# Melitas Ventures

> Melitas Ventures is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Health Care. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last fund: Apr 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebariventures/
- Website: https://melitasventures.com/

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.3M–$15M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$31M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $3.2M–$17M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 25 | 71% |
| Health Care | 9 | 26% |
| Food Processing | 8 | 23% |
| Organic Food | 7 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 17% |

41 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 12 | 34% |
| Seed | 8 | 23% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 17% |
| Series B | 3 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 9% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 28 | 80% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Malamatinas | Founder & Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-malamatinas |
| Carolyn Simmons | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carolyn-simmons |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Final Boss Sour | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Good Weird offers genderless skincare and cosmetic products. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2023 |  |
| Roar Organic | ROAR represents a new breed of electrolyte infused hydration beverages with unique flavor combinations that set us apart from the rest. With a powerful base of coconut water and b-vitamins, loud "​in your face"​ packaging, the expressive aspects of an energy drink, yet the functionality of a healthier sports beverage, ROAR is a bold,healthy, alternative to the sugary, artificial, traditional isotonic beverages available today. ROAR is scientifically formulated for fast assimilation and long lasting energy, featuring an advanced hydration system to help replenish both body and mind with less sugar, NO artificial flavors, NO preservatives, NO gluten, NO caffeine, NO high fructose corn syrup, NO brominated vegetable oil. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 13, 2023 |  |
| Dose | 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 | 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 AI | 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 | 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 |  |

10 of 35 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Valor Siren Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valor-siren-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [37 Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/37-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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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 is Melitas Ventures's check size?

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 ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Melitas Ventures participates 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 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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