# Glass Wall Syndicate

> Glass Wall Syndicate is a VC fund backing Biotechnology, Food and Beverage and Health Care. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://glasswallsyndicate.org/

Glass Wall Syndicate is a VC fund focused on Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. Glass Wall Syndicate invests in companies and products that will make a difference in the lives of animals, people, and the planet. It helps grow companies in this space by providing them with capital, resources, mentorship, and other forms of support.The firm is consists of a group of venture capitalists, foundations, trusts, non-profits, andindividual investors who share a similar investment thesis and want to accelerate mainstream adoption of products and services that will make a difference in the lives of animals, people and that are better for the planet.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $845k–$5.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.6M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 63% |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 50% |
| Health Care | 2 | 25% |
| Food Processing | 2 | 25% |
| Beauty | 1 | 13% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 63% |
| India | 1 | 13% |
| Sweden | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UNCAGED Innovations | Uncaged Innovations develops next-generation materials to recreate bovine and exotic leather through advancements in materials chemistry and digital manufacturing, providing businesses from luxury fashion to automotives with an alternative to animal skin and sustainable and ethical services. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 02, 2023 |  |
| MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $5.7M | Seed | Mar 17, 2022 |  |
| Cultured Decadence | Cultured Decadence is a cellular aquaculture startup creating novel methods to make crustacean products using cell culture and tissue engineering techniques. The company was founded in 2020 and based in Madison, Wisconsin. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Apr 09, 2021 |  |
| Evo Foods | Evo Foods is a food processing company that manufactures and produces a delicious and fluffy plant-based egg alternative. Its first product is a 100% plant-based liquid egg made from lentil protein that contains no cholesterol or antibiotics. The company is using cutting-edge science and technology to develop the next generation of plant-basedalternatives to animal products. Its plant-based liquid egg is created with the startup's proprietary patent-pending technology and indigenous Indian ingredients such as moong beans and peas. | $845K | Seed | Apr 04, 2021 |  |
| Mycorena | Mycorena is a fungi-based, next-generation vegan protein and food manufacturing solution to plants, using significantly less resources. Mycorena was established in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. | $1.3M |  | May 19, 2020 |  |
| Mycorena | Mycorena is a fungi-based, next-generation vegan protein and food manufacturing solution to plants, using significantly less resources. Mycorena was established in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. | $1.3M | Seed | May 19, 2020 |  |
| Grounded Foods Co. | Grounded Foods Co. makes plant-based cheeses from a proprietary fermentation process, using imperfect vegetables and hemp seed. This results in products that are extremely similar in flavor and texture to dairy cheese, with high nutritional value and environmental resilience.Founded by Australian entrepreneurs Veronica Fil (behavioral economist)and Shaun Quade (international award-winning chef). The duo is regularly misquoted in media and tech platforms such as Crunchbase, but figure “f#%k it, all exposure is good if it gets people eating dairy-free cheese”. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 15, 2020 |  |
| Emulate | Emulate is a privately held company that creates advanced in vitro models for understanding how diseases, medicines, chemicals, and foods affect human health. | $36M | Series C | Jun 18, 2018 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Glass Wall Syndicate invest in?

Glass Wall Syndicate invests primarily in Biotechnology, Food and Beverage and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 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 Glass Wall Syndicate's check size?

Glass Wall Syndicate typically joins rounds of $845k–$5.7M at Seed and $1.6M–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Glass Wall Syndicate participates in.

### When did Glass Wall Syndicate last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Glass Wall Syndicate closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 8 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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