Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Paris, France
Countries of investment
- France
- Switzerland
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Norway
- Sweden
- Spain
Investment stages
- Series A
- Series B
- Series C
Industries
- AgTech
- FoodTech
- AgriFood
- Precision Agriculture
- Farm Robotics
- Food Innovation
- Agri Biotech
About
Capagro is a Paris-based independent venture capital fund dedicated to AgTech and FoodTech across Europe. Their thesis spans the full agrifood value chain from smart agriculture and farm robotics to innovative food ingredients. The firm invests €2-6M initial checks from Series A through Series C with approximately €240M AUM.
Capagro is a Paris-based independent venture capital fund dedicated to AgTech and FoodTech across Europe. Their thesis spans the full agrifood value chain from smart agriculture and farm robotics to innovative food ingredients. The firm invests €2-6M initial checks from Series A through Series C with approximately €240M AUM.
Investment Thesis
Capagro is Europe's first independent venture capital fund dedicated to AgTech and FoodTech innovation across the entire agrifood value chain. They back early-growth founders with significant revenues building technologies from smart agriculture to sustainable food solutions. The firm differentiates itself through its ~€240M AUM, independent structure, and network of institutional and industrial LPs including Groupama, Crédit Agricole, and Bpifrance providing commercial reach across the European agri-food ecosystem.
Manager's Experience
President and Managing Director Thomas Espiard-Cignaco leads Capagro from Paris, bringing over 15 years of agricultural finance and venture capital experience in the French market. Partner Florian Breton contributes deep sector relationships across European agrifood. Backed since 2014 by strategic corporate LPs including Crédit Agricole and leading French agribusiness cooperatives, the team manages approximately €240M across two funds focused on European agtech and foodtech innovation. The firm emphasizes partnerships with French institutional agricultural players, investing at Series A through growth stages in companies including Ecorobotix, La Belle Vie, and CelluComp.
Team
Thomas Espiard-Cignaco – President / Managing Director
Florian Breton – Partner
Portfolio
La Belle Vie
La Vie
Cuure
Japhy
Agriodor
Phagos
Ecorobotix
CelluComp
Nick's
Nofence
Plymag
Ubees
BoMill