Verdex Capital

Altelan Capital backs bold founders in Food & Beverage, FoodTech, and across the farm-to-table value chain. We invest in innovators reimagining the food ecosystem and scaling ideas into lasting businesses.

Pioneers in deploying venture capital into high impact agrifood tech since 2014, we back ambitious teams that are reconnecting and strengthening the link between human health and the health of the planet through innovative technology. Clay Capital was founded with the belief that food is both the cause of, and remedy to, some of today’s most urgent challenges: environmental degradation, societal inequity, and human health. We see these issues as interconnected.In Europe and Asia especially, there is a generation of entrepreneurs motivated to tackle the $12 trillion market opportunity that lies in restoring and reconnecting human and planetary health - and who have a toolkit fit for purpose: from farmers and chefs, to biotechnologists, computational biologistics, plant scientists, computer engineers and multidisciplinary teams merging these skillsets. There is no single silver bullet; transforming a system that has supported humanity in its evolution from Nomadic to Agrarian, and been the seed that rooted and grew societies around the globe, will not happen overnight. Therefore, there’s an urgent need for both transitional solutions and revolutionary new infrastructure. We aim to back both, and enable a healthier food system to co-exist with a healthier planet within our lifetimes. Clay Capital invests to strengthen and refocus how materials are produced and consumed through innovation to have sustainable, nutritious, and circular outcomes. This context presents us with unrivalled opportunities for smart investing - investments that address urgent issues today, for a better tomorrow.

Betagro Ventures is Betagro Group’s corporate venturing arm. We have an ambitious goal of creating a billion dollars in enterprise value by 2030 through establishing and scaling ventures that accelerate our communities’ access to better quality, more sustainable and fairly priced foods. Through both our venture building and venture capital efforts, we are dedicated to achieving three core missions: To improve customers and end-consumers access to high-quality foods To create new and sustainable sources of protein To optimize existing agro-industrial-food supply chains Beyond growth capital and leading scaling capabilities, we are uniquely positioned to tap into Betagro Group’s broader ecosystem to provide first customers, domain expertise, operational & customer insights and strategic partnership opportunities. Betagro Group is one of Thailand’s leading agro-industrial and food conglomerates, operating a vertically integrated supply chain from farm to fork. The Group operates across 6 key business units – Agro, Protein, Food, Pet, International Business and Restaurants – with more than 200 own retail outlets and 30,000 employees across Southeast Asia.

As a member of the Nemzeti Tőkeholding group, MFB Invest Befektetési és Vagyonkezelő Zrt. invests capital to support the growth of companies facing expansion and capital-intensive investments, as well as to development projects that are particularly important to the national economy, especially energy and green field projects. It operates within the group of the Hungarian Development Bank and Nemzeti Tőkeholding. Its aim to increase the integration of the Hungarian economy into Europe. In collaboration with market investors and international organizations, it establishes and oversees registered capital funds in Hungary, directing investments towards domestic companies. Through this, it efficiently allocates state resources, while catalysing the engagement of Hungarian private and international co-investors to ensure the successful implementation of numerous projects. It is also involved in traditional industries but places particular emphasis on the green economy, real estate development and achieving energy independence. It engages in tight professional and economic collaboration with the Hungarian Development Bank. Our investment operation in capital funds MFB Invest follows an indirect investment strategy. It establishes capital funds and guides them through their 5–15-year trajectory, securing resources within the funds with co-investors. It delegates the allocation of funds to private fund managers with a focus on various sub-markets so that: capital is distributed more efficiently in the economy, leading to improved aggregated success and returns on investments, with the addition of co-investor capital, state resources can offer amplified financing to enterprises for their development and growth, projects with the goal of correcting or eliminating market deficiencies and gaps, while contributing to the development of the economy, are successfully implemented. Investment areas Real estate investments: The growth rate of infrastructural and real estate investments significantly impacts overall economic growth. Through our investment funds focused on real estate development, we are dedicated to supporting developments and greenfield investments targeting domestic industrial, logistics and service facilities. Energy and innovation: Our investment funds, with a focus on energy efficiency and prioritizing renewable alternative energy sources, network development, and the country's innovation performance offer long-term capital financing through a predictable business model. Green investments: Apart from adhering to ESG compliance and strict regulations, our investment funds dedicated to green investments concentrate on renewable energy, green transport, sustainable cities, eco-friendly construction industry and real estate development, environmental protection, and on those agricultural areas which are particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change. Agriculture: Our agriculture-focused investment funds are designed to support and develop the entire value chain of agricultural activities, including related supply, processing and distribution processes. International cooperations: Capital funds that strengthen the Hungarian economy's international relations system effectively support the inflow of foreign capital into key domestic industries. Collaborations, such as .the capital fund jointly established by the European Investment Fund and MFB Invest, accelerate the inflow of international capital. Traditional industries: Fortifying traditional industries is not merely an option; it is an economic and sustainability necessity. Through strategic capital funds, we support companies engaged in traditional sectors, including the machine industry, automobile industry, pharmaceutical and chemical industry, process manufacturing, tourism, and the food industry. About the Nemzeti Tőkeholding MFB Invest operates under the coordination of Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt., which is responsible for establishing a harmonized and predictable operational framework and norm system for capital funds with partial or full state backing. Additionally, it defines a unified strategic direction for the sufficient capital financing of domestic enterprises. The collective mission of the group members of Nemzeti Tőkeholding is to contribute capital to achieve the goals set by the Ministry for National Economy. In pursuit of this mission, they possess both direct and "fund of funds" investor competencies.

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.​

India stands as a paragon of culinary and agricultural innovation, a legacy that stretches from farming techniques to Pani Puri, Swondesh, and healthy brands like Idli Sambhar. Given this illustrious history, we are not merely optimistic but unequivocally confident that India is poised to become the Silicon Valley of Food & Agri Tech. To catalyze this transformative vision, we, the luminaries of the food business sector, have united to inaugurate a specialized accelerator "Food Seed Tech Accelerator". This is not just an investment; it's a clarion call for innovation and leadership.