Ownership profile
Who owns Final Boss Sour?
Final Boss Sour is a privately held, venture-backed sour fruit snack startup built inside the Science Inc. startup studio in Los Angeles; it has raised roughly $12 million across multiple seed rounds from venture capital and strategic investors — no private equity firm is involved.
Ownership profile
Final Boss Sour
Final Boss Sour (operating entity; formal legal name not publicly confirmed)
Evidence (8)
In July 2026, Final Boss Sour raised an additional $4M strategic round led by Evolution VC Partners, with participation from Mondelez International SnackFutures Ventures, The Angel Group, and returning investors Melitas Ventures and GFR Fund, bringing total capital raised to $12M.
https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260717262849/final-boss-sour-announces-4-million-raise-and-expansion-into-seven-major-retail-chainsFinal Boss Sour raised a $4M Seed 2 round in May 2025 from GFR Fund, Uncommon Denominator, Melitas Ventures, DMG Ventures, Simple Food Ventures, and Air Ventures.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250520680591/en/Final-Boss-Sour-Raises-$4M-in-Seed-2-Round-and-Announces-New-Tropical-FlavorsFinal Boss Sour was developed inside Science Inc.'s startup studio, the same studio behind Dollar Shave Club and Liquid Death, with Science Inc. leading the initial $3M seed round in October 2024.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241029188504/en/Final-Boss-Sour-Secures-$3M-to-Fuel-Growth-and-Launch-More-Sour-SnacksScience Inc. is classified as a venture capital / startup studio firm — not a private equity firm — focused on early-stage consumer and technology companies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Inc.PitchBook classifies Final Boss Sour as a private company with 8 employees, headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, having raised $7M (as of their data cut; total now $12M per latest press release).
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/679625-02PrivCo lists Final Boss Sour as a privately held company founded in 2023 by James Hicks, London Lazerson, and Tommy Riggs.
https://system.privco.com/company/final-boss-sourScience Inc. operates as a venture capital startup studio (not a PE buyout fund), entering varied equity arrangements with portfolio companies without a fixed equity take.
https://www.builtinla.com/articles/science-incs-mike-jones-9-things-know-about-startup-studios-venture-capital-building-yourNo SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q, Form D publicly surfaced) were found for Final Boss Sour, consistent with its early-stage private company status.
https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/What's uncertain
- The formal legal entity name for the operating company behind the 'Final Boss Sour' brand has not been publicly confirmed in available sources.
- Exact ownership percentages and cap table are not publicly disclosed; Science Inc.'s precise equity stake is unknown.
- Science Inc. is a venture/studio firm, not a PE firm, but the distinction between studio-backed and PE-backed can blur at later stages — this assessment is based on current seed-stage VC funding profile.
- The input 'Final Boss' is mildly ambiguous; this investigation was conducted on the basis that the user intended the consumer snack brand 'Final Boss Sour', given the high prominence of recent news coverage. Alternative 'Final Boss' gaming/esports venues exist but are far less prominent.
- Total funding figure of $12M comes from the July 2026 press release; earlier aggregators show $7M reflecting pre-2026 data.
- No state business registry record was independently verified for the operating entity.