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20 VC firms investing in food & beverage and fintech & payments at the Series B stage.
F4 Fund tracks 20 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + fintech & payments at the Series B stage, with check sizes ranging from $100K – $500M (median: $10.5M – $10.5M). As of July 2026, and 90% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,539+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Collab Fund Investing at the intersection of for-profit and for-good. Companies that make the world better AND deliver strong financial returns. The Villain Test ensures both impact and profit alignment. New York | $500K – $10M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Kinship Ventures Kinship Ventures backs 'TAM creators' — founders inventing new markets rather than competing in existing ones. Operating a two-pronged strategy: early conviction bets in category-defining founders and growth acceleration for companies approaching scale. From first check to IPO, they back founders who shape culture and build enduring companies. Los Angeles | $500K – $3M | 20 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Seventure Partners Seventure Partners identifies and backs innovative European companies in Life Sciences and Digital Technologies at all stages from seed to pre-IPO, serving as the lead investor and active board-level partner. The firm is a global pioneer in microbiome investing and has built a 25+ year track record of 150+ exits and 30 IPOs. Institutional backing from Natixis Investment Managers/Groupe BPCE provides unique co-investment and network access. Paris | $500K – $10M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Stripes Stripes invests in companies with exceptional products for consumers and businesses, acting as an of-service growth partner. Product-market fit is the prerequisite; Stripes provides the operational muscle — go-to-market, talent, network, and capital markets support — to scale from product-led growth to market-leading brand. New York | $10M – $150M | 79 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 5 | ▶ Lerer Hippeau As founder-operators, we see returns in relationships. We back ambitious founders with exceptional vision at the earliest stages with capital, mentorship, and network access. | $100K – $1M | 73 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 6 | ▶ TMV Back founders building startups that reimagine the future across healthcare, logistics, fintech, and sustainable innovation. Investment thesis emphasizes mission-driven founders solving meaningful problems with bold, long-term vision. New York | $250K – $10M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 7 | ▶ Prosus Build lifestyle e-commerce ecosystems in Europe, Latin America, and India by investing in food delivery, fintech, classifieds, consumer services, and AI. Partner with entrepreneurs to help them become global success stories, leveraging Prosus's operational expertise, ecosystem synergies, and global network. Amsterdam | $1M – $500M | 40 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 8 | ▶ Riverpark Ventures Disruptive businesses that eliminate intermediaries and compress value chains. We invest in entrepreneurs backed by entrepreneurs who understand the unique challenges of building. We look for innovative thinkers with proven track records and tremendous dedication, in large markets addressing significant customer needs. New York | $500K – $25M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 9 | ▶ Felix Capital A venture capital firm for the Creative Class operating at the intersection of technology and creativity. Felix backs passionate founders building products and brands that shape culture and move the world forward — across 'new ways of living' (consumer) and 'new ways of working' (enterprise/B2B). They seek companies with global ambition that can conquer both EU and US markets. London | $1M – $20M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Left Lane Capital Invest in hyper-growth consumer and technology businesses with enduring customer relationships. Back founders challenging the status quo through digital transformation. Focus on companies with strong unit economics, loyal customer bases, and defensible competitive advantages in complex, regulation-heavy markets. Brooklyn | $5M – $50M | 42 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Redalpine Redalpine backs companies at the convergence of software and science — where rigorous engineering meets scientific breakthroughs. Half the team are scientists, half are operators, enabling them to engage deeply with highly technical founders and support them hands-on from day one through to exit. Primary focus areas: frontier science and biotech, digital health, AI and automation, fintech, synthetic biology, and climate tech. Zug | $500K – $5M | 40 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | ▶ Zigg Capital Real estate has been stagnant for 50 years despite massive innovation in other industries. Shifting demographics, transportation changes, and evolving preferences are forcing modernization. We back visionary entrepreneurs building solutions across construction, property management, residential finance, and retail that will improve quality of life, work, and community. New York | $500K – $10M | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 13 | ▶ White Star Capital Technology companies are becoming intertwined with the global economy more so than ever before. The most compelling founders build businesses through a broader world view. White Star Capital backs globally ambitious entrepreneurs at Series A, B, and Seed stages across North America, Europe, and Asia, helping them scale internationally through deep local presence on three continents. London | $1M – $25M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 14 | ▶ Lightbox Early-growth brands that India will obsess over tomorrow — technology-led consumer businesses where product is the champion and tech a catalyst. Lightbox takes concentrated bets in select entrepreneurs and partners beyond capital through deep operational involvement. Mumbai | $5M – $30M | 20 | Leads | Slowing | ~2 mo | Open |
| 15 | ▶ DCM Unconventional ideas shape progress. DCM looks for potential in the overlooked, applying first-principles thinking and concentrating deeply on a small cohort of companies each year rather than spreading capital thin, with a global (US/Asia-Pacific) perspective and local execution. Menlo Park | $2M – $25M | 19 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 16 | ▶ Goodwater Capital Consumer technology has the power to measurably improve billions of lives across the globe. We invest in exceptional entrepreneurs building digital utilities that provide better access to housing, healthcare, food, financial services, transportation, education, and entertainment globally. Burlingame, California | $5M – $50M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 17 | ▶ IDB Lab Mobilize entrepreneurial innovation and disruptive technology to benefit vulnerable populations and activate sustainable industries across Latin America and the Caribbean, organized around climate/environmental resilience, access to essential services, and livelihood opportunities. Washington | $150K – $10M | 8 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | ▶ Streamlined Ventures Visionary founders are the true catalysts of transformation and progress. We partner with exceptional founders at the seed stage to help them build extraordinary companies through intensive operational support, structured tools, and candid guidance. Palo Alto | $250K – $10M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 19 | ▶ Evolution Venture Capital Partners Culture-Tech companies that disrupt and define how we live, work, play, and interact with the world every day. We invest in passionate founders building transformative products that change cultural behaviors. New York | $500K – $6M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 20 | ▶ Creaegis Back founders who are transforming industries and building great institutions, pairing strategic institutional equity with operational capabilities to bridge global/sovereign capital with high-potential Indian digital, consumer, and enterprise ecosystems. Bengaluru, India | $25M – $55M | 10 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
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What other sectors do these firms also invest in?
F4 Fund tracks 20 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + fintech & payments at the Series B stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for series b food & beverage + fintech & payments investors is $10.5M – $10.5M, with a full range from $100K – $500M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 1 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 2 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 6 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 10 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 20 firms tracked, 90% lead or co-lead rounds, and 10% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best series b food & beverage + fintech & payments investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 22% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 33 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.