Oyster Bay VC

Oyster Bay is a Hamburg, Germany-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests exclusively in food and beverage tech, ag-tech, and companies across the broader food value chain, including agricultural automation, robotics, biotech, alternative proteins, and sustainable ingredients. The firm backs impact-driven founders at Seed through Series B stages, with initial check sizes of EUR 1–5 million and significant follow-on reserves; it prefers to lead rounds and makes only one to two new investments per quarter. In November 2025, Oyster Bay closed its oversubscribed Fund II at over EUR 100 million, backed by institutional LPs including KfW and the European Investment Fund, making it one of the largest European VC funds focused exclusively on the food sector. Portfolio companies include Oatly (IPO), Air Up, Stenon, goodBytz, La Vie, and Arda Biomaterials. Founders can apply via a Typeform on the firm's website; Oyster Bay prefers to be approached six or more months ahead of a fundraise and emphasizes operator-led diligence, drawing on the team's own entrepreneurial experience in the food sector.