---
title: "Imaginary Ventures Leads Sweet Chemistry and Alec’s Ice Cream"
description: "Imaginary Ventures led a $1.5M seed in bioactive skincare startup Sweet Chemistry and an $11M Series A for regenerative-dairy brand Alec’s Ice Cream."
date: 2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["imaginary-ventures", "seed-investing", "consumer-tech", "startup-funding", "venture-capital"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-imaginary-ventures-sweet-chemistry-alecs-ice-cream
---

# Imaginary Ventures Leads Sweet Chemistry and Alec’s Ice Cream

> Imaginary Ventures led a $1.5M seed in bioactive skincare startup Sweet Chemistry and an $11M Series A for regenerative-dairy brand Alec’s Ice Cream.

**Imaginary Ventures** stayed active in emerging consumer brands, **leading a $1.5M seed in Sweet Chemistry** (bioactive skincare) and an **$11M Series A for Alec's Ice Cream** (regenerative A2 dairy).

## Key facts

- **Lead investor:** Imaginary Ventures
- **Sweet Chemistry:** $1.5M seed (Apr 2026), bone-peptide skincare
- **Alec's Ice Cream:** $11M Series A, regenerative dairy
- **Fund:** Imaginary Ventures Fund III ($500M); ~$1B AUM

## Why this matters

Both bets fit Imaginary Ventures' habit of catching "generationally-defining" consumer brands early, from beauty to food, as it deploys Fund III.

## Sources

1. Imaginary Ventures recent investments (F4 profile): https://f4.fund/firms/imaginary-ventures
2. Imaginary Ventures / Sweet Chemistry (CB Insights): https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/imaginary-vc-partners