Partners

Partners

Key Proxy Partnership Projects for 2026

MIT – Food as Medicine

Mapping bioactive molecules and metabolites in natural ingredients to specific functional health outcomes.

Stanford & FSI – Active Learning Optimization Engine

Developing state-of-the-art optimization algorithms to drive faster, smarter iterative formulation.

Best Buddies — Living & Camps
Best Buddies —
Living & Camps
  • IDD & Obesity Support: Personalized nutrition optimization for participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including obesity/weight-management support.

  • Endurance Performance: Elite fueling, hydration, and recovery protocols for athletes at Best Buddies Camps—including Olympic and Tour de France winners.

Backed and Advised by Leaders in the Food & Beverage Industry

Backed and Advised by Leaders in the Food & Beverage Industry

Backed by the finest, we're privileged to receive backing from top-tier investors, visionary founders, and found industry leaders from across the globe

Advisors

Industry

Luigi Bonini

Ex SVP Global Innovation & Product, Starbucks; VP Innovation & R&D, Yum! Brands

Tatiani Cambioti

Ex-Nestlé Business Executive Officer, 39-year tenure

Alexis Georgiadis

Acquisitions Director, Krinos Foods Canada

Anthony Kennedy Shriver

Founder & CEO of Best Buddies International

Christo Stamboulides

Ex-Director @ IFF | R&D Strategy & Innovation | Growth | ex-Mondelēz

Maria Velissariou

Ex-CSO Mars, Ex-CSTO IFT, led global R&D at PepsiCo, Kraft

Mary Wagner

Ex-CSO Mars; SVP Starbucks; CTO E.&J. Gallo; CTO Yum! Brands; VP General Mills

Richard Ware

Former EVP R&D & Global Supply Chain, Mars Inc. (35-year tenure)

Xiaogen Yang

Ex-Director, Global Tea Research, Coca-Cola; Research Fellow, Givaudan

Academia

Constantina Tzia

Professor, Food Chemistry & Technology, NTUA

Ivica Labuda

Georgetown University ex-Kraft, Givaudan, DuPont, and Pepsi-Cola

Virginia Giannou

Professor & Director, Food Chemistry & Technology, NTUA

Industry

Luigi Bonini

Ex SVP Global Innovation & Product, Starbucks; VP Innovation & R&D, Yum! Brands

Tatiani Cambioti

Ex-Nestlé Business Executive Officer, 39-year tenure

Alexis Georgiadis

Acquisitions Director, Krinos Foods Canada

Anthony Kennedy Shriver

Founder & CEO of Best Buddies International

Christo Stamboulides

Ex-Director @ IFF | R&D Strategy & Innovation | Growth | ex-Mondelēz

Maria Velissariou

Ex-CSO Mars, Ex-CSTO IFT, led global R&D at PepsiCo, Kraft

Mary Wagner

Ex-CSO Mars; SVP Starbucks; CTO E.&J. Gallo; CTO Yum! Brands; VP General Mills

Richard Ware

Former EVP R&D & Global Supply Chain, Mars Inc. (35-year tenure)

Xiaogen Yang

Ex-Director, Global Tea Research, Coca-Cola; Research Fellow, Givaudan

Academia

Constantina Tzia

Professor, Food Chemistry & Technology, NTUA

Ivica Labuda

Georgetown University ex-Kraft, Givaudan, DuPont, and Pepsi-Cola

Virginia Giannou

Professor & Director, Food Chemistry & Technology, NTUA

Investors
Lead Investor

Ted Leonsis

Co-Founder & Chairman, Proxy Foods. Founder, Chair, Principal Partner, & CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Lead Investor

Robert G. Hisaoka

Chairman & CEO, RGH Capital; Chair, Inova Health Foundation

José Andrés

Founder & Executive Chairman, José Andrés Group; Founder, World Central Kitchen

CAVA Group, Inc.

Ted Xenohristos — Co-Founder & Chief Concept Officer & Ike Grigoropoulos — Co-Founder; Director of Culinary Excellence

Howard Eisenberg

Founder, EuroSort Inc.; Mentor, The Good Food Institute

Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

Former President & CEO, TIAA; Former Vice Chair, U.S. Federal Reserve

Michelle DiFebo Freeman

Owner & CEO, Carl M. Freeman Companies

Yiannis Gavrielides

Co-Founder & CEO, Covve; Partner, Invelopment Partners

Chris Goulakos

Founder & Managing Partner, Balius Partners

Krinos Foods Canada

Evee Moscahlaidis & Alexander Georgiadis — Owners

Dan Kwon

Angel Investor; EIR, Georgetown Venture Lab

George P. Stamas

Senior Partner, Gibson Dunn; President of the Board, The Hellenic Initiative

Jake Steinfeld

Founder, Body by Jake; Chairman, National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils

SWaN & Legend Venture Partners

Anthony Nader & Frederick Schaufeld — Co-Founders & Managing Directors

Ultranative VC

Ford Smith — Founder & CEO

Grant Verstandig

Founder, Chairman & CEO, Red Cell Partners

Richard Ware

Former EVP of R&D, Supply & Procurement, Mars, Inc.

Accelerate formulation cycles and
Product Development

Accelerate formulation cycles and
Product Development

Accelerate formulation cycles and Product Development

Our role is to help you move faster and reduce risk, making recipe development more focused, compliant, and ready for market.

Our role is to help you move faster and reduce risk, making recipe development more focused, compliant, and ready for market.

Our role is to help you move faster and reduce risk, making recipe development more focused, compliant, and ready for market.