A GLOBAL COMMUNITY INVESTING IN CURATED FOODTECH IMPACT STARTUPS

Solvable is one of the fastest growing FoodTech/AgTech-focused investment syndicates, bringing together serial entrepreneurs, angels, and family offices to back some of the strongest impact FoodTech and AgTech founders globally.

WE INVEST IN THE TOP FOODTECH AND AGTECH FOUNDERS

Each year we review hundreds of potential investment opportunities. From these, we select a handful of startups that we invite our Solvable Syndicate members to invest in, in concert with some of the leading VC funds in the world.

Ady Beitler, Nilus

EASY AND TRANSPARENT INVESTMENT PROCESS
Invest from $5K

Solvable Syndicate members are allowed to invest as little as $5K, and as much as $100K, in each deal that we present.

Get access to deals

Individual angel investors typically cannot get access into many deals, for various reasons. Through Solvable Syndicate, they can.

No management fees

We don’t charge any type management or subscription fee from syndicate members at any point in the investment process

INVESTING IN STARTUPS THAT TRANSFORM THE FOOD SYSTEM AND HELP FIX THE CLIMATE

We back global FoodTech and ClimateTech impact companies that have massive impact and market potential, such as Nilus and Foodini.

ONBOARDING PROCESS
1. Fill out signup form

Take 2 minutes to tell us about you and your focus areas.

2. Schedule an intro call

In 15 minutes, you’ll get to know the Solvable Syndicate and how we operate.

3. Start investing

Invest with Solvable Syndicate on a deal-by-deal basis, via our Luxembourg registered SPVs.

WHY INVEST WITH SOLVABLE?

We provide syndicate members with a smooth, transparent investment experience -- from an easy onboarding, to bespoke research, to curated deals with comprehensive due diligence -- all to maximize both your impact and your returns.

Our approach:

  1. We focus on categories we know best.

  2. We do our own direct startup sourcing, globally.

  3. We only invest in VC-led deals (meaning we don’t lead rounds or set terms).

  4. We only present one deal at a time.

  5. We always have skin in the game.

  6. We leverage our global network to provide support when needed, which delivers unfair competitive advantage to our founders/portfolio companies.

  7. We champion our companies relentlessly to create visibility and opportunities.

  8. We position ourselves as each founder's favorite, and most helpful investor.

THE FOOD SYSTEM NEEDS FIXING.
HERE'S WHY.

The food system - how we produce, distribute, consume, and discard food - has been incredibly succesful in providing people with cheap calories. But the system is harming human health, and planetary health. Technology and innovation is part of the solution.

IT'S HURTING PLANETARY HEALTH.

The food system accounts for 25-30% of total global greenhouse gas emissions, 70% of all freshwater use, 50% of habitable land use, and is the major cause of biodiversity loss on land and in the oceans.

IT'S HURTING HUMAN HEALTH.

The food system is the major risk factor for disease, disability, and premature death -- 11M people die prematurely every year due to unhealthy dietary patterns.

IT’S WASTEFUL.

About 30% of all food grown gets wasted. In emerging markets, it's post-harvest food loss; in rich countries, food gets wasted at the supermarket and consumer level. Food waste accounts for 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

IT'S CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS.

The food system is linked to many other issues too. It's not resilient. It triggers pandemics. It causes unneccessary suffering for billions of animals. And so on.

THESE ISSUES ARE SOLVABLE.

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Meet the Team

Solvable's team is based in Stockholm, New York, and San Francisco.

Founder & Partner

Daniel Skavén Ruben

Daniel is Founder of Solvable Syndicate, Founding Editor of FoodTech Weekly, operating advisor to Mudcake / Nordic FoodTech VC / Blume Equity, angel investor in 30+ startups, advisor to 15+ foodtech and bioeconomy startups, and mentor at accelerators like Big Idea Ventures and Norrsken.
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Partner

Steve Simitzis

Steve Simitzis is Partner at Solvable Syndicate, former CMO at Wild Earth and co-founder of Cell Valley Labs (food and biotech incubator). 3x founder, 20+ years in software engineering, 25+ years plant-based vegan. Led incubation of DTC pet food startups at Mars. StartupCPG community lead for San Francisco.
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Partner

John Petsagourakis

John Petsagourakis is Partner at Solvable Syndicate, ex. Google, Oatly, Banza. Harvard Business School MBA with 10+ years background in consumer marketing & strategy/ops. Based in New York City, Angel investor in 10+ food & agtech startups, growth-strategy advisor to multiple founders.
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Risk disclaimer: Investing in startups and early stage businesses involves risks including illiquidity, lack of dividends, loss of investment and dilution, and it should be done only as part of a diversified portfolio. Solvable Syndicate is targeted exclusively at accredited experienced investors, with sufficient experience and knowledge to understand the processes and risks involved. You will only be able to invest in the deals of Solvable Syndicate once you are registered as accredited (sufficiently sophisticated). If you feel that you are not in a position to assess your expertise, please refrain from proceeding. Neither Solvable nor any of its officers, directors, agents and employees makes any warranty, express or implied, of any kind whatsoever related to the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or the use of information on this site. This content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice.