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Jacob Afriat

Investor in Food & Sustainability

New York, New York

Overview 

Jacob Afriat, a seasoned investor based in New York City, currently serves as a General Partner at Great Circle Ventures, specializing in food and sustainability investments. With a strong background in corporate finance and venture capital, Jacob has successfully advised and invested in a diverse range of early-stage startups, contributing to the growth and success of companies like Serve Robotics and Zya. Jacob's career highlights include his role as an investor and board advisor at Serve Robotics, a company that successfully went public, and his involvement in advising and investing in various startups in the food and sustainability sectors, showcasing his expertise in identifying and supporting innovative ventures in these industries.

Work Experience 

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Great Circle Ventures

  • General Partner

    2023 - Current

    Coming soon…

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Sparkfood

  • Member of the Board of Advisors

    2025

    Our vision is to empower sustainable, healthier lives by investing in innovative solutions.

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EIC Scaling Club

  • Mentor

    2025

    Supporting the EIC Scaling Club as a mentor for Agri Food Tech companies in their scale up journey, with focus on product market fit, positioning, consumer acceptance and route to market.

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one.bio

  • Investor

    2024

    one.bio has built a unique, growing and proprietary catalog of plant fiber compositions. We call this a Glycopedia and it powers our ability to make made-to-measure health possible.

one.bio is an emerging biotechnology spinout from UC Davis that creates ingredients for food and biopharmaceutical applications.

Raised $17,000,000.00 from iSelect Fund, Seventure Partners, Skyviews Life Science, Acre Venture Partners, Collaborative Fund, Skyviews Life Science, iSelect Fund, Collaborative Fund, Acre Venture Partners and Seventure Partners.

one.bio
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Ayoh Foods

  • Investor

    2024

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Algae Cooking Club

  • Investor

    2024

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Supergut

  • Investor

    2024

    Supergut is the leading evidence-based nutrition brand focused on the gut microbiome.

Supergut is a tasty product with clinical validation that affects the gut to produce demonstrable health effects.

supergut.com
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Pow.bio

  • Investor

    2021

    By combining continuous fermentation with advanced control methodology, Pow Bio is quickly optimizing the fermentation process and deliver high yields at low costs.

Pow.bio provides a genetically engineered solution for fermentation scientists.

Raised $11,225,000.00 from Thia Ventures, XFactor Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Gullspång Re:food, VECTORS, Possible Ventures, Vectors Angel, Better Ventures, iSelect and Bee Partners.

pow.bio
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Mealogic

  • Investor

    2024

    Mealogic connects brands and their audiences through delicious, healthy fresh prepared meals made locally in their community and nutritionally designed for their needs.

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Hedgehog

  • Investor

    2022

    Hedgehog is a technology company growing and harvesting gourmet mushrooms for one-third of the cost of traditional farming while also increasing harvest yields to produce more crops

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