A Better Way to Snack: Why We Funded Eat Makhana
Summary
DRF is excited to announce our investment in Eat Makhana, which is creating delicious and nutritious snacks made of popped water lily seeds, an especially big hit with children and anyone that suffers from food allergies. Feeling the effects, she decided to turn back to her roots and started making popped water lily seeds, just as her mother prepared for her as a child. While the seeds are native to northern state of Bihar in India, Eat Makhana’s snacks are handmade in small batches in San Mateo, California. We were impressed by the early experiments the duo had run to solicit customer feedback and they continue to work on perfecting their product, iterating over eight times on packaging and website design. Eat Makhana exemplifies much of what we love about Dorm Room Fund: we get to back incredible student founders making a meaningful impact in the lives of their customers.