# Jacob Afriat

> Jacob Afriat is a Series A investor at Great Circle Ventures backing Organic Food. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Great Circle Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-circle-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jacob-afriat/a/7b3/15

Jacob Afriat is a General Partner at Great Circle Ventures. Jacob Afriat attended INSEAD.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Organic Food | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alec's Ice Cream | Alec's Ice Cream is a frozen food manufacturing company that offers organic, creamy, and delicious ice creams. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Petaluma, California. | $11M | Series A |  |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Imaginary Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imaginary-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altelan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altelan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DAYBREAKER](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daybreaker) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Great Circle Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Early-Stage Fund backing the future of Food, Health & Sustainability

2 contacts available at Great Circle Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jacob Afriat | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacob-afriat |
| Rani Aliahmad | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rani-aliahmad |

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## FAQ

### What does Jacob Afriat invest in?

Jacob Afriat invests primarily in Organic Food, Manufacturing and Food Processing startups, most often at Series A 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.

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