Erik Amundson

Founder

Mile High Ventures

Advising leading AgriFoodTech startups and investors. Fundraising, investor relations, go-to-market strategy, thesis building, and business development.

VC Lab

In 2025, I embarked on a transformative journey in the world of venture capital with VC Lab's Venture Institute Cohort 4. Through this immersive experience, I honed my skills in venture structures, fund economics, and deal negotiations, preparing me to become a future leader in the industry.

Venture Institute Cohort 4

Ahimsa Companies

Ahimsa Companies is a holding company executing an M&A rollup strategy within the plant-based space. The objective is to construct a diversified portfolio of brands to support the global transition to a plant-based food system.

Advisor

Vevolution

Co-Founder and CEO of Vevolution. Scaled an investment platform dedicated to agrifood and climate innovation to over 2,000 startups and 1,000 institutional investors. Analyzed thousands of venture deals, sourced stellar pipeline for our investor clients, and managed our small but mighty team. Since 2021, Erik has spearheaded the facilitation of $50M+ in direct investments for 40+ prominent AgriFoodTech startups.

Co-Founder & CEO

Community and Operations Director

Sunrun

Sr. Contract Coordinator

Project Coordinator

Urban Sustainability Directors Network

I play a crucial role in supporting information exchange among USDN members by providing a variety of services to the network’s growing membership base. I manage systems to onboard and orient new communities and individuals to curated resources. I lead the logistics planning for several events for USDN membership, which has required dedication and attention to every detail.

Member Services Coordinator

The Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) is a peer-to-peer network of local government professionals from cities across the United States and Canada dedicated to creating a healthier environment, economic prosperity, and increased social equity. Our dynamic network enables sustainability directors and staff to share best practices and accelerate the application of good ideas across North America. 

My primary role at USDN has evolved from internal staff and network-wide calendar and scheduling management, to now coordinating member services by managing systems to onboard and orient new communities and individuals. I also assist with, and sometimes lead the logistical planning for in-person meetings before, during, and after the events.

USDN's membership represents 200+ communities, with direct impact to more than 90 million people. This growing demand has enabled me to work with countless communities directly to ensure their interest is tracked, manage membership dues processing, draft member onboarding materials, and lead the process for ensuring new members are integrated into USDN activities.

Administrative and Events Assistant

C.H. Robinson

•	Utilized effective communication and time management skills to ensure high quality logistics solutions for diverse customers.
•	Maintained a high level of multi-tasking, regarding management of shipment, audit, and carrier in a timely manner.
•	Proactively problem-solved and collaborated to build positive customer, carrier and supplier relationships.

Operations Representative

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

•	Managed the sustainability related infrastructure projects and programs of UWEC SOS.
•	Scheduled meetings, calls, presentations, and project logistics for various university staff, community members, and business owners.
•	Managed community member, company, and investor relationships as they related to our commission’s projects and programs. 
•	Tracked status and performance of projects and programs to comply with our partnership needs.

Student Office of Sustainability Management Intern

Sam's Club

•	Provided general administrative assistance for the local and regional teams.
•	Attended and actively contributed to all leadership and management meetings.
•	Reviewed and distributed marketing materials to targeted audiences before deadlines to increase our membership numbers

Manager Trainee Internship

•	Trained eight direct reports in energy efficiency auditing, especially for communication with interested and non-interested participants. 
•	Budgeted an annual $10,000 funded by Xcel Energy, and allocated to materials, wages, and marketing materials frugally. 
•	Liaised with Xcel Energy for multiple years to ensure proper program coordination. 
•	Compiled three years of audit data for analytical review to ensure future collaboration with our program funder.

Student Office of Sustainability - Energy Efficiency Audit Program Director

Erik Amundson is a Co-Founder, entrepreneur, and a distinguished venture professional in the AgriFoodTech and Climate ecosystems. He has extensive experience in fundraising, analyzing venture deals, and has a track record of sourcing a stellar pipeline for investor clients. As the CEO & Co-Founder of Vevolution Erik supported thousands of early-stage startups working across emerging AgriFood technologies, and directly supported hundreds of venture firms and corporate investors. Since 2021, Erik has spearheaded the facilitation of $50M+ in direct investments for 40+ prominent AgriFoodTech startups.

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Vevolution is the world’s largest innovation and investment ecosystem for all plant-based and food-tech stakeholders, fueled by technology and community!

My truths about exiting a startup…

It’s been about 4 months since I officially sold and exited my first startup, Vevolution to Big Idea Ventures  

About 9 months since the first M&A conversations took place

It’s been roughly 4.5 years since I quit my corporate job to break into what I felt most passionate and called to do in my life.

Here’s the truth:

More often than not, I’ve tried downplaying our achievement because I didn’t want to be perceived as some huge successful hot-shot.

I think it will take me a few years to recover from the burnout.

I’m working on what’s next for my career, but I don’t know what’s the best next step. Some days it’s crystal clear, and other days it isn’t.

I spend many days wishing that we had sold for more at the height of the 2022~ VC and foodtech hype cycle.

But I’ve been reminded by a few people that I’ve accomplished something amazing, which is selling a startup at all is definitely worth celebrating!

I’ve been reminded by investors and other founders that what we did is maybe only accomplished by a fraction of a percent of venture-backed startups 🚀

I built with my team an impact investment platform home to thousands of startups, investment firms, and we helped founders raise $60M+ 

I built many B2B revenue streams from scratch, raised Seed capital, managed a small remote team, sources deals for VCs, and helped dozens of startups raise capital.

