Our Managing Partner, Ashley Hartman, will be judging the pitch competition finals as part of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 2024 Annual Expo on Wednesday, July 17th at McCormick Place. The Expo brings together over 1,000 exhibitors and thousands of attendees working to transform the future of food. We’re looking forward to checking out the latest innovations. Give us a shout if you’ll be there.
Bluestein Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Chicago, Illinois 3,762 followers
We invest in the future of food.
About us
Bluestein is a venture capital fund that invests in the future of food. We’re looking for game-changing ventures across the food industry that redefine how consumers achieve their health and wellness. Our investments span the entire value chain – both B2C and B2B – with a focus on four areas: high-growth consumer brands, proprietary foodtech, next-gen commerce, and value-add digital technology. We’re laser-focused on preeminent and defensible brands, services, technologies, and platforms that have the potential to transform the industry - and are led by creative entrepreneurs who are adept, innovative, nimble, and uncompromising.
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
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- Chicago, Illinois
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- Privately Held
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- 2014
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350 N La Salle Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60654, US
Employees at Bluestein Ventures
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We are excited to announce that Bluestein Ventures has been recognized as a Fire Starter by Chicago Inno as part of the 2024 Fire Awards! This award celebrates the top 50 innovators shaping the Chicago tech scene.
These are the #Chicago companies and people you need to have on your radar...Meet the 10th class of Chicago Inno Fire Award honorees: https://lnkd.in/g7t_2EDx The companies on this year's list range from early-stage startups that are already making a name for themselves to those ready for the late stage of their startup journey. We will announce the Blazer winners — the top firms in each category — at the Fire Awards' triumphant return to an in-person event on Aug. 27. In the meantime, check out the 50 companies and organizations that have made big headlines this past year. #fireawards #chicagoinnofire #chicagoinno #startups #founders #chicagostartups Tempus AI Eric Lefkofsky Tegus ShipBob dhruv saxena Relativity Kin Insurance Augmedics Phil Saunders Andrew Bluestein Jason Pritzker Meghan Doyle Benjamin Seidman Jennifer Fried Mark Hanson Chris Gladwin Ocient Daniel Muller Andrew Gostine, MD, MBA Ben Weiss Marc Yoskowitz Colin Falls Matt McKinney Joanne Rodriguez, LEED AP, FitWel Amb, CDT Anna Lisa Somera Alaina Harkness Alex Zorn Jim Dallke Invesco US TechNexus Venture Collaborative Allison Lechnir Manu Edakara Glen Tullman The Garage at Northwestern University Chicago Quantum Exchange Cube Group, Inc. Azul 3D, Inc LanzaJet Hallow Nucleai
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Big congratulations to Alex ❄️☕️ French and Andrew Healy of Bizzy who were honored as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 for the Heartland region! We’re inspired by your leadership and glad to see this well-deserved recognition.
Congratulations to our CEO, Alex ❄️☕️ French, and COO, Andrew Healy, for winning the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 award for the Heartland region! Their leadership and dedication continue to inspire us all.
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Our Co-Managing Partners Andrew Bluestein and Ashley Hartman were featured on The Consumer VC podcast. Tune in for a great discussion on the future of food - in addition to some hot takes on Starbucks and plant-based meat. Let us know what you think in the comments! Thank you to Mike Gelb for hosting and facilitating the thoughtful conversation. Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/gaeW-6zG
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Could a retail model like Foxtrot work at scale? What's the future of plant-based meat? How should CPG brands think about channel strategy? On the latest The Consumer VC, I chatted with Ashley Hartman & Andrew Bluestein from Bluestein Ventures. Bluestein Ventures invests in the future of food. Some of their early investments includes New Culture, meati™, Vive Organic, Bizzy® Cold Brew, Foxtrot. They are fresh off raising a $45 million fund 3. We discuss: • Going from family office to VC • Differences & similarities investing in inventory and technology businesses • Could the Foxtrot model work at scale and be venture backed? • Retail Reinvention and the Future of Convenience Stores • Future of plant based meat and food tech • Trends in food industry digitization & much more To listen and be the first to know when a new episode drops, subscribe in the comments 👇👇👇 #food #podcast #venturecapital #fundraising #futureoffood #CPG #retail
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Our Managing Partner Andrew Bluestein recently spoke on the "Allocation Strategies and Insights" panel at the Sutton Capital Allocator's Summit in SF! Thank you to the emcees McKeever (Mac) Conwell,II RareBreed Ventures and Sonia El-Sherif JLL Spark Global Ventures for leading the event, and Sutton Capital for organizing the conference! Vishal Tripathi Next Legacy Partners, Youngrok Kim GREE LP Fund, Josh Porter First Look Capital, Ian Park Primer Sazze Partners, Joel Palathinkal, Ph.D Sutton Capital, Sherry Lin CYMI Holdings, Emma Norchet Leo Capital, Ankit Agarwal A7 Ventures
The Sutton Capital SF Allocator Summit with institutional LPs and fund managers at the top of the prolific Salesforce tower skyskraper was a SLAM Dunk 🔥🔥 thanks to our sponsors Weaver , CBRE , Vector AIS and all who supported in helping future investors become the next generation of institutional fund managers . It was also great seeing our friends at Aumni - Apply to our Cohort 9 of the Fund Accelerator https://lnkd.in/dbzzmBt 🚀🚀
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Earlier this week, we teamed up with Cooley LLP and J.P. Morgan to host an investor dinner after the Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins conference! It was great to gather so many investors actively deploying in foodtech. Thank you to Alya Adamany Woods, the rest of the Cooley LLP team, and J.P. Morgan for co-hosting with us, and Rethink Events for organizing the conference.
