GV

GV Management Company, LLC, established in 2009 as the venture capital arm of Alphabet Inc., specializes in investments across various stages, including seed, early, and late-stage funding. Based in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Boston, New York, Seattle, Cambridge, and London, GV focuses on sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, cybersecurity, and agriculture. The firm has invested in over 300 companies, aiming to drive innovation and improve lives. GV seeks to make investments of up to $50 million, while offering early-stage startups funding of up to $250,000, typically taking minority stakes in these companies. Through its extensive network, GV provides startups with unique access to technology and talent, enhancing their potential for success.

Karim Faris

General Partner

Crystal Huang

Partner

Rick Klau

Partner

David Krane

Managing Partner

Daniel Lynch

Executive Venture Partner

David P. Schenkein

General Partner

KJ Sidberry

Principal

Krishna Yeshwant

General Partner

Sangeen Zeb

General Partner

Past deals in AgTech

AMP Robotics

Series C in 2023
AMP Robotics Corporation specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic systems for material recovery facilities and recycling operations, focusing on automating the identification, sorting, and processing of complex waste streams. The company's flagship product, AMP Cortex, utilizes advanced robotics and computer vision technology to efficiently pick and sort recyclable materials, significantly lowering sorting costs. Additionally, AMP Neuron, a software solution, captures and analyzes material data to identify features in a manner similar to human perception. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, AMP Robotics enhances recycling processes for various waste types, including municipal solid waste and e-waste. The modular design of its systems allows for easy integration into existing infrastructure, minimizing disruption and capital investment. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, AMP Robotics has formed strategic partnerships to further its mission of improving recycling rates and economic recovery of recyclables.

Sardine

Series B in 2022
FinTech, RegTech, Fraud Operating System

FYTO

Series A in 2022
FYTO provides innovative solutions which improve the economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture for farmers around the world. FYTO is developing: NOVEL NUTRIENT-DENSE CROPS that have ultra-high yields and ultra-low resource requirements, STATE-OF-THE ART CULTIVATION AND HARVESTING SYSTEMS for exceptional quality and consistency, CLIMATE-FRIENDLY METHODOLOGIES for resiliency and long-term sustainability, and a range of GROUNDBREAKING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS such as animal feed and biofertilizer.

Strella Biotechnology

Series A in 2022
Strella Biotechnology, Inc. designs and manufactures sensors based device that maximizes the freshness of fresh produce throughout the supply chain. The company provides an ethylene-detection device that determines ripeness by calculating the ethylene gas produced by fruit and maximizes freshness and reduces spoilage of fruit. Strella Biotechnology, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

FarmWise

Series B in 2022
FarmWise Labs, Inc. specializes in the development and manufacturing of robotic machinery aimed at improving agricultural practices. The company focuses on creating vegetable weeders that offer effective weeding and thinning solutions, while also monitoring the growth of herbicides. Founded in 2016 and located in San Francisco, California, FarmWise employs mechanical engineering to enhance farming efficiency and streamline operations, ultimately supporting increased food production. The company was previously known as DeepLook, Inc.

Agolo

Series A in 2022
Agolo summarizes information faster and with broader coverage than any human. It also uses artificial intelligence to create summaries from your information in real-time. The company helps analysts act strategically instead of processing information. Agolo’s technology replicates the ingenuity of the human mind by analyzing content through the identification of various subjects and drawing connections between them. The company’s AI platform can analyze thousands of documents and produce a summary of the five key points, specific to the reader’s interests, in real-time. Agolo was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.

Overview

Series A in 2022
Overview.ai provides real time fault detection that uses cameras and AI to monitor manufacturing robots, shutting them down if something goes wrong. Its smart camera automatically learns normal machine routines to detect any deviations, crashes or anomalies. Its system catches misalignments, breakage, and out-of-sequence behavior before significant damage occurs to product or machine.

Genesis Global

Series C in 2022
GENESIS Global was originally started by a team of industry leaders in the Global Financial Markets space with extensive experience in front to back trading technologies across multiple asset classes and business lines. The members of their management and advisory team have held senior global management roles at investment banks around the world and at trading technology software vendors. Extensive experience with global financial technology vendors. They have a simple strategy, to be a global FinTech company providing best in class solutions and services which are in line with their client’s needs, goals and expectations. They have a disruptive framework technology and business model to achieve this strategy.

Agtonomy

Seed Round in 2022
Agtonomy is a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist platform for agriculture vehicles.

