Partners
Partners
Key Proxy Partnership Projects for 2026
Stanford & FSI – Active Learning Optimization Engine
Best Buddies —
Living & Camps
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
Ted Leonsis
Co-Founder & Chairman, Proxy Foods. Founder, Chair, Principal Partner, & CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
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.