Rabo Frontier Ventures

Rabo Frontier Ventures is a venture capital investment firm established in 2017 and headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands. As a subsidiary of Rabobank, it focuses on supporting innovation within the financial technology, food, and agricultural technology sectors. The firm aims to scale both internal and external ventures in these industries, contributing to Rabobank's broader innovation agenda. With a strategic investment fund of 60 million, Rabo Frontier Ventures seeks to foster growth and development in areas that align with its expertise and mission.

Martijn Scholtes

Head

14 past transactions

AgroStar

Series D in 2021
AgroStar, founded in 2013, is a leading AgTech startup in India dedicated to supporting farmers in enhancing their agricultural practices. The company offers an omnichannel platform that provides comprehensive solutions for farmers throughout the crop life cycle, enabling them to increase yields and lower cultivation costs. AgroStar's services include expert advice, tailored content, and access to agricultural inputs such as seeds and nutrients, as well as hardware products. With a strong reliance on data and agronomy expertise, AgroStar effectively reaches millions of farmers across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Farmers can access these solutions through various channels, including the Agri Advisory Center, the AgroStar Agri Doctor app, and AgroStar retail stores, ensuring convenient support for their agricultural needs.

SurePay

Venture Round in 2021
SurePay specializes in enhancing the security and accuracy of online payments. Their platform focuses on verifying that payments are directed to the correct recipient by cross-checking the payee's name with the name associated with the intended recipient's bank account. This process, known as IBAN Name Check, helps prevent errors and fraud by alerting users if there is a discrepancy between the entered name and the name known to the bank. SurePay's services are designed to assist financial institutions and organizations in reducing misdirected payments and minimizing push payment fraud.

Agro.Club

Series A in 2021
Agro.Club is a full-stack B2B global marketplace focused on the agricultural sector, operating primarily in Europe, South America, and North America. The company aims to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of the food supply chain by leveraging technology to connect various stakeholders in the agriculture value chain. With a user base exceeding 40,000 farmers and thousands of grain companies, Agro.Club employs advanced analytics and algorithms to ensure transparency in the market and to rapidly match supply with demand. Its custom-built platform facilitates the entire transaction process, including quality control, KYC compliance, logistics, and financing, making it a unique player in the global grain marketplace. Agro.Club is already operationally profitable, reflecting its effective approach to addressing the complexities of the agricultural supply chain.

WeFarm

Series A in 2021
WeFarm Limited, established in 2015, operates a unique agricultural platform that facilitates knowledge sharing among small-scale farmers worldwide. The company enables farmers to ask questions and receive crowd-sourced answers via SMS, connecting them with other farmers and relevant agribusinesses or micro-finance institutions. WeFarm's platform is accessible both online and offline, making it particularly useful for farmers with limited internet access. Headquartered in London, the company has field offices in Nairobi, Kampala, and Dar es Salaam, serving farmers across Africa and beyond. WeFarm has been recognized for its innovative approach, receiving awards such as FastCompany's Most Innovative Companies in Africa and Google's Impact Challenge Award.

CANDIS

Series B in 2020
CANDIS GmbH, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specializes in automated accounting software tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises. The company leverages artificial intelligence to streamline financial processes, including invoice collection, data capture, pre-accounting, and payment management. By integrating with bank accounts, credit cards, and online payment systems, CANDIS provides real-time insights into financial obligations and outstanding invoices, facilitating improved collaboration among finance teams and tax advisors. With a customer base comprising thousands of users, CANDIS is committed to advancing its technology to enhance the efficiency of financial workflows.

Ageras

Private Equity Round in 2020
Founded in 2012, Ageras operates an international online platform that connects businesses with accounting, bookkeeping, and tax professionals. The company, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, facilitates matches based on objective criteria.

Better.co.uk

Funding Round in 2020
Trussle Lab Ltd, based in London, operates as an online mortgage broker, specializing in providing mortgage advice to first-time buyers and homeowners. Established in 2015, Trussle aims to simplify the mortgage process by moving it online, significantly reducing the time, hassle, and costs typically associated with securing a mortgage. The service is free for customers, with Trussle earning fees from lenders once a mortgage is successfully completed. As a trading style of Trussle Lab Ltd, the company is an appointed representative of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Utilizing automation and mortgage monitoring, Trussle effectively compares and tracks various mortgage products to help borrowers secure the most suitable deals for financing their homes.

Tide

Series B in 2019
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.

AgroStar

Series C in 2019
AgroStar, founded in 2013, is a leading AgTech startup in India dedicated to supporting farmers in enhancing their agricultural practices. The company offers an omnichannel platform that provides comprehensive solutions for farmers throughout the crop life cycle, enabling them to increase yields and lower cultivation costs. AgroStar's services include expert advice, tailored content, and access to agricultural inputs such as seeds and nutrients, as well as hardware products. With a strong reliance on data and agronomy expertise, AgroStar effectively reaches millions of farmers across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Farmers can access these solutions through various channels, including the Agri Advisory Center, the AgroStar Agri Doctor app, and AgroStar retail stores, ensuring convenient support for their agricultural needs.

ProducePay

Series B in 2018
ProducePay, founded by Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, is an AgTech company dedicated to transforming the fresh produce supply chain. By addressing the economic and food waste caused by its volatility and fragmentation, ProducePay offers a Predictable Commerce Platform that enhances connectivity between growers and buyers. This platform provides farmers with immediate access to financing, liquidity, and real-time pricing data, fostering transparency and enabling efficient business operations. Additionally, it facilitates connections with key industry players, allowing farmers to access tailored cash flow services. Through these innovations, ProducePay is committed to delivering fresher produce to consumers while promoting sustainable practices within the global fresh produce industry.

Gocredible

Seed Round in 2018
GoCredible is a company that specializes in online identification and payment services, designed to enhance security and trust in financial transactions. By integrating innovative and proven techniques, GoCredible aims to eliminate uncertainty for both buyers and sellers, ensuring that neither party holds both the rights and the funds simultaneously. The company's payment service platform facilitates flexibility in managing incoming and outgoing payments while providing full control over the transaction process. With a focus on safe and efficient payment methods, GoCredible is equipped with the necessary permits and accreditations, enabling businesses to streamline their operations and alleviate challenges related to payment traffic.

we.trade

Seed Round in 2017
we.trade Innovation DAC is a joint-venture company owned by 9 European banks, that develops and licenses the first blockchain trade platform for commercial clients and their banks available in the market. Through distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, the platform provides a secure, innovative environment for banks’ commercial clients engaged in import/export transactions to trade in a user-friendly and efficient way. Clients can register to the platform via their banks. 9 major European banks have already guaranteed geographic and client coverage in 11 countries and many more banks in other markets will be able to offer we.trade to their clients in the coming months.

Facturis Group

Series A in 2015
Facturis Group specializes in streamlining financial operations for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and corporate clients. It offers a comprehensive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that handles various aspects of financial logistics, including multichannel invoice processing and delivery, payments, SEPA compliance, and credit management. This all-in-one solution aims to enhance business productivity, expedite cash flow, and optimize financial efficiency for its clients.
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