# Walter Robb

> Walter Robb is a seed investor at S2G Investments backing Food and Beverage and Food Processing. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [S2G Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s2g-ventures)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 24%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-robb-36465b1a7

Walter Robb is a seed investor at S2G Investments in Austin focused on Food and Beverage and Food Processing. Walter Robb is the co-founder and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$35M |
| Series A | $4M–$8M |
| Series B | $20M–$115M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 10 | 48% |
| Food Processing | 4 | 19% |
| Organic | 3 | 14% |
| Nutrition | 3 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 14% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 24% |
| Series B | 5 | 24% |
| Series A | 3 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |

9 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rev Energy Gum | Rev Energy Gum is a retailer and producer of sugar-free energy gum with one piece containing the caffeine equivalent of a cup of coffee. The company's chewing gum is a sugar-free product packed with caffeine and comes in six-piece packs in peppermint and spearmint flavors, enabling customers to keep the intensity alive during exams,road-tripping with friends, or going for a run.Rev Energy Gum was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $6M | Series A | Sep 20, 2023 |  |
| Afresh | Afresh is an AI-powered company selling software to track demand and manage orders for fresh produce in grocery stores. The company is an operator of a fresh-first supply chain platform intended to handle the complexity of perishable categories for brick and mortar retailers and wholesalers. Its platform brings artificial intelligence and machinelearning to forecast and ingest millions of data points to provide accurate item-level predictions of future demand to replenish recommendations that account for supply chain constraints and optimize for margin that enable clients to minimize waste, maximize freshness, and multiply business profitability.Afresh was established in 2017 in San Francisco, California by Matt Schwartz. | $115M | Series B | Aug 04, 2022 |  |
| Afresh | Afresh is an AI-powered company selling software to track demand and manage orders for fresh produce in grocery stores. The company is an operator of a fresh-first supply chain platform intended to handle the complexity of perishable categories for brick and mortar retailers and wholesalers. Its platform brings artificial intelligence and machinelearning to forecast and ingest millions of data points to provide accurate item-level predictions of future demand to replenish recommendations that account for supply chain constraints and optimize for margin that enable clients to minimize waste, maximize freshness, and multiply business profitability.Afresh was established in 2017 in San Francisco, California by Matt Schwartz. | $115M | Series B | Aug 04, 2022 |  |
| Big Bold Health | Big Bold Health® is a platform company providing immune health solutions through nature's wisdom and modern science. | $4M | Series A | Mar 08, 2022 |  |
| Bachan's | Bachan is a food and beverage company that produces traditional Japanese barbecue sauce to serve customers. The company's sauce is cold-filled, non-pasteurized, so there are no preservatives or added flavorings that could be used as a marinade on meat, fish, veggies, and rice or also be consumed as dips for sausages and fries, enablingconsumers to get a taste of tradition with this umami-filled sauce. |  |  | Sep 29, 2021 |  |
| Bachan's | Bachan is a food and beverage company that produces traditional Japanese barbecue sauce to serve customers. The company's sauce is cold-filled, non-pasteurized, so there are no preservatives or added flavorings that could be used as a marinade on meat, fish, veggies, and rice or also be consumed as dips for sausages and fries, enablingconsumers to get a taste of tradition with this umami-filled sauce. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 29, 2021 |  |
| HumanCo | HumanCo is a disruptive mission-driven holding company that focuses on investing in Healthier Living.Despite all the advances in science and modern medicine, this is the first generation in recorded human history that is predicted to live a shorter lifespan than the previous generation. At HumanCo, it hopes to reverse this trend and effectmeaningful change through the companies in which we invest and incubate. | $35M |  | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| HumanCo | HumanCo is a disruptive mission-driven holding company that focuses on investing in Healthier Living.Despite all the advances in science and modern medicine, this is the first generation in recorded human history that is predicted to live a shorter lifespan than the previous generation. At HumanCo, it hopes to reverse this trend and effectmeaningful change through the companies in which we invest and incubate. | $35M | Seed | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| HumanCo | HumanCo is a disruptive mission-driven holding company that focuses on investing in Healthier Living.Despite all the advances in science and modern medicine, this is the first generation in recorded human history that is predicted to live a shorter lifespan than the previous generation. At HumanCo, it hopes to reverse this trend and effectmeaningful change through the companies in which we invest and incubate. | $35M | Convertible Note | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| HUNGRY | WASHINGTON, D.C. March 05, 2020 – HUNGRY Marketplace Inc., the Washington D.C. based platform connecting top chefs with businesses looking for the best in catered meals, today announced the close of its nearly $20 million Series B funding round. The round was led by former Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb and Evolution VC Partners. Additionalparticipants in the round included actor Kevin Hart, Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners, Los Angeles Ram Todd Gurley, Seattle Seahawk Bobby Wagner, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ndamukong Suh, former White House chef Sam Kass, President Obama’s special assistant Reggie Love and Leonard Green Partners’ Jonathan Sokoloff. The investment brings the company’s total funding to $32.5 million. ABOUT HUNGRY: HUNGRY was founded by serial entrepreneurs Eman Pahlavani, Shy Pahlevani and Jeff Grass, as a revolutionary way for independent chefs to connect with the $60 billion business and events catering market. HUNGRY is committed to improving the communities it serves. Through its ‘Fight Against Hunger’ program, HUNGRY donates one meal to those in need for every two purchased. Additionally, its ‘WeRecycle’ program promotes environmental waste reduction by offering biodegradable plates and cutlery with its delivered meals. HUNGRY is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has rapidly growing operations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston and New York City. By the end of 2021, HUNGRY is projected to expand its footprint to a total of 23 U.S. cities. For more information, visit tryhungry.com. | $21M | Series C | Sep 20, 2021 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lerer-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Marcy Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcy-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Vista Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vista-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AgFunder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agfunder) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ambridge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambridge-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Evolution VC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolution-corporate-advisors-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About S2G Investments

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

S2G Investments is a multi-stage investment firm that targets venture and growth-stage businesses in food and agriculture, oceans, and energy sectors. The firm provides capital to businesses shaping the future of food systems and energy resources, aiming for significant sector transitions. S2G Investments assist entrepreneurs and leadership groupsin seeking innovative, market-driven solutions aimed at providing increased value, better results, and superior performance compared to conventional options.

5 contacts available at S2G Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arthur Chow | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arthur-chow-eab0 |
| Cristina Rohr | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cristina-rohr |
| Dan Ripma | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-ripma |
| Francis O'Sullivan | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francis-o-sullivan-9694 |
| Grant Leslie | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-leslie |

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## FAQ

### What does Walter Robb invest in?

Walter Robb invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Processing and Organic startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 21 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 Walter Robb's check size?

Walter Robb typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$35M at Seed, $4M–$8M at Series A and $20M–$115M 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 Walter Robb participates in.

### When did Walter Robb last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Walter Robb closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 21 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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