| Melissa Dolan | Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-dolan-cc9e |
| Rob Willey | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-willey |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shipday | A cloud based software platform with Mobile Apps for managing local deliveries with state of art dispatch and delivery tracking technology. Powering both on-demand and scheduled local deliveries in 100+ countries. Direct to consumer restaurant food deliveries, grocery deliveries, pharmacy and other local e-commerce deliveries. | $7M | Series A | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Murphy's Naturals | Murphy's Naturals, Inc. is a company that believes in the importance of all-natural products and the benefits they provide. They truly believe that health and wellness come from the environment. Founded by Philip Freeman and named after his best buddy Murphy, Murphy's Naturals creates products which are made from responsibly sourced plantbased ingredients. They leave out all of the chemicals and toxins and instead focus on providing amazing earth-friendly products that will help others through its purchases. | $8M | Series B | Mar 13, 2024 |  |
| Minus Works | Minus Works is a technology and manufacturing company specializing in the cold chain. | $1.8M | Seed | May 17, 2023 |  |
| No Meat Factory | No Meat Factory is a producer of high-quality, delicious vegan plant-based foods that offer consumers variety for a healthier lifestyle. Our products cater to mainstream tastes and are aimed at flexitarian consumers. Manufacturing and R&D advancements at No Meat Factory give the company a competitive advantage, allowing high-quality,cost-effective, and delicious vegan products to be introduced into the global food chain. | $42M | Series B | Jan 12, 2023 |  |
| Murphy's Naturals | Murphy's Naturals, Inc. is a company that believes in the importance of all-natural products and the benefits they provide. They truly believe that health and wellness come from the environment. Founded by Philip Freeman and named after his best buddy Murphy, Murphy's Naturals creates products which are made from responsibly sourced plantbased ingredients. They leave out all of the chemicals and toxins and instead focus on providing amazing earth-friendly products that will help others through its purchases. | $8.5M | Series A | Nov 17, 2021 |  |
| PetFriendly | PetFriendly is a pet wellness company that is dedicated to creating safe, effective, and vet-quality products for dogs and cats. Its mission is to keep pets healthy and make their humans happy. | $6M | Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Kidfresh | Kidfresh creates all-natural kids’ meals it provides top nutrition with no artificial colors or flavors to kids. Kidfresh is now offering a line of six healthy kids’ meals all-natural, frozen meals for kids sold in the US at retailers such as Whole Foods, Shaws, ShopRite, and a growing list of other supermarkets.The company was founded in 2016and headquartered in New York, United States. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 26, 2020 |  |
| ALOHA | Originally created in 2013 by three long-time Hawaiian business partners and re-formed by its current management team led by Brad Charron in late 2017, ALOHA is an employee-owned and operated company committed to making the healthiest, best-tasting plant-based protein products on the planet. ALOHA’s product portfolio includes protein bars, proteindrinks and protein powders that taste as good as they are for you, proving you don’t have to sacrifice taste for nutrition. USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, Soy-Free, Dairy-Free, Stevia & Sugar Alcohol-Free; all ALOHA products are sustainably sourced and thoughtfully packaged with deep respect for both people and the environment. As of March 2021, Aloha is proud to be a Certified B-Corporation. Aloha products can be found at Kroger, Harris Teeter, Wegmans, Sprouts and many other grocery/natural outlets. As a "digital-first" company, Aloha is widely available online at Amazon, Thrive Market, Vitacost, Walmart.com and through its own D2C site, www.aloha.com |  | Series B | May 01, 2019 |  |
| milk + honey | milk + honey is a thriving collection of premier spa and salons in Austin and Houston, Texas, offering a full range of services including massage, facials, waxing, natural nail therapy, hair care, makeup application, and bridal packages in a modern, inviting space.Named one of Austin Business Journal's "Best Places to Work,"​we're deeply committed to helping you achieve your personal and professional goals. We believe that happy employees, thorough training, wonderful service, and an encouraging environment result in happy clients who return often. |  |  | Apr 29, 2019 |  |
| Kidfresh | Kidfresh creates all-natural kids’ meals it provides top nutrition with no artificial colors or flavors to kids. Kidfresh is now offering a line of six healthy kids’ meals all-natural, frozen meals for kids sold in the US at retailers such as Whole Foods, Shaws, ShopRite, and a growing list of other supermarkets.The company was founded in 2016and headquartered in New York, United States. |  | Series C | Feb 19, 2019 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BrandProject](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-project) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [NGEN Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ngen-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [AccelFoods](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelfoods) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acton-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Monogram Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monogram-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Angel Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does ECP Growth invest in?

ECP Growth invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is ECP Growth's check size?

ECP Growth typically joins rounds of $3M–$10M at Series A, $2.7M–$42M at Series B and $10M–$28M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ECP Growth participates in.

### How do I contact ECP Growth?

Public channels for ECP Growth 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 ECP Growth?

The team at ECP Growth includes Andreas Guldin (CEO), Marcel Bens (Managing Partner & COO) and Scott M. Roman (Senior Partner, Managing Director). 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.

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