Jenn Burka
Principal at FTW Ventures
New Haven, Connecticut
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2022 - Current
Investing in seed stage food and agtech opportunities I lead our investments in climate tech, supply chain, personalized nutrition, and restaurant/retail tech Please submit your start-ups here - https://www.ftw.vc/contact
FTW Ventures is an investment & advisory group for early-stage Food & Ag Tech startups.
Preseed Investor
2025
Board Director
2024
Board Director
2024
Seed Investor
2024
Mental health service
Raised $10,479,998.00 from Alumni Ventures, BBG Ventures, Sylvia Romm, Iyah Romm, Jay Desai, Wireframe Ventures and Greycroft.
Board Director
2023
Seed Investor
2023
Sylvan Health is a tool that manages nutrition for patients.
Raised $5,850,000.00 from Haystack, Max Ventures, Blue Hour Ventures, Looking Glass Capital and Stratus Ventures.
Seed Investor
2023
Board Observer
2021 - 2022
Oobli is developing the first healthy, protein sweeteners.
Raised $31,900,000.00 from SOSV and IndieBio.
Senior Associate
2021 - 2022
Evolv Ventures is a $100M venture fund backed by KraftHeinz Corporation to invest in early stage technology companies disrupting the food and retail industry. We focus on Series A and B investments across Food Tech, Health and Wellness, Supply Chain AI and Automation, the Future of Retail, Climate and Sustainability, and Emerging Consumer Products and Services.