About Lever VC
Lever VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Aug 2026, Lever VC is an active investor, having invested in 45 companies, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of FarmBot Overall, Lever VC portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely No Cow Bar, Blackbird Foods and A Dozen Cousins. A lot of funds co-invest with Lever VC, with names like Good Startup sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Lever VC has team of 15 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Lever VC's List of Top Investments
Lever VC has a portfolio of 45 companies. Their most notable investments are in TurtleTree and Melt&Marble.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Brazil and 10 more locations. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, High Tech, Retail and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Lever VC:
1. TurtleTree
Producer of cell-based sustainable food and dairy product alternatives. The company uses cell-based technology to extract cell samples from cattle that are further grown in a proliferate growth medium into muscle fiber and dairy ingredients and are used for the production of cultivated meat and dairy products.
Key facts about TurtleTree
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $42.3M
- Employee Count: 18 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Highfield Capital, Smile Group and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Incapto
Internet-first brand offering coffee on subscription basis. The product catalog includes coffee beans of various flavours such as hazelnut, chocolate, floral, and more. It also offers coffee machines, cups, milk frother and other accessories.
Key facts about Incapto
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Barcelona (Spain)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $18.2M
- Employee Count: 126 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Banco Sabadell, ATRESMEDIA and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 23, 2026, $*****
Provider of plant-based protein and meat products. It offers different products such as pork alternative, chicken alternative, and a beef alternative.
Key facts about The Better Meat Co
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Sacramento (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $41.1M
- Employee Count: 46 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: EPIC Ventures, Evolution VC Partners and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 19, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Melt&Marble
Platform offering plant-based meat alternative products. The company uses precision fermentation to create animal fats. It uses synthetic biology and metabolic engineering allowing to build of proprietary yeast strains. Its microbial metabolism can dictate the structure and properties of the fats that the microbes are producing, allowing to mimic the fat structure.
Key facts about Melt&Marble
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Gothenburg (Sweden)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $14.6M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Industrifonden, Lever VC and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Oobli
Brand of chocolate. The platform offers milk chocolate bar, nuts chocolate, dark chocolate, and more. The platform offers teas.
Key facts about Oobli
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Davis (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $50.2M
- Employee Count: 40 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Flucas Ventures, B37 Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 14, 2025, $*****
Lever VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Lever VC has invested in 45 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 7 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in FarmBot and most recent follow-on round was in NuCicer.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2022 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2021 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lever VC's Investments by Stage
Lever VC has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.82M, 12 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.3M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $14M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 18 |
Series A | 12 |
Series B | 5 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lever VC's Investments by Sector
Lever VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Food and Agriculture, High Tech, Consumer Goods and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 15 Consumer (B2C) companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 19 |
Food and Agriculture | 18 |
High Tech | 18 |
Consumer Goods | 16 |
Sustainability Tech | 16 |
Others | 20 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lever VC's Investments by Geography
Lever VC has made most investments in United States (15), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 15 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Brazil | 3 |
China | 3 |
Canada | 2 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lever VC's recent investments
Lever VC has made 7 investments in 2026 so far. FarmBot and Peppertux are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Lever VC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 13, 2026 | Australia | Series B | 1974 | ||
Aug 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4010 | ||
Jun 30, 2026 | United States | Series B | 6338 | ||
Jun 22, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 2255 | [+4] | |
Jun 11, 2026 | Canada | Series A | 1979 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Lever VC's Portfolio
3 companies from Lever VC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was No Cow Bar in Jun 2026 by Trek One Capital for $*****.Here are Lever VC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 01, 2026 | - | - | 2374 | |
May 15, 2025 | - | - | 1055 | |
Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 22, 2021 | Seed | 8045 |
Team profile of Lever VC
Lever VC has a team of 15 members including 5 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in China, United States and 1 more location. Lever VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Lever VC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Hong Kong | - | ||
Partner | Hong Kong | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Doha | - | ||
Principal | Hong Kong | - | ||
Principal | Hong Kong | - |
Co-investors of Lever VC
Over the past 7 years, 244 investors have co-invested in Lever VC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Lever VC: Purple Orange Ventures, Brinc and 56 others have invested in rounds before Lever VC. There are 3 companies where Purple Orange Ventures has invested before Lever VC and 2 companies where Brinc has invested before Lever VC.
- Top Co-investors of Lever VC: 116 investors entered a company along with Lever VC. These include investors like Good Startup (4 companies).
- Invested after Lever VC: A total of 70 investors have invested in Lever VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Thia Ventures (2 companies), Newtree Impact (2 companies) and Verso Capital (1 company).
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