Early stage capital for food & agriculture tech companies
From planetary boundaries to sustainable food systems
Driving environmental impact through food & agriculture investments
Vision
We are a specialist food & agriculture VC fund investing in Seed & Serie-A companies in Western Europe that change the value chain of food & agriculture. Forever.
Food production accounts for nearly 25% of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions, is the biggest driver of biodiversity loss, the primary cause of land-use change, one of the largest sources of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution and it generates huge freshwater demand. If we want a sustainable future on earth we need to stay within the planetary boundaries which are holding the stability of the earth together.
Planetary boundaries
In 2009 Johan Rockström led a group of 28 internationally renowned scientists to identify the nine processes that regulate the stability and resilience of the Earth System and are essential for human survival; the planetary boundaries.
The scientists proposed quantitative planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come. Crossing these boundaries increases the risk of generating large-scale abrupt or irreversible environmental changes.
Mission
“Nothing short of a systemic transformation of food systems is required to feed the world’s current and future population sustainably under climate change” – Johan Rockström
We believe, driving innovation and change to these food systems, will eventually transform them from being the cause of overstretching the planetary boundaries to becoming the solution.
We also believe that the entrepreneurial minds of our time are up for the challenge. So we contribute by adding capital, knowledge and network to help make a positive environmental impact with their food & agriculture ventures.
Impact
Taking impact seriously will be the new norm, for all of us.
We developed our own methodology which we will apply through the whole investment process, from screening deals, creating value and portfolio management, straight to our own impact carry. We have an international impact framework in place bringing transformation to the most pressing F&A themes.
Our focus
We look for bright teams that build companies around innovative technology and new business models. Enduring founders that want have impact on the agricultural, horticultural or food industries.
Our focus is on North-West Europe based tech-ventures within the realm of agriculture and food innovation. We very much welcome technology crossovers from other sectors, because we believe that the future lies in innovation and cooperation within and across the industries.
Investing in promising innovations across three transformation themes.
TRANSFORMING
AGRICULTURE
TRANSFORMING THE
VALUE CHAIN
TRANSFORMING
CONSUMERS
Specialist
F&A investors
We are an experienced and diverse team
Highly experienced team with diverse and complementary background and skills. From seasoned entrepreneurs, to M&A, corporate finance, strategy consulting and B2C specialists
We are up-close and personal
Together with our investor base we engage personally with you. We will be there when you build, fail, scale or sell your business.
We have our own specialist food and agri network
Our partners are part of the world of farmers, growers, food, logistics, seeds, sourcing, or pest control. Together with our founder friends from other industries we cover additional grounds like IT, finance, and marketing.
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