Fall Investor Meeting
November 11, 2026 | Golden Gate Club at The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129
Deadline to apply is September 30.
Link to register coming soon!
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Our NCN Fall Investor Meeting will take place on November 11, 2026, at the historic Golden Gate Club at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA. This event brings together 20+ companies in health, wellness, and nutrition, ready to showcase their innovations and business strategies to a highly engaged network of investors.
Why Attend?
NCN’s investor meetings are the gold standard for fostering meaningful relationships between investors and innovators in the health and wellness space. Investor in attendance unlock access to some of the most promising startups in the industry.
Special pricing may be available for angels and family offices—inquire for details.
Contact: Jennifer Pfeifer, Business Development Manager
[email protected]
Why Present?
The Fall Investor Meeting is an opportunity to showcase your business, gain exposure to top-tier investors, and build long-lasting connections. Present your vision, answer live questions, and refine your strategy with invaluable input from seasoned investors and mentors.
Benefits of Presenting:
- Visibility: Gain direct exposure to influential investors actively seeking opportunities in nutrition, health and wellness.
- Mentorship: Receive expert feedback on your business plan and pitch, ensuring you are well-prepared to engage investors.
- Exclusive Networking: Enjoy private 1-on-1 meetings with investors, access to strategic partners, and engage in industry discussions during panels and networking receptions.
- Comprehensive Event Access: Benefit from a full agenda, including educational sessions, panel discussions, and year-round personalized networking opportunities.
Event Highlights:
- 20+ Companies Presenting: Representing natural and organic foods, functional foods, supplements, ingredients, personal care, household goods, and tech solutions.
- Private Meetings: Tailored 1-on-1 sessions with investors and strategics in breakout groups.
- Live Investor Q&A: Real-time feedback and discussion with a panel of ingredient tech investors.
- Networking Opportunities: Receptions, educational sessions, and panels with industry leaders to expand your connections and insights.
2025 Presenting Company Snapshots
These Company Snapshots are glimpses into the innovative companies that presented at the 2025 Fall Investor Meeting.
Patent-pending enzymatic technology unlocking the ability for producers and consumers to rapidly decaffeinate any cup of coffee or tea.
AI-powered SaaS platform delivering real-time nutrition analysis and personalized meal planning using proprietary natural language and machine learning technology.
Develops and manufactures dermal patches by integrating advanced drug delivery technology with Natural Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.
Functional food company with unique IP that transforms whole eggs into crisp, nutrient-dense chips, and is building a vertically integrated factory to scale innovation and margins.
Senior nutrition to empower seniors with vitality, strength, and health through a delicious, plant based, nutrient-rich drink that simplifies balanced nutrition.
Science-driven nutraceutical innovator creating the world’s first daylight-activated supplement brand, using patented extraction and formulation technologies with a vertically integrated but capital-light hybrid model.
Vertically integrated wellness company making clean-label, fruit-based functional gummies that deliver clinically relevant benefits in sleep, cognition, metabolism, and immunity—powered by proprietary processes that stabilize live cultures, mushrooms, and other sensitive actives.
$5-10 mil, fast-growing, premium dairy brand redefining the yogurt category with organic, grass-fed Icelandic-style skyr.
First, probiotic, clean label chocolate mix made with all-natural ingredients and is a delicious, lower-sugar option for both dairy and plant-based milk consumers.
The first scientifically engineered solution designed to target the neurological root of decision fatigue whose efficacy is validated by a rigorous, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Biotech VMS company that is conquering chronic health concerns and promoting proactive wellness via science-backed supplements.
Patent-pending, nature-identical appetite suppressant with clinically validated efficacy, offering a safe, accessible, and science-backed solution for overweight adults underserved by current therapies.
Mission driven snacking company that features ready to eat purple popcorn, which is better tasting and healthier than yellow corn popcorn.
$5-7 million vertically integrated Madagascar vanilla products sold B2B and B2C.
Investors
Angels and family offices may qualify for special pricing for this event.
Please contact Jennifer Pfeifer: [email protected]
Sponsorship Inquiries
Your expertise, our network. Nutrition Capital Network is looking for sponsor partners who want to build lasting relationships with our curated community of emerging companies and active investors.
2026 Agenda
9:00-10:00am Registration Opens, Networking
10:00am Event Begins, NCN Welcome
- Jennifer Pfeifer, Nutrition Capital Network
- Mike Dovbish, Nutrition Capital Network
10:10-10:55am State of the Industry: The Investment Landscape in 2027 & Beyond
Whether you’re an investor looking for your next opportunity or a company planning your next move, this session will help drive your decision making in 2027 as we explore data, insights and trends with a financing and M&A update.
- Nick McCoy, Whipstitch Capital
- Bill Giebler, NBJ
10:55-11:00am Sponsor Recognition
- Laurel Rivers, Nutrition Capital Network
11:00-11:55am Company Presentations
11:55-12:15pm NCN Success Story: Bootstrapping & Building FATCO
Discover how passion, perseverance, and smart strategy can turn a bootstrapped startup into a thriving brand. In this NCN Success Story session, we’ll explore the entrepreneurial journey and hear perspectives from M&A insights on how to stand out in a crowded category.
- Cassandra Burnvoth, Founder, FATCO
- Shelly Malik, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Mike Dovbish, Executive Director NCN, Informa Markets
12:15pm-1:15pm LUNCH
1:15-1:25pm Givaudan Corporate Innovation Preview
1:25-2:10pm Company Presentations
2:10-2:30 pm Refreshment Break
2:30-2:35pm Sponsor Recognition
2:35-3:05pm Winning Online: Scaling CPG by Meeting Shoppers Where They Are
The digital marketplace is transforming how consumers discover CPG products. In this session, learn how successful brands are scaling by strategically positioning themselves where today’s shoppers are searching, browsing, and buying.
- Ashley Nickelson, B.T.R. Nation
- ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
3:05-3:45pm Company Presentations
3:45-4:00pm Content Session
4:00-4:05pm Closing Remarks
4:05pm-5:00pm Networking Hour
6:00-9:00pm NCN Community Dinner, Calibri
Contact Us
Presenter Inquiries:
Mike Dovbish
[email protected]
(415) 254-1116
Investor Membership Inquiries:
Jennifer Pfeifer
[email protected]
(303) 827-6816
Sponsorship Inquiries:
Laurel Rivers
[email protected]
206-715-6582
Sustainability Program
Our Mission
We recognize that Nutrition Capital Network (NCN) has an impact on our local communities and global industry. Through our sustainability program, we are striving to better identify, understand, and proactively address environmental impacts, social sustainability, and sustainable development.
