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Kavanoz Foods

Mediterranean-style ready meals; VT KnowledgeWorks alumna.

Founded
2021
Stage
Seed
Sector
Food
City
Blacksburg
Region
SWVA

About

Mediterranean-style ready meals; VT KnowledgeWorks alumna.

Team & affiliation

Founders: Hatice Sezer.

Timeline

  1. 2021Founded
  2. 2022Pre-seed / friends & family
  3. 2023Seed round

Region context

Kavanoz Foods is the only Food company we track in Southwest / New River, based in Blacksburg — one of 5 across Virginia. 2 of the region's companies are at the Seed stage.

Southwest and the New River Valley cluster around Virginia Tech, with hardware, advanced manufacturing, and agtech strengths.

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Listing IDkavanoz-foods
CategoryStartups
Last reviewedMay 2026 by VAStartups Editorial
SourceVerified by editor