# Eric Melloul

> Eric Melloul is a Series A investor at Verlinvest (Brussels) backing Food and Beverage and Retail. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Verlinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verlinvest)
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-melloul-ba9b78

Eric Melloul is a Series A investor at Verlinvest in Brussels focused on Food and Beverage and Retail. Partner at Kharis Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Snack Food | 1 | 50% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KoRo | KoRo is a snacking brand that offers a range of products from natural foods to clean-label snacks and functional foods. It specializes in superfoods, dried fruits, nuts, seeds, cereals, various butter variety, supplements, organic drinks, juices, and protein bars. | $5.2M | Series C | Feb 26, 2025 |  |
| La Vie | La Vie is developing a 100% vegetable edible fat with the ambition of offering different types of vegetable meats. | $28.4M | Series A | Jan 19, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bleu Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bleu-capital-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capagro](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capagro) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrepreneurs First](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrepreneur-first) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrepreneurs First](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrepreneurs-first) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Financiere Saint James](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/financiere-saint-james) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oyster Bay Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oyster-bay-75ad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Verlinvest

VC Fund · Brussels, Belgium

Verlinvest accelerates consumer revolutions by partnering with great leaders on a mission to build iconic and mission-driven brands in Technology, Health Care and Food & Beverages.

5 contacts available at Verlinvest.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amit Aggarwal | Partner, Early Growth, Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-aggarwal-b804 |
| Eric Melloul | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-melloul |
| Arjun Anand | Investment Professional | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arjun-anand |
| Clément Pointillart | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cl%C3%A9ment-pointillart-52b6 |
| Gilles Vanhouwe | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilles-vanhouwe |

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## FAQ

### What does Eric Melloul invest in?

Eric Melloul invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Retail and Snack Food startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Eric Melloul last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eric Melloul closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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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