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Our Vice President Amira Khatib will be judging a virtual pitch competition for female-founded CPG brands next Tuesday, June 18 from 5-7pm CT! Thank you to Brandjectory and PitchForce for organizing the event. Hope to ‘see’ you there! https://lnkd.in/gQBqCRUq
Join us for this terrific event & support Crafty Counter (WunderEggs), OMG! Pretzels, Amazi Foods, TUYYO, Hugo Coffee Roasters & Hazel. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gvDrrKMC These brands will be pitching an esteemed panel of investors! Our thanks to: Luba Safran, Melissa Facchina, Amira Khatib, Aarti Chandna & Shelley Alger for agreeing to be judges for this event! Good luck to these founders: Aubrey Hubbell, Hema Reddy, Renee Dunn, Claudia McMullin, Stephanie Kriebel & Stefanie Garcia Turner Susan Bryenton, Jenna Kisell, Max Shapiro, Robin Stonesifer, CMP, PRC, Jacob M. Lonsway #emergingbrands #founders #entrepreneur #investors #investing #funding #fundraising #cpgindustry #cpg #foodandbeverage #betterforyou #healthandwellness #connectingpeople #networking #buildingrelationships #mentoring #coaching #event #pitchslam #pitch #webinars
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Check out our latest Future of Food Series recorded webinar! Our Venture Partner Lindsay Levin interviewed Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, Dipl.ABOIM, CNS, Dipl.ABLM, IFMCP, Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University, and Belinda Tan MD PhD, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of People Science. The conversation covered all things women’s health, including the critical role of nutrition, the need for more data to realize better outcomes (and how you can help!), and innovation driving the space forward. Watch the recorded conversation below and subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up-to-date with all of our conversations on the Future of Food! https://lnkd.in/gwwB2cBd You can also sign up for 2 groundbreaking research studies People Science has launched aimed at enhancing women’s health and wellbeing. Participation in both studies is virtual via their proprietary CHLOE mobile app. See the full details and study eligibility below. Nix Alcohol for Sleep: https://lnkd.in/gK_j3Gfe Breathwork for Stress Relief: https://lnkd.in/gZrHEEVA
Future of Food: Innovating for Women's Health
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A few weeks ago, we teamed up with Cooley LLP to host a Women’s Breakfast as part of the 2024 Future-of-Food Week by World Business Chicago programming! The energy was incredible, and it was inspiring to see so many women in the investing & food ecosystem connect. We’re so grateful to Alya Adamany Woods and the whole Cooley LLP team for co-hosting with us and World Business Chicago for planning Future of Food Week.
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Check out Joan Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of our portfolio company Arise, on the Brydge Club podcast! Arise is building a virtual care platform to change the way eating disorders are treated. Thank you to Ruffin Mitchener for featuring Joan Zhang and highlighting her incredible story. Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/gnQvKxp9
Joan Zhang has raised over $10.5M in venture capital funding from investors including BBG Ventures to build Arise, better eating disorder care. After having her own lived experiences with eating disorders and mental health, Joan has dedicated her career to building better care. Before Arise, Joan was the Head of Product Headspace and at Click Therapeutics, Inc., where she launched a novel digital treatment for major depressive disorder that was recently approved by the FDA! In this episode, Joan and I chatted about 👇 💫 Joan's personal experience with disordered eating and her advice for navigating care 💫 Navigating her career from writing a book at Harvard to Deloitte Consulting to leading Product at Headspace 💫 Raising over $10M from mission-aligned venture capital investors like BBG Ventures 💫 Drawing inspiration from female founders and investors like April Koh Absolutely loved our conversation! https://lnkd.in/ePWqnCcf
From Harvard to raising $10.5M to build Arise, Eating Disorder Virtual Care
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