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AccelFoods
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accelfoods.com
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Private
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2014
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AccelFoods is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in early-stage food and beverage CPG companies, providing portfolio firms with capital, sector expertise, and operating infrastructure.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersNew York, United States
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New York
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
venture capital investment, food and beverage, CPG sector, startup funding, early-stage investing
NAICS code1 code
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
SIC code1 code
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Venture Capital / Food & Beverage CPG Investment
Social media profiles1 record
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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
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AccelFoods is a venture capital firm that invests capital in early-stage, disruptive food and beverage CPG companies. Beyond funding, it supplies portfolio companies with industry access, operational expertise, and shared infrastructure to accelerate their growth.

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Functional benefit
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Product and service2 records
1Early-stage CPG venture capital investment
CategoryVenture capital investment
2Portfolio company industry access and strategic expertise
CategoryValue-added portfolio services
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Peers10 records
1CircleUp
TypeDirect peer
Description

CircleUp is a venture capital and private equity firm focused exclusively on early-stage consumer packaged goods brands, making it the most direct comparator to AccelFoods' food/beverage CPG investing thesis. Both target emerging CPG founders and provide capital plus operating support.

2VMG Partners
TypeDirect peer
Description

VMG Partners is a CPG-focused growth equity and venture firm investing in emerging food/beverage and consumer brands. Like AccelFoods, VMG provides brand-building expertise and retail-buyer access, making it a direct specialist peer.

3S2G Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

S2G Ventures invests in food, agriculture, and food-tech companies from seed through growth. Its sector-specific mandate and operating support model directly overlap with AccelFoods' food/beverage CPG focus.

4Acre Venture Partners
TypeDirect peer
Description

Acre Venture Partners is a venture firm focused on the future of food, investing across CPG brands and food-tech. Its thesis, stage, and operating-support orientation closely mirror AccelFoods' approach.

5BrandProject
TypeDirect peer
Description

BrandProject is an early-stage venture fund backing emerging CPG brands, providing capital and operational support. It competes with AccelFoods for the same founder pool and retail distribution partners.

6Peel Ventures (BFG)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Peel Ventures, part of BFG, is a specialist CPG venture fund backing emerging brands across food, beverage, beauty, and household. Its early-stage CPG mandate directly overlaps with AccelFoods.

7Forerunner Ventures
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Forerunner Ventures is a leading consumer-focused venture firm investing across CPG, commerce, and consumer-tech. It is broader than AccelFoods but is a frequent investor in food/beverage brands and a relevant comparator for deal flow and valuation dynamics.

8Lerer Hippeau
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Lerer Hippeau is a New York-based seed-stage venture firm with a strong consumer/CPG portfolio. It overlaps with AccelFoods at the early-stage CPG intersection but is a generalist, not a sector specialist.

9CAVU Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

CAVU Ventures is an early-stage consumer venture fund backing food, beverage, and wellness brands. It shares AccelFoods' specialization in emerging CPG and offers a comparable operating-support model.

10Supply Change Capital
TypeEmerging player
Description

Supply Change Capital is an early-stage fund investing in the future of food, with a thesis oriented to CPG and food-tech founders. It is a smaller, newer specialist with partial overlap to AccelFoods' investment focus.

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Investment100 records

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AccelFoods

Venture Capital / Food & Beverage CPG Investmentaccelfoods.com

AccelFoods is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in early-stage food and beverage CPG companies, providing portfolio firms with capital, sector expertise, and operating infrastructure.

