About Danone Manifesto Ventures
Danone Manifesto Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Apr 2023, Danone Manifesto Ventures has invested in 25 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Retail and High Tech. Most recently it led the $3.5M Series A round of Wilk along with . This round also saw participation from Coca-Cola.
Overall, Danone Manifesto Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Laird Superfood, Agricool and Harmless Harvest. A lot of funds co-invest with Danone Manifesto Ventures, with names like Mousse Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Danone Manifesto Ventures has team of 6 people including 1 partners.
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Danone Manifesto Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Danone Manifesto Ventures has invested in 26 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Imagindairy and most recent follow-on round was in Phenix.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2020 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

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Danone Manifesto Ventures' Investments by Stage
Danone Manifesto Ventures has made 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10M, 6 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $17.5M, 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.68M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $17.7M and 1 investment in PE stage.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series A | 10 |
Series B | 6 |
Seed | 5 |
Series C | 2 |
PE | 1 |
Danone Manifesto Ventures' Investments by Sector
Danone Manifesto Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Consumer Goods, Food and Agriculture, Sustainability Tech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 17 Consumer (B2C) companies, 16 Tech companies, 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
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Food and Agriculture Tech | 14 |
Consumer Goods | 10 |
Food and Agriculture | 8 |
Sustainability Tech | 7 |
High Tech | 5 |
Others | 17 |
Danone Manifesto Ventures' Investments by Geography
Danone Manifesto Ventures has made most investments in United States (13), followed by France where it has made 5 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
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United States | 13 |
France | 5 |
Israel | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Danone Manifesto Ventures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Danone Manifesto Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 26, 2023 | Israel | Seed | Undisclosed | - | |
Apr 03, 2023 | Israel | Series A | $3.5M | [+1] | |
Sep 24, 2022 | France | Series B | $14.5M | ||
Jun 23, 2022 | United States | Series A | $7M | Pacific6 [+4] | |
Jun 13, 2022 | United Kingdom | Series A | Undisclosed |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Danone Manifesto Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Danone Manifesto Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Sep 23, 2020 | Apr 23, 2020 | Series B | $10M |
Acquired companies in Danone Manifesto Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Danone Manifesto Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jun 02, 2022 | Dec 03, 2018 | Series B | $28.4M | |
Jun 30, 2021 | Feb 01, 2018 | Series B | $30M | |
Apr 18, 2019 | 2016 | PE | Undisclosed |
Team profile of Danone Manifesto Ventures
Danone Manifesto Ventures has a team of 6 membersÌýincluding 1 Partner and 3 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States. Danone Manifesto Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Danone Manifesto Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | New York City | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Associate | - | - | ||
Analyst | - | - |
Co-investors of Danone Manifesto Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 203 investors have co-invested in Danone Manifesto Ventures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Danone Manifesto Ventures:ÌýDSG Consumer Partners, and 55 others have invested in rounds before Danone Manifesto Ventures. There are 1 company where DSG Consumer Partners has invested before Danone Manifesto Ventures and 1 company where Innoven Capital has invested before Danone Manifesto Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Danone Manifesto Ventures:Ìý117 investors entered a company along with Danone Manifesto Ventures. These include investors like Mousse Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Danone Manifesto Ventures:ÌýA total of 29 investors have invested in Danone Manifesto Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (3 companies), EIC Fund (2 companies) and (1 company).

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