A quarter of emissions comes from food.
We back bold founders solving this in Asia Pacific.
We back bold founders solving this in Asia Pacific.
"Better Bite are our first check. Simon & Michal are willing to back ambitious innovation from the start”
"The team were super responsive and friendly. We had a great experience in our pre-seed”
"Michal and Simon believed in us from the earliest days, through all the ups and downs"
Combining technology, agronomy-based risk assessment and smart financing to transition to lower methane rice farming at scale. Founded by David C.Y. Chen
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Turning rocks into carbon removing, soil enhancing fertiliser and building a platform where all stakeholders win. Founded by Andrew Pedley and James Lyons, PhD.
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Using carbon quantum dots to enhance photosynthesis, boosting yields and decreasing fertilizer emissions. Founded by Dr. Suraya Abdul Rashid, Chor Chee Hoe and Amirul Merican.
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Leveraging indigenous wisdom, innovating bioelectrically enhanced seeds for bigger, faster, more sustainable crops. Founded by Darryl Lyons and Mic Black.
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Leveraging the power of microbes to create next generation fats and oils that fuel the world's most essential products, in the process addressing the climate harms of deforestation. Founded by Shen Ming Lee
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Crafting creamy ice cream from cosmetically imperfect cauliflower. Co-founded by food technologist Mrinali Kumar and plant-based chef Jenni Matheson
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Bean-free coffee powered by an innovative upcycling fermentation platform. Founded by Jake Berber and Ding Jie (DJ) Tan.
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Breakthrough algae technology to transform CO2 into food, fuels and plastics at scale. Founded by Nick Hazell
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Co-culturing microalgae and mycelium to create more sustainable and functional food inputs. Co-founded by Jon Ho and Albertus Sarwono
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Working to become a leader in biomass fermentation, founded by Chenfeng Lu
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Stealth-mode startup, developing novel bioreactor-free technology. Co-founded by PhDs in bioengineering and food science
Reinventing cheese and dairy ingredients with precision fermentation technology, co-founded by David Bucca and Prof. Junior Te’o
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Engineering plant-based fats to enhance the sensory and functional attributes of plant-based meat and dairy, founded by Satnam Singh
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Miruku, pioneering the future of dairy through molecular farming technology, co-founded by Amos Palfreyman, Ira Bing, Oded Shoseyov and Harjinder Singh
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The first full-stack precision fermentation dairy company in the world's largest dairy market, founded by Bharath Bakaraju
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Creating innovative plant & mycelium based functional ready meals for Asian consumers, co-founded by Eve Samyuktha and Mike Huang
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Pioneering cultivated meat startup in the world's largest market, founded by Ziliang Yang
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Asia’s first cultivated meat startup focused on pet food, co-founded by Yoonchan Hwang,
Transforming mushrooms into meaty food experiences, co-founded by Michael Fox and Jim Fuller
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South East Asia’s leading plant-based meat and dairy startup, co-founded by Helga Angelina and Max Mandias
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Unlocking the potential of localized and affordable plant protein products, founded by Gaurav Sharma
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Worked to recreate the magic of human breast milk, a large infant nutrition market, with cell-based technology. The company was co-founded by Esha Saxena and Luis Malaver-Ortega
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Cultivated seafood startup, striving to enhance the sustainability of the seafood industry. Co-founded by Nithin Shetty and Swapnil Kamble
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Focus on cultivated poultry speces, co-founded by Elwin Tan, Jason Chua, Benjamin Chua and Prof. Teh Bin Tean
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Developing a novel process to improve the structure and scalability of whole-cut meat alternatives, founded by Ann Limley
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Plant Now! by Shanghai New Nai Tea Food Company is scaling up plant-based beverages for the Chinese market, including milky Raw Coconut Oolong, free from dairy ingredients as well as a range of innovative zero sugar teas. Founded by Li Jianghang and Zhang Qiaoshan
Liberate Foods, makers of Shaka Harry plant-based snacks and meals, co-founded by Anand Nagarajan, Sandeep Devgan, Ruth Renitha and Anoop Haridasan
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Next Gen Foods, makers of TiNDLE plant-based chicken, co-founded by Timo Recker and Andre Menezes
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Tackling sustainability issues of seafood by developing cell-cultured fish, founded by Mihir Pershad
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Obsessed with inventing cultured meat products that are tastier, more nutritious, and more sustainable than meat from animals, co-founded by George Peppou and Tim Noakesmith
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An experienced startup operator and investor. 12 years in Asia Pacific. Ex-Naspers. Michal grew OLX Indonesia to millions of users and launched Thailand's leading C2C marketplace with Tencent. Driven by environmental sustainability, plant-based for years and dedicated to accelerating the climate transition in Asia.
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Startup founder and impact investor. Half Indonesian, with years based in Hong Kong. Scaled Juniper's emerging tech business in Asia, co-founded mobile app company Frenzoo and plant-based food company Bite Society (sold). Over a decade vegan, Simon is passionate about doing good better, and supporting those making change.
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A patent-holding biotech scientist with startup experience, Eshan is passionate about using science and business to address the most pressing climate and social challenges in our food system.
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Serial entrepreneur, the founder & editor-in-chief of Green Queen, an award-winning impact media platform and one of the world's leading outlets for alternative protein news and analysis. She founded Ekowarehouse and co-founded SourceGreen.co, the world's first global marketplace for sustainable packaging with a mission to fight single-use plastic waste.
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Better Bite is backed by major impact investors, growth stage fund managers, family offices as well as food and tech entrepreneurs from Asia, the U.S. and Europe. We also collaborate with technical experts in agri and food science and other areas of biotechnology. We're thankful for the support of our Better Bite Tribe!
Here's a common flow.
At each step we'll get back to you if we're good for the next step. If not, we'll share why.
No warm intros needed, simply send your deck to pitch@betterbite.vc - Michal and Simon read and reply to all. If you want to chat first our contacts are here
Normally a zoom to get to know you, your team and vision, and also for us to answer any questions you have. The session is friendly and informal.
We'll send questions to help us understand the market, technology and your team better, so we can do our assessment. If you have a data-room, this is a good time to share it. It's also a chance to talk with our other founders.
Based on this Michal and Simon will come to a go/no-go decision.
We suggest a YC based SAFE which is founder friendly, fast and simple. We're fine with convertible notes or equity too. Once valuation and terms are agreed, we'll do a 1-page termsheet.
Next is due diligence which we try to finish within a few weeks.
Once due diligence is done and we're all happy, we'll sign legals and transfer the funds!
From that point, as one of our portfolio companies we'll support your startup journey all the way. Whenever you need help or a sounding board we're here.
Above all, we value long term relationships built on trust, rather than short-term, zero-sum thinking. We know world-changing R&D takes time - and that's just fine with us.
We will always respect your wishes and what's confidential will never be shared. How we do what we do is important.
We've been on the other side of the table raising money, and we know what it's like to be ghosted by VCs who don't respect your efforts. We promise to always let you know where you stand and answer your questions clearly.
Sitting around waiting for days or weeks for a reply to a message is frustrating. We strive to always stay fast and responsive, and avoid red-tape.
At the end of the day, our top priority to help you succeed. Everything else is secondary.
Apart from supporting startup founders, we also make time for contributing to the community, career advice and mentoring.
We also give to climate, animal welfare and human health & development causes. For us it's about planet and purpose.
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