# Laurie Benenson

> Laurie Benenson is a seed investor in Santa Monica backing Snack Food and Organic Food. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-benenson-2954a04a/

Laurie Benenson is a seed investor in Santa Monica focused on Snack Food and Organic Food. Laurie Benenson founded Movieline Magazine, serving as its editor-in-chief for six years. She went on to write for the New York Times Arts and Leisure Section for five years as a West Coast correspondent on film and television.

## Investment focus

### Industry

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MIKUNA® | Mikuna Foods offer plant based proteins. | $5.6M | Seed | Apr 13, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pure Imagination Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pure-imagination-brands) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Laurie Benenson invest in?

Laurie Benenson invests primarily in Snack Food, Organic Food and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed 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.

### When did Laurie Benenson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laurie Benenson closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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