Germin8 Ventures

Germin8 Ventures Overview

Germin8 Ventures provides investment and strategic resources to transformative Food & Agriculture Technology companies that are profoundly improving the global food system, meeting mission-critical demands and exceeding exceptionally high impact, through disruptive technologies and solutions. Germin8 Ventures is an active partner bringing domain expertise to top tier disruptive FoodTech & AgTech companies across the value chain, in various stages, globally. Germin8 Ventures' investment focus is aligned with emerging growth segments across Consumer Innovation, Industrial AgTech and FoodTech / Alternative Foods.

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Feb 8, 2021 · news.crunchbase.com

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Strategy Session: Germin8 Ventures Positions Itself To Invest In Food As Medicine Startups

Germin8 Ventures, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, has invested in 16 agtech deals since 2017. The firm recently hired its first-ever chief scientific officer, Dr. Ashlie Burkart, to provide medical science expertise to its portfolio. Germin8 focuses on impact returns and aims to make a difference in the food system. The firm works closely with founders and takes a personal approach to their partnerships. Some of the interesting technologies in the agriculture and food tech space include cancer therapies, microbiome mapping, and modulating inflammation through food. Venture capital funding in these areas is growing, with new entrants and diverse sources of capital. Germin8 sees more funding going into life sciences, sequencing RNA, microfluidics technology, computer vision, working capital dynamics, and regenerative agriculture.

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Mar 28, 2018 · agfundernews.com

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Germin8 Ventures Launches AgriFood Tech Fund with Industry Backing and an Eye on Israel - AFN

Germin8 Ventures, a new firm focused on food and agriculture, has entered the agrifood tech investment scene. The Chicago-based firm is targeting $10 million but may raise up to $25 million. Germin8 Ventures is looking to invest in Seed, A, and B rounds, with a focus on companies that have demonstrated revenue traction. The firm is particularly interested in Israeli companies, but is globally-focused and also looking at opportunities in the UK, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. Germin8 Ventures has made investments in Israeli farm management software startup FieldIn and Israeli irrigation and sensor technology company CropX. The firm plans to invest in other areas of the supply chain and in other technologies, such as B2B and consumer-facing food tech and food science platforms.

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Herzliya, Israel

Chicago, IL, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

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