AccelFoods firmographics

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Name
AccelFoods
Website
https://accelfoods.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2014
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
AccelFoods is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in early-stage food and beverage CPG companies, providing portfolio firms with capital, sector expertise, and operating infrastructure.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where AccelFoods is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
New York
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

AccelFoods business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

AccelFoods product offering

Product offering

Core offering

AccelFoods is a venture capital firm that invests capital in early-stage, disruptive food and beverage CPG companies. Beyond funding, it supplies portfolio companies with industry access, operational expertise, and shared infrastructure to accelerate their growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Early-stage CPG venture capital investment
  • Portfolio company industry access and strategic expertise

Companies that use AccelFoods

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

AccelFoods technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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AccelFoods competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • CircleUp: CircleUp is a venture capital and private equity firm focused exclusively on early-stage consumer packaged goods brands, making it the most direct comparator to AccelFoods' food/beverage CPG investing thesis. Both target emerging CPG founders and provide capital plus operating support.
  • VMG Partners: VMG Partners is a CPG-focused growth equity and venture firm investing in emerging food/beverage and consumer brands. Like AccelFoods, VMG provides brand-building expertise and retail-buyer access, making it a direct specialist peer.
  • S2G Ventures: S2G Ventures invests in food, agriculture, and food-tech companies from seed through growth. Its sector-specific mandate and operating support model directly overlap with AccelFoods' food/beverage CPG focus.
  • Acre Venture Partners: Acre Venture Partners is a venture firm focused on the future of food, investing across CPG brands and food-tech. Its thesis, stage, and operating-support orientation closely mirror AccelFoods' approach.
  • BrandProject: BrandProject is an early-stage venture fund backing emerging CPG brands, providing capital and operational support. It competes with AccelFoods for the same founder pool and retail distribution partners.
  • Peel Ventures (BFG): Peel Ventures, part of BFG, is a specialist CPG venture fund backing emerging brands across food, beverage, beauty, and household. Its early-stage CPG mandate directly overlaps with AccelFoods.
  • CAVU Ventures: CAVU Ventures is an early-stage consumer venture fund backing food, beverage, and wellness brands. It shares AccelFoods' specialization in emerging CPG and offers a comparable operating-support model.

Broad incumbents

  • Forerunner Ventures: Forerunner Ventures is a leading consumer-focused venture firm investing across CPG, commerce, and consumer-tech. It is broader than AccelFoods but is a frequent investor in food/beverage brands and a relevant comparator for deal flow and valuation dynamics.
  • Lerer Hippeau: Lerer Hippeau is a New York-based seed-stage venture firm with a strong consumer/CPG portfolio. It overlaps with AccelFoods at the early-stage CPG intersection but is a generalist, not a sector specialist.

Emerging players

  • Supply Change Capital: Supply Change Capital is an early-stage fund investing in the future of food, with a thesis oriented to CPG and food-tech founders. It is a smaller, newer specialist with partial overlap to AccelFoods' investment focus.

Market position

Customer concentration

AccelFoods social profiles

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AccelFoods financial estimates

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Valuation estimate

AccelFoods leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

AccelFoods funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

AccelFoods M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments100 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about AccelFoods

What does AccelFoods do?

AccelFoods is a venture capital firm that invests capital in early-stage, disruptive food and beverage CPG companies. Beyond funding, it supplies portfolio companies with industry access, operational expertise, and shared infrastructure to accelerate their growth.

When was AccelFoods founded?

AccelFoods was founded in 2014. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is AccelFoods based?

AccelFoods is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.

Who are AccelFoods's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are CircleUp, VMG Partners, S2G Ventures, Acre Venture Partners, BrandProject, Peel Ventures (BFG) and CAVU Ventures. Broad incumbents are Forerunner Ventures and Lerer Hippeau. Supply Change Capital is listed as an emerging player.

Does AccelFoods have an API?

No public API is recorded for AccelFoods.

