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Board Member
Nov 2024
Celleste has successfully grown 100% real cocoa ingredients from a single cell.
This breakthrough enabled the creation of the worlds first milk chocolate made with real cell-cultured chocolate-grade cocoa butter, developed in collaboration with our strategic partner, Mondelēz International.
By uncoupling the bean from the tree, our pioneering researchers have created the biological infrastructure to brew real cocoa in a controlled environment.
The result we aim for is chocolate-grade cocoa butter and cocoa powder designed for commercial applications. Our cocoa will serve as a seamless, high-performance drop-in ingredient for both mass and premium chocolate manufacturing, integrating into existing production processes.
Our mission is to strengthen and supplement the global cocoa ecosystem by creating a consistent, high-quality, and resilient supply of real cocoa ingredients for the future of chocolate.
Board Member, Investor
Jul 2023
The worlds best AI software to predict agricultural supply chain disruptions
✓ Predict supply availability ahead of your competitors - and find additional suppliers before they do
✓ Identify climate and economic risks to yields - and work with your supply chain partners to mitigate them before its too late
✓ Provide actionable input into the negotiation process with our insights and access to billions of data points
Board Member
Jan 2023
From its launch in May 2019, Naturally Chicago held dozens of live networking events that brought our growing Good Food and Natural Products community closer together. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we pivoted immediately to keep our community connected through a robust schedule of online programming. We’re so pleased that live programming has returned, with opportunities to build new business relationships, make new friends with common interests… and yes, we do have fun!
Board Member, Investor
Jan 2023
PartnerSlate is a leading discovery and connection platform in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry connecting brands with manufacturing and packaging partners.
Discover and connect with your next production partner in days, not months. Sign up and learn more at PartnerSlate.com!
Board Observer, Investor
Feb 2022
99 Counties is an Iowa and Chicago based marketplace connecting consumers to local, regenerative farms. The platform enables consumers to buy chemical-free, regenerative meat from farms within a day’s drive away while empowering farmers to diversify their operations and reclaim their independence from Big Ag. 99 Counties coordinates all processing, transportation and marketing so that farmers can focus on raising livestock and consumers can eat nutrient-dense food.
Board Observer, Investor
Oct 2021
Eat your heart out. AQUA makes seafood safe again.
Fins down, AQUA is earth’s most exciting fermentation-enabled fiber. While AQUA seafood looks like fish, tastes like fish, and feels like fish––its 100% fish-free. We hyper-control the growing environment so every morsel of tuna, scallop, squid, and shellfish is flawless––and forever available to feed billions of seafoodies.
Lead Investor Food and AgTech Fund I, Investor Rising America Fund II
2021
Portfolia is the most powerful community of women and men investing in the companies we want in the world.
Our collective investments are changing health, active aging & longevity, sustainability, education, and the overall venture capital landscape while also backing diversity.
Our currently open funds are Femtech III, focused on enhancing the wellness of all women, and advancing innovation in womens health; and Active Aging & Longevity II, focused on significant opportunities and challenges in aging well, as well as those focused on new strides and technologies in the field of longevity.
We drive change while creating wealth.
If youd like to join us, email investorrelations@portfolia.com, and our Investor Relations Team will contact you.
Board Member, Senior Advisor to CEO, Investor
2020
Doselva is committed to reducing barriers to entry for small holder spice production in Nicaragua by serving as an anchor business for the provision of plant material, agriculture technical advisory and financial services, and market access.
Board Member
Aug 2017
Sourcemap is the supply chain transparency company: helping consumers and companies trace products to the source and ensure standards are met every step of the way. Founded in 2011 after the Tohoku Tsunami devastated supply chain worldwide, Sourcemap is committed to providing visibility across the worlds most complex trade networks. Our software solutions help companies visualize their supply chains, discover indirect suppliers, measure risk, manage continuous improvement, track and trace individual products, and publish their supply chains online.
Experience · 11 entries
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Investments (9)
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Board (7)
2024
Board Member
Nov 2024
Celleste has successfully grown 100% real cocoa ingredients from a single cell.
This breakthrough enabled the creation of the worlds first milk chocolate made with real cell-cultured chocolate-grade cocoa butter, developed in collaboration with our strategic partner, Mondelēz International.
By uncoupling the bean from the tree, our pioneering researchers have created the biological infrastructure to brew real cocoa in a controlled environment.
The result we aim for is chocolate-grade cocoa butter and cocoa powder designed for commercial applications. Our cocoa will serve as a seamless, high-performance drop-in ingredient for both mass and premium chocolate manufacturing, integrating into existing production processes.
Our mission is to strengthen and supplement the global cocoa ecosystem by creating a consistent, high-quality, and resilient supply of real cocoa ingredients for the future of chocolate.
2023
Board Member, Investor
Jul 2023
The worlds best AI software to predict agricultural supply chain disruptions
✓ Predict supply availability ahead of your competitors - and find additional suppliers before they do
✓ Identify climate and economic risks to yields - and work with your supply chain partners to mitigate them before its too late
✓ Provide actionable input into the negotiation process with our insights and access to billions of data points
Board Member
Jan 2023
From its launch in May 2019, Naturally Chicago held dozens of live networking events that brought our growing Good Food and Natural Products community closer together. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we pivoted immediately to keep our community connected through a robust schedule of online programming. We’re so pleased that live programming has returned, with opportunities to build new business relationships, make new friends with common interests… and yes, we do have fun!
Board Member, Investor
Jan 2023
PartnerSlate is a leading discovery and connection platform in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry connecting brands with manufacturing and packaging partners.
Discover and connect with your next production partner in days, not months. Sign up and learn more at PartnerSlate.com!
2022
Board Observer, Investor
Feb 2022
99 Counties is an Iowa and Chicago based marketplace connecting consumers to local, regenerative farms. The platform enables consumers to buy chemical-free, regenerative meat from farms within a day’s drive away while empowering farmers to diversify their operations and reclaim their independence from Big Ag. 99 Counties coordinates all processing, transportation and marketing so that farmers can focus on raising livestock and consumers can eat nutrient-dense food.
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