Lever VC (II)

United States

Pre Seed

About Lever VC (II)

Lever VC (II) is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Climate Sustainability

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Alt protein founder w/ 100%+ YoY growth, premium retail traction

food tech

alternative proteins

sustainable ingredients

consumer health

pet nutrition

meat alternatives

tempeh

B Corp

category leadership

Bullish Signals

Portfolio co Oobli expanding into LatAmexternal

Active in $100B+ sugar disruption spaceexternal

Backs biotech + legacy industry partnershipslinkedin

Sweet proteins vs traditional sweeteners thesislinkedin

Scalable biotech + industrial partnership modellinkedin

Health mandates driving portfolio tailwindslinkedin

Omni Pet: £13M ARR, 10x YoY growthlinkedin

Pet nutrition market expansion + US entrylinkedin

Leading Series A, retail supermarket distributionlinkedin

Omni Pet £11M Series A co-led by Leverexternal

Omni vet access + allergen-free positioningexternal

LeanPaws weight-loss supplement launch plannedexternal

UK supermarket rollout + US market entryexternal

300K+ dogs served, B Corp certifiedexternal

Tiba Tempeh +144% YoY, fastest-growing meat altlinkedin

Tiba added £2.6m category growth YoYlinkedin

Tiba Protein Bites in Sainsbury's/Waitrose/Ocadolinkedin

Tiba NPD momentum, distribution expanding Septlinkedin

Lever backs data-validated category leaderslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

No contrarian signals recorded.

Founder Do's

Show 10x revenue growth trajectory

Back claims with third-party category data

Drive NPD (new product development) velocity

Secure premium retail listings (Sainsbury's/Waitrose tier)

Pair product with health/wellness access

Target regulated health/safety concerns

Plan B2B expansion (retail/supermarkets)

Build defensible supply chain

Embed vet/health professional partnerships

Launch complementary health products (supplements)

Founder Don'ts

Ignore regulatory/allergen compliance rigor

Assume direct-to-consumer only scales

Skip geographic expansion validation first

Launch NPD without distribution readiness

Key GPs & Partners

LVC

Lever VC

Lead/Co-Investor

alt proteinsdata-drivencategory leaders

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$50M

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Website

Key People

Nick Ney

Lever VCLead/Co-Investor

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