KEEN Growth Capital
VC Fund
Windermere, United States
KEEN Growth Capital is a VC fund in Windermere focused on Health Care and Food and Beverage. KEEN paves the way for early stage impact brands to flourish. KEEN Growth Capital identifies food, beverage and wellness companies with great potential started by revolutionary-thinking, passionate entrepreneurs. The firm applies trusted skill and passion to develop portfolio brands into highly successful and respected companies. Infusion ofintellectual and financial capital delivers positive outcomes for stakeholders - and ultimately the consumer. Investors benefit from outstanding returns and society is enriched by healthier products.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries KEEN Growth Capital invests in
Stages KEEN Growth Capital invests in
Countries KEEN Growth Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $1.6M–$17M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 3 (50%)
- Food and Beverage 3 (50%)
- Biotechnology 2 (33%)
- Pet 1 (17%)
- Wellness 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (33%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Smiga
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
David Comeau
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Donna Spence
CFO
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CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jerry Bello
Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CEO
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Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Robert Althuis
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
MEND
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MEND is a life sciences company with a mission to help people heal and live their healthiest. The company is currently researching and developing targeted clinical nutrition and medical food interventions to enhance patient outcomes, from injury and surgery to aging and physical performance. MEND has been adopted by numerous hospitals, healthsystems, professional sports teams across all major leagues, and the elite forces of the US Military. The company is headquartered in New York City. | $16.5M / Series A / Jun 06, 2023 | |
Healthycell
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Healthycell is based on the simple idea that nutrients need to be absorbed into the bloodstream and then into cells where they work to improve health. But most supplements use the same pill-form delivery technologies that were around in the 1930's, back when we were using rotary phones! Our nutrient delivery technologies have not kept pacewith the innovation of other industries. Decades of lab work show that most pills (and even powders) have low absorption. These older delivery systems compress dehydrated, large, dense, insoluble particles that are 10x to 100x too big for absorption through the small intestine where the human body absorbs most nutrients. That's why we forced the evolution of nutrition supplements with MICROGEL™. | $1.6M / Series A / Sep 14, 2021 | |
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Healthycell
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Healthycell is based on the simple idea that nutrients need to be absorbed into the bloodstream and then into cells where they work to improve health. But most supplements use the same pill-form delivery technologies that were around in the 1930's, back when we were using rotary phones! Our nutrient delivery technologies have not kept pacewith the innovation of other industries. Decades of lab work show that most pills (and even powders) have low absorption. These older delivery systems compress dehydrated, large, dense, insoluble particles that are 10x to 100x too big for absorption through the small intestine where the human body absorbs most nutrients. That's why we forced the evolution of nutrition supplements with MICROGEL™. | $1.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 14, 2021 | |
BioCraft Pet Nutrition
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BioCraft Pet Nutrition is a small company with a big mission: to create a world of healthy, happy pets without harming other animals the environment. The company makes all-natural, organic pet foods for dogs and cats. Because Animals is currently the only pet food company in the world actively creating cultured meat to feed the world’s pets. | Seed / Nov 01, 2019 | |
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BioCraft Pet Nutrition
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BioCraft Pet Nutrition is a small company with a big mission: to create a world of healthy, happy pets without harming other animals the environment. The company makes all-natural, organic pet foods for dogs and cats. Because Animals is currently the only pet food company in the world actively creating cultured meat to feed the world’s pets. | Seed / Dec 31, 2018 | |
Dahlicious
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Dahicious specializes in producing high quality, clean and wholesome organic foods with smart nutrition for the progressive consumer, creating a healthier and happier world with every product we make. It focuses in the fields of Yogurt Manufacturing, Drinkable Yogurt Manufacturing, and Plant-Based Yogurts.It was founded in 2008 and headquarteredin Tewksbury, Massachusetts. | Mar 08, 2018 |
Co-Investors
Balanced Breakfast
2 deals together
Draper Associates
2 deals together
SOSV
2 deals together
Alumni Ventures
1 deal together
Colorcon
1 deal together
Colorcon Ventures
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does KEEN Growth Capital invest in?
KEEN Growth Capital invests primarily in Health Care, Food and Beverage and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 KEEN Growth Capital's check size?
KEEN Growth Capital typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$17M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds KEEN Growth Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at KEEN Growth Capital?
The team at KEEN Growth Capital includes Jonathan Smiga (Managing Partner), David Comeau (Venture Partner) and Donna Spence (CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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