What we do.... Germin8 Ventures is a multi-stage, strategically-oriented venture capital firm investing in disruptive Food & AgTech companies across the value chain, in various stages, globally.
Who's involved.... We're a group of like-minded industry veterans and sophisticated investors providing investment and strategic resources to transformative Food & Agriculture Technology companies that are addressing major demand trends and improving the global food system through disruptive technologies and solutions.
What we focus on.... Our investment focus is aligned with emerging growth segments across Consumer Innovation, Industrial AgTech and FoodTech / Alternative Foods.
How we work.... The needs and work styles of entrepreneurs vary, and navigating growth to reach success is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Simply, we aim to provide the resources and network to enable entrepreneurs to focus on what they do best.
Who's involved.... We're a group of like-minded industry veterans and sophisticated investors providing investment and strategic resources to transformative Food & Agriculture Technology companies that are addressing major demand trends and improving the global food system through disruptive technologies and solutions.
What we focus on.... Our investment focus is aligned with emerging growth segments across Consumer Innovation, Industrial AgTech and FoodTech / Alternative Foods.
How we work.... The needs and work styles of entrepreneurs vary, and navigating growth to reach success is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Simply, we aim to provide the resources and network to enable entrepreneurs to focus on what they do best.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 15
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 31.08.2024 | Powder Val... | x.com | $820K | United Sta... |
| 31.08.2024 | Avalo | avalo.ai | $750K | United Sta... |
| 28.07.2024 | Kanvas Bio... | kanvasbio.com | $24.5M | United Sta... |
| 26.10.2023 | Matterwork... | matterworksbio.com | - | United Sta... |
| 26.10.2023 | Andes | andes.bio | $30M | United Sta... |
| 26.10.2023 | Enko | enko.ag | $80M | - |
| 26.10.2023 | AgriWebb | agriwebb.com | $54.4M | Australia,... |
| 26.10.2023 | Fieldin | fieldin.com | $30M | United Sta... |
| 26.10.2023 | Nobell Foo... | nobellfoods.com | $75M | United Sta... |
| - | FieldIn | fieldintech.com | $4M | United Sta... |
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Mentions in press and media 26
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.05.2024 | Livestock management platform AgriWebb tackles the Scope 3 challenge for agrifood corporates with latest funding round | Now is the time to “separate the wheat from the chaff” when it comes to sustainable livestock production, says Justin Webb, co-founder of Australia-based livestock management software platform AgriWebb. To help in that process by providing ... |
| 04.04.2024 | 🎥 Germin8 Ventures on a ‘bruising’ year in venture capital, and new opportunities in ‘frontier science and computation’ | In 2023, agrifoodtech represented just 5.5% of all venture capital sector dollars, down from 6.7% in 2022 and 7.6% in 2021, despite the fact that the food & ag industry accounts for almost a fifth of global GDP and is a major contributo... |
| 22.08.2023 | Grain-trading platform Bushel raises $26m to build up ‘the Holy Grail’ of agrifintech software | Digital grain-trading platform Bushel has raised $26 million in a fresh round of funding. A new investor, private equity firm The Banc Funds Company, led the round. Other investors to the round include 50 South Capital, The Andersons, Inc.,... |
| 20.07.2023 | Brightseed forms coalition to raise awareness of bioactives’ role in human health, disease prevention | Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Brightseed. Nutrient discovery platform Brightseed has formed the Bioactives Coalition to advance awareness and inclusion of bioactives in food and healthcare. Bioactives a... |
| 05.06.2023 | Women entrepreneurs are a missed opportunity in venture capital. Here’s how investors and policymakers can change that | Dr. Ashlie L Burkart, MD is the chief scientific officer at Germin8 Ventures, a venture capital firm that impact invests in the food and agricultural domain, and an associate at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and Interna... |
| 22.03.2023 | ‘It will be a year of bust-ups, roll-ups and M&A’: VC predictions for agrifoodtech investment | [Disclosure: AFN’s parent company is AgFunder.] At the recent World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco, Cascadia Capital managing director Scott Porter asked a panel of VCs if they thought agrifoodtech investment would improve in ... |
| 13.02.2023 | ‘It’s a way to augment our organic growth’: Inside CropX M&A strategy that’s eyeing Latin America next | To build or to buy. That’s the question agtech startups continually face when developing their technology offerings. Usually it’s a little of both, and that’s certainly the case for Israel-based farm management startup CropX. The company ha... |
| 13.10.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Foodology’s $50m for ghost kitchens, quick-commerce consolidation | This week, Colombian ghost kitchen startup Foodology scooped up $50 million to expand in Latin America and Estonia-based FlyFeed landed funds for its insect farming ambitions. Additionally, rapid grocery delivery continues its path to conso... |
| 14.09.2021 | BREAKING: Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbur-Ellis to move into carbon capture | Andes, a Chilean-founded, US-based ag biotech startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by the VC arms of Bayer and Wilbur-Ellis – Leaps by Bayer and Cavallo Ventures. Existing investors Endurance and KdT Ven... |
| 14.09.2021 | Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbur-Ellis to move into carbon capture | Andes, a Chilean-founded, US-based ag biotech startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by the VC arms of Bayer and Wilbur-Ellis – Leaps by Bayer and Cavallo Ventures. Existing investors Endurance and KdT Ven... |
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