Almanac Insights is a venture capital firm founded and managed by David Barber (Co-Founder of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns). The firm invests in early-stage companies redefining food culture and driving sustainable impact across the food and beverage ecosystem, including CPG, food technology, agriculture tech, and hospitality.
67% of their portfolio is in Food & Agriculture. Their most common stage is series-b (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $82.9M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
$30M
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
DB
David Barber
Founder & Managing Partner
ZF
Zoë Feldman
Managing Director
ET
Elly Truesdell
Partner
VC
Valerie Christy
Impact Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
6 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 BlueCart, Inc. | Unknown | $31M | Aug 2022 |
 Good Culture | Series C | $64M | Feb 2022 |
 Apeel | Series E | $250M | Aug 2021 |
| FFoxtrot Market | Series B | $42M | Feb 2021 |
 Foxtrot | Series B | — | Feb 2021 |
 Bowery Farming | Series B | $27.5M | Nov 2019 |
Top Co-Investors
Bluestein Ventures2 shared
Collaborative Fund2 shared
Wittington Ventures2 shared
Monogram Capital Partners2 shared
University of Chicago2 shared
Imaginary Ventures2 shared
Wasson Enterprise2 shared
Fifth Wall2 shared
Lerer Hippeau2 shared
GIC Private Limited1 shared
Tao Capital Partners1 shared
K31 shared
Mirae Asset1 shared
Viking Global Investors1 shared
Andreessen Horowitz1 shared
Disruptive1 shared
Sweetwater Private Equity1 shared
CAA1 shared
Last updated: 27 September 2026