# Rodrigo Hortega

> Rodrigo Hortega is a seed investor at Döhler Ventures backing Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Döhler Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doehler-ventures)
- Location: Darmstadt, Germany
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-hortega-de-velasco-14153386

Rodrigo Hortega is a seed investor at Döhler Ventures in Darmstadt focused on Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. Rodrigo Hortega is working as head of investments at Doehler Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 40% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 40% |
| Life Science | 1 | 20% |
| Social Impact | 1 | 20% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 20% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denmark | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clean Food Group | Clean Food Group provides sustainable ‘CLEAN’ alternatives to these fats and oils, ranging from liquid oils like soybean to hard fats like palm oil, cocoa butter, and milk fat. Clean Food Group produces sustainable food ingredients that are better for our environment and health without compromising on teste or performance. | $6.1M | Seed | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| SuperBrewed Food | White Dog Labs is developing new probiotics for animals and humans. WDL is a biotechnology company founded upon synthetic biology and bioprocess development. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| Chromologics | Chromologics develops innovative natural food colorants. Chromologics is a Danish biotech spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark. We have developed a fungal biotech platform for the production of novel, natural colorants. | $8.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| Nukoko | Nukoko is a bean-to-bar manufacturing company that creates cocoa-free chocolate. Using ingredients from the UK, the company developed a patent pending technology to naturally produce a new kind of chocolate. Nukoko cocoa free chocolate is healthier and dramatically less impactful on the environment . |  | Seed | Oct 14, 2024 |  |
| Chromologics | Chromologics develops innovative natural food colorants. Chromologics is a Danish biotech spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark. We have developed a fungal biotech platform for the production of novel, natural colorants. | $7.6M | Seed | Mar 06, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Export and Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-and-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Novo Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novo-a-s) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Synergetic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/synergetic-9341) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Horizon Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-horizon-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clean Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-growth-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collateral Good](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collateral-good-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Döhler Ventures

VC Fund · Darmstadt, Germany

Döhler Ventures is a long-term oriented & entrepreneurial investor empowering early-stage startups in the nutrition & technology ecosystem.

2 contacts available at Döhler Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rodrigo Hortega | Founder, Head of Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roy-hortega |
| Rodrigo Hortega | Founder, Head of Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rodrigo-hortega |

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## FAQ

### What does Rodrigo Hortega invest in?

Rodrigo Hortega invests primarily in Biotechnology, Food and Beverage and Life Science startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Rodrigo Hortega last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rodrigo Hortega closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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