S2G Ventures

This VC firm invests in healthy and sustainable food startups across various sectors, focusing on innovation to meet shifting consumer demands.

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S2G Ventures is a food and agriculture venture fund that invests in entrepreneurs whose products and services meet the shifting demands for healthy and sustainable food. The firm's mission is to catalyze innovation to meet consumer demands for healthy, sustainable, and local food. S2G will identify sectors across the food system that are ripefor change, and form a multi-stage portfolio including seed, venture, and growth-stage investments. It seeks to invest in agriculture, ingredients, infrastructure and logistics, food safety and technology, retail and restaurants, and consumer brands.

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Mar 1, 2025	Lumi AI	$4.0M Seed	—	AgFunder, Bessemer Venture Partners
Nov 1, 2024	Shiru	$16.0M Series B	—	Hoxton Ventures, XFactor Ventures
Jan 1, 2024	Aquaconnect	$4.0M Series A	—	—
Jun 1, 2022	Atomo Coffee	$42.0M Series A	—	AgFunder, D20 Capital, Matchstick Ventures, True Ventures
Mar 1, 2022	Pack Digital	$3.0M Seed	—	99 Startups, Anti fund, BITKRAFT Ventures, Bond, Bullpen Capital, Fuse, Hoxton Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, LAUNCH, Maveron, XFactor Ventures, Jake Kassan, Jamie Sutton, Michael G. Rubin, Michael Lombardi, Moshe Lifschitz, Netalie Nadivi, Ravi Grover, Ryan Duranso, Scott Belsky, Anorak Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Mayfield, Norwest Venture Partners, The Venture Reality Fund, Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures
Feb 1, 2022	Flashfood	$12.0M Series A	—	B Capital Group, Gabriel Ruimy, Blueberry Ventures, Brkfst Club, Andrew Wheeler, Khosla Ventures, OurCrowd, Noah Pickholtz
Feb 1, 2022	Scopio Labs	$50.0M Series C	—	Aurum Ventures MKI, B Capital Group, Gabriel Ruimy, Blueberry Ventures, Brkfst Club, Andrew Wheeler, Khosla Ventures, OurCrowd, Elan Zivotofsky, Noah Pickholtz, Prescott Watson
Feb 1, 2022	Helium	$200.0M Series D	—	Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital Group, Benchmark, Gabriel Ruimy, Blueberry Ventures, Brkfst Club, Eclipse Ventures, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, GV, Insight Partners, Khosla Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Mayfield, Multicoin Capital, Munich Re / HSB Ventures, Okta Ventures, OurCrowd, Qualcomm Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Talis Capital, Tiger Global Management, TQ Ventures, Uncork Capital, Matt Garratt, Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Cato Sælid, Eugene Wei, Julius Genachowski, Kevin Lin, Moshe Lifschitz, Noah Pickholtz, William Wolf, Xen Lategan
Feb 1, 2022	ConcertoCare	$110.0M Series B	—	AirAngels, Arkitekt Ventures, Benchmark, Climate Capital, Deerfield Management, Earthshot Ventures, Endeavor8, Ensemble VC, Foresite Capital, Friedom Partners, Harrison Metal, Index Ventures, Kapor Capital, Ligature, LombardStreet Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Torch Capital, Vast Ventures, Max Ventilla
Oct 1, 2021	Shiru	$17.0M Series A	—	Beliade, Color Capital, Hoxton Ventures, SoGal Ventures, XFactor Ventures, Jaime Schmidt, Nina Faulhaber
Sep 1, 2021	Solv	$45.0M Series C	—	Acrew Capital, AirAngels, Bain Capital Ventures, Benchmark, Climate Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Earthshot Ventures, Endeavor8, Ensemble VC, Greylock, Harrison Metal, Index Ventures, Intel Capital, IVP, Kapor Capital, Ligature, LombardStreet Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tenaya Capital, Venrock, Howard Schultz, Max Ventilla, Paul George
Sep 1, 2021	Ripple Foods	$60.0M Series E	—	AirAngels, Benchmark, Bloom8 (fka RAGE Capital), Climate Capital, Earthshot Ventures, Endeavor8, Ensemble VC, GV, Harrison Metal, Index Ventures, Kapor Capital, Ligature, LombardStreet Ventures, Lux Capital, Obvious Ventures, OurCrowd, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Doron Dinstein, Max Ventilla
Sep 1, 2021	GrubMarket	$200.0M Series E	—	AME Cloud Ventures, B Capital Group, BITKRAFT Ventures, Gabriel Ruimy, Blueberry Ventures, Brkfst Club, Kevin Ding, FJ Labs, Fusion Fund, Goodwater Capital, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Andrew Wheeler, Hardware Club, Jigsaw VC, Khosla Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Hans Tung, OurCrowd, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Primitive Ventures, Tiger Global Management, UpHonest Capital, Nimit Maru, Noah Pickholtz
