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Jenn Burka

Principal at FTW Ventures

New Haven, Connecticut

Overview 

Jenn Burka is the Principal at FTW Ventures, specializing in Food & AgTech investments. With an MBA from Yale School of Management, she has held roles as a Seed Investor and Board Director at various companies, showcasing expertise in early-stage investments and strategic leadership in the industry.

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.

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