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Pulse 2.0AccelFoods: This Women-Led VC Fund Is Investing In Food And Beverage StartupsAccelFoods is a women-led venture capital firm founded by Jordan Gaspar and Lauren Alexander Jupiter, investing in food and beverage startups. The firm has about $95 million in assets and plans to invest in 8 to 10 new companies annually. It has invested in companies like Alpha Foods, Exo, and Nounos.FinSMEsBoxed Water Company RETHINK Brands Secures $6.7M in FundingRethink Brands, a Columbia, Md-based boxed water company, raised $6.7M in funding led by AccelFoods. The company will use the funds to expand U.S. distribution, grow field teams, and launch new products. It sells RETHINK Kids Water in over 11,000 stores, including Walmart, Target, and Kroger.PR NewswireRETHINK Brands Secures $6.7 Million Investment Round Led By AccelFoodsRETHINK Brands, the Columbia, Maryland-based boxed water company, announced it secured a $6.7 million investment round led by venture fund AccelFoods to fuel growth and national expansion. The funding will support continued distribution across the U.S., field team expansion in key markets, and development of new innovative product launches. RETHINK Kids Water, the company's unsweetened organically flavored water line for children, is currently sold in more than 11,000 stores nationwide including Walmart, Target, and Kroger.VC News DailySoozy's Closes on $2.5M in Seed CapitalSoozy's, a manufacturer of affordable gluten-free, paleo and non-GMO baked goods, has closed on $2.5 million in seed capital led by BIGR Ventures and AccelFoods. The funding will support the company's growth as it seeks to pioneer the grain-free category, currently present in 500 stores across Texas, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic including H-E-B and Wegmans. Carole Buyers, managing partner of BIGR Ventures, will join the company's board of directors.PR NewswireInnovative Meat Snack Closes on Series Seed InvestmentKalahari Biltong, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based meat snack brand producing biltong in the South African tradition, has closed on a Series Seed investment round led by AccelFoods, a New York-based venture fund focused on food and beverage brands. The funding will be used to launch the brand at retail, expand manufacturing capacity, rollout field marketing, and introduce new flavors. AccelFoods partner Frank Zampardi, former head of sales at Krave Jerky, joined the company's board in conjunction with this financing.PR NewswireKoia Expands Plant-Based Beverage PlatformSan Diego-based Koia, a manufacturer of refrigerated plant-based protein beverages, closed on $7.5 million in Series Seed funding led by investment firm KarpReilly alongside existing investor AccelFoods. Bill Moses, founder of Kevita (which was sold to PepsiCo in 2016), will join Koia's board of directors as part of this round. The company plans to use the capital to expand its team, accelerate retail expansion, and launch a multi-region field marketing campaign, with current distribution at Whole Foods Market and Wegmans.ForbesWhat's A Lupini Bean? A Superfood Entrepreneur Shares His Tips For Selling An Unfamiliar ProductEntrepreneur Aaron Gatti launched BRAMI, a brand of seasoned lupini beans, securing $1.5 million in seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau and AccelFoods after initial incubation support. The product has achieved distribution in five Whole Foods regions, leveraging the growing consumer interest in plant-based proteins and innovative packaging to market an unfamiliar food item.TechCrunchAccelFoods has a new cohort of food-focused startupsAccelFoods, a New York-based investment fund focused on new food brands, has announced its latest cohort of food-focused startups including Brami, Kidfresh, New Pop, Mansi, The Toasted Oat, and Skinny Dipped Almonds. The new cohort brings AccelFoods' portfolio to 26 branded food startups with more than $25 million under management, with investments ranging from pre-seed capital commitments of $50,000 to seed-stage investments of up to $2 million. The fund continues to target companies in nutrition, alternative proteins, snacks, frozen meals, confectionary sweets, and portable meals.FinSMEsExo Closes $4M Series A FundingExo, a New York-based insect protein developer, closed a $4M Series A round led by AccelFoods. The company, which has raised $5.6M total, will use the funds for national retail expansion, production scaling, and product line growth. Exo's cricket-based bars are gluten-free and available online and in select stores.PR NewswireNew Funding Brings Indian Spice to Everyday LifeBandar Foods, a Philadelphia and San Francisco-based company producing Indian-inspired snack foods including Naan chips and Poppadum chips, announced the closing of a $2 million Series Seed funding round. The investment was led by ACP, AccelFoods, Volta Global, and Wharton School Vice Dean Karl Ulrich, with funding designated for retail expansion, team growth, and working capital. The company also appointed celebrated chef Floyd Cardoz as Culinary Advisor, who previously won Season Three of Bravo's Top Chef Masters.