Jun 1, 2021	Figma	$200.0M Series E	—	A Capital, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Anorak Ventures, Atomic, Bascom Ventures, Base Partners, Bee Partners, Benchmark, Blue Bear Capital, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Climate Capital, Coatue, CoinFund, Contrary Capital, CRV, Daffy, Davidovs VC, Dreamers VC, Earthshot Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, Electric Capital, Endeavor8, Ensemble VC, Fabric Ventures, Founders Fund, Fuel Capital, Future Shape, General Catalyst, Greylock, Brian Bendett, Harrison Metal, Index Ventures, IVP, Kapor Capital, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Ligature, LombardStreet Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Morado Venture Partners, Next Play Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Outcast Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Pillar VC, Raine Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Scalar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Slow Ventures, SOSV, SRB Ventures, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, UpHonest Capital, UP.Partners, Vayner RSE, Wing Venture Capital, Aaron Levie, Amjad Masad, Arash Ferdowsi, Augusto Marietti, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Porterfield, Bradley Horowitz, Colin Carrier, Daniel Kan, DJ Patil, Do Kwon, Drew Houston, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Felix Jahn, Greg Brockman, Jack Chou, Jeremy Stoppelman, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Julia Hartz, Kevin Colas, Kyle Vogt, Marc Benioff, Maximilian Tayenthal, Max Mullen, Max Ventilla, Mike Krieger, Ryan Shea, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman
Jun 1, 2021	Ganaz	$7.0M Series A	—	AgFunder, Bessemer Venture Partners
Feb 1, 2021	Good Eggs	$100.0M Series D	—	Benchmark, Binary Capital, Craft Ventures, CRV, Decibel Partners, DFJ, Great Oaks Venture Capital, GSV Acceleration, Index Ventures, Kickstart Fund, MATH Venture Partners, Melvina Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pace Capital, Plum Alley Investments, Seven Seven Six, Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, David Marcus, Drew Houston, Jason Henrichs, Jeremy Stoppelman, Joshua Reeves, Joshua Schachter, Marc Benioff, Nicolas Berggruen, Sam Altman, Tyler Willis
Dec 1, 2020	Moov	$27.0M Series A	—	10100, Peter Pan, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Act One Ventures, Aglae Ventures, Alumni Ventures, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Asylum Ventures, Audacious Ventures, Aventures Capital, Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, Rexhep Dollaku, Bedrock Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, C2 Investment, Cambrian Ventures, CapitalX, Chemistry VC, Commerce Ventures, Company Capital, Convective Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Creative Juice, Crosslink Capital, Daffy, Dig Ventures, Emergent Ventures, Ensemble VC, Eunoia Capital Partners, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Exponent Founders Capital, Footwork, Fuse, Garage Technology Ventures, Geek Ventures, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, GSV Acceleration, Homebrew, ICONIQ Capital, Inspired Capital, JLL Spark, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Kindred Capital VC, Kleiner Perkins, LifeX Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Marathon Venture Capital, MATH Venture Partners, Next Level Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Hans Tung, Jeff Richards, Robin Li, Nyca Partners, Oak HC/FT, Plum Alley Investments, Precursor Ventures, Rainfall Ventures, Ravelin Capital, REMUS Capital, Sand Hill Angels, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Shrug Capital, SNR, Soma Capital, Starship Ventures, Tenaya Capital, The Community Fund, The General Partnership, Tribe Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, Valar Ventures, Vamos Ventures, Vera Equity, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Ashish Toshniwal, Bryce Hall, Colin Carrier, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Emanuel Pleitez, Evan Moore, Griffin Johnson, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Ken Denman, Mark Goines, Moshe Lifschitz, Omri Dahan, Patrick Elyas, Ron Pragides, Sam Altman, Sean Flynn, Siqi Chen, William Hockey, Zach Segal
Nov 1, 2020	Solv	$27.0M Series B	—	Acrew Capital, AirAngels, Bain Capital Ventures, Benchmark, Climate Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Earthshot Ventures, Endeavor8, Ensemble VC, Greylock, Harrison Metal, Index Ventures, Intel Capital, IVP, Kapor Capital, Ligature, LombardStreet Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tenaya Capital, Venrock, Howard Schultz, Max Ventilla, Paul George
