Startups
Private venture capital firm focused on high technology opportunities in the Food & Agricultural sectors. $34 million under management. Investment across North America with emphasis on Midwest. Pre-revenue Series A through early growth stage investments.
Overview
Location
United States, Indiana, Carmel
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2006
Mentions in press and media 6
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| Aug 1, 2024 | Leaf Agriculture raises $11.3m Series A to build ‘the lingua franca’ of ag data | Farm data management platform Leaf Agriculture has raised $11.3 million in Series A financing. Spero Ventures led the round, which also included participation from “all existing investors.” Leaf will use the new funds to expand its product ... |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Is St. Louis the Silicon Valley of Agtech? | St. Louis has worked hard to be a magnet for Fortune 500 companies. Nine members of this elite class call the city home, not the least of which is multinational agricultural giant Monsanto. Walmart has more than 20,000 employees in St. Loui... |
| Mar 30, 2017 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Latin American Startups, Ag Marketplaces, Bio-Inputs, Sensors, more | Arvegenix, an ag biotech company creating genetically improved field pennycress for oil, raised a $2.4 million venture round with a long list of investors, including some agtech-focused funders like agtech accelerator The Yield Lab, Cultivi... |
| May 8, 2014 | AbCelex Raises $2M Series A from Cultivian Sandbox Ventures | The CDC says that in the US, about 1 in 6 people getting sick from food-borne illnesses, causing 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths each year. But, the solution isn’t so easy. Scientists know that with the increased use of antibiotic... |
| Dec 18, 2012 | Proterro Closes $3.5M Financing | Proterro, Inc., an Ewing, NJ-based company making sugar instead of extracting it from crops, closed a $3.5m financing. The round was led by existing investor Braemar Energy Ventures, with participation from new investors Cultivian Ventures ... |