6 Founders Backed by Food Retail Ventures (2026)

Food Retail Ventures founders (6)

Food Retail Ventures founders covers 6 founders on CYTRIO, Flashfood and FoodMaven and 3 other companies. The most common sectors are AI Infrastructure (2), Cybersecurity (1) and E-commerce (1). Members are based in 6 cities, led by Austin, TX (1), Boston, MA (1) and Denver, CO (1). The remaining members span Logistics (1) and SaaS (1). Companies represented include Kevel, Pensa Systems and Veeve. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 6
• Companies represented: 6
• Top sector: AI Infrastructure (2 founders)
• Top location: Austin, TX (1 founders)
• Sectors represented: 5
• Locations represented: 6

• Ben Deda — FoodMaven
• James Avery — Kevel
• Nicholas Bertram — Flashfood
• Richard Schwartz — Pensa Systems
• Shariq Siddiqui — Veeve
• Vijay Basani — CYTRIO

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