7 VC firms investing in food & beverage and gaming at the Series B stage.
F4 Fund tracks 7 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + gaming at the Series B stage, with check sizes ranging from $100K – $50M (median: $17.5M – $17.5M). As of August 2026, and 86% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,698+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ 359 Capital Helping Founders do the Impossible: partnering with relentless founders in consumer and consumer-adjacent spaces, leveraging a unique LP network of iconic brands across sports, media, and entertainment. New York | $2M – $10M | 25 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | ▶ Cleveland Avenue Global venture capital firm investing in lifestyle consumer brands and technology companies that positively disrupt large and growing markets. Great investments require deep industry expertise, hands-on operational support, and access to strategic partners. Chicago | $1M – $50M | 68 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 3 | ▶ 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 |
| 4 | ▶ Kaszek Partner with extraordinary founders building the next generation of iconic Latin American technology companies. Invest in any tech-enabled sector where innovation can drive significant disruption. Bring not just capital but deep operational expertise as former MercadoLibre executives and entrepreneurs. Buenos Aires | $500K – $50M | 61 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 5 | ▶ 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 |
| 6 | ▶ Sequel Sequel is a digital family office for elite athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs. They back founders who 'bend reality' and believe impossible is an opinion, co-investing alongside top-tier VCs in companies that advance humanity. Beyond capital, Sequel provides storytelling, network access, media attention, and go-to-market support from their community of world champions and culture shapers. Focus areas include healthcare, climate, education, sports tech, and financial inclusion. Miami | $100K – $3M | 8 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 7 | ▶ 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 |
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F4 Fund tracks 7 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + gaming 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 + gaming investors is $17.5M – $17.5M, with a full range from $100K – $50M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 1 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 1 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 4 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 7 firms tracked, 86% lead or co-lead rounds, and 14% 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 + gaming investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 33% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 34 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.