Nick Cooney

Founder, Managing Partner

2018 - Current

Nick Cooney is Founder and Managing Partner at Lever VC, whose $80 million USD Fund and target $150 million Fund II (raise in progress) invest broadly across sustainable Food and AgTech, spanning seed and animal genetics, functional ingredients and inputs, machinery, plant-based foods, pet, cultivated and fermentation-derived animal proteins, disease detection, software, feed inputs, service providers, and more.

Founder, Board Director

2018

Lever Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity working to advance a humane and sustainable protein supply chain in Asia and beyond.

Co-Founder, Investment Committee Member

2015 - 2018

New Crop Capital is a private family office venture capital vehicle focused on the plant-based and alternative protein category.

Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board

2015 - 2017

The Good Food Institute is the largest non-profit working to advance the plant-based and alternative protein sectors.

Founder, Executive Director

2005 - 2011

Food Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator

2003 - 2005