About this episode

Alex Davisson discusses Plug and Play's investment strategies in early-stage FoodTech startups.

Episode 93: Plug and Play: Alex Davisson on "Venture Math", B2B Corporate Synergy, and the Pre-Regulatory Playbook In this episode, I sit down with Alex Davisson, Senior Associate at Plug and Play, a globally recognized venture fund and open innovation platform. Alex breaks down how Plug and Play leverages its network of over 600 multinational corporate partners (like PepsiCo and Mars Wrigley) to act as a hyper-strategic investor for early-stage FoodTech startups. We discuss why his bread and butter is pre-revenue, pre-regulatory companies, and why they explicitly pass on pure B2C consumer brands like Poppi or Huel. Alex also delivers a sobering reality check on FoodTech exit multiples and explains why he is aggressively pushing his team to invest at sub-$10M valuation caps. 🎧 Listen to the full episode to hear how Plug and Play can add massive commercial value to your startup through their corporate ecosystem, even if they end up passing on writing a check. Key Facts Plug and Play: Alex Davisson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-alexander-davisson/ Website: plugandplaytechcenter.com Headquarters: California, USA Goal : To invest globally in pre-seed and seed stage…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Shandrovsky

Guest: Alex Davisson

Topics covered

• Venture Math
• B2B Corporate Synergy
• FoodTech
• Pre-Regulatory Playbook
• Investment Strategy

Keywords

• Venture Math
• B2B
• FoodTech
• investment
• corporate synergy
• pre-regulatory
• startups
• valuation caps

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plug and Play, PepsiCo, Mars Wrigley

Products: Poppi, Huel

Places: California, USA

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