Meet Our Mission-Driven Team
We're entrepreneurs, operators, and investors who've built food tech ventures from scratch. We don't just support founders, we are founders.
Our team's combined track record
Giacomo Cattaneo
CEO & Co-founder
Leads venture strategy, industry partnerships, and commercial growth at FOOD FOUNDERS Studio.
Professional Background
Co-founded EverGrain by AB InBev, pioneering and scaling sustainable proteins and fibres from upcycled brewer's grains. Built and led an agile team of mavericks from 0 to commercial growth with 50+ commercial partnerships worth €15+MM in sales, securing €40M from a large corporation to scale business. Champion of consumer-centric and circular innovations with a PhD in Innovation from ETH Zurich & Aarhus University.
Key Achievements
Alexandre Morel
CTO & Co-founder
Leads technology scouting, IP evaluation, and science-to-product development at FOOD FOUNDERS Studio.
Professional Background
Conceived and led the world's first production process for cultivated beef fillet at Mirai Foods. Invented core technologies from idea to implementation, establishing the company's USP that helped raise €7MM and facilitated its acquisition by a meat producer. Built a pipeline of 500+ FoodTech startups at an emerging accelerator, leading to the firm's first investments. PhD in biotechnology with expertise across materials science, synthetic biology, AI, and health sciences.
Key Achievements
Robert Boer
CIO
Leads fundraising, investor relations, and portfolio management at FOOD FOUNDERS Studio.
Professional Background
Impact investor focused on accelerating the transition to a sustainable food system. Previously managed Blue Horizon's portfolio of 100+ seed-stage food tech investments, with 14 exits. Brings deep expertise in deal structuring, portfolio strategy, and connecting early-stage ventures with follow-on capital.
Key Achievements
Want to Work With Us?
We're looking for researchers with breakthrough food technologies and entrepreneurs ready to lead the next generation of food tech companies.