ECP Growth (formerly Emil Capital Partners) is a growth-stage private investment firm that partners with entrepreneurial businesses creating products, solutions, and technologies across the consumer value chain. Founded in 2011 and anchored by the Tengelmann Group, the firm is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
38% of their portfolio is in Food & Agriculture. Average disclosed round size is $16.8M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
8
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
MK
Mariyeta Kaljaj
Fund Controller
WS
Werner Stuetz
Chief Financial Officer
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
8 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 ILS Gummies | Growth | — | Jan 2026 |
 Better Juice | Series A | — | Jan 2024 |
| NNo Meat Factory | Series B | $42M | Jan 2023 |
 Kidfresh | Unknown | — | Feb 2020 |
 milk + honey | Unknown | — | Apr 2019 |
 NextFoods | Series B | $12M | Jun 2018 |
| PPasta Chips | Seed | $3M | Oct 2016 |
 Freestyle | Series A | $10M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Silas Capital2 shared
AF Ventures1 shared
Monogram Capital Partners1 shared
301 INC1 shared
Tengelmann Ventures1 shared
Mucker Capital1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Superangel1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026