Proxy Foods AI Raises $6M Seed
Proxy Foods AI, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a software platform designed to accelerate food and beverage research, development, and commercialization through agentic AI solutions. The company announced today that it has successfully raised $6M in a seed funding round.
The funding round was led by Ted Leonsis, Founder, Chairman, Managing Partner, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment. Additional investors participating in the round include Robert G. Hisaoka, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, Ike Grigoropoulos, Ted Xenohristos, Dimitri Moshovitis, Howard Eisenberg, Jeff Skoll, Roger W. Ferguson Jr., Michelle Freeman, Yiannis Gavrielides, Evee Georgiadis, Alexander Georgiadis, Chris Goulakos, George P. Stamas, and Grant Verstandig.
The company plans to use the new capital to accelerate the transformation of its food and beverage development platform, enhance its capabilities in food science, regulatory, and commercialization workflows, and drive expansion of its global enterprise customer base.
Proxy Foods AI provides a software platform that integrates human insight with agentic AI to predict formulation performance. The platform helps global CPG, foodservice, and ingredient companies reduce development iterations, compress prototype timelines, and optimize product formulations for nutrition, sustainability, and taste. The company operates labs and offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Greece.
Funding Details
Company Website: https://proxyfoods.ai
Company: Proxy Foods AI
Raised: $6M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: August 5, 2026
Lead Investor: Ted Leonsis
Additional Investors: Robert G. Hisaoka, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, Ike Grigoropoulos, Ted Xenohristos, Dimitri Moshovitis, Howard Eisenberg, Jeff Skoll, Roger W. Ferguson Jr., Michelle Freeman, Yiannis Gavrielides, Evee Georgiadis, Alexander Georgiadis, Chris Goulakos, George P. Stamas, Grant Verstandig
Company Website: https://proxyfoods.ai
Software Category: Food Technology