Oct 1, 2020	mmhmm	$30.0M Series A	—	Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Accomplice VC, Adverb Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, Vijaya Gadde, #ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS), Anorak Ventures, Arrive, Background Capital, Basecamp Fund, BEENEXT, Bloomberg Beta, C2 Investment, CoinFund, CRV, Eclipse Ventures, Expa, Forum Ventures, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, FundersClub, Future Shape, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, GSV Acceleration, Brian Bendett, Joe Kraus, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kaszek Ventures, LGF, MATH Venture Partners, Merian Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Moxxie Ventures, MZ, Next Play Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Pillar VC, Plug & Play Ventures, Plum Alley Investments, Precursor Ventures, QED Investors, Sequoia Capital, Soma Capital, SOSV, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, True Ventures, Visionaire Ventures, Wollef Ventures, WorkLife Ventures, Aaron Levie, Augusto Marietti, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Porterfield, Colin Carrier, Dylan Field, Ellen Pao, Greg Brockman, Immad Akhund, Jackie Lam, Jason Henrichs, Jeff Chang, Jeremy Stoppelman, Jevon MacDonald, Joi Ito, Julia Hartz, Kevin Colas, Mark Pincus, Max Mullen, Ryan Allis, Ryan Shea, Sundeep Madra, Tim Jurka
Aug 1, 2020	Atomo Coffee	$9.0M Seed	—	AgFunder, Bessemer Venture Partners, D20 Capital, Matchstick Ventures, True Ventures
Jul 1, 2020	mmhmm	$5.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Accomplice VC, Adverb Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Jana Messerschmidt, Vijaya Gadde, #ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS), Anorak Ventures, Arrive, Background Capital, Basecamp Fund, BEENEXT, Bloomberg Beta, C2 Investment, CoinFund, CRV, Daybreak Partners, Eclipse Ventures, Expa, Forum Ventures, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, FundersClub, Future Shape, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, GSV Acceleration, Brian Bendett, Joe Kraus, Harrison Metal, Human Capital, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, MATH Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Merian Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Monarch Collective, Moxxie Ventures, MZ, Next Play Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Pillar VC, Plug & Play Ventures, Plum Alley Investments, Precursor Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SNR, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Soma Capital, SOSV, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, True Ventures, Visionaire Ventures, Wollef Ventures, WorkLife Ventures, Aaron Levie, Arash Ferdowsi, Augusto Marietti, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Porterfield, Biz Stone, Colin Carrier, Dylan Field, Ellen Pao, Greg Brockman, Immad Akhund, Jason Henrichs, Jeff Chang, Jeremy Stoppelman, Jevon MacDonald, Joi Ito, Julia Hartz, Kevin Colas, Mark Pincus, Max Mullen, Mike Krieger, Phil Libin, Ryan Shea, Sundeep Madra, Tim Jurka
Apr 1, 2020	Yes Health	$6.0M Series A	—	B Capital Group, Gabriel Ruimy, Blueberry Ventures, Brkfst Club, Andrew Wheeler, Khosla Ventures, OurCrowd, Noah Pickholtz
Apr 1, 2020	Figma	$50.0M Series D	—	A Capital, Kevin Hartz, Aglae Ventures, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Atomic, B Capital Group, Benchmark, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Climate Capital, Craft Ventures, CRV, Davidovs VC, Dreamers VC, Earthshot Ventures, Electric Capital, Endeavor8, Ensemble VC, FJ Labs, Founders Fund, Greylock, Brian Bendett, Harrison Metal, Index Ventures, Kapor Capital, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Ligature, LombardStreet Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, M13, Menlo Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Race Capital, Scalar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Serena Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Slow Ventures, Social Capital, SRB Ventures, Sweet Capital, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Unruly Capital, Vayner RSE, Wing Venture Capital, World Fund, Aaron Levie, Arash Ferdowsi, Augusto Marietti, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Davenport, Ben Porterfield, Claire Hughes Johnson, Daniel Kan, Do Kwon, Dylan Field, Greg Brockman, Jack Chou, Jacqueline Reses, James Beshara, Jeremy Stoppelman, Julia Hartz, Manu Ginobilli, Marcos Galperin, Max Mullen, Max Ventilla, Ryan Shea, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky, Seth Goldman, Tikhon Bernstam, Tobias Lutke
Apr 1, 2020	Scopio Labs	$16.0M Series B	—	B Capital Group, Gabriel Ruimy, Blueberry Ventures, Brkfst Club, Andrew Wheeler, Khosla Ventures, OurCrowd, Noah Pickholtz
Feb 1, 2020	Unitary	$2.0M Seed	—	CapHorn, Hoxton Ventures, Locus Ventures, Oyster Ventures, XFactor Ventures, Alexandre Scialom, Giovanni Gardelli