Farmer Business Network

Series G in 2021
Farmer Business Network (FBN) is an independent agronomic information network designed to enhance the livelihoods of farmers by making data accessible and useful. Leveraging data science and machine learning, FBN offers its members unbiased insights about their fields, drawing on billions of data points collected from a vast network of farmers. The platform provides valuable resources such as product performance analytics, benchmarking, and predictive insights based on real-world agricultural data. By connecting farmers across the United States, FBN helps them achieve input savings, gain profitable insights, and secure better crop prices, ultimately fostering a collaborative environment that benefits the agricultural community.

Agtonomy

Seed Round in 2021
Agtonomy is a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist platform for agriculture vehicles.

Altana AI

Series A in 2021
Altana AI specializes in developing artificial intelligence software solutions focused on enhancing global trade. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, the company leverages comprehensive global economic data to provide visibility across borders and improve risk management for governments, enterprises, and financial institutions. Altana's offerings include AI-based data fusion and decision support tools, centered around the Altana Trade Knowledge Graph. This innovative platform delivers a real-time overview of transactions, ownership, movements, cyber activity, and associated risks within the global trade network. By facilitating better data-driven insights, Altana aims to make trade safer, more efficient, and more profitable for its clients, including regulators, businesses, financial service providers, and logistics companies.

TMRW Life Sciences

Series C in 2021
TMRW Life Sciences is a developer of a cryo-storage platform intended to improve the success rates of assisted reproductive technology. The company's platform offers an in-clinic robotic storage system and a fully digital chain of custody from clinic to offsite longterm storage, continuous remote and local monitoring and electronically integrated processes characterized by digital health signals received from every oocyte and embryo daily, enabling clients to streamline embryology lab operations, eliminate manual steps and integrates digital quality control.

Clear Labs

Series C in 2021
Clear Labs, Inc. is a food analytics company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2013. The company offers a comprehensive food analytics platform that utilizes next-generation sequencing to analyze the molecular contents of foods and ingredients. This platform provides food manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers with crucial transparency across supply chains, testing products for authenticity, contaminants, allergens, and various other factors such as GMOs, heavy metals, and nutrition. Clear Labs also focuses on simplifying complex diagnostics for clinical and applied markets, combining DNA sequencing, robotics, and cloud-based analytics to improve accuracy and accelerate outcomes. By delivering insights into food safety and quality, Clear Labs aims to enhance understanding and management of potential health risks associated with food products and emerging pathogens.

Bowery Farming

Series C in 2021
Bowery Farming Inc., a farming company, provides post-organic produce. The company offers baby kale, blend, lettuce, arugula, kale mix, and basil products. It sells its products through grocery stores and restaurants. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Genesis Global

Series B in 2021
GENESIS Global was originally started by a team of industry leaders in the Global Financial Markets space with extensive experience in front to back trading technologies across multiple asset classes and business lines. The members of their management and advisory team have held senior global management roles at investment banks around the world and at trading technology software vendors. Extensive experience with global financial technology vendors. They have a simple strategy, to be a global FinTech company providing best in class solutions and services which are in line with their client’s needs, goals and expectations. They have a disruptive framework technology and business model to achieve this strategy.

Air Protein

Series A in 2021
Air Protein, based in Berkeley, California, is a startup focused on creating sustainable protein from carbon dioxide using a proprietary probiotic process. This innovative technology allows the company to develop protein-enriched food products, such as meat-free burgers, pasta, cereals, and beverages, without the use of hormones, pesticides, or herbicides. By utilizing elements from the air, Air Protein's method significantly reduces the land and water required compared to traditional meat production, providing a sustainable alternative for consumers who seek to enjoy protein-rich foods while minimizing environmental impact. The company is a venture of Kiverdi, a biotechnology firm dedicated to advancing food sustainability.

AMP Robotics

Series B in 2021
AMP Robotics Corporation specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic systems for material recovery facilities and recycling operations, focusing on automating the identification, sorting, and processing of complex waste streams. The company's flagship product, AMP Cortex, utilizes advanced robotics and computer vision technology to efficiently pick and sort recyclable materials, significantly lowering sorting costs. Additionally, AMP Neuron, a software solution, captures and analyzes material data to identify features in a manner similar to human perception. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, AMP Robotics enhances recycling processes for various waste types, including municipal solid waste and e-waste. The modular design of its systems allows for easy integration into existing infrastructure, minimizing disruption and capital investment. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, AMP Robotics has formed strategic partnerships to further its mission of improving recycling rates and economic recovery of recyclables.

