Big Idea Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in New York, investing across seed, early-stage, venture, and private equity. The firm manages three funds totaling $250 million, including its newest fund—New Protein Fund II, a $75 million fund focused on plant-based and cell-based foods, technologies, and ingredients.
Big Idea Ventures also runs a five-month accelerator program in New York, Singapore, and Paris. The program is designed for food-sector startups developing sustainable proteins, fats, ingredients, sweeteners, flavorings, or monocrop innovations. To qualify, companies must already have a market-validated initial product.
Selected startups receive $200,000 in funding—$125,000 in cash and $75,000 in program value—along with lifetime expert support, access to office, kitchen, and lab facilities, and a powerful network of more than 300 mentors, investors, and industry leaders. The accelerator helps founders refine their products, strengthen commercialization strategies, and scale within the rapidly expanding alternative protein ecosystem.
New York, New York, United States