Founder & Funder
Food & Agtech Edition • June 16th, 2022
75 Connections in 90 Minutes
Investor Network
Thank you to the following Investors for joining us!
Steve Goldberg
Partner at Finistere Ventures
Previously, Steve was a Partner at Venrock from (2009 – 2020) after having been CEO of several early-stage companies including DataRunway, Vidient, Arcwave, and CoWave Networks. Prior to that, he was VP of Research and Development at Nokia Internet Communications and VP and GM of the Wireless Communications Division at Cylink Corporation.
Rebecca Grosser
MBA Associate at Bluestein Ventures.
Bluestein Ventures is an early-stage family office based in Chicago that invests in the future of food. Our investments span the entire value chain – both B2C and B2B – with a focus on four areas: high-growth consumer brands, proprietary food tech, next-gen commerce, and value-add digital technology.
Heather Courtney
Founder & CEO of Alwyn Capital
Heather Courtney is the Founder and CEO of Alwyn Capital, an early-stage investment firm that partners with companies who are reshaping our food, materials, and biotechnology industries by transitioning away from the use of animals to create a healthier, more ethical and more sustainable future. Heather has been vegan for 25 years.
Yuan Shi
Principal of The 51 Food & Agtech Fund
Yuan Shi is the Principal of The51 Food and Agtech Fund. Prior to joining the fund, she was the Director of Creative Destruction Lab – Vancouver providing mentorship and investment to early-stage deep-tech and deep-science companies. At CDL-Vancouver, she helped and led her team in reaching over $3 billion of equity value creation from portfolio companies.
Evan Cohen
Accelerator Manager at SVG Venture|Thrive
Evan Cohen is the Accelerator Manager at SVG Venture | Thrive where he is responsible for the implementation and execution of the accelerator program. Previously, he co-led the cleantech cohort of the Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA), and founded the agtech cohort of the CTA.
Sebastian Dreher
Managing Director at Doehler Ventures
As Managing Director of Doehler Ventures US, Sebastian has invested in over 15 early stage Food & Beverage companies in the last 6 years.