Real, verified funding sources for food tech founders in California: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
General partners: Wayne D. Wu, Michael L. Mauze, Carle D. Stenmark
Contrary Capital
Pear VC Accelerator
Techstars Los Angeles
Plug and Play Food & Bev
📍 Fresno, CA
📍 San Ramon, CA
📍 Palo Alto, CA
📍 San Diego, CA
📍 San Francisco, CA
📍 Stanford, CA
Food Tech falls under the broader "Agriculture" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including California) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Geological Survey
Geological Survey
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Yes — 1 funds headquartered in California have "Food Tech" (or a close synonym) in their legal name, based on SEC Form D filings. This is a name match, not a verified thesis, so it understates true local investor interest.
8 accelerator programs open to California-based food tech founders are in our database, including programs based in California and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in California are in our database, ranked by member count with food tech-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
20 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Agriculture category, which is where food tech falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including California), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.