# Steve Sanger

> Steve Sanger is a Series A investor at Evolv Ventures backing Food and Beverage. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Evolv Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolv-ventures)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesanger
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/stevesanger

Steve Sanger is a Series A investor at Evolv Ventures in Chicago focused on Food and Beverage and Nutrition. Steve Sanger joined Evolv Ventures As General Partner in 2018. Geofeedia’s Vice President of Business and Corporate Development, Steve is responsible for managing all aspects of Geofeedia’s strategic partnerships with third parties and data providers, as well as being an integral part of the Geofeedia leadership team responsible for driving thecompany to achieve and surpass sales, profitability, cash flow and business goals.Prior to Geofeedia, Steve served as Vice President of Business Development for GrubHub, Inc (NYSE: GRUB) from August 2010 to June 2015 and was a part of GrubHub’s senior leadership team, which was responsible for helping to grow the company to $254M in revenue (2014), resulting in a successful exit via IPO in April 2014. Steve is a seasoned professional with a background in strategy formulation, business development, mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, leadership, and project management. Prior to GrubHub, Steve worked for Tribune Interactive and Diamond Management and Technology Consultants (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).Steve graduated from the University of Kansas in 1997 and received his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2005.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 50% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |
| Confectionery | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oobli | Joywell Foods is developing the first healthy, protein sweeteners. Derived from exotic plants, protein sweeteners are rare compounds that provide an amazing taste without the calories. These proteins, produced through fermentation, have no glycemic impact and do not affect the gut microbiome. The company has received regulatory approvals, includingFDA "no questions" letters and GRAS status for multiple proteins | $25M | Series B | May 27, 2022 | http://www.joywellfoods.com/ |
| New Culture | New Culture is a food and beverage company that focuses on revolutionizing how cheese is made. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $25M | Series A | Nov 22, 2021 | https://www.newculturefood.com |
| Oobli | Joywell Foods is developing the first healthy, protein sweeteners. Derived from exotic plants, protein sweeteners are rare compounds that provide an amazing taste without the calories. These proteins, produced through fermentation, have no glycemic impact and do not affect the gut microbiome. The company has received regulatory approvals, includingFDA "no questions" letters and GRAS status for multiple proteins | $6.9M | Series A | Jul 21, 2020 | http://www.joywellfoods.com/ |
| New Culture | New Culture is a food and beverage company that focuses on revolutionizing how cheese is made. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $3.5M | Seed | Sep 10, 2019 | https://www.newculturefood.com |

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## Co-investors
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SOSV SF & NY (Fka IndieBio)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/synbio-axlr8r) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bee Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CPT Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cpt-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Evolv Ventures

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Evolv Ventures is a $100m venture fund backed by Kraft Heinz to invest in early-stage technology companies disrupting the food industry.The fund leverages the vast network of the 5th largest food and beverage company to be the most value-added investor in the space. Evolv Ventures is led by a team of startup and venture capital veterans, is 100%financial driven and obsessed with providing strategic advantages to its portfolio. With a balance of financial independence and deep company integration, Evolv Ventures strives to be the best strategic partner in the industry.

2 contacts available at Evolv Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annabel Yee | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annabel-yee |
| Steve Sanger | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-sanger |

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## FAQ

### What does Steve Sanger invest in?

Steve Sanger invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Nutrition and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Steve Sanger last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steve Sanger closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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