New Crop Capital
VC Fund
Washington, United States
New Crop Capital is a specialized private venture capital fund. We invest in talented, focused entrepreneurs whose products or services replace foods derived from conventional animal agriculture, which we view as an antiquated and inefficient food production system with serious vulnerabilities. The meat, egg, and dairy sectors represent a $700billion global market that is ripe for innovation and large-scale disruption.
- Total investments:
- 42
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 19%
- Fund size:
- $25M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries New Crop Capital invests in
Stages New Crop Capital invests in
Countries New Crop Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$7M
- Series A
- $5M–$28M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 26 (62%)
- Food Processing 16 (38%)
- Nutrition 7 (17%)
- Alternative Protein 6 (14%)
- Plant-Based Foods 5 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 15 (36%)
- Series A 7 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 5 (12%)
- Series B 4 (10%)
- Funding Round 4 (10%)
Country
- United States 18 (43%)
- Israel 3 (7%)
- China 1 (2%)
- India 1 (2%)
- Spain 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Kerr
Founding Partner and Chief Investment Manager
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Founding Partner and Chief Investment Manager | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Daniel Notermans
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
DG Park
Investment Analyst
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Investment Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jay Karandikar
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Juliana Green
Senior Associate
|
Senior Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Black Sheep Foods
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Black Sheep Foods is a plant-based meat company using technology and analytical chemistry to create a delicious lamb alternative that is better for the environment and their health. The company's products are a plant-based alternative to ground lamb and are made using analytical chemistry from soy protein, coconut oil, and natural flavors,enabling consumers to reduce carbon footprint by opting for the lamb alternative which is also cheap and tastes the same. | $5.3M / Seed / Jan 27, 2022 | |
Nobell Foods
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Alpine Roads unlocks the power of plants to create the next generation of animal-based food substitutes. | $75M / Series B / Jul 22, 2021 | |
Zero Egg
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Zero Egg is a food-tech company develops a nutritious plant-based egg that tastes, looks and functions like a real egg. With Zero Egg you can make omelets as well as baked goods, pasta and sauces without using eggs. | $5M / Series A / Nov 11, 2020 | |
Noops
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Noops is an omnichannel brand of better for you plant-based snacks | $2M / Pre-Seed / Jul 20, 2020 | |
MyForest Foods
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MyForest Foods focuses on creating sustainable plant-based food products using mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. The company's flagship product, MyBacon, is crafted from oyster mushroom mycelium grown in vertical farms. This process utilizes a proprietary cultivation method developed by its parent company, Ecovative, to control theshape and density of the mycelium as it grows. MyForest Foods' approach aims to offer a sustainable alternative to traditional meat products. | $7M / Seed / May 27, 2020 | |
Starfield Food & Science Technology
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Starfield Food & Science Technology offers plant-based proteins. | Angel / Mar 12, 2020 | |
Alpha Foods
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Alpha Foods produces plant-based foods focused on taste, texture, and sustainability. It is dedicated to returning to the roots of a healthy diet and sustainable industry by bringing delicious meat alternatives derived from plants. It aims to bring clean, sustainable sizzle to the plant-based protein market with a variety of delicious conveniencefoods.Alpha Foods was founded in 2015. | $28M / Series A / Feb 11, 2020 | |
Good Catch
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Good Catch specializes in developing plant-based seafood alternatives. It offers vegetarian shredded tuna, crab cakes, and fish patties made of lentils, chickpeas, fava beans, and other legumes. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania. | Series B / Jan 15, 2020 | |
Gathered Foods
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Gathered Foods produces plant-based products intended to provide an alternative to seafood and other plant-based proteins.Its plant-based seafood products are developed using a six-legume blend, including peas, chickpeas, lentils, soy, fava beans, and navy beans, and also seaweed, algae extract to create the umami flavor and natural taste withoutthe use of dairy, gluten, or GMO, enabling consumers to enjoy seafood in a cruelty-free manner. | Series B / Jan 15, 2020 | |
BlueNalu
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BlueNalu is a cellular aquaculture company that satisfies the global appetite for seafood in a fresh, sustainable, and humane way. It offers consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe, and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability and diversity of the oceans. | $20M / Series A / Sep 22, 2019 | |
| See all 42 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does New Crop Capital invest in?
New Crop Capital invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and Nutrition startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 42 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 New Crop Capital's check size?
New Crop Capital typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$7M at Seed and $5M–$28M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds New Crop Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at New Crop Capital?
The team at New Crop Capital includes Christopher Kerr (Founding Partner and Chief Investment Manager), Daniel Notermans (Chief Financial Officer) and DG Park (Investment Analyst), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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