# Michiel van Deursen > Michiel van Deursen is a pre-seed investor at The Pack backing Food and Beverage. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [The Pack](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-pack-f5bc) - Total investments: 7 - Last investment: Mar 2022 - Lead investor: 14% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michielvandeursen/ - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/michielvdeursen - Website: https://x.com/michielvdeursen - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michiel.v.deursen Michiel van Deursen is a former tech entrepreneur. His first endeavour was creating the largest classifieds internet platform in Belgium. He then went on to found several other successful companies, including an Amsterdam based internet agency and a tech incubator.After these companies were successfully acquired, he turned his focus onto his ownfitness, and trained for an Ironman triathlon whilst travelling the world. This enhanced his passion for plant based, healthy living, and the impact this has on the planet. Since this experience, Michiel has been following this passion and has become an experienced vegan investor.As an early investor of The Vegetarian Butcher Michiel experienced the massive growth of the plant based food space from up close. Michiel is currently investing in solely plant-based companies who focus on materials, health and food. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Food and Beverage | 3 | 43% | | Food Processing | 2 | 29% | | Alternative Protein | 2 | 29% | | SaaS | 1 | 14% | | FinTech | 1 | 14% | 13 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Pre-Seed | 3 | 43% | | Seed | 2 | 29% | | Angel | 1 | 14% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | India | 1 | 14% | | Nigeria | 1 | 14% | | United States | 1 | 14% | | The Netherlands | 1 | 14% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Vevolution | Vevolution is the home of plant-based and cell-tech innovators we provide SaaS solutions to help investors and startups create a better world. | $330K | Seed | Mar 22, 2022 | | | Evo Foods | Evo Foods is a food processing company that manufactures and produces a delicious and fluffy plant-based egg alternative. Its first product is a 100% plant-based liquid egg made from lentil protein that contains no cholesterol or antibiotics. The company is using cutting-edge science and technology to develop the next generation of plant-basedalternatives to animal products. Its plant-based liquid egg is created with the startup's proprietary patent-pending technology and indigenous Indian ingredients such as moong beans and peas. | $945K | Pre-Seed | Apr 19, 2021 | | | Evo Foods | Evo Foods is a food processing company that manufactures and produces a delicious and fluffy plant-based egg alternative. Its first product is a 100% plant-based liquid egg made from lentil protein that contains no cholesterol or antibiotics. The company is using cutting-edge science and technology to develop the next generation of plant-basedalternatives to animal products. Its plant-based liquid egg is created with the startup's proprietary patent-pending technology and indigenous Indian ingredients such as moong beans and peas. | $945K | Pre-Seed | Apr 19, 2021 | | | Evo Foods | Evo Foods is a food processing company that manufactures and produces a delicious and fluffy plant-based egg alternative. Its first product is a 100% plant-based liquid egg made from lentil protein that contains no cholesterol or antibiotics. The company is using cutting-edge science and technology to develop the next generation of plant-basedalternatives to animal products. Its plant-based liquid egg is created with the startup's proprietary patent-pending technology and indigenous Indian ingredients such as moong beans and peas. | $845K | Seed | Apr 04, 2021 | | | Veggie Victory | VeggieVictory is Nigeria’s first plant-based food tech company bringing people a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle through plant-based meats and meals. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Feb 12, 2021 | | | MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $325K | Pre-Seed | Dec 18, 2020 | | | The Vegetarian Butcher | The Vegetarian Butcher is a Dutch producer of plant-based meat replacements. | | Angel | Oct 01, 2015 | | 7 of 7 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Kale United](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kale-invest) — VC Fund, 5 deals together - [Sustainable Food Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sustainable-food-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together - [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Seven Hound Ventures, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seven-hound-ventures-inc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [HackCapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foodhack) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Hearthstone Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hearthstone-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About The Pack VC Fund · London, United Kingdom THE PACK is a food technology startup, cooking up drool inducing plant-based meals for all of dog kind. 4 contacts available at The Pack. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Michiel van Deursen | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michiel-van-deursen | | Damien Clarkson | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damien-clarkson | | Judy Nadel | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/judy-nadel | | Russell White | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/russell-white-945a | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Michiel van Deursen invest in? Michiel van Deursen invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and Alternative Protein startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Michiel van Deursen last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Michiel van Deursen closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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