Top Venture Capital Firms Investing in Agritech and food

Between them, the 23 venture capital firms on this page cover agriculture (6), partners (5), deep tech (4) and environmental (4). They also list work in Paris, San Francisco, London and Chicago. 23 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Industrial Development Corporation

   Partners · Water · Corporation · Also in Adelaide

   Industrial Development Corporation is a national development finance body for South Africa. It exists to support economic growth and the building of local industry.

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   Why #1: In business 85+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Tavistock Group

   Fintech

   Tavistock Group is an international private investment organisation. It was founded by Joe Lewis more than 40 years ago.

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   Why #2: In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Patamar Capital

   Healthtech · Also in Jakarta and Bangalore

   Patamar Capital is a venture capital firm focused on social and economic impact.

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   Why #3 (shared): Founded 2011, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Goodwell Investments

   FinTech · Mobility · Energy · Also in Lagos and Amsterdam

   Goodwell Investments is an impact investor built on the idea of doing well by doing good.

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   Why #3 (shared): In business 15+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Mbuyu Capital Partners Limited

   Partners · Environmental · Water · Also in Arusha and Africa

   Mbuyu Capital Partners Limited is a private markets investment firm that started as an Africa specialist and now concentrates on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and improving…

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   Why #5: In business 10+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Sparklabs Cultiv8

   Also in New South Wales

   Not yet independently verified. We found no cohort or news from SparkLabs Cultiv8 dated after 2024 on its own site (checked 11 October 2026), so we could not confirm the programme…

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   Why #6: Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   New Forests

   Also in Sydney and Melbourne

   New Forests is an investment manager specialising in nature-based real assets and natural capital.

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   Why #7: professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Acumen (organization)

   Agriculture

   Acumen is an organisation that invests patient capital in markets where conventional finance has fallen short.

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    AgFunder

    Deep Tech · Agriculture · Biotech · Also in San Francisco

    AgFunder is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. It backs deep technology that addresses limits to progress in food, agriculture, human health and the planet.

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    Avaana Capital

    Deep Tech · Agriculture · Mobility · Also in Mumbai and Worli

    Avaana Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building technology for climate and sustainability.

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    Bluegrass Angels

    Healthtech · Also in Chicago

    Bluegrass Angels is a volunteer-led group of business leaders who fund and mentor startups in Kentucky.

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    CapHorn Invest

    FinTech · Also in Paris

    CapHorn Invest is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs building high-growth companies.

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    Cultivation Capital

    Biotech · Also in Chicago

    Venture capital firm funding early stage technology companies in life sciences, agriculture and fintech, mainly in the Midwest

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    H2O Venture Partners

    Series A · Agriculture · Partners · Also in Oxford and Banbury

    H2O Venture Partners, also referred to as H2O Impact Ventures, builds new enterprises to fill gaps in smallholder agriculture across sub-Saharan Africa.

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    Invest Northern Ireland

    Environmental · Water · Energy · Also in Hong Kong and Edinburgh

    Invest Northern Ireland is the body that helps businesses in Northern Ireland start, grow and sell abroad.

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    Japan Strategic Capital

    Seed Stage · Science · Partnership · Also in Japan

    Japan Strategic Capital Co., Ltd. is an investment company that puts money into companies and technologies whose value is not yet widely recognised.

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    Mobile Foundation Ventures

    Deep Tech · Agriculture · Partners

    Mobile Foundation Ventures, known as MFV Partners, is a venture firm based in Silicon Valley.

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    Munich Venture Partners

    Partners · Environmental · Mobility · Also in Munich

    Munich Venture Partners is a European venture capital firm that backs technology companies.

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    Redstone (venture capital firm)

    Also in Helsinki and Berlin

    European venture capital firm with several investment strategies in technology, energy, finance, health and social impact

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    Starquest Capital

    Series A · Mobility · Also in Paris

    Starquest Capital is a French investment firm, part of the Montefiore group, that finances what it describes as disruptive green technology.

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    Swanlaab Venture Factory

    Deep Tech · Series A · Seed Stage · Also in Madrid

    Swanlaab Venture Factory is a venture capital investor with roots in Spain and Israel.

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    Tenacious Ventures

    Seed Stage · Agriculture

    Tenacious Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in agtech and climate startups.

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    UM6P Ventures

    Science

    UM6P Ventures is the investment arm of University Mohammed VI Polytechnic and works as a venture capital firm for young companies.

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