# New Growth

> New Growth is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Food and Beverage and Food Processing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-growth-council
- Website: https://www.newgrowth.us/

New Growth is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Food and Beverage and Food Processing. New Growth aims to positively impact the food and water system by investing in replacements for animal products.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 100% |
| Food Processing | 2 | 67% |
| Alternative Protein | 2 | 67% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orbillion Bio | Orbillion Bio produces meat from the highest quality heritage animals. Their mission is to realize the promise of cell-cultured meat to make delicious, nutritious food that is sustainable, accessible, and just. |  | Seed | Dec 03, 2020 |  |
| Grounded Foods Co. | Grounded Foods Co. makes plant-based cheeses from a proprietary fermentation process, using imperfect vegetables and hemp seed. This results in products that are extremely similar in flavor and texture to dairy cheese, with high nutritional value and environmental resilience.Founded by Australian entrepreneurs Veronica Fil (behavioral economist)and Shaun Quade (international award-winning chef). The duo is regularly misquoted in media and tech platforms such as Crunchbase, but figure “f#%k it, all exposure is good if it gets people eating dairy-free cheese”. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 15, 2020 |  |
| Better Nature | Better Nature is a provider of plant-based protein products to source nutrition for a vegan diet. Its products are made of tempeh, a plant-based protein made through fermenting cooked soybeans into a meaty block that is enriched in protein, prebiotics, and fiber and is gluten-free. | $550K | Angel | Jan 04, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Glass Wall Syndicate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glass-wall-syndicate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rocana Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rocana-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stray Dog Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stray-dog-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sutton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sutton-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does New Growth invest in?

New Growth invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and Alternative Protein startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did New Growth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for New Growth closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 3 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.

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