Danone Ventures

Who is Danone Ventures?

Meet the entrepreneurs

A diverse portfolio of talents

WHO IS DANONE VENTURES?

Danone Ventures is our corporate venture arm, which partners with a tribe of disruptive entrepreneurs to serve the food revolution. Made up of a flexible, knowledgeable team of investment and operational experts, Danone 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.

Danone Manifesto Ventures - Link toward the website

MEET THE ENTREPRENEURS

Portrait and quotation of Daniel Zakowski, CEO and Co-founder of Ready, Set, Food! — "We founded 'Ready, Set, Food!' to bring awareness to parents that through early allergen introduction, we could significantly reduce the risk of developing food allergies. Particularly since one in 13 children are burdened with a food allergy every year. We are thrilled to be partnering with Danone to further our work towards helping to prevent babies from developing most severe food allergies." Daniel Zakowski, CEO and Co-founder of 'Ready, Set, Food!'

Portrait and quotation of Evan Lutz, CEO and Co-founder of Hungry Harvest — "Hungry Harvest rescues fresh fruits, vegetables, and grocery staples that would otherwise go to waste due to surplus or arbitrary, cosmetic standards for size, shape or color at retail. Partnering with Danone will help us take Hungry Harvest to the next level in our long-term mission of fighting food waste and food insecurity in the US." Evan Lutz, CEO and Co-founder of 'Hungry Harvest'

Portrait and quotation of Vincent Justin & Charles Lottmann, founders of "Nous anti-gaspi" — "We founded 'NOUS anti-gaspi' with the desire to challenge the standards that govern the agri-food world. By building a more sustainable distribution model, our stores give a second chance to products that are unjustly rejected from conventional consumption channels. With Danone Manifesto Ventures, we aim to go further: to expand our network of anti-waste stores, to build an innovative e-commerce offer, and to develop new partnerships with French food producers and manufacturers." Vincent Justin & Charles Lottmann, founders of 'NOUS anti-gaspi'

A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF TALENTS

Since its inception mid-2016, Danone Ventures has made several investments including Michel et Augustin in France, as well as Farmer’s Fridge and Harmless Harvest in the United States, among others.

Michel et Augustin (France): Founded in 2004, invested in 2016 - link toward the website

Ready, set, food! (USA): founded in 2017, invested in 2020 and link toward the website

Nous anti-gaspi (France): founded in 2018, invested in 2020 - link toward the website

Forager project (USA): founded in 2013, invested in 2019 - Link toward the website

Sun Genomics (USA): Founded in 2016, Invested in 2020 - link toward the website

mitte (Germany): founded in 2016, invested in 2018 - link toward the website

Harmless Harvest (USA): founded in 2009, invested in 2017 - Link toward the website

Yumble (USA): founded in 2015, Invested in 2018 - Link toward the website

phenix (France): founded in 2014, invested in 2020 - link toward the website

Hungry Harvest (USA): Founded in 2014, Invested in 2020 - Link toward the website

Farmer's Fridge (USA): founded in 2013, invested in 2017 - link toward the website

Yooji (France): founded in 2012, invested in 2017 - Link toward the website

Agricool (France): Founded in 2015, invested in 2018 - Link toward the website

Laird Superfood (USA): founded in 2015, Invested in 2020 - Link toward the website

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