FoodShot Global Celebrates 5 Years of Revolutionizing Food System with Pioneering Investments

FoodShot Global, an investment platform focused on transforming the food system, has celebrated its fifth anniversary. The platform, which is a collaboration between venture funds, corporations, foundations, universities, and other entities, aims to fund pivotal ideas that can make the food system healthier, more sustainable, and more equitable. FoodShot Global was originally developed within investment firm S2G Ventures before spinning out as a non-profit organization. The platform offers multiple types of capital, including equity, debt, and non-dilutive funding, to support innovators and entrepreneurs in the food system. One of FoodShot Global’s key initiatives is its annual “FoodShots,” which are innovation frameworks that address key leverage points in the food system. Startups, researchers, and entrepreneurs working in these areas can submit their ideas to receive funding and become part of the FoodShot portfolio. Over the past five years, FoodShot Global has awarded 15 GroundBreakers, including both non-dilutive funding and equity investments. The organization has also expanded its reach beyond the United States, attracting more relevant applications and building a global network. Looking to the future, FoodShot Global plans to launch more FoodShots and “Special Projects,” including a pilot focused on metabolic dysfunction and pre-diabetes. The platform also aims to raise a fund in 2024 to make direct investments. According to FoodShot Global founder Victor Friedberg, the organization’s mission is to bring a full spectrum capital continuum to the market and deliver on the vision of transforming the food system.