# Soylent

> Meal-replacement drinks and powders for convenient nutrition.

## Why it is interesting

DTC nutrition cult brand — a16z led seed and A before GV-led B scale-up.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** generalist-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series A (Jan 2015): $20M led by a16z; Index, Lerer participated (TechCrunch)
- Series B (May 2017): $50M led by GV; a16z among existing investors (Food Dive)

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/index-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/lerer-hippeau

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/soylent