AgFunder

Farming & Agriculture · Venture Capital
69investments
5exits
$121Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
20open roles in its portfolio

Overview

AgFunder is a global venture capital firm backing technology platforms that improve agrifood systems as well as human and planetary health. It invests in early-stage startups across AI, biotech, robotics, manufacturing, climate and materials, and publishes AgFunderNews and widely cited agrifood tech investment reports. The firm was founded in 2013 by Michael Dean and Rob Leclerc and operates from San Francisco with a team in Singapore.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
69
48 of them startups
Hiring now
5
20 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
10
$121M raised
Exits
5
1 closed
Focusshare of its companies
Farming & Agriculture 39%Food & Beverages 33%Artificial Intelligence 15%Commerce 7%Biotechnology 7%Space & Aerospace 4%Robotics 4%Professional Services 4%
Where its companies are
United States 30%United Kingdom 6%India 3%Singapore 1%Malaysia 1%Indonesia 1%Canada 1%Japan 1%
Stage of its companies
Series A 69%Series C and later 10%Pre-seed & seed 10%Series B 10%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 69 investments
OlsaroSeed $5.4M · this month CarbonFarmSeries A $7.6M · this month LAYRRVenture round · 5 mo ago Black Sheep FoodsVenture round $12.3M · 6 mo ago Resurrect BioVenture round · 6 mo ago Intelligent Growth SolutionsVenture round · 7 mo ago VarahaVenture round $45M · 8 mo ago Tractor JunctionSeries A $22.6M · 11 mo ago Kula BioVenture round $15.5M · 12 mo ago PhagosSeries A $27M · 12 mo ago · 2 roles AigenVenture round $4.7M · 14 mo ago Faeth TherapeuticsVenture round $24.4M · 15 mo ago · 4 roles
20 open roles at 5 of its companies
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
GROW 20 shared Y Combinator 7 shared S2G Investments 6 shared Entrepreneur First 5 shared Cleveland Avenue 4 shared DCVC 3 shared VU Venture Partners 3 shared The Nest Family Office 3 shared SOSV 3 shared Plug and Play 3 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
S2G Investments GROW Cleveland Avenue SOSV Tenacious Ventures Launch NY Better Ventures Techstars
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

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United StatesUS 0
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H-1B filings in 12 months
0
Open roles in United States
In the register as AgFunder Inc., San Francisco, CA
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Shared investors4
The Nest Family OfficeVia a fund
34 portfolio companies: Blume Equity, Olombria, Soos and 31 more
WindVia a fund
81 portfolio companies: Treat Well, Yescapa, Visiblee and 78 more
findfunding.vcVia a fund
199 portfolio companies: Atlas Venture, Atento Capital, Atlandventures and 196 more
500 GlobalVia a fund
2163 portfolio companies
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco United States
HQ
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595 Pacific Ave,, San Francisco, CA 94133
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