Nick Cooney is the Founder and Managing Partner at Lever VC, an early-stage venture capital fund with approximately $150. See sector focus and contact routes.
Nick Cooney is the Founder and Managing Partner at Lever VC, an early-stage venture capital fund with approximately $150 million in assets under management that invests broadly across sustainable Food, FoodTech, and AgTech. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies globally, with a primary focus on the alternative protein sector spanning plant-based foods, cultivated meat, fermentation-derived proteins, and related inputs like seed genetics and functional ingredients. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources, Cooney has invested in several dozen alternative protein companies globally through Lever VC and his prior fund, New Crop Capital. Notable portfolio companies include Beyond Meat, Memphis Meats (now Clara Foods), Aleph Farms, Avant Meats, Miyoko’s Kitchen, Sunfed Meats, Good Catch Foods, and Kite Hill. Cooney is a distinctive voice in the industry with 15–17 years of experience in alternative proteins, having previously co-founded The Good Food Institute and The Humane League. He is also the author of the book *What We Don't Do: Inaction in the Face of Suffering and the Drive to
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