Benson Hill

Series D in 2020
Benson Hill is an agricultural technology company focused on crop improvement, particularly in soy protein innovation. By leveraging its proprietary CropOS™ platform, the company integrates machine learning, genomic data, and traditional breeding techniques to streamline the development of healthier and more sustainable food products. Benson Hill emphasizes unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants to empower innovators in creating flavorful and nutritious ingredients. The company operates a Crop Accelerator for rapid prototyping and is developing a diverse seed portfolio that includes protein ingredients, aquaculture, specialty animal feed, and vegetable oils. Its revenue is generated from both proprietary and non-proprietary product categories, reflecting its commitment to advancing agricultural innovation.

Farmer Business Network

Series F in 2020
Farmer Business Network (FBN) is an independent agronomic information network designed to enhance the livelihoods of farmers by making data accessible and useful. Leveraging data science and machine learning, FBN offers its members unbiased insights about their fields, drawing on billions of data points collected from a vast network of farmers. The platform provides valuable resources such as product performance analytics, benchmarking, and predictive insights based on real-world agricultural data. By connecting farmers across the United States, FBN helps them achieve input savings, gain profitable insights, and secure better crop prices, ultimately fostering a collaborative environment that benefits the agricultural community.

Clear Labs

Venture Round in 2020
Clear Labs, Inc. is a food analytics company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2013. The company offers a comprehensive food analytics platform that utilizes next-generation sequencing to analyze the molecular contents of foods and ingredients. This platform provides food manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers with crucial transparency across supply chains, testing products for authenticity, contaminants, allergens, and various other factors such as GMOs, heavy metals, and nutrition. Clear Labs also focuses on simplifying complex diagnostics for clinical and applied markets, combining DNA sequencing, robotics, and cloud-based analytics to improve accuracy and accelerate outcomes. By delivering insights into food safety and quality, Clear Labs aims to enhance understanding and management of potential health risks associated with food products and emerging pathogens.

Accent Therapeutics

Series B in 2020
Accent Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, focused on developing small molecule therapies for oncology through the innovative field of epitranscriptomics. Founded in 2017, the company explores post-transcriptional chemical modifications of RNA, which play a crucial role in regulating proteins essential for cellular growth and differentiation. By precisely targeting RNA-modifying proteins associated with cancer, Accent Therapeutics aims to translate advanced scientific research into effective treatments for patients, ultimately providing new therapeutic options in the fight against cancer.

Farmer Business Network

Series E in 2019
Farmer Business Network (FBN) is an independent agronomic information network designed to enhance the livelihoods of farmers by making data accessible and useful. Leveraging data science and machine learning, FBN offers its members unbiased insights about their fields, drawing on billions of data points collected from a vast network of farmers. The platform provides valuable resources such as product performance analytics, benchmarking, and predictive insights based on real-world agricultural data. By connecting farmers across the United States, FBN helps them achieve input savings, gain profitable insights, and secure better crop prices, ultimately fostering a collaborative environment that benefits the agricultural community.

Bowery Farming

Series B in 2018
Bowery Farming Inc., a farming company, provides post-organic produce. The company offers baby kale, blend, lettuce, arugula, kale mix, and basil products. It sells its products through grocery stores and restaurants. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Benson Hill

Series C in 2018
Benson Hill is an agricultural technology company focused on crop improvement, particularly in soy protein innovation. By leveraging its proprietary CropOS™ platform, the company integrates machine learning, genomic data, and traditional breeding techniques to streamline the development of healthier and more sustainable food products. Benson Hill emphasizes unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants to empower innovators in creating flavorful and nutritious ingredients. The company operates a Crop Accelerator for rapid prototyping and is developing a diverse seed portfolio that includes protein ingredients, aquaculture, specialty animal feed, and vegetable oils. Its revenue is generated from both proprietary and non-proprietary product categories, reflecting its commitment to advancing agricultural innovation.

Farmer Business Network

Series D in 2017
Farmer Business Network (FBN) is an independent agronomic information network designed to enhance the livelihoods of farmers by making data accessible and useful. Leveraging data science and machine learning, FBN offers its members unbiased insights about their fields, drawing on billions of data points collected from a vast network of farmers. The platform provides valuable resources such as product performance analytics, benchmarking, and predictive insights based on real-world agricultural data. By connecting farmers across the United States, FBN helps them achieve input savings, gain profitable insights, and secure better crop prices, ultimately fostering a collaborative environment that benefits the agricultural community.

