The 21st century presents a series of trillion-dollar opportunities as we chart a course towards a sustainable future. Those who create breakthrough ideas the fastest will create new markets, exponential financial returns and a better future for us all. Aera VC will be right behind them.
We are an early-growth VC focusing on investing in the next generation of start-ups that will transform the world. We are remote-first with partners, operations and scouts around the globe.
Aera VC set out to prove that the pursuit of a better world makes better investment opportunities possible. We are sector and geography agnostic but invest in deep technology with fluid thematics underpinned by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. These include Climate and Carbon, Future of Food, Future of Health and Future of Work and Education.
We are an early-growth VC focusing on investing in the next generation of start-ups that will transform the world. We are remote-first with partners, operations and scouts around the globe.
Aera VC set out to prove that the pursuit of a better world makes better investment opportunities possible. We are sector and geography agnostic but invest in deep technology with fluid thematics underpinned by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. These include Climate and Carbon, Future of Food, Future of Health and Future of Work and Education.
Location: New Zealand, Auckland
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 1
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 09.02.2023 | Fable Food | fablefood.co | $18.8M | Australia,... |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.04.2023 | BREAKING: Aqua Cultured Foods closes $5.5m seed round to expand fungi-fueled alt seafood platform | Chicago-based Aqua Cultured Foods has raised $5.5 million in a seed round led by Stray Dog Capital to expand its low-cost production platform for whole cuts of fungi-based seafood as it gears up to enter the market this year. The round was ... |
| 23.02.2022 | Climate Tech Venture Firm Aera VC Raises $US30M | Aera VC, a Singapore-based climate tech venture firm, announced a $US30m first close of its new fund investing in startups accelerating the planet toward a sustainable future. Contributors to the new climate-focused fund include purpose-dri... |
| 22.02.2022 | Grata raises $25 million to help private equity firms find their next investment | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. It starts at the top: Find a business to acquire. Paid Content Why marketers are benefitting from... |
| 22.02.2022 | Grata raises $25 million to help private equity firms find their next investment | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. It starts at the top: Find a business to acquire. Paid Content 5 ways to build trust at your comp... |
| 28.10.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Daring, Fabric & World Fund raise big money; Sweetgreen files for IPO | Farmer marketplace DeHaat made headlines this week with India’s biggest-ever agtech round. Elsewhere, fulfillment robotics company Fabric and online produce platform GrubMarket pulled in sizable financings, as did plant-based players Daring... |
| 27.10.2021 | Aqua Cultured Foods closes $2.1m pre-seed round for fungal alt-seafood | Aqua Cultured Foods, a US company that makes seafood analogs via a fermentation process, has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding. Investors in the round included Supply Change Capital, Big Idea Ventures, Aera VC, Sustainable Food Ventur... |
| 12.08.2021 | Fable raises $4.8m from AgFunder, others for Heston-endorsed mushroom meat | Disclosure: AgFunder, AFN’s parent company, is an investor in Fable Food Co. Australia’s Fable Food Co has raised A$6.5 million ($4.79 million) in a seed round led by Blackbird Ventures. Other participating investors include VC firms AgFund... |
| 14.04.2020 | 54gene Closes $15M Series A | 54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15M, led by Adjuvant Capital, a life sciences fund backed by the International Finance Corporation, Novartis, and the Bill & Melind... |
| 16.03.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: More Exec Churn at Chipotle, EU Changes Protocol on GMOs, TechAccel Funds New Grants, more | Top Marketing Executive at Chipotle Steps Down In the latest in a series of executive transitions at Chipotle Mexican Grill, the company’s chief marketing officer Mark Crumpacker announced he would step down. Chipotle has long struggled to ... |