# Melissa Facchina

> Melissa Facchina is a seed investor at Siddhi Capital backing Food and Beverage and Retail. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Siddhi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siddhi-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissafacchina

Melissa Facchina is a seed investor at Siddhi Capital in New York focused on Food and Beverage and Retail. Melissa Facchina is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Siddhi Capital and Co-Founder of Moku Foods. She is a former New Business and Strategic Initiatives Manager at ForceBrands.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 75% |
| Retail | 2 | 50% |
| Consumer Goods | 2 | 50% |
| Tea | 1 | 25% |
| Organic | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aura Bora | Aura Bora is a maker of craft sparkling water that features herbs, fruits, and flowers. Instead of artificial, uninspired fruit flavors, Aura Bora uses plant-based ingredients. | $10M | Series A | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| Immi | Immi is a food product manufacturer intended to provide instant ramen with low net carb and high protein. The company's products include high fiber, low sodium, plant-based, and keto-friendly instant ramen, providing healthy quick meal to consumers. | $3.8M | Seed | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| Elite Sweets | Elite Sweets is a manufacturer of protein-packed donuts that are supposed to be a healthier alternative to sweets. The company's donuts are baked, gluten-free, protein-packed, and produced with low-sugar and keto-friendly ingredients, allowing customers to enjoy treats regardless of their diet or health situation. | $2M | Seed | Jun 30, 2021 |  |
| Tea Drops | Tea Drops is a Los Angeles-based, woman-owned organic tea company, making innovative, bagless, dissolvable teas. Tea Drops are USDA organic, GMO-free, Gluten-Free, and free of artificial/natural flavors. Pressed into whimsical shapes such as hearts, stars, and flowers -- Tea Drops are eco-friendly by design and made in sunny California. | $5M | Series A | May 18, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Seaside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seaside-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AccelFoods](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelfoods) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BrandProject](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-project) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Siddhi Capital

VC Fund · Cherry Hill, United States

Siddhi Capital is the venture partner for convention-crushing food and beverage companies. It blends deep operating knowledge and expertise through its strategic partnership with Siddhi Ops, and smart capital to propel brands forward in the food and beverage marketplace.

3 contacts available at Siddhi Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gregory Struck | SVP of Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregory-struck |
| Melissa Facchina | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-facchina |
| Sam Potter | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-potter |

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## FAQ

### What does Melissa Facchina invest in?

Melissa Facchina invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Retail and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Melissa Facchina last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Melissa Facchina closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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