# Milo Runkle

> Milo Runkle is a seed investor at Joyful VC backing Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Joyful VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joyful-vc)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milorunkle
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MiloRunkle
- Website: https://x.com/MiloRunkle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=669342673

Milo Runkle is a seed investor at Joyful VC in Los Angeles focused on Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. Milo Runkle is the Founding Partner and General Partner of Joyful VC. He previously worked at Mercy For Animals as a Founder.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| De Novo Foodlabs | Producing non-animal dairy proteins using precision fermentation | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 19, 2024 |  |
| Adamo Foods | Adamo Food is a UK-based food tech company developing plant-based whole-cut meats using proprietary fermentation technology combined with mycelium. | $2.5M | Seed | Aug 12, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Beeches Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beeches-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Katapult](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katapult-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rainbow-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Joyful VC

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Joyful VC is Changing our world for the better means transforming our food system. It means supporting the development, production, and distribution of sustainable proteins that outcompete animal-based products on cost, taste, and convenience.

2 contacts available at Joyful VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jennifer Stojkovic | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-stojkovic |
| Milo Runkle | Founding Partner and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/milo-runkle |

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## FAQ

### What does Milo Runkle invest in?

Milo Runkle invests primarily in Biotechnology and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Milo Runkle last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Milo Runkle closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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