# José Andrés > José Andrés is a pre-seed investor at Think Food Group backing Farming and Agriculture. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Think Food Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/think-food-group) - Location: Washington, United States - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: May 2021 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-andres-54a45219/ José Andrés is a pre-seed investor at Think Food Group in Washington focused on Farming and Agriculture. José Andrés - President/Chef @ Think Food Group ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Series C | $300M–$300M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Farming | 1 | 33% | | Agriculture | 1 | 33% | | Organic Food | 1 | 33% | | Food Processing | 1 | 33% | | Machine Learning | 1 | 33% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% | | Series C | 1 | 33% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Israel | 1 | 33% | | United States | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bowery Farming | Bowery is the modern farming company growing the purest produce imaginable. It is on a mission to grow food for a better future by revolutionizing agriculture. By combining the benefits of the best local farms with advances made possible by technology, their indoor farms create the ideal conditions to grow post-organic produce you can feel goodabout eating.BoweryOS, its proprietary software system, uses vision systems, automation technology, and machine learning to monitor plants and all the variables that drive their growth 24/7. Because they control the entire process from seed to store, Bowery farms use zero pesticides, 95% less water, and are 100+ times more productive on the same footprint of land than traditional agriculture. Its produce is currently available at select Whole Foods and Foragers stores in the Tristate area and featured on the menus of Tom Colicchio’s New York restaurants Craft and Fowler & Wells. | $300M | Series C | May 25, 2021 | | | Bowery Farming | Bowery is the modern farming company growing the purest produce imaginable. It is on a mission to grow food for a better future by revolutionizing agriculture. By combining the benefits of the best local farms with advances made possible by technology, their indoor farms create the ideal conditions to grow post-organic produce you can feel goodabout eating.BoweryOS, its proprietary software system, uses vision systems, automation technology, and machine learning to monitor plants and all the variables that drive their growth 24/7. Because they control the entire process from seed to store, Bowery farms use zero pesticides, 95% less water, and are 100+ times more productive on the same footprint of land than traditional agriculture. Its produce is currently available at select Whole Foods and Foragers stores in the Tristate area and featured on the menus of Tom Colicchio’s New York restaurants Craft and Fowler & Wells. | $300M | Series C | May 25, 2021 | | | Oshi | Alternative Protein - Stealth Mode | $2M | Pre-Seed | Apr 22, 2021 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Groupe Artémis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/groupe-art%C3%A9mis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Notable Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/notable-capital-e2dd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Temasek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/temasek) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Trajectory Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trajectory-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About Think Food Group VC Fund · Washington, United States ThinkFoodGroup is committed to fostering future generations of innovators and activists changing the world through the power of food. Their restaurants serve the few in the developed world that have access to such luxuries, but they are always looking towards how to contribute to feeding the many via innovation and education. 3 contacts available at Think Food Group. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | José Andrés | President/Chef | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jos%C3%A9-andr%C3%A9s | | Rob Wilder | Co-Founder/ViceChair/Chief Strategy Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-wilder | | Sam Bakhshandehpour | Office of the CEO, President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-bakhshandehpour | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [OurCrowd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ourcrowd) — VC Fund - [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund - [Pitango VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitango-venture-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-angel-investors-israel) - [Manufacturing Angel Investors in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/manufacturing-angel-investors-middle-east) - [Manufacturing Angel Investors in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/manufacturing-angel-investors-israel) - [Climate Angel Investors in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/climate-angel-investors-israel) - [Gaming Angel Investors in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-angel-investors-israel) ## FAQ ### What does José Andrés invest in? José Andrés invests primarily in Farming, Agriculture and Organic Food startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is José Andrés's check size? José Andrés typically joins rounds of $300M–$300M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds José Andrés participates in. ### When did José Andrés last invest? The most recent investment recorded for José Andrés closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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