Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United Statess
Countries of investment
- USA
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Agricultural Tech
- FinTech
- Artificial Intelligence
- Health Tech
About
AgFunder is a prominent venture capital firm founded in 2013, based in Silicon Valley. It is one of the world's most active foodtech and agtech VCs. Their mission is to invest in innovative and impactful technologies that are transforming the food and agriculture systems. They focus on investments in a wide range of advanced technologies including plantbased protein, geneediting, drones, indoor farming, satellite imaging, precision farming, and computational biology. AgFunder has built a vast global network with their publication AFN, providing significant support to their portfolio companies.
AgFunder is a prominent venture capital firm founded in 2013, based in Silicon Valley. It is one of the world's most active foodtech and agtech VCs. Their mission is to invest in innovative and impactful technologies that are transforming the food and agriculture systems. They focus on investments in a wide range of advanced technologies including plantbased protein, geneediting, drones, indoor farming, satellite imaging, precision farming, and computational biology. AgFunder has built a vast global network with their publication AFN, providing significant support to their portfolio companies.
Investment Thesis
AgFunder aims to invest in bold and impactful technologies that are rapidly transforming the food and agriculture system. They focus on advancing technologies across various disciplines such as plantbased protein, geneediting, drones, indoor farming, satellite imaging, precision farming, and computational biology.
Team
Rob Leclerc
CoFounder & CEO
Michael Dean
CoFounder & CIO
Louisa BurwoodTaylor
Head of Media
Thomas Sargeant
Principal
Portfolio
BrightSeed
Trace Genomics
Iron Ox
Root AI
Apeel Sciences