David Barber is the Founder of Almanac Insights, a New York-based venture fund he established in 2018. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
David Barber is the Founder of Almanac Insights, a New York-based venture fund he established in 2018 to institutionalize his earlier angel investing in food and hospitality startups, following decades of experience as co-owner of the Blue Hill farm and restaurant family business. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies in the food ecosystem, specifically focusing on sectors like hospitality, consumer packaged goods, and food technology, with a geographic emphasis on sustainable food production and distribution. The firm manages a $30 million fund and typically participates in seed to Series B rounds, though specific check sizes for Barber’s individual follow-on or lead behavior are not explicitly detailed in public profiles. Notable portfolio companies include Sweetgreen, a farm-to-table restaurant chain Barber backed as an angel, as well as BlueCart, Bowery Farming, and Foxtrot, where he serves on the board. Barber’s distinctive point of view centers on aligning capital with regenerative agriculture and ecological metrics, often describing his work as providing alternative capital to “change makers” who define a new future of food fro
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