# ICA.fund

> ICA.fund is a VC fund in Oakland backing Food and Beverage and Fashion. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oakland, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 87%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inner-city-advisors/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/@ICAfund
- Website: https://www.ica.fund/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icafundgoodjobs

ICA.fund is a VC fund in Oakland focused on Food and Beverage and Fashion. ICA provides coaching, connections, and capital to grow Bay Area businesses and close the gender and racial wealth gap.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ICA.fund. Shizune tracks 2 team members at ICA.fund. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ica-fund?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $300k–$300k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 6 | 40% |
| Fashion | 3 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 13% |
| Consumer Goods | 2 | 13% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 60% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Caron Gugssa-Howard | Director of Portfolio Management | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caron-gugssa-howard |
| Dianna Tremblay | Chief Program and Strategic Initiatives Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dianna-tremblay |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nama Water | A million plastic bottles are bought every minute and this is est. to grow 20% by 2021. That means more than 480 billion plastic drinking bottles were sold last year and if placed end to end, they would extend more than halfway to the sun. The plastic apocalypse is real and is a key contributor to climate change. We are here to change this. Sayhello to Nama Water!Nama Water is a sustainable alternative to buying water packaged in single use plastic bottles. We use 100% recycled aluminium bottles that can be refilled and reused endlessly.Fun fact: Aluminum requires 5 times less energy to recycle than plastic and can be recycled over and over without losing quality.Join us at http://namawater.com/ in ditching plastic forever and creating a greener planet. BTW, we plant a tree for every bottle of Nama Water that you buy. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Aug 11, 2023 |  |
| KLATU Networks | KLATU Networks designs develop and market wireless sensor network solutions that help Life Science companies optimize the management of cold storage assets and other mission-critical laboratory equipment. Their products enable their customers to manage risk, reduce operating costs, achieve energy savings, and sustain near-zero breakdown performanceby transforming traditional "fail and fix" maintenance practices to "predict and prevent" methodologies.They work collaboratively and build strong relationships with their customers --incorporating the intelligence of their applications into new best-practices that their customers rely upon to achieve higher levels of efficiency and performance. They also leverage their skills and experience by offering custom engineering design and development services to partners who wish to establish new lines of business or enable new service offerings. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 06, 2023 |  |
| Renewal Mill | Renewal Mill is a next generation ingredient company that upcycles fiber and protein produced during large-scale food manufacturing into high-quality ingredients and products. In doing so, Renewal Mill, the recent winner of IFT's Food Disruption Challenge, is reducing waste and improving nutrition. Partnering with its first pilot facility inOakland, CA, Renewal Mill uses its proprietary technology to upcycle the byproduct of soymilk manufacturing, called okara, into a high protein, high fiber, gluten free flour. The company uses that flour to create baked good products that are currently sold at convenience stores in the Bay Area and can be found at tech company offices. Renewal Mill will soon be in nationwide distribution and has already started work on additional byproduct sources from other nuts and legumes. |  | Series A | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Adda Veggie | Down to Cook transforms fresh vegetables into healthy, satisfying meals. The company offers Adda Veggie Protein mix, a blend of pea protein, fiber, and spices that is specially designed to give veggies the satisfying texture of ground meat. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 27, 2022 |  |
| ElectroSpit’s | ElectroSpit is a producer of a talkbox and vocal instrument for musicians. They provide a mobile talkbox device, a digital audio workstation that may be used with a synthesiser or via a mobile application to enhance live performances, DJ sets, and music production. | $300K | Seed | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| ElectroSpit’s | ElectroSpit is a producer of a talkbox and vocal instrument for musicians. They provide a mobile talkbox device, a digital audio workstation that may be used with a synthesiser or via a mobile application to enhance live performances, DJ sets, and music production. | $300K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| GDS Cloth Goods | GDS Cloth Goods make reusable cloth goods designed for daily rituals. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| GlōGirl Cosmetics | GlōGirl Cosmetics represents boldness, power, and uniqueness. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| The Final Sauce | The Final Sauce is an all-natural gourmet BBQ sauce comprised of locally source ingredients. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| Oakland Craft Company | Oakland Craft Company curates and produces thoughtful gifts for writers, travelers, and other interesting people. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2021 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Community Development Financial Institutions Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/community-development-financial-institutions-fund-cdfi-fund) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Beyond Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-impact-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Puget Sound Venture Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/puget-sound-venture-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ICA.fund invest in?

ICA.fund invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Fashion and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 15 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 ICA.fund's check size?

ICA.fund typically joins rounds of $300k–$300k 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 ICA.fund participates in.

### How do I contact ICA.fund?

Public channels for ICA.fund include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 ICA.fund?

The team at ICA.fund includes Caron Gugssa-Howard (Director of Portfolio Management) and Dianna Tremblay (Chief Program and Strategic Initiatives Officer). 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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