SJ

Smriti Jayaraman Kekre

Early Stage Investor and Advisor

Chicago, Illinois

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

2024

  • Board Observer

    2024

  • Principal

    2022

2024

  • Board Observer

    2024

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Observer

    2022

2022

  • Board Observer

    2022

  • Innovation Advisory Committee

    2023

  • Member

    2021

2019 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2021

2019 - 2021

  • Founding Principal

    2019 - 2021

    Evolv Ventures is a $100M venture fund backed by KraftHeinz Corporation to invest in early stage technology companies disrupting the food and retail industry. We focus on Seed through Series B investments across Food Tech, Health and Wellness, Supply Chain AI and Automation, the Future of Retail/Marketing, Climate and Sustainability, and Emerging Consumer Products and Services. Our hands on, founder-first approach coupled with unparalleled industry access and expertise help to catalyze businesses tackling some of the world's fastest changing trends. Select investments include Fabric (eComm microfulfillment), Zippin (autonomous checkout), New Culture (lab cultured cheese), Kingdom Supercultures (food culture biotech), Outrider AI (autonomous trucking), Joywell Foods (sweet protein fermentation platform), Parsable (connected worker platform) and more