Cultivian Ventures

Cultivian Ventures, LP, is a venture capital fund focused on high technology opportunities in the food and agricultural sectors. Cultivian operates from the US Midwest, which hosts the planet's greatest concentration of public and private R&D spending for food and ag markets. Originally known as the Midpoint Food and Ag Fund LP, Cultivian works closely with the management of emerging technology companies to bring cutting edge technology solutions to market.

Ronald Meeusen

Managing Partner

Ziolkowski, Andrew M.

Managing Director

11 past transactions

Proterro

Series A in 2012
Proterro is the only company that makes sucrose instead of extracting it. Because of this, its non-crop based, noncellulosic, fermentation-ready sugar feedstock avoids the pricing volatility associated with corn and other feedstock markets, ensuring an economical and scalable production of biofuels and biobased chemicals.

Allylix

Venture Round in 2012
Allylix, Inc., an early stage biotechnology company, develops terpene products and their derivatives for the flavor and fragrance, food ingredient, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biofuel markets. Its products comprise nootkatone, which is a grapefruit flavor that is used in fruit juices and citrus flavored sodas. The company also develops sesquiterpenes that are part of aroma chemical segment of the flavor and fragrance market; and production platforms for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and agricultural markets. Allylix, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California with research and development laboratories in Lexington, Kentucky.

Aratana Therapeutics

Series B in 2011
Aratana is uniquely positioned to deliver new, high-quality medicines to address unmet needs in companion animal care. We are committed to bringing world class science to animal health for companion animals and the people who care for them. Our competitive advantage resides in our ability to identify, acquire and develop high-value commercial products for companion animals in a cost effective and efficient manner.

Rivertop Renewables

Venture Round in 2011
Rivertop Renewables they provide economical supply of sustainable, biodegradable & non-toxic chemicals & bioproducts from renewable plant sugars.

Novogy

Seed Round in 2011
Novogy develops and produces cellulosic biofuels made from waste paper sludge to be used in transportation.
Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc. (EOSi) creates agriculturally-derived products to remove the pollutant nitrogen from wastewater. Our proprietary MicroCâ„¢ Premium Carbon Sources were designed to safely and cost effectively reduce nitrogen by converting it to water and harmless gases.

Aquaspy

Series B in 2010
Intelligent water management reduces the need for costly new alternatives including recycling and desalination. It means knowing how much water is being used and where it can be saved. AquaSpy technology has been proven in the toughest environment of all - outback Australia. Its sensors have helped farmers improve yields by as much as 100%. Now they are being used across agricultural markets, in cities and towns, and beneath some of the world's finest golf courses, in the Americas, Australia and Europe. There are over 50,000 AquaSpy sensors in use around the world. AquaSpy Group has representation across the USA, Latin America and Australia.

Allylix

Series C in 2010
Allylix, Inc., an early stage biotechnology company, develops terpene products and their derivatives for the flavor and fragrance, food ingredient, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biofuel markets. Its products comprise nootkatone, which is a grapefruit flavor that is used in fruit juices and citrus flavored sodas. The company also develops sesquiterpenes that are part of aroma chemical segment of the flavor and fragrance market; and production platforms for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and agricultural markets. Allylix, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California with research and development laboratories in Lexington, Kentucky.

Divergence

Series C in 2009
Divergence is a research and development company dedicated to the discovery of effective and ecologically sound strategies for the control of parasites and other pests. The Company's initial focus is on parasitic nematodes, one of the world's major pest groups. Nematodes are roundworms that cause billions of dollars in damage annually to numerous crops, including soybeans, corn, cotton, strawberries, and bananas. Nematodes causing important human diseases include hookworm, whipworm, roundworm (Ascaris), and the filarial worms responsible for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.
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