Now I’m running my own consulting firm, Mile High Ventures - and I’ve worked with multiple investment firms and over a dozen incredible startups.

I’m also working on my next long-term career move. I’m thinking:

🌱 Accelerator or incubator
✍️ Associate at an impact VC
🤝 Biz Dev & Partnerships leader at a growing corporate or startup

Post-startup can feel like a totally new life, and moving on to what’s next can take some time.

I would love to connect if you’re working on something exciting or are looking to grow your team!

AgriFoodTech Venture Consulting & Advisory | Founder, Mile High Ventures | Co-Founder, Vevolution

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I'm excited to announce I am part of FoodTech Experts (FTE) 💥 

FoodTech Experts is an an expert sourcing service, giving you fast, on-demand access to 2,500+ FoodTech professionals in 60+ countries globally. 

Through FTE, I support leading corporates, investors, and other organizations with my expertise via one off calls and multi day/week projects. Together, we shape the food system of tomorrow!

A special thank you to Floor Buitelaar, Naomi Kelliher, and the Bright Green Partners for putting this initiative together.

Tomorrow is the ProVeg Incubator Demo Day 🚀 

I've been working with Cohort 13 this summer, and I can't to join the demo day pitch event virtually. Join us online OR in-person in Berlin (📍 Formo HQ) to see 10 startups pitch their game-changing ideas. 

The investment jury lineup: Fabio Ziemssen (ZINTINUS), Lena Marie Müller (Vorwerk Ventures), Divya Murthy (Oyster Bay Venture Capital), Wasutee Poowuthichai (Betagro Group), Dr. Sarah Borg (Hochland), and Clément Tischer (REWE Group).

The startups:
Updairy (Brazil and Singapore) 
ProFillet (Canada)
Planeat (Poland)
Mindful FÜD (Canada)
Freundeskreis (Austria)
Meatless Kingdom (Indonesia)
KaYama Foods (Israel)
MycoVibes Biotech Biotech (Poland)
Finally Foods (Israel)
Brew Bites (Germany)

Other speakers include Jan Wilmking (PROJECT EADEN), Christopher Kong (Better Nature), Benjamin Buch (Planted), and Ivo Rzegotta (The Good Food Institute Europe)!

Register for the livestream - https://lnkd.in/gtn-WTxv

5 Emerging & Growth CPG Trends to Watch 🔥📈

🧠 Mental Performance — Magic Mind raised a $12M+ Series A this month to scale its cognitive-enhancing “mental performance shot.” A sign of how fast this space is growing.

👨‍🌾 Sustainability & Social Impact — jack & annie's’s turns jackfruit into alt-protein products while building supply chains with smallholder farmers in India. They’re tackling both food waste and carbon impact.

🥥 Gut Health — From probiotic coconut water (Inner Eco) to prebiotic sodas (Poppi, Olipop), gut health is one of the fastest-growing functional wellness categories, tied to digestion, immunity, and overall wellbeing.

🍄 Functional Mushrooms (Lion’s Mane) — Products like Cymbiotika’s Golden Mind highlight the mushroom boom. The global functional mushroom market was $31B+ in 2023 and is projected to nearly double by 2030.

💪 Plant Protein — Daring.’s buffalo plant wings are just one example of how protein is moving beyond shakes and bars into snacks, baked goods, desserts, pasta, and even beverages. Daring was acquired by v2food, one of Australia's biggest plant-based meat companies, in August.

🚀 From mental performance to sustainability, gut health, functional mushrooms, and protein, these are 5 CPG trends reshaping what we eat and drink. I'm obsessed with these products and are buying them regularly.

Which trends are you most excited about right now — and what did I miss?

Announcing the Mile High Ventures Q2 Cohort ⛰️

I'm excited to share the awesome cohort of clients to my advisory & consultancy firm from this summer. So much has been accomplished over the last few months from these innovative startups, emerging brands, and investment firms.

Here's what we've accomplished; Hundreds of investor intros, more than $600K+ in non-dilutive funding, completion of incubator programs, and so much more (TBA 👀 )!

Burlington Bio develops a whey protein–based platform engineered for scalable, sustainable food and biotechnology applications for the functional food industry.

Atlantic Fish Co is building Aquaculture 2.0 - scalable cultivated seafood production to meet 21st-century global demand without the health and environmental risks of industrial fishing.

ProVeg Incubator is a leading global accelerator for startups developing  innovative agrifoodtech solutions. It provides funding, mentorship, and access to an international network of industry experts and investors to help founders scale their impact.

Mindful FÜD is a Canadian startup that utilizes apple waste streams to create sustainable alternatives to honey products. Rescued, made from apples, not bees!

ProFillet is a foodtech company developing whole-cut, plant-based seafood alternatives that deliver on flavor while matching the nutritional benefits of traditional seafood. 

A special shout-out to these amazing people making the world a better place: Andrew Donahue, Rachael Floreani, Doug Grant, Antje Räuscher, Leonardo Nunes Ricucci, Line Holst Graves, Venessa Stonehouse, Greg Potter

Mile High AgriFoodTech Ventures: Advising leading AgriFoodTech startups and investors. Fundraising, investor relations, go-to-market strategy, thesis building, deal sourcing, and due diligence. 

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