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Key people at S2G Ventures.

Leadership Team

Key people at S2G Ventures.

Deep Dive

S2G Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm dedicated to investing in healthy and sustainable food startups and related sectors such as agriculture, oceans, and clean energy. Their mission centers on driving systemic change to improve environmental and human health outcomes by backing innovative companies across the entire food system—from farm technologies to consumer brands. With over $2 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of more than 70 companies including Beyond Meat and Sweetgreen, S2G combines capital with deep industry expertise to support startups that meet shifting consumer demands for sustainability, nutrition, and resilience[1][2].

Founded in 2011, S2G Ventures was co-founded by Managing Partners Sanjeev Krishnan and Chuck Templeton, who bring extensive experience in multi-asset investing and entrepreneurship. The firm has evolved from early-stage venture investing to a broader multi-stage approach, including growth equity and innovative financial instruments like debt and hybrid structures. This evolution reflects their commitment to catalyzing long-term impact and economic value across the food and agriculture ecosystem globally[1][4].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: S2G invests holistically across the food system, targeting interconnected sectors such as food, agriculture, oceans, and energy, and applying systems-level thinking to break down siloes and identify scalable solutions[2][5].
Network Strength: The firm leverages strategic partnerships with over 40 corporates and 250+ industry players, enabling portfolio companies to access critical resources and market channels[4].
Track Record: Notable investments include Beyond Meat, Sweetgreen, and MycoTechnology, demonstrating success in backing companies that combine sustainability with commercial viability[1].
Operating Support: Beyond capital, S2G provides extensive operational expertise and tailored capital solutions, including leading funding rounds with flexible check sizes ($2-20 million) and special opportunities strategies[1].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

S2G rides the wave of growing consumer demand for healthier, more sustainable food options amid global challenges such as resource depletion, climate change, and supply chain disruptions. Their timing is critical as the food system faces increasing pressure to innovate for resilience, affordability, and nutrition. By investing across the grower-to-grocer ecosystem, S2G helps bridge gaps between fragmented sectors, accelerating the transition to a more sustainable and health-focused food economy. This systemic approach positions them as a key influencer in shaping the future of food tech and agtech innovation[2][3][5].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, S2G Ventures aims to deepen its impact by continuing to invest in companies that improve environmental and human health outcomes while delivering market-rate returns. Trends such as "food as medicine," clean-label consumer products, and resilient supply chains will likely shape their portfolio evolution. Their ongoing commitment to catalyzing $10 billion in additional food and agtech investments over the next few years signals a growing influence in driving sector-wide transformation. S2G’s integrated, systems-driven approach ensures they remain at the forefront of sustainable innovation in food and agriculture[3][4][6].

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Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: S2G invests holistically across the food system, targeting interconnected sectors such as food, agriculture, oceans, and energy, and applying systems-level thinking to break down siloes and identify scalable solutions[2][5].
Network Strength: The firm leverages strategic partnerships with over 40 corporates and 250+ industry players, enabling portfolio companies to access critical resources and market channels[4].
Track Record: Notable investments include Beyond Meat, Sweetgreen, and MycoTechnology, demonstrating success in backing companies that combine sustainability with commercial viability[1].
Operating Support: Beyond capital, S2G provides extensive operational expertise and tailored capital solutions, including leading funding rounds with flexible check sizes ($2-20 million) and special opportunities strategies[1].