Bowery Farming

Series A in 2017
Bowery Farming Inc., a farming company, provides post-organic produce. The company offers baby kale, blend, lettuce, arugula, kale mix, and basil products. It sells its products through grocery stores and restaurants. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Abundant Robots

Series A in 2017
Abundant Robotics, Inc. is dedicated to automating orchard harvests through advanced robotic technology, specifically focusing on apple harvesting. Founded in 2015 and located in Hayward, California, the company provides Harvest-as-a-Service solutions that leverage robotics to enhance productivity in agriculture. By integrating computer vision and machine learning, Abundant Robotics develops systems designed to efficiently pick apples, enabling farmers to reduce labor costs and increase yield. The company emerged from research conducted at SRI International, where experts in robotics collaborated to address significant challenges in the agricultural sector. Abundant Robotics aims to deliver practical solutions that meet the urgent needs of farmers, contributing to a more efficient and sustainable agricultural industry.

Farmer Business Network

Series C in 2017
Farmer Business Network (FBN) is an independent agronomic information network designed to enhance the livelihoods of farmers by making data accessible and useful. Leveraging data science and machine learning, FBN offers its members unbiased insights about their fields, drawing on billions of data points collected from a vast network of farmers. The platform provides valuable resources such as product performance analytics, benchmarking, and predictive insights based on real-world agricultural data. By connecting farmers across the United States, FBN helps them achieve input savings, gain profitable insights, and secure better crop prices, ultimately fostering a collaborative environment that benefits the agricultural community.

Delair

Venture Round in 2017
Airware is an enterprise drone analytics company enabling enterprises to harness aerial data and turn it into valuable business insights that can be shared and acted on across sites, teams, and geographies. Our solutions enable enterprises to reinvent their organizations for the digital era by translating aerial data into business impact. Drones are enabling companies to more efficiently and effectively capture data, and Airware allows enterprises to integrate this data with existing information and workflows to improve efficiency, productivity, and safety. Airware provides aerial insights drone solutions for insurance, mining, construction, and aggregates.

Clear Labs

Series B in 2016
Clear Labs, Inc. is a food analytics company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2013. The company offers a comprehensive food analytics platform that utilizes next-generation sequencing to analyze the molecular contents of foods and ingredients. This platform provides food manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers with crucial transparency across supply chains, testing products for authenticity, contaminants, allergens, and various other factors such as GMOs, heavy metals, and nutrition. Clear Labs also focuses on simplifying complex diagnostics for clinical and applied markets, combining DNA sequencing, robotics, and cloud-based analytics to improve accuracy and accelerate outcomes. By delivering insights into food safety and quality, Clear Labs aims to enhance understanding and management of potential health risks associated with food products and emerging pathogens.

Acalvio Technologies

Venture Round in 2016
Acalvio provides Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) solutions to detect, engage and respond to malicious activity inside the perimeter. The solutions are anchored on patented innovations in Deception and Data Science. This enables a DevOps approach to ATD, enabling ease of deployment, monitoring and management. Acalvio enriches its threat intelligence by data obtained from internal and partner ecosystems, enabling customers to benefit from defense in depth, reduce false positives, and derive actionable intelligence for remediation.

Farmer Business Network

Series B in 2016
Farmer Business Network (FBN) is an independent agronomic information network designed to enhance the livelihoods of farmers by making data accessible and useful. Leveraging data science and machine learning, FBN offers its members unbiased insights about their fields, drawing on billions of data points collected from a vast network of farmers. The platform provides valuable resources such as product performance analytics, benchmarking, and predictive insights based on real-world agricultural data. By connecting farmers across the United States, FBN helps them achieve input savings, gain profitable insights, and secure better crop prices, ultimately fostering a collaborative environment that benefits the agricultural community.

Acalvio Technologies

Series B in 2016
Acalvio provides Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) solutions to detect, engage and respond to malicious activity inside the perimeter. The solutions are anchored on patented innovations in Deception and Data Science. This enables a DevOps approach to ATD, enabling ease of deployment, monitoring and management. Acalvio enriches its threat intelligence by data obtained from internal and partner ecosystems, enabling customers to benefit from defense in depth, reduce false positives, and derive actionable intelligence for remediation.

