Bimbo Ventures

Our mission is to bring the Danone Manifesto to life by partnering with a tribe of disruptive entrepreneurs. We are a corporate venture group located in New York City and Paris that is part of a global food and beverage company with a unique manifesto and world-class expertise and resources. Together with our portfolio companies, we aim to create a healthy and sustainable future of food.

We invest in driven and passionate founders across the value chain who are transforming the food ecosystem. Our team is purpose-built to partner with founder teams and to help realize their ambitions. These Are Our Main Areas of Focus:Digital Capabilities: Emerging connected commerce capabilities that remove friction from the food value chain and unlock 1:1 relationships with consumers. Emerging Food Brands: New products and brands that uniquely meet the needs of growing or underserved consumer groups, in both human and pet food. New Go-to-MarketModels: Capabilities that reimagine food beyond CPG. Novel approaches to food service channels, the intersection of food and healthcare, pet ecosystems, and more. Agriculture & Packaging Technologies: Sustainability and circular economy capabilities that drive impact and build a resilient food ecosystem. We Bring More than Capital. We bring strategic perspective, technical expertise, and industry connections to elevate emerging brands to the next level. Modern Brand Building: Tried and true brand strategy & design principles coupled with the effective sampling, influencer/ambassador, and shopper marketing levers. Product Dev & Food Safety: Deep expertise on regulatory, claims, formulation guidance, labeling requirements, and food safety best practices. Expansion Planning: Extensive manufacturing & logistics insights with expansion planning tools to support commercialization plan. Route to Market: Roadmap connecting the brand and consumer with the best expansion strategies, customers, and tactics to reach growth goals. Connected Commerce: Data driven digital strategies, experimentation techniques, and introductions to trusted vendor partners in our digital network.

Made up of a flexible, knowledgeable team of investment and operational experts, Danone Manifesto Ventures invests early in innovative companies that are bringing high potential emerging brands, concepts, or capabilities to the market. Then, they nurture them to the next stage of development by providing mentorship, financial assistance, operational support, and business expertise. In doing so, the cross-fertilization potential is unlocked, enabling us to also learn from our partners.

We partner with consumer food brands who have the ambition to become category leaders and sustainability champions. We have helped iconic brands navigate to the top of their category, fast. Pan-European Seed to Series B investors with tickets between €2 – €10m. Our ManifestoDeeply driven by a passion for food & beverage: Our knowledge and passion are cornerstones for deep and lasting relationships with founders. Rational over emotional: We build our conviction by understanding people, market, the product and the need it addresses, using data to support most decisions. Ambitious, squared: We back category-defining companies building the future of food. We think big and encourage our partners to think bigger. There to support, not interfere: We are in a number-driven world, and we trust the analytical process. Being thoroughly data driven helps us navigate problems and find more actionable solutions. In hustle we trust: We like entrepreneurs who hustle harder and smarter. We appreciate creativity in the engagement, fast and clear communications and relentlessness pursuit of objectives. Do good, be good and make good: We value honesty, integrity and trust in the way we operate and expect the same from our partners. Caring as an advantage: We care about the planet, people and above all the entrepreneurs. We invest in companies that take their impact on the planet seriously and have clearly defined impact goals. Alignment of interests is our mantra: We strive to preserve alignment between shareholders, management and other stakeholders. We allow our convictions to evolve: If we decide not to invest, we do our best to give the founders constructive feedback and keep the dialogue open, leaving the door open in case we build a stronger conviction down the line.

Santatera Capital is an early-stage fund that invests globally in startups that are leading change in the Food & Beverage industry, with particular focus on the US market. The key verticals that we invest in are Food & Beverage products (CPGs) and FoodTech with a special focus in Nex-Gen Food & Drinks and technologies focused on Food Processing, Food Safety and traceability and Surplus & waste management. Our Team & Advisors have strong experience managing Venture Capital vehicles, Structuring M&A deals, and operating companies across the whole Food & Beverage value chain. What do we INVEST in?CPG: Consumer packaged goods within food and beverage industry. Next-gen food & drinks: New types of foods and beverages that are created through innovation leveraged on science and technology. Food producing & processing: Technology or innovative techniques that efficient food processing/production or that improve functionality. Food safety & traceability: Solutions that leverage technology to sanitize food or equipment, extend shelf-life, trace supply chain and ingredients quality or assesses products freshness. Surplus & waste management: Tech-powered Food waste solutions, processes or products that reduce waste. We will put a special focus on Upcycled products (creating new and higher value products from recycled materials). We are a strategic partner We provide strategic value through the experience and network of our industry-leading investors, in terms of supply, production, distribution and more. We also work alongside the companies in areas such as corporate governance, strategic planning, corporate finance and investment banking. Only for the best We are searching the world for hungry entrepreneurs and innovators ready to grow. If your company is focused on researching new food or consumer trends, innovative ingredients or technology and looking to commercialize in the US, get in touch with us.​

Established by founder and former CEO of Vital Proteins and backed by a team of highly successful consumer brand entrepreneurs and investors, Starshot Ventures Launch Pad – SVLP – is a venture creation studio that forges innovative brands meant to deliver on consumers’ wellness needs. We are seasoned leaders and well-respected brand builders on a mission to provide better wellness solutions for all. We lead with curiosity and chase bold ideas in the pursuit of helping others be their best.