Melitas Ventures
VC Fund
New York, United States
Melitas Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in early stage food & beverage companies through the entire value chain, focusing on better-for-you food & beverage products.
- Total investments:
- 35
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Melitas Ventures invests in
Stages Melitas Ventures invests in
Countries Melitas Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.3M–$15M
- Series A
- $3.5M–$31M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $3.2M–$17M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 25 (71%)
- Health Care 9 (26%)
- Food Processing 8 (23%)
- E-Commerce 7 (20%)
- Organic Food 7 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 12 (34%)
- Seed 8 (23%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (17%)
- Series B 3 (9%)
- Funding Round 3 (9%)
Country
- United States 28 (80%)
- United Kingdom 2 (6%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Malamatinas
Founder & Managing Partner
|
Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Carolyn Simmons
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Boss Sour is a gaming-themed snack brand offering a healthier alternative to traditional sour treats. Inspired by retro gaming aesthetics, our snacks deliver bold flavors and a fun experience for gamers of all ages. | $4M / Seed / Jul 17, 2026 | ||
| Veracity creates a personal skincare experience based on real data about your hormones and biofactors through our Skin + Health test. | $6M / Series A / Jun 17, 2025 | ||
| Final Boss Sour is a gaming-themed snack brand offering a healthier alternative to traditional sour treats. Inspired by retro gaming aesthetics, our snacks deliver bold flavors and a fun experience for gamers of all ages. | $4M / Seed / May 20, 2025 | ||
| Amara Organic Foods is a food technology company that offers families the benefits of fresh homemade goods. Founded in 2012, Amara Organic Foods is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $20M / Series B / Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Good Weird offers genderless skincare and cosmetic products. | Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2023 | ||
| ROAR Organic offers an electrolyte-infused hydration beverage. It is available in four flavors which include cucumber watermelon, mango clementine, blueberry açaí, and Georgia peach. Each flavor is infused with organic electrolytes, antioxidants, and B vitamins with 3 grams of sugar or less per bottle. | $6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 13, 2023 | ||
| Dose specializes in the production of wellness shots to help the liver, skin, muscular pain, and immune system. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Ampla Technologies is a financial technology company that provides tech-enabled financial solutions to help businesses grow. It provides an all-in-one financing platform that includes a growth capital solution, modern banking services, and data analytics. | $16.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 04, 2022 | ||
| PreciTaste®, a proprietary Vision AI platform and leader in operational optimization in the foodservice industry, provides real-time crew recommendations through deep tech computer vision and machine learning. It's digital food AI management solution revolutionizes the way food chains operate—maximizing efficiency, enhancing customerexperience and reducing food waste. With the Virtual Baker® by PreciBake® already supporting baking processes in Europe’s largest grocery retailer, PreciTaste expands proven infrastructure to serve fast casual and QSR sectors. With 1,500+ food AI systems deployed, PreciTaste's offline-first, in-store software platform with 40+ patents works on Edge Devices, is Cloud and Internet-independent, and data privacy compliant. Series A growth funding is led by Melitas® Ventures and Cleveland Avenue, LLC and includes Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) and Monogram Capital Partners. | $24M / Series A / Aug 09, 2022 | ||
| Lemon Perfect is a super-refreshing, great-tasting, and hydrating flavored lemon water with zero sugar and no artificial flavors or sweeteners. Powered by squeezed organic lemons, Lemon Perfect contains electrolytes from potassium and is packed with vitamin C, making healthy hydration more convenient, delicious, and refreshing than ever.TheCompany’s mission is to promote healthy hydration and deliver the joy of flavor—anytime, anywhere, and for everyone.The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | $31M / Series A / Apr 28, 2022 | ||
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FAQ
What does Melitas Ventures invest in?
Melitas Ventures invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Health Care and Food Processing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Melitas Ventures invest in?
Melitas Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$15M at Seed, $3.5M–$31M at Series A and $3.2M–$17M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Melitas Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Melitas Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Melitas Ventures?
Public channels for Melitas Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Melitas Ventures?
The team at Melitas Ventures includes Alex Malamatinas (Founder & Managing Partner) and Carolyn Simmons (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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