# Megan Bent

> Megan Bent is a seed investor at Harbinger Ventures backing Organic Food and Food and Beverage. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Harbinger Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harbinger-ventures-0c93)
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-bent-321477b/?

Megan Bent is a seed investor at Harbinger Ventures in Boulder focused on Organic Food and Food and Beverage. Megan Bent is the Founder and Managing Partner at Harbinger Ventures. A lifelong investor and entrepreneur with deep expertise in consumer brands, Megan has spent the past decade working to identify and scale high-growth, early-stage companies in the consumer sector, serving as a lead director, problem solver, operator, strategic thinker andconfidant to emerging entrepreneurs. In launching Harbinger in 2016, Megan began leveraging a model that emphasizes female leadership and fosters close collaboration among entrepreneurs and investors to accelerate value creation. Prior to founding Harbinger in 2016, Megan served as Managing
 Director of Revelry Brands. She began her career in private equity and consumer brands at the Parthenon Group, and she holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.In her roles at Harbinger and Revelry, Megan has demonstrated her ability to serve as an effective lead investor at a complex life stage, working alongside CEOs at both the board and operating level to define and resource strategy, maintain strong governance and recruit and retain best-in-class management teams. Throughout her career, she has helped portfolio companies achieve their business goals and become leaders in their respective industries. Her understanding of risk management and her desire to solve problems has enabled her to effectively navigate challenges and scale portfolio companies, achieving consistent, risk-adjusted returns for investors. Megan sits on the Boards of Once Upon a Farm, Miss Jones Baking Co, Cora, and Little Secrets.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Organic Food | 2 | 67% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 67% |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vitruvi | Vitruvi is a Vancouver-based company that primarily engages in developing essential oil products made from pure, quality ingredients. Vitruvi has earned spots on coveted lists like Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and Forbes 30 Under 30. It was founded in 2014 by siblings Sean and Sara Panton. | $4.5M | Series A | Feb 27, 2020 |  |
| 4th & Heart | 4th & Heart is an artisan producer of organic ghee, or clarified butter. It untapped culinary treasure in mainstream American diets, with incredible flavor and health benefits. | $7.6M | Series C | Jul 03, 2019 |  |
| Nona Lim | Nona Lim makes non-GMO, dairy-free, and gluten-free soups, broths, and convenient meals using the freshest local and organic ingredients. Also, Nona Lim offers a variety of prepared meals and noodles that you can customize to make-it-your-own. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Oakland, California. | $3M | Seed | Jun 05, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cambridge Companies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-companies-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blueberry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueberryventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boulder Food Group ('BFG')](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boulder-food-group-bfg-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CircleUp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circleup-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Echo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Everplus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everplus-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Harbinger Ventures

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

Harbinger Ventures Provides venture capital and strategic resources to the next generation of female leaders. Harbinger Ventures identifies, invests in, and supports exceptional female entrepreneurs that have demonstrated proof of concept in an attractive natural products category. Harbinger’s focused investment strategy is designed to support itsprimary objective: driving outstanding, risk-adjusted returns for its investors. Their focused investment strategy is fundamental to their success. They exclusively invest where they have deep experience.

1 contacts available at Harbinger Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Megan Bent | Founder, Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/megan-bent |

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## FAQ

### What does Megan Bent invest in?

Megan Bent invests primarily in Organic Food, Food and Beverage and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Megan Bent last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Megan Bent closed in Feb 2020. 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?

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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