Granular

Series B in 2015
Granular is a software and analytics platform that helps farmers operate more efficiently and make better business decisions. It powers the world’s most efficient farms. The company’s cloud software and analytics platform help farmers become more efficient and make better business decisions and is backed by Silicon Valley investors Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and Khosla Ventures. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Farmer Business Network

Series B in 2015
Farmer Business Network (FBN) is an independent agronomic information network designed to enhance the livelihoods of farmers by making data accessible and useful. Leveraging data science and machine learning, FBN offers its members unbiased insights about their fields, drawing on billions of data points collected from a vast network of farmers. The platform provides valuable resources such as product performance analytics, benchmarking, and predictive insights based on real-world agricultural data. By connecting farmers across the United States, FBN helps them achieve input savings, gain profitable insights, and secure better crop prices, ultimately fostering a collaborative environment that benefits the agricultural community.

Cool Planet

Series D in 2014
Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. is an agriculture technology company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, with an additional location in Camarillo, California. Founded in 2009, the company specializes in Engineered Biocarbon technology, offering products aimed at improving soil health and plant growth. Its flagship product, Cool Terra, enhances soil performance and is carbon negative, contributing to sustainability efforts. In addition to soil health products, Cool Planet provides solutions for animal nutrition and microbial applications to tackle global challenges related to soil degradation, sustainability, and food security. The company's innovative approach addresses critical issues in energy, food, and water resources.

Granular

Series A in 2014
Granular is a software and analytics platform that helps farmers operate more efficiently and make better business decisions. It powers the world’s most efficient farms. The company’s cloud software and analytics platform help farmers become more efficient and make better business decisions and is backed by Silicon Valley investors Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and Khosla Ventures. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Strateos

Seed Round in 2014
Strateos automates chemistry, biology, and tissue analysis into closed loop robotic labs that accelerate drug discovery programs. Through a combination of best-in-class robotics and control systems, advanced software for imaging and analytics, and remote cloud laboratories, we enable our pharmaceutical partners to more rapidly and efficiently discover new drug candidates. Born of a merger between Transcriptic and 3Scan, Strateos combines the strengths of those companies to amplify their impact and accelerate drug discovery. Transcriptic developed the first robotic cloud laboratory platform for on-demand life science research, which is currently in use at several top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. 3Scan combined automation, machine learning and computer vision to extract spatial data from tissue samples and create detailed 3D representations as well as quantitative analysis of complex anatomical structures. Now these two portfolios will be combined to offer a suite of technologies for accelerating drug discovery and early development. By expressing life science methods as data, infrastructure virtualization will become possible. "Science-as-a-Service" will power the next generation of discovery, driven by huge efficiencies of both time and money. Transcriptic was founded in 2012 to create a better way to get lab work done. Tired of spending endless hours at the bench pretending to be slow, error-prone robots, they set out to build a modern solution to the day-to-day process of wet lab biology. Drawing on deep computer science and electrical engineering backgrounds in addition to life science, Strateos was born: a meticulously optimized, technology-enabled remote lab. Using state-of-the-art automation and control technology, and an emphasis on user experience and usability, they are working on building a stark contrast to the long, complicated sales process, high prices, and slow turnarounds of traditional CROs. They are working hard to build a great company that can be a true partner for your lab for a long time, progressively enabling ever greater levels of productivity and efficiency. They are scientists building for scientists.

Delair

Series A in 2013
Airware is an enterprise drone analytics company enabling enterprises to harness aerial data and turn it into valuable business insights that can be shared and acted on across sites, teams, and geographies. Our solutions enable enterprises to reinvent their organizations for the digital era by translating aerial data into business impact. Drones are enabling companies to more efficiently and effectively capture data, and Airware allows enterprises to integrate this data with existing information and workflows to improve efficiency, productivity, and safety. Airware provides aerial insights drone solutions for insurance, mining, construction, and aggregates.

Airseed

Seed Round in 2013
Airseed, Inc. operates a consumer intelligence platform designed to help users save money while traveling. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform automatically tracks price changes and offers, providing users with insights into their spending behavior. Additionally, Airseed enables users to link their email accounts, set reminders, track packages, and check-in for flights, enhancing their travel experience. The company also offers analytics and intent marketing solutions for brands, allowing them to better understand consumer behavior. Airseed has garnered support from notable investors, including Google Ventures and prominent Silicon Valley angel investors.

