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Anterra Capital

Anterra Capital is an independent growth capital fund. They invest in fast growing companies that are working to make the global food supply chain safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Their focus is on supporting the growth of companies who are commercializing novel technologies and services. They invest across the food supply chain from novel agro inputs and precision farming through to smarter logistics and consumer safety. They do not invest in other funds, land, operating assets, or other capital intensive businesses. They are a lead investor taking significant minority equity positions and performing an active role on the boards of the companies they support. At the time they invest, their companies typically already generate revenue and have great growth prospects. They target investments of EUR 2M to EUR 12M per company and often support their portfolio companies in raising additional capital from professional investors including from their own financial partners. Importantly, they are long-term investors. They focus on working closely with management teams to build lasting value.

Adam Anders

Managing Partner

Philip Austin

Managing Partner

Maarten Goossens

Founding Principal

Dudley Hawes

Partner

Jacqueline Heard

Venture Partner

Yorán Meijers

Associate

FM

Finn Merrill

Venture Associate

Claire Smith

Senior Associate

Willemijn Verloop

Investor

Axel Wehr

Venture Partner

Brett Wong

Principal

31 past transactions

Slingshot Biosciences aims to bring simple, elegant, and cost-effective solutions to common problems facing research and development programs. Our technology platform will make a significant bottom-line impact on the speed and cost of early-stage discovery, research and development programs.

Farmobile LLC

Series B in 2017
Farmobile listens to farmers and delivers an approach to Ag data that farmers love. Our approach makes it simple for farmers to connect, collect, and protect their data, their way, no matter where it comes from! Farmer power! Improve life!

ProducePay

Funding Round in 2022
Produce Pay was first conceived at Cornell University. With strong support from experienced faculty and the student body, it was able to rapidly gain momentum. Produce Pay obtained recognition from Cornell’s entrepreneurial community and was soon dubbed "The Next Johnson Start-Up," in reference to Cornell’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Slingshot Biosciences aims to bring simple, elegant, and cost-effective solutions to common problems facing research and development programs. Our technology platform will make a significant bottom-line impact on the speed and cost of early-stage discovery, research and development programs.

Invetx, Inc.

Series B in 2022
Invetx, Inc. develops biotechnology platform for protein-based therapeutics in animal health care and veterinary medicine. Its team of veterinary scientists and clinicians engages in the discovery and development of veterinary bio therapeutics for pets and farm animals. Invetx, Inc. is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dalma.

Series A in 2022
Dalma offers transparent, subscription-based health insurance that covers pets, reimbursing costs related to illnesses, injuries, and preventive care.

Ascus Bioscience, Inc.

Series B in 2020
Ascus Bioscience, Inc. develops computational and genomics based technology platform to discover and develop next generation microbial products. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

BluWrap

Venture Round in 2014
BluWrap provides shelf-life technology and solutions for fresh food supply chains worldwide. The company's fuel cell technology system uses its oxygen management techniques to create and maintain an all-natural controlled atmosphere environment that extends the shelf-life of perishable proteins. Its technology allows suppliers of fresh protein products to ship by ocean. BluWrap was formerly known as Global Fresh Foods, Inc. and changed its name to BluWrap in September 2013. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California with operations in Talcahuano, Chile.

ProducePay

Series C in 2021
Produce Pay was first conceived at Cornell University. With strong support from experienced faculty and the student body, it was able to rapidly gain momentum. Produce Pay obtained recognition from Cornell’s entrepreneurial community and was soon dubbed "The Next Johnson Start-Up," in reference to Cornell’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Lollipop

Seed Round in 2022

Animol Discovery

Series B in 2022

Caribou Biosciences

Series B in 2016
Caribou Biosciences is a operator of a medical technology company intended to analyze cell and genome engineering. The company specializes in cellular engineering and analysis based on the CRISPR-Cas9 technology platform which paired with a guide RNA, cuts double-stranded DNA and allows for specific changes to DNA, enabling development of therapeutics for agricultural biotechnology, industrial biotechnology and basic and applied biological research.

Smartwyre Inc.

Series A in 2021
Smartwyre is a software designed for the agricultural supply industry. It was built by crop protection and software industry veterans to eliminate the financial uncertainty caused by commercial complexity. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Voltea B.V.

Venture Round in 2018
Background to Voltea: Voltea is a start-up backed by Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of Unilever plc. Unilever began working on the technology in 2004 and formed Voltea Ltd, a UK-based company, to commercialise the process in 2006. Voltea is headquartered in London. The operational side of the business is based in Leiden, the Netherlands.

Voltea B.V.

Venture Round in 2016
Background to Voltea: Voltea is a start-up backed by Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of Unilever plc. Unilever began working on the technology in 2004 and formed Voltea Ltd, a UK-based company, to commercialise the process in 2006. Voltea is headquartered in London. The operational side of the business is based in Leiden, the Netherlands.

Voltea B.V.

Venture Round in 2015
Background to Voltea: Voltea is a start-up backed by Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of Unilever plc. Unilever began working on the technology in 2004 and formed Voltea Ltd, a UK-based company, to commercialise the process in 2006. Voltea is headquartered in London. The operational side of the business is based in Leiden, the Netherlands.

