# GroundForce Capital

> GroundForce Capital is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage. See 45 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 45
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 60%
- Fund size: $165M
- Last fund: Jul 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplant-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/powerplantvc
- Website: http://powerplantvc.com

GroundForce Capital is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Food and Beverage and Food Processing. PowerPlant Partners is an emerging growth equity fund investing in consumer food, beverage, and foodservice companies. We provide capital, strategic guidance and operating expertise to visionary teams leading disruptive plant-centric brands. Our mission is to re-architect our global food system by investing in world-changing companies that deliverbetter nutrition in more sustainable and ethical ways.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4M–$20M |
| Series A | $500k–$8.5M |
| Series B | $1.9M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 25 | 56% |
| Food Processing | 7 | 16% |
| Health Care | 6 | 13% |
| Organic Food | 6 | 13% |
| Wellness | 5 | 11% |

51 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 12 | 27% |
| Series A | 9 | 20% |
| Seed | 6 | 13% |
| Series C | 4 | 9% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 7% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 29 | 64% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Gluck | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-gluck |
| George Birman | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-birman |
| Kelly Byrne | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-byrne-933e |
| Mark Rampolla | Co-founder and Managing Partner | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-rampolla |
| Richard Schnuerer | Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Finance and Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-schnuerer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rock River Laboratory Inc | Rock River Laboratory is a family-owned laboratory network that partners with customers to serve the living and growing needs. |  | Private Equity | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Rock River Laboratory Inc | Rock River Laboratory is a family-owned laboratory network that partners with customers to serve the living and growing needs. |  | Private Equity | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Rock River Laboratory Inc | Rock River Laboratory is a family-owned laboratory network that partners with customers to serve the living and growing needs. |  | Private Equity | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| RTZN Brands | RTZN Brands is a food and beverage company. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| The Coconut Collaborative | The Coconut Collaborative provides yogurt, creams, custards, desserts, and kids' ice cream products. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website. | $1.9M | Series B | Jan 29, 2024 |  |
| The Collaborative | The Collaborative is the fastest growing premium plant-based yogurt and dessert brand. | $1.9M | Series B | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| Bobbie | Bobbie is a baby formula delivery startup that sells direct-to-consumer and offers a subscription service to parents across the US. It exists to build a parenting culture of confidence, not a comparison, where every parent is supported in the feeding choice that is right for them and their baby. Bobbie's formulation complies with all FDAregulations, is created with pasture-raised milk from Organic Valley farms, and is the only infant formula to receive the Clean Label Project's Purity Award as well as Pesticide Free Certification. | $70M | Series C | Jul 12, 2023 |  |
| OWYN (Only What You Need) | OWYN™ (Only What You Need) plant-based protein drinks are made for people who wish to live a clean, inspired and transparent lifestyle. The products contain only real, simple, all-natural ingredients. OWYN currently offers its protein drinks in six flavors and recently expanded its line to include meal replacement shakes. For more information onOWYN. |  | Private Equity | Jul 19, 2022 |  |
| Partake Brewing | Partake Brewing is the craft non-alcoholic beer brand that focuses on flavor, health, socializing, and inclusivity for people who choose not to drink alcohol whether as a need or increasingly as a lifestyle choice. | $16.5M | Series B | Mar 06, 2022 |  |
| Flying Embers Hard Kombucha | Flying Embers Rooted in ancient traditions, brewed with botanical adaptogens, and enlivened with innovative fermentation techniques we bring you the best-tasting sessionable alcohol beverages in the world. | $20M | Series C | Jan 19, 2022 |  |

10 of 45 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does GroundForce Capital invest in?

GroundForce Capital invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and Health Care startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 45 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 GroundForce Capital's check size?

GroundForce Capital typically joins rounds of $4M–$20M at Seed, $500k–$8.5M at Series A and $1.9M–$30M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds GroundForce Capital participates in.

### How do I contact GroundForce Capital?

Public channels for GroundForce Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 GroundForce Capital?

The team at GroundForce Capital includes Daniel Gluck (Managing Partner), George Birman (Principal) and Kelly Byrne (Associate), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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