Delair

Seed Round in 2013
Airware is an enterprise drone analytics company enabling enterprises to harness aerial data and turn it into valuable business insights that can be shared and acted on across sites, teams, and geographies. Our solutions enable enterprises to reinvent their organizations for the digital era by translating aerial data into business impact. Drones are enabling companies to more efficiently and effectively capture data, and Airware allows enterprises to integrate this data with existing information and workflows to improve efficiency, productivity, and safety. Airware provides aerial insights drone solutions for insurance, mining, construction, and aggregates.

Strateos

Seed Round in 2012
Strateos automates chemistry, biology, and tissue analysis into closed loop robotic labs that accelerate drug discovery programs. Through a combination of best-in-class robotics and control systems, advanced software for imaging and analytics, and remote cloud laboratories, we enable our pharmaceutical partners to more rapidly and efficiently discover new drug candidates. Born of a merger between Transcriptic and 3Scan, Strateos combines the strengths of those companies to amplify their impact and accelerate drug discovery. Transcriptic developed the first robotic cloud laboratory platform for on-demand life science research, which is currently in use at several top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. 3Scan combined automation, machine learning and computer vision to extract spatial data from tissue samples and create detailed 3D representations as well as quantitative analysis of complex anatomical structures. Now these two portfolios will be combined to offer a suite of technologies for accelerating drug discovery and early development. By expressing life science methods as data, infrastructure virtualization will become possible. "Science-as-a-Service" will power the next generation of discovery, driven by huge efficiencies of both time and money. Transcriptic was founded in 2012 to create a better way to get lab work done. Tired of spending endless hours at the bench pretending to be slow, error-prone robots, they set out to build a modern solution to the day-to-day process of wet lab biology. Drawing on deep computer science and electrical engineering backgrounds in addition to life science, Strateos was born: a meticulously optimized, technology-enabled remote lab. Using state-of-the-art automation and control technology, and an emphasis on user experience and usability, they are working on building a stark contrast to the long, complicated sales process, high prices, and slow turnarounds of traditional CROs. They are working hard to build a great company that can be a true partner for your lab for a long time, progressively enabling ever greater levels of productivity and efficiency. They are scientists building for scientists.

Solum

Series B in 2012
Solum develops a field-deployable measurement tool designed to provide farmers with immediate insights into soil nutrient requirements. By enabling precise fertilizer application, Solum helps farmers optimize costs and enhance crop yields. The technology not only supports agricultural efficiency but also promotes sustainability by minimizing nitrogen runoff, which contributes to aquatic dead zones, and addressing nitrous oxide emissions, a significant greenhouse gas linked to ozone depletion. Through its innovative soil testing services, Solum aims to transform farming practices for better environmental outcomes.

The Climate Corporation

Series C in 2012
The Climate Corporation (formerly WeatherBill) aims to help farmers around the world protect and improve their farming operations with uniquely powerful software, hardware and insurance products. The company’s proprietary Climate Technology Platform combines hyper-local weather monitoring, agronomic modeling, and high-resolution weather simulations to deliver Climate Basic and Climate Pro, mobile SaaS solutions that helps farmers improve profitability by making better informed operating and financing decisions.

Cool Planet

Series C in 2011
Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. is an agriculture technology company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, with an additional location in Camarillo, California. Founded in 2009, the company specializes in Engineered Biocarbon technology, offering products aimed at improving soil health and plant growth. Its flagship product, Cool Terra, enhances soil performance and is carbon negative, contributing to sustainability efforts. In addition to soil health products, Cool Planet provides solutions for animal nutrition and microbial applications to tackle global challenges related to soil degradation, sustainability, and food security. The company's innovative approach addresses critical issues in energy, food, and water resources.

The Climate Corporation

Series B in 2011
The Climate Corporation (formerly WeatherBill) aims to help farmers around the world protect and improve their farming operations with uniquely powerful software, hardware and insurance products. The company’s proprietary Climate Technology Platform combines hyper-local weather monitoring, agronomic modeling, and high-resolution weather simulations to deliver Climate Basic and Climate Pro, mobile SaaS solutions that helps farmers improve profitability by making better informed operating and financing decisions.

Cool Planet

Series B in 2011
Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. is an agriculture technology company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, with an additional location in Camarillo, California. Founded in 2009, the company specializes in Engineered Biocarbon technology, offering products aimed at improving soil health and plant growth. Its flagship product, Cool Terra, enhances soil performance and is carbon negative, contributing to sustainability efforts. In addition to soil health products, Cool Planet provides solutions for animal nutrition and microbial applications to tackle global challenges related to soil degradation, sustainability, and food security. The company's innovative approach addresses critical issues in energy, food, and water resources.