A developer of data analytics platform designed to offer real-time data to make real-life decisions. The company offers a data-as-a-service model by leveraging natural language processing and machine learning techniques to transform massive amounts of disparate data into organized information, providing clients with in-store and real-time, pricing, promotions, and availability data, without ever stepping foot in a store.

Producer of plant-based meat intended to serve the food service market, retail, and QSRs to replace animal-based meat on a large scale. The company's meat is made using novel food manufacturing equipment and processes, enabling customers to have protein-packed chicken nuggets, patties, and chicken strips made with plant produce.

Tiamat is transforming biotechnology into a plant-based and animal-free industry. They use various techniques to develop plant proteins that can contribute to the development of cellular agriculture, regenerative medicine, and vaccine production.

Offering a selection of delicious, allergy-friendly foods that those with and without food restrictions can enjoy and share with confidence. All offerings are certified gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan and are free of the top 9 allergens (wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs, soy, fish, sesame and shellfish)

Omsom is bringing authentic Asian dish starter packs that incorporate flavors from East and Southeast Asia to your pantry, giving you a short-cut to making traditional Asian dishes at home.

Michroma is revolutionizing the food industry by using fungi to create natural based colors, flavors, and fragrances.

Black Sheep Foods is bringing a new range of flavors to America’s pantry through their debut, plant-based lamb products.

Harmony has developed a baby formula that mimics breast milk compounds, providing the exact nutrients that infants were meant to consume.

GrubMarket is a food technology company with a mission to digitally transform the American food supply chain industry.

Afresh has built the first-ever Fresh Operating System, a suite of interconnected products revolutionizing how grocery fresh departments work.

Ox is a fulfillment automation platform that uses leading-edge tech for supply chain optimization

FemTech, Food & AgTech

-Kauffman Fellow

-Veteran investor in technology, food & beverage, CPG, and healthcare; 20+ years leadership and operations experience

-Board of Advisors, Bill Munday School of Business

-Leadership Committee, Austin 50/50 Women on Boards

-Former Exceutive Director of Central Texas Angel Network

Lead in Portfolia Fund: Food & AgTech

Partner, Culterra Capital

Partner, Better Food Ventures

20 yrs. food & tech investment, M&A execution and strategy experience

10 yrs. advising food & tech start-ups, investors and institutions

Recognized as restaurant tech innovator in NRN’s annual “Power List”

MA from Università di Scienze Gastronomiche in Parma, Italy