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Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
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Lists including Nick
Investments
Work Experience
2018
Founder, Managing Partner
2018
Nick Cooney is Founder and Managing Partner at Lever VC, whose $80 million USD Fund and target $150 million Fund II (raise in progress) invest broadly across sustainable Food and AgTech, spanning seed and animal genetics, functional ingredients and inputs, machinery, plant-based foods, pet, cultivated and fermentation-derived animal proteins, disease detection, software, feed inputs, service providers, and more.
2018
Founder, Board Director
2018
Lever Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity working to advance a humane and sustainable protein supply chain in Asia and beyond.
2015 - 2018
Co-Founder, Investment Committee Member
2015 - 2018
New Crop Capital is a private family office venture capital vehicle focused on the plant-based and alternative protein category.
2015 - 2017
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board
2015 - 2017
The Good Food Institute is the largest non-profit working to advance the plant-based and alternative protein sectors.
2005 - 2011
Founder, Executive Director
2005 - 2011
2003 - 2005
Food Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator
2003 - 2005