# Lion Ventures

> Lion Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Food Processing and Food and Beverage. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.lion-ventures.com

Lion Ventures is a private investment firm that builds and mentors small- to middle-market companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food Processing | 2 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 100% |
| Snack Food | 1 | 50% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Perfect Day | Perfect Day produces dairy proteins that are nutritionally identical to proteins from cow’s milk. Perfect Day is pioneering a whole new era in animal-free dairy products. One the delivers all of the taste, texture, and nutrition of dairy with none of the food safety, environmental, or animal welfare downsides.The company's animal-freeapproach, based on the safe and proven techniques that give the consumers beer or vegetarian rennet also provides consumers and food manufacturers with the same product they all know and love - through a more sustainable and compassionate process.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California. | $24.7M | Series A | Feb 27, 2018 |  |
| Charcoal Eats | CharcoalEats FoodTech is a network of cloud kitchens intended to deliver food to people at their doorstep. The company offers curated, modern flavors across snack and meal times with no preservatives, artificial flavors, or MSG, including biryani and other dishes that can be ordered via a web portal or their mobile application, enabling customersto order food at affordable prices. | $150K | Seed | Feb 21, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Continental Grain Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/continental-grain-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Horizons Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/horizons-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ICONIQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iconiq-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Temasek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/temasek) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Verus International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verus-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lion Ventures invest in?

Lion Ventures invests primarily in Food Processing, Food and Beverage and Snack Food startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lion Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lion Ventures closed in Feb 2018. 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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