# Funk Ventures

> Funk Ventures is a VC fund backing Nutrition and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pacific Palisades, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2007
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/funk-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/funkventures
- Website: http://funkventures.com

Funk Ventures is an entrepreneurial, early-stage impact investing and acceleration firm. For over 15 years, the firm's philosophy has been grounded in the belief that businesses can make a significant and positive contribution to people, society and the environment.To help bring this philosophy to life, the firm focuses on markets andopportunities that are highly impactful while driving forward positive change.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nutrition | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Funk | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-funk-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prolacta Bioscience | Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. (www.prolacta.com) is a life science company founded by serial entrepreneur, Elena Medo who has dedicated her career to improving quality of life for sick infants by Advancing the Science of Human MilkTM. Prolacta creates specialty formulations made exclusively from human milk for the nutritional needs of critically ill,premature infants in neonatal intensive care units. It is the first and only company to provide a human milk fortifier made from 100% human milk, Prolact+ H2MF. They operate a pharmaceutical grade processing plant and have designed and patented processes that enable them to make their one-of-a-kind life saving products. Prolacta is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of the most vulnerable infants through world-class research and innovative products. | $12M | Series C | May 23, 2007 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alta-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arcturus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcturus-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Frontier Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dfj-frontier) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gideon Hixon Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gideon-hixon-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mercury Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercury-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Funk Ventures invest in?

Funk Ventures invests primarily in Nutrition, Health Care and Life Science startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Funk Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Funk Ventures?

The team at Funk Ventures includes Andy Funk (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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