About CULT Food Science
CULT Food Science is a venture capital firm founded in 1983. It is primarily based out of Vancouver, Canada. As of Jun 2023, CULT Food Science has invested in 23 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Food and Agriculture Tech and Consumer. Most recently it led the Undisclosed Seed round of Alcheme Bio.
Overall, CULT Food Science portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 1 acquisition, namely JUST Egg, and 3D Bio-Tissues. A lot of funds co-invest with CULT Food Science, with names like Prithvi Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
CULT Food Science has team of 15 people including 4 partners.
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CULT Food Science's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
CULT Food Science has invested in 25 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 3 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Alcheme Bio and most recent follow-on round was in Novel Farms.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2021 | 9 | 0 | 9 |

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CULT Food Science's Investment Trends by Stage
CULT Food Science has made 18 investments in Seed stage, 1 investment in Post IPO stage and 1 investment in Series D stage.CULT Food Science's Investment Trends by Sector
CULT Food Science has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Food and Agriculture and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies, 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Artificial intelligence.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
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Food and Agriculture Tech | 10 |
High Tech | 10 |
Sustainability Tech | 10 |
Food and Agriculture | 9 |
Consumer Goods | 5 |
Others | 9 |
CULT Food Science's Investment Trends by Geography
CULT Food Science has made most investments in United States (14), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 3 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
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United States | 13 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Canada | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Others | 1 |
CULT Food Science's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by CULT Food Science:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 20, 2023 | United States | Seed | Undisclosed | - | |
Nov 22, 2022 | United States | Seed | Undisclosed | - | |
Aug 10, 2022 | United States | Seed | $1.4M | Big Idea Ventures [+3] | |
Jun 03, 2022 | United States | Seed | Undisclosed | - | |
Jun 02, 2022 | United States | Seed | Undisclosed | - |
Unicorns in CULT Food Science's Portfolio
Here is a list of unicorns in CULT Food Science's portfolio:
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in CULT Food Science's Portfolio
Here are CULT Food Science's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Mar 12, 2021 | Apr 13, 2022 | Post IPO | Undisclosed |
Acquired companies in CULT Food Science's Portfolio
Here are CULT Food Science's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Dec 27, 2021 | Nov 08, 2021 | Seed | Undisclosed |
Team profile of CULT Food Science
CULT Food Science has a team of 15 membersÌýincluding 4 Partners and 1 PrincipalÌýlocated in Canada, United States and . CULT Food Science's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in CULT Food Science:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Victoria | - | ||
Partner | Vancouver | - | ||
Partner | Toronto | - | ||
Partner | Victoria | - | ||
Principal | Oakland | - | ||
Advisor | Vancouver | - | ||
Advisor | Paris | - | ||
Advisor | Calgary | - | ||
Advisor | Gibsonia | - | ||
Advisor | Amsterdam | - | ||
Advisor | Chicago | - |
Co-investors of CULT Food Science
Over the past 4 years, 111 investors have co-invested in CULT Food Science's portfolio companies.
- Invested before CULT Food Science:ÌýBig Idea Ventures, Capital V and 48 others have invested in rounds before CULT Food Science. There are 2 companies where Big Idea Ventures has invested before CULT Food Science and 2 companies where Capital V has invested before CULT Food Science.
- Top Co-investors of CULT Food Science:Ìý24 investors entered a company along with CULT Food Science. These include investors like Prithvi Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after CULT Food Science:ÌýA total of 37 investors have invested in CULT Food Science's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Siddhi Capital (2 companies), Future Food Fund (1 company) and Astanor (1 company).

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