May 24, 2018 · San Francisco
FOOD FUNDED 2018
Attendees
111
Pitches
11
Speakers
11
Community
1
Food entrepreneurs and investors convened for a day of educational workshops
and live investment presentations to catalyze the funding flow for food ventures.
ENTREPRENEUR LAB
Hands-on workshops by experienced practitioners
"Just the right mix of experienced presenters and inspiring attendees to allow me to make the connections I hoped for to help my company get to the next level."
FOOD INVESTOR SHOWCASE
The 8th Annual Bay Area Food Investor Fair
"I was truly blown away but the caliber of people and companies. They were all inspiring and so clear about the impact they want to have on the world. Fantastic!”
CONNECTIONS
Marketplace of Opportinities. Collaboration.
"My tribe!" · "Food Funded is my favorite place to have authentic conversations and to explore ideas and opportunities to follow up on."
ENTREPRENEUR LAB 2018
Hands-on workshops by experienced practitioners
Session Topic
Speakers
Carbon Drawdown:
Regenerative Opportunity for Food Businesses and Investors
Paul Hawken
Author, Activist, Executive Director
Project Drawdown
Lisa Curtis
Founder & CEO
Kuli Kuli
The Future Is Female
Women as Producers and Investors in the Food Ecosystem
Merril Gilbert
Mgilco, Inc.
Lauren Pappas
Black Acorn Ventures
Alison Bailey Vercruysse
18 Rabbits
Lara Dickinson
OSC2
Succeeding with the New Crowdfunding Models
How to raise serious funding from the community
presented by investibule
Jenny Kassan
Author, Raise Capital on Your Own Terms
Daniel Kurzrock
ReGrained
Arno Hesse
Investibule, Slow Money Investor
Cheryl Clements
PieShell
Jonny Price
Wefunder
Tools for Engagement
Honing the mutual love in your community
Sally Rogers
Parsnip, Slow Food San Francisco
Kristel Corson
Clover Sonoma
Sabina Gault
Konnect Agency
Anne Mercogliano
Good Eggs
Erin Lenhardt
The Food Mint
The Ripple Effect of Food Enterprises
Healing The Supply Chain and Building Resilient Communities
presented by Esca Bona / New Hope Network
Allison Hagey
BraunHagey & Borden
Serafina Palandech
Hip Chick Farms
Bob McGee
Straus Family Creamery
Cathryn Couch
Ceres Community Project
Debt or Equity for Your next Round?
How to pick the right financing option to grow your food company
presented by New Resource Bank
Gary Groff
New Resource Bank
Dave Davick
Propeller Industries
Arif Fazal
Blueberry Ventures
Laurie O'Hara
Working Solutions
Krista Morgan
P2Binvestor
Digital Shelf Space as the New Launchpad
Mastering virtual marketplaces
Alli Ball
Allison Ball Consulting
Larissa Russell
Pod Foods
Eileen Gordon
Barnraiser
Corey Rateau
Good Eggs
Michael Kanter
Eliot's Adult Nut Butters
The Future of Food: Getting more Personal
Insights from new research: microbiome, medicine and more
presented by Institute for the Future
Rebecca Chesney
Institute for the Future
Sarah Gupta
uBiome
Sunny Jain
Sun Genomics
The Fast Track to Food Success?
The Role of Incubators, Accelerators & Corporate Partners in Growing Your Business
presented by KitchenTown
Rusty Schwartz
KitchenTown
Scott May
MISTA
Caesare Assad
Food System 6
Min FitzGerald
Nutrigene (Start-X, Y Combinator)
Kimberlie Le
Terramino Foods (Participant, Indie Bio)
Frank Jackman
Local Crate (Target Incubator, Tech Stars)
Serving Up Social Justice
Building equity into food service ventures
Leticia Landa
La Cocina
Antoine Hicks
Red Bay Coffee Company
Erin Wade
Homeroom
Evelyn Rangel-Medina
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
Shana Lancaster
Mamacitas Cafe
Carbon Drawdown by Food Changemakers
The Role of Incubators, Accelerators & Corporate Partners in Growing Your Business
presented by KitchenTown
Erin Axelrod
LIFT Economy
Regenerative Ag Investor Network
Ether Park
Cienega Capital
Kevin Bayuk
LIFT Economy
Merrilee Olson
Preserve Farm Kitchens
Critical Investor Due Diligence
Numbers, team, formalities: how to (un)cover the basics after the pitch?
Marco Vangelisti
EK4T, Slow Money
Angelina Mertens
ONE WORLD Training & Investments
Greg Beattie
Brown Gee & Wenger LLP
Yui Ueno
ICA Fund Good Jobs
Failing Forward: Composting Your Business Mistakes
Keeping it real.
Participatory session for entrepreneurs
Melanie Weir
Extension Impact Collaborative
You...
... stepping up?
Pei-Ru Ko
Real Food Real Stories
FOOD INVESTOR SHOWCASE
The 8th Annual Bay Area Food Investor Fair
Featuring curated food and ag enterprises with strong leadership, poised for
impactful growth
hosted by
Marcy Coburn
Executive Director,
CUESA
Farmers Markets (Ferry Plaza, Jack London Square, Mission)
Presenting on Stage and in the Investor Marketplace
Presenting in the Investor Marketplace
Investor Feedback Panel
Esther Park
Cienega Capital
Gary Groff
New Resource Bank
Catha Groot
Radicle Impact
Marco Vangelisti
EK4T, Slow Money
Awards, NETWORKING RECEPTION & ENTREPRENEUR SHOWCASE WITH TABLE PRESENTATIONS
Tastings and Refreshments