Big Idea Ventures

MeliBio is a California-based bee-free technology pioneer focused on creating sustainable alternatives to commercial bee-made honey, utilizing a proprietary plant-science approach to support native pollinator biodiversity.

UpTerra Corporation is involved in a legal dispute regarding reverse domain name hijacking, where they attempted to claim a domain name registered long before their trademark was established.

Beyond Meat produces vegan meat and plant-based meat substitutes, focusing on creating products that nourish and protect health while promoting sustainability.

Memphis Meats, now known as UPSIDE Foods, develops lab-grown meat from animal cells. It aims to create a more humane and sustainable meat production method, emphasizing product safety and taste.

MycoTechnology company is currently for sale via mycotech.com. The domain is listed on Spaceship.com with no hidden fees. The sale includes secure checkout and quick transfer options.

Just Egg is a plant-based alternative to traditional eggs, offered by Justforall.com. It features vegan recipes, including scrambles and frittatas.

Tovala is a fresh meal delivery service that combines convenience with culinary excellence, offering chef-crafted meals that require just one minute of prep. Customers receive meals delivered weekly, which can be perfectly cooked using Tovala's smart oven that accesses chef-perfected cook cycles via WiFi.

Mosa Meat is a food technology company pioneering a cleaner, kinder way of making beef through cultivated meat processes, allowing for real beef production without harming animals.

FTW Ventures is a highly specialized venture capital fund that invests exclusively across the entire food value chain—from ingredients and processing to logistics and biotech platforms. Operating as a hands-on studio for food system founders, FTW provides intensive support on regulatory, scale-up, and technical challenges like strain development and food safety, with an evidence-first approach.

Mission-driven venture fund explicitly structured to eliminate animals from the food supply chain, founded and backed by long-time animal advocates. CEO Lisa Feria brings operations-heavy background from running large CPG businesses at Procter & Gamble and General Mills. Operates as first-check signaling investor for mission-aligned founders in alternative protein, concentrating portfolio on full-stack infrastructure like ingredients and fermentation platforms. Optimizes for impact on animal numbers as primary screening lens.

Early, dedicated food and agriculture VC with founder-operators from Monsanto/Dow, a patient, technically sophisticated focus on ag-biotech and food infrastructure, and a 32-land-grant-university evaluation network.

Focuses on impactful companies aiming to positively transform the world's food system.