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Venture capital is pouring into agriculture, helping new ideas take root and grow. Some of the most active investors include Plug and Play, with more than 2,200 investments, and Khosla Ventures, with almost 200 successful exits.
But they are not the only ones funding the future of food and farming. For founders, connecting with the right investor is a crucial first step.
Below is our list of the best 38 Agriculture VC firms.
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Buy It For $97 $297 →Khosla Ventures backs companies with bold, experimental ideas from their earliest stages through IPO, focusing on sectors like AI, sustainability, and enterprise technology. By offering strategic support to build enduring companies, they have helped launch category-defining businesses including OpenAI, DoorDash, and Impossible Foods.
Plug and Play operates a global innovation platform that connects early-stage startups to a network of corporations and investors. They help these startups scale through accelerator programs and corporate partnerships, with a portfolio that includes successes like Honey, Truebill, and Life360.
Led by a team of seasoned founders, Canary backs early-stage startups across Latin America. The firm applies its deep operational experience to help build foundational technology companies in the region, including successes like Gupy, Trybe, and Docket.
Operating as a global network of operator-investors, Vertex Ventures provides entrepreneurs with deep access to capital and talent to build truly global businesses. Their portfolio includes breakout companies like Waze, Grab, and CyberArk.
Ventures Platform provides early-stage funding to mission-driven founders building capital-efficient platforms that improve livelihoods in Africa. They focus on plugging infrastructural gaps in sectors from fintech to healthcare, with a portfolio that includes the successful payment gateway Paystack.
Breega backs early-stage founders across Europe and Africa, investing in startups that are redefining Digital, Climate, and Deep Tech. As a team of former entrepreneurs, they provide hands-on operational support through a dedicated Scaling Squad, helping portfolio companies like Exotec and Moneybox with hiring, sales, and strategy.
Cultivation Capital backs early-stage startups through a family of funds, focusing on industries like health tech, software, and agriculture technology. They write initial checks from $500k to $3.5M to help companies navigate their Seed and Series A rounds.
Astanor Ventures backs entrepreneurs using technology to regenerate the food, agriculture, and ocean sectors. By providing capital and access to a deep network of industry experts, they help companies like Planetary, Umiami, and Melibio create a more nourishing and sustainable food future.
Viola Ventures invests in Israeli-related early-stage companies, helping transform ambitious ideas in AI and deeptech into global businesses. With a team of seven partners dedicated to early-stage investments, they have repeatedly backed unicorns such as ironSource, Payoneer, and Lightricks.
As a $50M Pan-African fund, Ingressive Capital backs indigenous founders building tech companies at the pre-seed and seed stages. With a portfolio that includes breakout success Paystack, they focus on B2C and B2B solutions designed to increase Africa’s economic participation and ownership.
Our top picks are just the start of the story. Together, the firms below have backed over 5,200 startups and guided more than 600 to an exit. While many of these investors are based in the United States, you'll find funders from Canada to Singapore. Here’s a look at the other venture capital firms funding what's next in agriculture.
| VC Firm | Country | Year Founded | Nº Investments | Nº Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1975 | 709 | 173 | |
| Austria | 2018 | 25 | 4 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2013 | 165 | 14 | |
| Czech Republic | 2010 | 72 | 10 | |
| United States | 2013 | 128 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 678 | 67 | ||
| United States | 2011 | 530 | 114 | |
| Switzerland | 2000 | 93 | 13 | |
| United States | 2013 | 93 | 11 | |
| United States | 2011 | 52 | 10 | |
| The Netherlands | 2009 | 55 | 2 | |
| Lithuania | 2011 | 104 | 4 | |
| United States | 2020 | 57 | 1 | |
| Canada | 2009 | 79 | 4 | |
| Australia | 2004 | 604 | 29 | |
| Malaysia | 2002 | 238 | 18 | |
| Australia | 2012 | 168 | 16 | |
| Brazil | 2005 | 293 | 44 | |
| Australia | 2018 | 73 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 2011 | 44 | 3 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2018 | 90 | 3 | |
| United States | 2012 | 170 | 34 | |
| United States | 2017 | 89 | 8 | |
| Germany | 2021 | 28 | — | |
| Hungary | 1999 | 744 | 7 | |
| Canada | 2001 | 99 | 13 | |
| Serbia | 2015 | 56 | 7 | |
| United States | 2013 | 16 | 1 |
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