The most active investors in agtechIf the booming industry maintains
its upward trajectory, these
savvy investors will likely see
favorable returns.
*As of 6/30/2017; projected capital invested based on
current pace
Capital invested ($M) Deals closed
0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1000
20112010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017*
30
0
60
90
150
120
$159M
$386M
$439M$401M
$557M $560M
$832M
$521M
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*1/1/2010-6/30/2017
Angel/Seed
Investor Deals
Sacramento Angels 5
Y Combinator 5
Keiretsu Forum 4
500 Startups 3
BioGenerator 3
Frontier Angels 3
Early stage
Investor Deals
Khosla Ventures 10
Middleland Capital 9
GV 8
Monsanto Growth
Ventures8
VC activity ($M) by region
Top states by capital invested ($M)
2
10
4
73
5
6
8
9
1
*As of 6/30/2017
*1/1/2010–6/30/2017
20112010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017*
0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1000
West Coast
Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
Mountain
South
Southeast
Great Lakes
New England
*Post-money valuations
Late stage
Investor Deals
GV 7
Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers7
Cultivian Sandbox
Ventures6
BP Ventures 5
New Enterprise
Associates5
Investor Deals
S2G Ventures 5
TPG Biotech 5
Union Grove
Venture Partners5
WP Global Partners 5
Beyond Meat
Creator of protein-based food
products made without
using meat.
Ethan Brown
Founder, president
& CEO
MachineryLink
Provider of a rental platform
for agricultural equipment.
$148M
Ronald LeMay
Chairman & CEO
Apeel Sciences
Developer of products made
from natural plant extracts
that help extend the shelf life
of food.
$150M
James Rogers
Founder, science
director & CEO
CiBO Technologies
Provider of a crop science
platform that offers
information about plants, soil
and more.
$140M
David Worn
President & CEO
DATA SOURCED FROM THE PITCHBOOK PLATFORM
US Agtech: A Bright Future Investment in the thriving industry is on track to reach new heights in 2017.
Agtech has exploded…We’re addressing a huge
underserved opportunity to bring investment to one of
the world’s biggest industries. Technology that has been
developed for other industries can be applied to the
multitrillion-dollar ag industry and transform it.
Where Central Valley meets Silicon Valley: California leads the wayIn terms of agtech spend, the
West Coast dramatically outpaces
other regions thanks to one
unsurprising key player: California.
With its tech- and farm-rich
economy, California pulls in more
agtech investment than the rest
of the top 10 states combined.
The cream of the cropA selection of highly valued
agtech companies and a look at
their current valuations.
1 California $2B
2 Massachusetts $341M
3 Colorado $263M
4 Missouri $172M
5 North Carolina $152M
6 New York $110M
7 Illinois $109M
8 Michigan $96M
9 Texas $92M
10 Connecticut $56M
On pace to set a new recordWith capital invested in the first
half of the year reaching two-
thirds of the previous year’s total,
2017 is set to be a banner year
for agtech spend.
Arama Kukutai co-founder and partner at Finistere Ventures
$273M
Plenty
Provider of indoor farming
technology.
$500M(estimated)
$501M
Matt Barnard
Co-founder & CEO
Indigo Agriculture
Developer of microbial technology
meant to increase farm efficiency
and crop yield.
Geoffrey Von Maltzahn
Co-founder & chief
innovation officer
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