# Jean-Francois Hurel

> Jean-Francois Hurel is a Series A investor at Danone Manifesto Venture backing Organic. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Danone Manifesto Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danone-manifesto-venture)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-francois-hurel-a0941b50/

Jean-Francois Hurel is a Series A investor at Danone Manifesto Venture in New York focused on Organic and Organic Food. Jean-Francois Hurel is the VP Company Strategy at Danone Manifesto Venture. He attended EM Lyon.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Organic | 1 | 50% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 50% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AgreenCulture | We develop and market a low-cost hybrid weeding robot to help farmers improve their profitability. The company specializes in precision farming, AI, robotics | $7M | Series A | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| Hungry Harvest | Hungry Harvest is a food and beverage company that features an online-based platform that offers surplus products, food, and beverages. | $6.4M | Series A | Sep 10, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Creadev](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creadev) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Food Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-food-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maywic Select Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maywic-select-invsestments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quadia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quadia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Supernova Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/supernova-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Danone Manifesto Venture

VC Fund · New York, United States

Danone Manifesto Ventures brings health through food to as many people as possible by partnering with entrepreneurs in the food revolution.Danone Manifesto Ventures, Their name says it all. They are a venture group located in New York City that is part of a global food and beverage company with world–class expertise and a mission to bring healththrough food to as many people as possible. They employ a carefully selected team that is driven, passionate and eager to team up with exceptional entrepreneurs.

3 contacts available at Danone Manifesto Venture.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jean-Francois Hurel | VP Company Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-francois-hurel |
| Jean Prevot | Vice President Operations, Investment, Sustainability | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-prevot |
| Laurent Marcel | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurent-marcel |

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## FAQ

### What does Jean-Francois Hurel invest in?

Jean-Francois Hurel invests primarily in Organic, Organic Food and Food Delivery startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jean-Francois Hurel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jean-Francois Hurel closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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