24 Food and Beverage Investors Based in Los Angeles

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Los Angeles-based founders connect with food and beverage-based investors that write checks into Food and Beverage companies. Here are 24 investors that match that criteria.

1) Adam Ned

Fund: LvlUp Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

2) Amaete Umanah

Fund: Amaete Venture Studios
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Web3, Food and Beverage, eSports, Hospitality, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Social Impact, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Other Tech, Media, Logistics

3) Ana Carolina Scalercio

Fund: Watertower Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Travel

4) Barbara Bickham

Fund: Trailyn VC
Title: Founder & Managing Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Logistics, Internet of Things, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Social Impact, Transportation

5) Camden McRae

Fund: Nextwave X Partners
Title: Co-Founder
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Robotics, Space, Transportation

6) David Pack

Fund: Mirae Asset Global Investments
Title: Venture Capital
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Transportation

7) Dela Adedze

Fund: MaC Venture Capital
Title: Analyst
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Web3, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Legal, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Travel

8) Harrison Horn

Fund: Bracket Capital
Title: Principal
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

9) Helene Servillon

Fund: JourneyOne Ventures
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Marketplaces, Sex

10) J.J. List

Fund: n/a
Title: Angel
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Art, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact

11) Jake Casas

Fund: Silicon Beach Investment Group
Title: Co founder & Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Other, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

12) Jonathan Moore

Fund: TCG
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Art, Cosmetics, Fashion, Web3, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, DEI, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Sex, Social Impact

13) Jordan Schau

Fund: Batfish Capital
Title: Founder/Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Marketplaces, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Transportation

14) Jordan Weiss

Fund: Plus Capital
Title: Head of Platform
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Web3, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Parenting, Other Tech, Enterprise, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Food Services, Sex, Social Impact, Sales Tech, Travel

15) Kim Baker

Fund: Elemental Excelerator
Title: Senior Director of Innovation
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Fashion, Food and Beverage, Chemicals, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Social Impact, Other, Transportation

16) Mark Linao

Fund: Progression Fund
Title: Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Communications, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Food and Beverage, eSports, Media, Consumer

17) Max Pluss

Fund: Rhea Management, LLC
Title: Principal
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Chemicals, Other

18) Patrick Harmon

Fund: B Capital
Title: Principal
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Recruiting, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech

19) Phil Quist

Fund: Connect Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Hospitality, Insurtech, Legal, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Other Tech, Sales Tech, Sex

20) Stu Smith

Fund: Coughdrop Capital
Title: General Partner & Chief Compliance Officer
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Quantum Computing, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation

21) Tara Ortiz

Fund: Sandbox Studios
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Entertainment, eSports, Food and Beverage, Media

22) Wesley King

Fund: Coherent Capital
Title: Founder
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Internet of Things, Proptech, Social Impact, Transportation

23) Wilson Kyi

Fund: Basis Set
Title: Venture Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Transportation, Travel

24) Zachary Ginsburg

Fund: Calm Ventures
Title: Founder/GP
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Consumer

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC