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.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 12
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 26.10.2023 | Fieldin | fieldin.co... | $30M | United Sta... |
| 26.10.2023 | Matterwork... | matterwork... | - | United Sta... |
| 26.10.2023 | Andes | andes.bio | $30M | United Sta... |
| 26.10.2023 | Enko | enko.ag | $80M | - |
| 26.10.2023 | AgriWebb | agriwebb.c... | $54.4M | Australia,... |
| 26.10.2023 | Nobell Foo... | nobellfood... | $75M | United Sta... |
| - | FieldIn | fieldintec... | $4M | United Sta... |
| - | Rethink Wa... | drinkrethi... | $6.7M | United Sta... |
| - | Brightseed | brightseed... | $120M | - |
| - | Cropx | cropx.com | $59M | Israel, Ce... |
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Mentions in press and media 25
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 04.04.2024 | 🎥 Germin8 Ventures on a ‘bruising’ year in venture capital, ... | In 2023, agrifoodtech represented just 5.5% of all venture capital sector dollars, down from 6.7% in... | agfunderne... |
| 22.08.2023 | Grain-trading platform Bushel raises $26m to build up ‘the H... | Digital grain-trading platform Bushel has raised $26 million in a fresh round of funding. A new inve... | agfunderne... |
| 20.07.2023 | Brightseed forms coalition to raise awareness of bioactives’... | Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Brightseed. Nutrient discovery p... | agfunderne... |
| 05.06.2023 | Women entrepreneurs are a missed opportunity in venture capi... | Dr. Ashlie L Burkart, MD is the chief scientific officer at Germin8 Ventures, a venture capital firm... | agfunderne... |
| 22.03.2023 | ‘It will be a year of bust-ups, roll-ups and M&A’: VC pr... | [Disclosure: AFN’s parent company is AgFunder.] At the recent World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in S... | agfunderne... |
| 13.02.2023 | ‘It’s a way to augment our organic growth’: Inside CropX M&a... | To build or to buy. That’s the question agtech startups continually face when developing their techn... | agfunderne... |
| 13.10.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Foodology’s $50m for ghost kitchen... | This week, Colombian ghost kitchen startup Foodology scooped up $50 million to expand in Latin Ameri... | agfunderne... |
| 14.09.2021 | BREAKING: Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbu... | Andes, a Chilean-founded, US-based ag biotech startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. T... | agfunderne... |
| 14.09.2021 | Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbur-Ellis to... | Andes, a Chilean-founded, US-based ag biotech startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. T... | agfunderne... |
| 22.07.2021 | Plant-based cheesemaker Nobell Foods nets $75m from a16z, Ag... | Disclosure: AFN’s parent company AgFunder is an investor in Nobell Foods. Alt-protein startup Nobell... | agfunderne... |
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