
Tim Bluth
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- Full Name
- Tim Bluth
- Title
- Partner
- Firm
- Aliment Capital
- Firm Type
- Sector-focused growth capital / growth-stage private equity investment firm
- Investment Stage
- Growth stage
- Target Company Profile
- Companies with proven technologies and business models, clear ROI, established sales, strong margins, and the ability to scale cash flow and measurable impact.
- Sector Focus
- Food systems, supply chain innovation, health and nutrition, agriculture, food, planetary health, and human wellbeing.
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
Background
Tim Bluth is a Partner at Aliment Capital, the food, agriculture, and human-health investment firm formerly reached through the Pontifax AgTech domain. Aliment lists him on its current investment team as Partner and says he leads due diligence on new transactions while supporting several portfolio companies.
Before Aliment Capital, Bluth was a Vice President at Shamrock Capital, where he focused on technology, media, and communications investing. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Senior Associate at The Gores Group, an Associate at Saban Capital Group, and an investment banking analyst in J.P. Morgan’s Technology, Media & Telecom group.
Bluth graduated from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. His career path combines investment banking, private equity, and growth investing experience before his current focus on food-system and sustainability-oriented growth companies at Aliment Capital.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Aliment Capital describes its thesis as partnering with “industry-leading companies that contribute to the transition toward a more resilient, circular, and sustainable future.”
- The firm invests across food systems, supply chain innovation, and health and nutrition.
- Aliment targets growth-stage companies with proven technologies and business models, clear ROI, established sales, and strong margins.
- The firm emphasizes businesses that are scaling to drive cash flow and impact, including reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, food-security improvements, resource efficiency, and better human health and wellbeing.
- Aliment says it is thematically focused, thesis-driven, partnership-oriented, operationally focused, and flexible.
- The firm uses ESG criteria when screening investments and making business decisions.
Notable Investments
- Kate Farms: Plant-based organic medical and everyday nutrition products; Danone completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Kate Farms in July 2025.
- Fruitist: Vertically integrated global supplier of premium berries and “superfruits”; secured $150 million in equity financing in October 2025.
- Tropic: Gene-edited tropical crops company focused on banana, rice, and climate-resilient crops; raised a $105 million Series C in March 2026.
- Hazel Technologies: AgTech products that help growers and the supply chain prevent food waste.
- The Bouqs Co.: Eco-friendly plant and flower delivery sourced from sustainable farms.
- Pairwise: CRISPR gene-editing technology for more accessible, easier-to-eat fruits and vegetables.
- Provivi: Pheromone pest-control technology for broad-acre crops.
- OneRail: Last-mile omnichannel fulfillment solutions for enterprise customers.
- TemperPack: Sustainable insulated cold-chain packaging for perishable food, beverage, and life-science applications.
- Blue River Technology: Robotics and computer-vision platform for crop cultivation and phenotyping.
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