Happy Monday and welcome back to Early Access by Coeus Collective Ventures: the newsletter where you get an inside look into one promising company in our network.

Last week, we told you about Braintrance, a startup that is building frontier world models for AI and just raised a $5 million seed round. This week, however, we are back to dive into the physical world with a healthy, yet delicious, sweet treat.

Welcome to the world of DEFI Snacks: a high-protein chocolate bite redefining what it means to snack well, for the fitness-minded consumer who refuses to choose between indulgence and nutrition

DEFI Snacks on our Capital Calling Podcast

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For as long as the snack aisle has existed, it has asked you to choose. Indulge in real chocolate, or eat something that actually supports your fitness goals. The assumption has always been that you cannot have both, but DEFI Snacks was built to reject this.

The New York-based company makes crispy superfood bites that pack over 25 grams of protein per bag into real, high-quality chocolate without artificial sweeteners, synthetic fillers, or the chalky aftertaste that signals most protein products. The product line spans four flavors: Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Pink Himalayan Sea Salt, and Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch. Each bag is built on a core ingredient stack of sprouted buckwheat, slow-release casein, and whey protein crisps, enrobed in sustainably sourced cacao from Peru, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic.

DEFI is not a protein bar shaped like chocolate. It is the product that fitness-minded chocolate lovers have been looking for without knowing it existed.