
Cultivian Sandbox is a venture capital firm focused on building next-generation food and agriculture technology companies capable of generating superior returns. As early investors and active board members, we employ a hands-on approach to building companies and are often directly involved in setting company strategy, recruiting key executives, and raising additional capital. Much more than simply a financial resource, we are capable of delivering tremendous value through active collaboration with our strategic partners and network, which are unparalleled in the food and agriculture industries.
As both experienced operating managers and venture investors we add value to portfolio companies through our highly skilled team and extensive industry network. Our expertise in sourcing, evaluating, closing, managing and ultimately exiting successful equity investments positions us not only to build stronger businesses, but to reshape industries.
Location:United States, Illinois, Chicago
Member count:11-50
Founded date: 2008
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Series C
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Team 15
Date | Name | Description |
09.06.2021 | Luis Garci... | Luis Garcia is an Associate at... |
20.05.2021 | Meghan Kie... | Meghan Kiely is the Controller... |
20.05.2021 | Anita Umar... | Anita Umarji is currently Head... |
02.04.2021 | Ariel Choi | Ariel Choi serves as General C... |
- | Nick Rosa | Nick Rosa is a Managing Direct... |
- | Amanda Don... | Amanda Donohue-Hansen is a Man... |
- | Dan Philli... | Dan Phillips is a Managing Dir... |
- | Steve Enge... | Steve Engelberg is a Managing ... |
- | Jennifer N... | Jennifer Naylor is the CFO of ... |
- | Andy Ziolk... | Andy Ziolkowski is a Managing ... |
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Portfolio 6
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26.08.2021 | Debut Biot... | Debut Biotech is dedicated to ... | debutbiote... | twitter.co... | Current |
- | Divergence | Divergence is a research and d... | - | - | Acquired |
- | Novogy | Novogy develops and produces c... | novogyinc.... | - | Acquired |
- | enEvolv | enEvolv engineers microorganis... | - | - | Acquired |
- | EOSi | Environmental Operating Soluti... | microc.com... | - | Acquired |
- | Allylix | Allylix develops terpene produ... | - | - | Acquired |
Mentions in press and media 51
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17.01.2022 | How surplu... | For years, general consensus a... | - | - | agfunderne... |
11.11.2021 | Nuritas ra... | Irish biotech company Nuritas ... | - | - | agfunderne... |
17.09.2021 | Debut Biot... | With climate change and its en... | - | - | agfunderne... |
12.08.2021 | Debut Biot... | By overcoming the limitations ... | - | - | prweb.com/... |
07.06.2021 | Ginkgo Bio... | US synthetic biology startup G... | - | - | agfunderne... |
11.12.2020 | Syngenta p... | Swiss agro-chemical giant Syng... | - | - | agfunderne... |
22.09.2020 | Leaf raise... | Tech permeates pretty much eve... | - | - | agfunderne... |
18.06.2020 | Three AgFu... | We’re proud to announce that T... | - | - | agfunderne... |
02.04.2020 | Agri-foodt... | As we all “shelter in place” a... | - | - | agfunderne... |
26.03.2020 | Raising ca... | “These are choppy waters and e... | - | By Elaine ... | foodnaviga... |
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