Bio

David Kestenbaum is currently the co-founder and CFO of Cauldron, a biotechnology company providing scale up services through its unique hyper-fermentation platform. Prior to Cauldron, David was a founding member of ZX Ventures, the global innovation and corporate venture arm of AB InBev. David led ZX’s venture capital fund as the General Partner, managing a ~$350 million portfolio that delivered top quartile returns and deploying capital towards new thesis areas like biotech and alternative protein. David has sat on the board of several companies, and is passionate about sustainability and the future of food. David also led ZX’s innovation practice, developing their venture studio model and was part of the team within the group that built a +$1 billion e-commerce business for AB InBev. Prior to ZX Ventures, David held various roles in AB InBev’s sales and marketing organizations, both in the U.S. and at their global headquarters. David’s formal education is in business and finance, and he spent several years before joining AB InBev in more traditional finance roles.