ONCE Ventures

What they do

ONCE Ventures is the venture capital arm of Otsuka’s Nutraceuticals division, focused on delivering a healthier and more sustainable future by empowering visionaries and innovators. It invests in entrepreneurs across North America who are at the forefront of innovation in active nutrition, healthy beverages, plant-based foods, and supplements. The firm partners with early-stage companies working to improve consumers’ lives and leverages Otsuka’s knowledge and capabilities to help them grow.

What they look for

ONCE Ventures invests in early-stage companies across North America in the active nutrition, healthy beverages, plant-based foods, and supplements categories, aiming to improve health outcomes and consumer lives. It seeks entrepreneurs aligned with its mission of a healthier and more sustainable future, leveraging Otsuka’s nutraceutical expertise and platform to support portfolio growth.

Stage

Series A, Series B+

Sectors

Consumer, Food and agriculture, Healthcare

Based

Los Angeles, US