Eric Patel
Executive Limited Partner @ Yaletown Partners
Vancouver, Canada
Eric Patel is a seed investor at Yaletown Partners in Vancouver focused on Food and Beverage and E-Commerce. Eric Patel was first elected to the Ritchie Bros. Board in 2004. Mr. Patel has extensive business and financial experience, most recently as CFO of Pembrook Mining Corp. (formerly Paget Resources Corporation), a private mining company that he left in 2010. Prior to that Mr. Patel acted as the CFO of CrystalDecisions, Inc., a privately heldsoftware company. Mr. Patel joined Crystal Decisions in 1999 after holding executive level positions, including that of CFO, with University Games, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of educational toys and games. Before 1997, Mr. Patel worked for Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream as Director of Strategy, for Marakon Associates strategy consultants and for Chemical Bank. Mr. Patel sits on the Advisory Board of ACL Services Ltd, the board of Daiya Foods Inc. and is treasurer of B.C. Social Ventures Partners, a not for profit-organization. Mr. Patel holds an MBA degree. Mr. Patel is currently a member of the Audit Committee and is Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Eric Patel invests in
Stages Eric Patel invests in
Countries Eric Patel invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.6M–$3.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 3 (60%)
- E-Commerce 2 (40%)
- Manufacturing 2 (40%)
- Food Processing 2 (40%)
- Wellness 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (60%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- Canada 2 (40%)
- United States 2 (40%)
Investments
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Apothékary
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Apothékary provides a tailored, holistic approach to medicine and wellness to clients in over 23 countries globally. Rooted in Eastern medicine and over 5,000 years of research and tradition, the company puts out both traditional medicinal practice and goods to meet the requirements of their clients in natural sleep, stress, skincare, and more. Theproduct portfolio of the company is prepared with products from Mother Nature's pantry, driven by the notion that food is medicine. | Seed / Nov 19, 2021 | |
TMRW Foods
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TMRW Foods is a Canadian producer of plant-based proteins, producing out of their wholly owned HACCP certified facility in British Columbia, Canada. TMRW products can be found in retailers across Canada, and a local delivery platform is available for Lower Mainland Vancouver. TMRW has tripled their distribution points from the end 2020 to Q2 2021. | $2.6M / Seed / Aug 25, 2021 | |
Eclipse Foods
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Eclipse Foods is plant-based dairy products that are indistinguishable from animal dairy products. Using a novel plant-processing technology, Eclipse gives amazing dairy flavor, texture, and functionality without the health, environmental, and welfare issues attached to traditional dairy. The company's mission is to create a more sustainable,healthy, and humane food system by making amazing plant-based foods that require no sacrifice.Eclipse Foods was founded in 2019 and is based in Oakland, California. | $12M / Series A / Nov 17, 2020 | |
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Eclipse Foods
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Eclipse Foods is plant-based dairy products that are indistinguishable from animal dairy products. Using a novel plant-processing technology, Eclipse gives amazing dairy flavor, texture, and functionality without the health, environmental, and welfare issues attached to traditional dairy. The company's mission is to create a more sustainable,healthy, and humane food system by making amazing plant-based foods that require no sacrifice.Eclipse Foods was founded in 2019 and is based in Oakland, California. | $3.5M / Seed / Apr 22, 2019 | |
SmartSweets
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At SmartSweets, they're tackling one of the largest and most concerning problems hidden in their every day foods sugar. It's about kicking sugar but keeping candy and creating a movement based on smaller, smarter choices. | $3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 27, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Yaletown Partners
Yaletown Partners specializes in investing in software, data, and device technologies. It invests in technology companies that improve industry and enterprise productivity and sustainability, to help accelerate their growth, shorten exit timeframes, and accomplish strong exit premiums.With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montréal, and a growingpresence in Toronto, Yaletown is led by a national team that contributes almost 100 years of technology-industry experience and a network of extensive industry relationships.
Yaletown Partners Contacts
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Brad Johns
General Partner
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Hans Knapp
Co-Founder and General Partner
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Michael Sfalcin
Principal
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Salil Munjal
General Partner
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Brad Zumwalt
Special Limited Partner
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FAQ
What does Eric Patel invest in?
Eric Patel invests primarily in Food and Beverage, E-Commerce and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Eric Patel's check size?
Eric Patel typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$3.5M 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 Eric Patel participates in.
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When did Eric Patel last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Eric Patel closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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