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Andrew D Ive

Founder CEO I General Partner I Investor I Food Tech I Ag Tech | Climate Impact | #1 Most Active Investor in Food Innovation Globally

New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills

International Business
Business Transformation
Marketing Strategy
Business Launch
Introducing New Products
New Market Expansion
Business Modeling
Venture Capital
Product Development
Entrepreneur
Innovation
New Product Ideas
Start-ups
Start-up Consulting
Managing Start-ups
Investor Development
Launching Start-ups
Launching New Brands
Product Launch
Business Alliances

Education

Work Experience

  • Founder / Managing General Partner

    2018

    We are focused on Solving the World's Greatest Challenges by backing the World's Best Entrepreneurs, Scientists and Engineers. Big Idea Ventures was the most active investor in new food tech / food deals in 2022 & 2023. Our first fund, the New Protein Fund, invests in the best companies in the plant-based foods and alternative protein ecosystem. We combine capital and partnerships to back the world’s most compelling companies in the plant-based foods and cell-based foods and alternatives to meat. Our second fund, Generation Food Rural Partners is focused on rural development with strong partnerships with leading universities, corporations and venture building.

  • Tufts Nutrition Council

    2016

    Member of the leadership group for the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA), the two institutions that together form Tufts Nutrition. The TNC brings together volunteer leaders from diverse backgrounds who share a passion for nutrition and health, with a particular focus on how our food and food systems influence our communities, our environment, our families and ourselves. https://nutrition.tufts.edu/friends/leadership/tufts-nutrition-council

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Mentor

    2020

  • Member

    2022

  • Member

    2019

    We invest in companies and products that will make a difference in the lives of animals, people and the planet.

  • Mentor

    2020

  • Mentor

    2018

    Mentor for FoodTech Accelerator, a global accelerator that brings top Made in Italy corporates and best international innovators together to disrupt agrifood and retail sectors. The program, held in Milan, is powered by Deloitte and promoted by Corporate partners Amadori, Cereal Docks, Finiper Group along with leading investors such as Innogest and Digital Magics, Media & Community partner Seeds&Chips and Italian Public Institution Federalimentare.