Vestaron Corporation

Series C in 2014
Vestaron Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells peptide-based biologic crop protection products. It offers Spear-T, a bioinsecticide for treatment of thrips in vegetables and ornamentals in greenhouses; Spear-Lep, a bioinsecticide for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; and Leprotec, a bioinsecticide for field use. Vestaron Corporation was formerly known as Venomix, Inc. and changed its name to Vestaron Corporation in August 2009. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina with a research and development center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Vestaron Corporation

Series B in 2021
Vestaron Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells peptide-based biologic crop protection products. It offers Spear-T, a bioinsecticide for treatment of thrips in vegetables and ornamentals in greenhouses; Spear-Lep, a bioinsecticide for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; and Leprotec, a bioinsecticide for field use. Vestaron Corporation was formerly known as Venomix, Inc. and changed its name to Vestaron Corporation in August 2009. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina with a research and development center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

AgriMetis

Series B in 2017
AgriMetis, LLC engages in the research, development, and production of crop protection products. It focuses on developing fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and nematicides from natural products. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Lutherville, Maryland with an additional office in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. It also has a laboratory in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Vestaron Corporation

Series D in 2016
Vestaron Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells peptide-based biologic crop protection products. It offers Spear-T, a bioinsecticide for treatment of thrips in vegetables and ornamentals in greenhouses; Spear-Lep, a bioinsecticide for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; and Leprotec, a bioinsecticide for field use. Vestaron Corporation was formerly known as Venomix, Inc. and changed its name to Vestaron Corporation in August 2009. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina with a research and development center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Vestaron Corporation

Series B in 2019
Vestaron Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells peptide-based biologic crop protection products. It offers Spear-T, a bioinsecticide for treatment of thrips in vegetables and ornamentals in greenhouses; Spear-Lep, a bioinsecticide for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; and Leprotec, a bioinsecticide for field use. Vestaron Corporation was formerly known as Venomix, Inc. and changed its name to Vestaron Corporation in August 2009. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina with a research and development center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Invetx, Inc.

Series A in 2020
Invetx, Inc. develops biotechnology platform for protein-based therapeutics in animal health care and veterinary medicine. Its team of veterinary scientists and clinicians engages in the discovery and development of veterinary bio therapeutics for pets and farm animals. Invetx, Inc. is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Food Freshness Technology

Private Equity Round in 2013
Food Freshness Technology Limited develops and markets food freshness solutions and ethical food sustainability products. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Invetx, Inc.

Series A in 2020
Invetx, Inc. develops biotechnology platform for protein-based therapeutics in animal health care and veterinary medicine. Its team of veterinary scientists and clinicians engages in the discovery and development of veterinary bio therapeutics for pets and farm animals. Invetx, Inc. is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ashish Group of Industries was established in 1975. In 2002, Ashish Life Science Pvt Limited (ALS) was established and began it’s pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. Over the last decade, we have grown to be a leader in the Indian veterinary export market. They have established trust relationships with key channels of more than 50+ countries today and their cutting-edge products are ensuring better healthcare for many different species of animals.

ProducePay

Series B in 2018
Produce Pay was first conceived at Cornell University. With strong support from experienced faculty and the student body, it was able to rapidly gain momentum. Produce Pay obtained recognition from Cornell’s entrepreneurial community and was soon dubbed "The Next Johnson Start-Up," in reference to Cornell’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Food Freshness Technology

Venture Round in 2015
Food Freshness Technology Limited develops and markets food freshness solutions and ethical food sustainability products. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

LemnaTec GmbH

Venture Round in 2015
LemnaTec is a global specialist for digital phenotyping and digital seed testing. LemnaTec has been at the forefront of developing hard- and software solutions around their core competency- image analysis and digital high throughput plant phenotyping. From meeting current research demands for root phenotyping, - field phenomics, drought stress screening, physiological plant phenotyping parameter measurements to high throughput plant phenotyping; LemnaTec has established itself as the leading innovator in plant phenomics. Their motivation is robust engineering solutions with software support frameworks to ensure researchers excel in science deliverables. Since 1998, LemnaTec has led the development of plant phenotyping technology. Today they continue to innovate in the laboratory, greenhouse and field with a comprehensive range of automated equipment which is used by scientists across the world to measure the development of plants.

Smartwyre Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
Smartwyre is a software designed for the agricultural supply industry. It was built by crop protection and software industry veterans to eliminate the financial uncertainty caused by commercial complexity. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Enko Chem, Inc.

Series B in 2020
Enko Chem discovers and develops novel products for farmers to protect their crops from pests and diseases. Their proprietary technology platform represents a revolutionary approach to rapidly discover safe and economical solutions that are needed to ensure sustainable food production. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Farmobile LLC

Series A in 2015
Farmobile listens to farmers and delivers an approach to Ag data that farmers love. Our approach makes it simple for farmers to connect, collect, and protect their data, their way, no matter where it comes from! Farmer power! Improve life!