Andrew D. Ive is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Big Idea Ventures, the world’s most active food tech investor. See contact routes.
Andrew D. Ive is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Big Idea Ventures, the world’s most active food tech investor, with a background in brand management at Procter & Gamble and an MBA from Harvard Business School. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies in sustainable food, agriculture, and materials science, with a global focus spanning the U.S., Asia, and Europe. He typically invests between $100,000 and $5.0 million, with a sweet spot around $1.5 million, and is known to lead rounds, though some sources note an average check size of $125K. Notable portfolio companies include startups in plant-based foods, cellular agriculture, and precision fermentation, backed by corporate limited partners like Temasek and Tyson Foods. Ive emphasizes that “innovation is not the problem. Execution is,” advocating for building full value chains and culturally relevant local alternative proteins rather than generic global solutions. He also runs a third fund focused on partnering with U.S. universities to launch future-of-food companies in rural communities.
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